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Skate Express
12356 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710, United States
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La
Review №1

Love it but like many skating rinks it’s very old and the bathrooms while they’re not terrible they could be updated. This is my go to rink and everyone there is amazing (staff). Usually they play pretty good music and I would definitely recommend.

St
Review №2

Its a nice skating rink. My son has taken weekend classes and loved them. The rentals are all in good condition. The staff and facilities are good. What you want in a skate rink, they got here.

Gr
Review №3

Impressive for a old school roller rink. Reasonably priced and surprisingly well maintained. All employees are pleasant and greet you with a smile. Food was okay but was as expected for such a venue. There was a good amount skaters on the rink at all skill levels and safety seems to be a high priority.

p
Review №4

Welcome to 1984 when you walk in. Not only have they not changed their decor since 1984, they possibly havent cleaned it since then either. They do have some fun games they do out on the rink with the kids. My son always has fun there but the place is a dump.

Ja
Review №5

Thank you skate Express for an awesome experience. Our party had a great time!! The staff where ALL incredible very kind and helpful we truly appreciate you ALL!

Lu
Review №6

It was really fun! It did get crowded and one point and a man got hurt but other than that the night went pretty smooth.The security guard was also super great, super nice and helpful.

ir
Review №7

We love it great staff we had a birthday they work with you to make the special moment the best

Ta
Review №8

My baby sister gave her daughter Bornday party here I didnt like they charger the chaperones well they tried to charge me to rent skates and I said no thank you they wasnt playing my gospel music anyway so I didnt need to skate the jokes on you! lol smh

Si
Review №9

My family loves to skate and this place is fun. We enjoy the retro look and always have a fun time. They have a great special on Friday nights and we look forward to them having more teen nights as this is a great & safe environment for teens to hang out on Friday nights.

Lu
Review №10

I rented the rink for my 40th day and the whole party had an absolute blast. We laughed, sang, and skated to our hearts desire. It was the perfect place to host a fun event. People are already asking that I make it an annual thing!

Lo
Review №11

Its good to see that roller skating is still going on, it was my first time going here, and i have to say not bad i liked the floor its well maintained, it wasnt what i expected it was better, i went to the 8:30 to 12, 13 bucks if you have your own skates,Theres no snack, i like skating so i guess Ill be going back

De
Review №12

We had an amazing time at our families birthday....the facility needs a little updating and new skates...but the music was top notch and the kids had a blast!!! I also like the bowling and bumper cars.Will definitely go back

Yo
Review №13

Cubs scouts pack 393 having there Christmas party today. Great place for the whole family to have fun. Wonderful play list from the DJ! We all had a great time!

Al
Review №14

Nice place, huge skating ring, the DJ is awesome and the sound system is incredible

An
Review №15

Great place to celebrate a teens birthday. With 20 friends.

Vi
Review №16

Love this place. Been going here since I was a little kid. Still the best skating rink around.

Do
Review №17

Great place for kids..Not for adults. Snack bar is too pricey for this place. Lower the prices

MC
Review №18

The service was okay, it seemed nobody wanted to work there. The rollerblading was fun and safe. The food however, was just nasty.

Ho
Review №19

The rink is a fun place to skate. However, the top hits they played all sounded the same. They could mix it up a bit.

Kh
Review №20

Love this venue! Even though the bumper cars are random. There is a nice floor and relaxing vibe.

mi
Review №21

Had my daughters 12th birthday party here and it was amazing!!!! The staff was incredible!!! It was a slight wait time to check in for the party but in my opinion I’d say it was minimal. The pizza needs to be completely redone it’s just bad! But the service and energy in there is soo good! We will definitely be coming back! Well worth the 45 minute drive!

J
Review №22

The staff is incredibly sweet all the way up to the owners, super family friendly place. I love everything about it.

Ri
Review №23

They sell great tap water for the low low price of $1!

