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Dave & Buster’s just shared the timeline for when it expects construction to wrap up for its first Reno location at the Summit mall.

Reno Gazette Journal

Reno’s first Dave & Buster’s is on the way, and the wait won’t be much longer.

The restaurant chain confirmed to the Reno Gazette Journal that it is planning to wrap up construction and open in a few months at its upcoming location at the Shayden Summit Reno mall.

“We’re not quite ready to announce an official opening date,” said Drew Maheras, a general manager for Dave & Buster’s.

“We’re excited to bring (Dave & Buster’s) to Reno later this summer,” Maheras added.

Dave & Buster’s is the latest national franchise to enter Reno-Sparks in response to the region’s growth. The area’s first Yard House is planned at the Outlets at Legends in Sparks, which also recently welcomed the first Dave’s Hot Chicken place in Northern Nevada.

A new Mochinut opened in west Reno as well, with a second planned at the Summit Reno mall.

What is the experience at Dave & Buster’s like?

Dave & Buster’s offers a mix of popular American fare such as burgers, chicken wings and ribs, plus fusion options like barbacoa quesadillas. It also serves drinks such as cocktails, beer and wine.

What sets Dave & Buster’s apart from most American restaurants, however, is its inclusion of arcade games. The Reno location, for example, will have more than 100 arcade games once it opens, according to Maheras.

Besides its arcade games, Dave & Buster’s also boasts immersive options. One of the more recent additions the company added to its restaurants is a “human crane” game, which has people grabbing prizes while secured in a harness.

How many locations does Dave & Buster’s have?

News of Reno's first Dave & Buster’s broke in late 2023 when a permit for the restaurant was filed that November. The city of Reno approved the permit last summer, and the site is now under construction.

In addition to being Reno’s first Dave & Buster’s, the location will also be the third for the restaurant franchise in Nevada. Dave & Buster’s has two restaurants in the Las Vegas area in Summerlin and Henderson. The closest location to Reno currently is about two hours away in Roseville, California.

Dave & Buster’s operates 232 locations, according to the company. The venues include 171 Dave & Buster’s restaurants in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada and 61 Main Event stores nationwide.

Dave & Buster’s is part of a growing number of businesses that mix food and drink with games. Reno-Sparks alone has seen several such businesses over the years, including the Coconut Bowl at Wild Island, Playfield ’76, Press Start, Round 1 and South 40.

In a crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck in self-driving mode this week, the owner used social media to share his concerns about the possible safety issues with the vehicle’s software.

Jonathan Challinger, a drone software developer from Florida, according to his X profile, shared a post on Elon Musk’s social media site about the crash on Sunday, including a photo. He claimed that the Telsa vehicle, while using its Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature, failed to merge out of a lane that was ending, hit the curb and crashed into a pole in Reno, Nevada.

“Don’t make the same mistake I did. Pay attention. It is easy to get complacent now - don’t,” the driver Jonathan Challinger said on social media platform X, tagging Musk, which he has since deleted. “Spread my message and help save others from the same fate or far worse.”

When reached by the Reno Gazette-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network on Thursday morning, Challinger confirmed the Cybertruck was in self-driving mode. He declined to say if he received a response from Tesla after tagging the company in his post on X.

“I’d rather not discuss it at this time,” he said.

Asked why he didn’t take the Cybertruck out of self-driving mode as it veered off the road, Challinger hung up.

For years, Tesla has faced criticism and investigations over the safety of its advanced driver assistance software following several crashes, including a fatal one, according to Reuters.

Last month, Musk said people were skeptical of the technology and should try it now, touting the “immense improvement” in the safety profile of its latest iteration, Version 13.

Tesla did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment on the crash.

The company’s safety approach appears to rely primarily on cameras, making it cheaper but also riskier in challenging visibility conditions, such as heavy rain, snow or fog, according to experts.

The accident shows problems with FSD’s nighttime detection abilities, data mapping and vision-only approach, researcher Troy Teslike, who closely tracks Tesla sales and technologies, said on X.

“FSD doesn’t seem ready for driverless operation yet,” he said.

Reuters contributed to the reporting of this story.Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected] and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.