Review №24

Decent size skating rink. Skates are a little beat up. Overall my family had fun. Going back

Li
Review №25

This will be my first time here!!!

Kr
Review №26

Great place to skate. Fun for everyone.

Tr
Review №27

First time here for a birthday party and I like this place. I didnt know that there was a cool skating ring that was this close to me. I like how they have rides as well. You dont have to just skate. It is a fun place to take your small children, teens, and even adults!

Ce
Review №28

Fun for all ages.. also great for Birthday partiesThe kids had a blast.also has 1 bowling lane and bumper cars.

Al
Review №29

Im from the old school. And for those that remember it grand prix arcade that used to be behind the Indian hill mall. Skate Express is still a PARTY had much fun.

Th
Review №30

Pretty fun. Staff was very friendly

X-
Review №31

Thursday nights are GREAT. Old school 90s music, great crowd! $10 a person if you have your own skates, $14 if you dont! Great for a date or just to have fun! Definitely a good spot go for a good time! Nice and ventilated cool air on the floor. Didnt notice any snacks or drinks so be sure to get something prior!

KO
Review №32

This place is AMAZING the staff are very friendly and helpful and will make sure that your good

Dt
Review №33

I love it because it fun to skate with your family and friends on Skate Express.

Na
Review №34

Great place to get some exercise by skating. The staff was pleasant and helpful. Bumper cars, video games, and bowling alley were a fun addition.

Ke
Review №35

Pretty cool plac3

Ya
Review №36

They need to turn on the AC, but overall it was a fun experience

Ch
Review №37

Well its definitely showing its age HOWEVER for a school function it was worth going to. The DJ did an excellent job of keeping everyone entertained and moving! Its a good value for something to do; but me having larger feet the rental size 13 rollerblades werent in the best shape BUT again they are rentals. The kids had a blast, FYI snackbar charges $0.50 for a cup of water AND theres no outside food or drink.

Mo
Review №38

Come here for a good time and skating with friends.You can also come here if you like watching people eat it. Whatevers your fancy.

Ra
Review №39

1 of thee best skating rinks as me comin from Columbus, Ohio

MO
Review №40

So much fun!!! Great musicGreat service. They have games . They have food like snacks. The people here are awsome and very helpful. Time flew! Bring your family and friends. You will have lots of fun!.

Fr
Review №41

Was there for a birthday party I didnt skate but it look like an ice skating rink

ER
Review №42

Its a very fun place, kinda retro-ish its really cool . I highly recommend it! just be prepared to fall a lot lol

Di
Review №43

This is the only roller skating rink in the area. It’s fun, but it’s really run down and old. I have to walk in there with Clorox wipes. Luckily, I’ve got my own skates. The snack bar food is terrible and hardly edible.

Br
Review №44

A super fun place to bring your kids

Iv
Review №45

I liked the establishment a lot. Had an okay time with my family. There was only one person who has long hair blue eyes with a maroon shirt beside the referees. That was very very sweet to us did not seem to dislike us. It was my birthday today 04/10/2019 a party of 7 total. Only 5 were skating 2 adults and 3 children. The miss with the maroon shirt forgot to get the tickets of the 4 skates she gave us. This lady with glasses who was chubby gave us an attitude the whole time before we could do something to give her an attitude. Only because I asked her if she had a toddler size 6 and I like a dummy kept asking about other sizes. She started o get annoyed by repeating her self saying size 9. When I came back to actually get the skates she got very mad at me accusing me of not paying for my skates. Basically demanding that I repay for skates that I had already purchased. As well asking the miss with the maroon shirt why she hadn’t taken my tickets. Since then on she has been nothing but mean to us as people or guest. She even went as far to telling one of the referees to watch out for us to make sure we pay. Making it obvious that she was talking about us by looking at us. As well telling us we had to leave if we didn’t someone was going to come and tell us to leave. While we were still finishing our food at the time we got 20-30 min ago before they closed at 8:30. I told her we were going to stay meaning my boyfriend and I which we were going to pay since I just turned 24. She told us it’s adults only meaning my kids couldn’t stay. That was obvious as we knew so I told her now being obvious that my boyfriend and I were going to stay. She discriminated out age by saying 18+ only my boyfriend is 20. Almost yelling at us telling us that we had o o to the front and purchase our tickets implying that we weren’t going to do that in the first place. That is no way to treat customers especially people because of her I give the established a -2 star rating.

Mi
Review №46

I love skating here, they have a great wood floor. Gets a bit crowded when its kids party time so the evening session is best for that. Friendly staff !

Ca
Review №47

Havent had that much fun in a long time

Lo
Review №48

First night i went forehead gashed wide open. why am i giving this place 5 stars? it’s family friendly and music is age appropriate. it’s clean and reasonably priced. did i mention its clean? vending machines are $0.50-$1.00. lockers are $0.50. water fountain has FREE water. i don’t understand all the reviews claiming snacks are overpriced. maybe if you’re obese, have self inflicted diabetes, and desperately require sugar water within a 90-120 minute session, otherwise, they sell a large pitcher of ice water for $1.come on people. it’s a small family friendly skating rink with over 10 people working at a time. the temperature and atmosphere is healthy. if you feel $3.50 for a large soda is overpriced then maybe you should consider changing eating habits and not take it out on a small business trying to make ends meet with a niche recreational sport. glendale skating rink is 44 miles away, fullerton skating rink is 42 miles away, and this one the only one within a 10-15 mile radius. free clue... glendale / fullerton prices are the same if not more and require an additional 60-90 minute round trip drive to do the exact same thing.... skate!i walked in here expecting $8 sodas and $5 water bottles based off other reviews. this place is reasonably priced and considering they block off time in three hour increments find it absolutely outlandish that people are complaining about the cost of snacks like they can’t survive for 90-180 minutes without their beetus juice. if youre that cheap that you cant support a local skate rink with their overpriced food & beverages then there is a taco bell within 50 steps, a circle k within 40 steps, and mcdonalds within a 0.25 mile radius along with a plethora of other eating options.seriously, ignore any review mentioning food or beverages and giving a low star rating. there is a water fountain with FREE... yes, FREE water by the restrooms people. why are you complaining? you can pick up a 250 calorie snickers bar for $1 from the vending machine... and honestly if you cant skate with that many calories within an 180 skate session then... maybe you should consider changing your lifestyle and eating habits and stop taking it out on skate express.5 stars!edit: 01132018 - had birthday party for my little girl in the royal room. everything went great, kids had a blast, and it was fun. thank you to the entire staff for making my daughter’s 8th birthday a memorable unique experience. great, clean, and healthy fun and atmosphere.

Sh
Review №49

Always a fun night. Wednesdays are cheaper than weekends. Good music, fun way to spend an evening with the family.

Yu
Review №50

Skate Express is the perfect place to hang out as a family or by your self. Rental skates are offered in all sizes ( including toddler sizes ). Not only family skating time is offered but, adult only times. If you need a break during skating there are other activities such as bumper cars or mini bowling. Theirs even arcade games for gamers. During your time skating fun games are played like red light green light and winners earn prizes like, for a free glow stick. Get hungry when skating? There is a snack bar that serves delicious food like ice cream or pizza. The DJ plays very good songs to enjoy while you skate. Referees make sure you have fun while being safe and the rink is clean so safety is nothing to worry about. You can enjoy all this at a very good price.

Al
Review №51

My family and I thoroughly enjoy this place. We started coming in June and have not missed a Friday night yet. The entire staff is nice. The place is so family friendly. I am inviting my church family to start making this a weekly hang out. I hope they bring back the Christian Music night....thank you very much Skate Express.

Be
Review №52

Kids had a great time and want to return.

R
Review №53

Outdated place. Cleanliness is questionable.

Vi
Review №54

We always have a good time, nice place to skate, clean and safe

Ka
Review №55

Gdaughter loves it. Brings back old memories for myself

D
Review №56

In my opinion so far, this rink has the best skating floor in the LA and the surrounding Valley areas (I havent tried epic rollertainments new floor yet but I did like it better than their old floor). Here it is not the slipperiest but neither is it the stickiest...it has a nice balance of the two qwith just enough slip to glide if you like while still maintaining some grip.However where it really earns points is in that the floor also has the least imperfections to bump and skip over compared to the other rinks. Now that epic has a new skating floor though maybe they will win in this regard but Ill reserve judgement on that until after I try it out (hopefully real soon)Easily one of my favorite skating rinks in the area (if not my favorite).

D
Review №57

Took three teenagers sunday for the 2pm session. This day and time is perfect for children under 12.. great place, will be back with my younger kids ..

Me
Review №58

Love skating. And the workers are very friendly and helpful

Jo
Review №59

Great place to host parties at!

Va
Review №60

A great place to learn of muscles you didnt know you had. Also humility. We went on Christian music night (last Monday of the month from 6 pm to 8 pm) and loved the atmosphere.If its been awhile since you went roller skating, theyve invented a stabilizer to help prevent falls. Its kind of like a walker, but with wheels. My 2 year old was able to participate thanks to this!

Da
Review №61

Kids had a good time skating, friendly & funny staff member was making sure people are skating and helpful when they seem to need assistance.

Am
Review №62

Rink was alittle small .Also the music could of been better variety. Also snack bar was awful they were out of tons of stuff and u waited in line forever to find out they barley had anything .They could of let the customers know. Also the bumper cars which was by the seating areas just made the place smell like burnt rubber. Other than that we had fun skating but could of been a better experience

As
Review №63

Such a great place to have fun! Go on Sundays if your looking for more of intimate time with that special someone. And Saturdays for family time!

Sw
Review №64

One of the few roller rinks left. The floor is in good condition. I went on a Saturday night (family night) and had fun even with all the kids flying across my path. The DJ was decent. Ill have to definitely check out adult night! I missed skating and it was a blast to skate, dance, and burn some calories on my wheels.

Al
Review №65

Went with my family the other night I had a blast I hadn’t skated since the age of 7yrs old. Nice music good atmosphere!

Ja
Review №66

Great Fun during the week.

Ri
Review №67

Nice place, good crowd but not too many people. Good music played.

Rh
Review №68

Great way to get put of the heat and have fun for a reasonable price for the whole family!

a
Review №69

A great place to bring the children. The music isnt fitting for grown ups, but if you can overlook the music and just want to skate, youll do fine. Service is great and so are the skate guards.

Pa
Review №70

Good place to have family fun.

Ch
Review №71

Loved the 8 week class! My neice and I had a great time.

Jo
Review №72

Been coming here since I was a kid, still my favorite place to skate. I bring my kids to it now. They play great music, and the refs are very professional and make sure everyone has a fun and safe time!

Ju
Review №73

Perfect place to go for a family outing

Jo
Review №74

Awesome spot to bring the family. When you first walk in to the venue, you get that NOSTALGIC feeling of the old school skate night days listening to all the old school jams from the 70s, 80s and 90s....Highly Recommended.....

ty
Review №75

I enjoyed my time there but I didnt like the fact that we were told that we can stay till 10pm in the skating ring but we were lied to it wasnt even 10pm yet and were told that we have to clear stuff and go at the end we have to rush to cut the birthday cake and say happy birthday to my nephew so theres my thing if you give a person a Time you working at that facility in the pay for that time I believe that facilities should keep their word so if you go there especially get everything in writing including the time

Ni
Review №76

Fun with a fun crowd. Everyone is so friendly and helpful

sh
Review №77

The DJ was jamming on last Saturday had a great time

No
Review №78

The best place to test ur skills and so much fun

Al
Review №79

Wish they had the option to bring your own food for parties. Even if for a fee if necessary. Its simply ridiculous that one cant.For parties that adhere to certain religious views or people that have eating restrictions due to health problems it is simply unjust to require anyone else to bring their own food for the party.

Mo
Review №80

My first time coming here with a huge group of family. I mean we rented out the whole place to ourselves, that how many people we had there!!! We didnt buy any of the food here or drinks, so i cant review that. Restrooms were clean, skates looked clean. It was fun!! The place had a mini bumper cars for the kids and a mini arcade.

Da
Review №81

Very nice staff the lessons are great.Very clean and fun there is party reservations and a snack bar

To
Review №82

BEEN SKATING HERE 30+ YEARS***FRIENDLY STAFF, FANTASTIC FRIENDS, BUMPING MUSIC***SUNDAY NITES ARE BEST NITES***

Ka
Review №83

Nice place, clean, great music. Lots of fun for the family! Games, bumper cars and food are available which is nice.

Sa
Review №84

Fun place to visit had lots of fun here . The staff is amazing and helpful.

Je
Review №85

Most of the roller skates AND roller blades were broken and missing some small pieces from it, making it really hard to skate. I had to keep changing them constantly because there was something broken or missing. The rink is pretty small and crowded, so there was hardly any space to skate. The lockers smelled nasty and and so did the skates. I honestly wouldnt go there again.

Je
Review №86

Omg wish this was where I live. Roller skating is where its at. Those folks on that floor can dance!!!! Amazing and fun

Mr
Review №87

Went skating here as a little girl and my sons had their football banquet here. Good memories.

br
Review №88

Worst customer service ever went last night for a party for my daughters 18th birthday I was informed that you cant bring in outside food outside food being a custom cake he said he could sell me cupcakes and to that I said Ill pay for them and you keep them just let me bring my cake in still no then I ordered 4 pizzas that took a hour went to order 4 more now there out of pizza so no outside food and no inside food either closed bumper cars broken arcade games old outdated decor go somewhere where they appreciate your business

Jo
Review №89

Good fun, but employee was a bit rude at the shoe counter.

Se
Review №90

I go Sunday which is one of their busiest nights, great place to go if you wanna have a great time and skate, if you dont know how to skate yet just go and have fun too!

Na
Review №91

Always our go to when we just dont want to stay home

Ti
Review №92

It was awesome. People there are super great!

Er
Review №93

The kids loved this place. They had a great time even though it was their first time skating.

Kh
Review №94

A little on the expensive side, but its okay. I had an amazing time with my husband and my friend. (I fell alot, I havent skated since I was little but the people were really kind) I actually hurt my knee and they gave me ice to put on it, and they took my phone number to check on my the next day (weirdly I dont think I received a call, but thats fine it was just a bump) But yeah still fun I would recommend going here as a date night or with a friend! (The music, is a little questionable but still its fine!!!!!)

Ju
Review №95

It was awesome!! Music is great and everybody was having fun! Pricing is great!

T
Review №96

Awesome Bday experience and environment and very friendly and engaging staff!!!

Al
Review №97

Enjoyed skating here. Snack bar prices very reasonable, staff nice. Great place for kids birthday parties.

A3
Review №98

Best place to skate and unwind, the regulars are helpful and the Saturday night DJ is the bomb.

La
Review №99

It was great. The people were nice and the music was great.

Mo
Review №100

Its super fun . You must try it with friends .

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  • Address:12356 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710, United States
  • Site:http://chinoskateexpress.com/
  • Phone:+1 909-465-1383
Categories
  • Amusement center
  • Roller skating rink
  • Recreation center
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:Closed
  • Wednesday:6pm–12am
  • Thursday:Closed
  • Friday:6–10pm
  • Saturday:12–3pm
  • Sunday:2–4:30pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
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