The first decision at Sauced on Paseo is pizza. The second is whether you can leave without wandering into the arcade. On this visit we had slices on paper plates, a table full of dipping cups, and an entire room of old games waiting nearby. If your idea of a good Oklahoma City outing involves eating first and playing afterward, this place makes a strong case for itself.
I wrote about returning to Sauced after many years in an earlier story. That piece gets into the restaurant's past and what it felt like to bring my family back. This is a closer look at what makes the pizza-and-arcade combination work right now, using a new set of photos from our visit.
Start with pizza by the slice
Sauced is at 2912 Paseo in Oklahoma City, in the Paseo Arts District. You can order a whole pie, but a slice makes it easy to try the place without turning the outing into a production. Our photos show pepperoni and cheese slices on paper plates, with sauce cups alongside them. That feels exactly right for a pizza place where the arcade is only a few steps away.
The official Sauced site says its pies are made on a 20-inch house crust, with a gluten-free personal pan option. It also lists salads, sweets, drinks and a bar. Menus and availability can change, so check the current menu if a particular pie is the reason you're going.
The pizza is only the beginning of the outing
What I like about Sauced is that finishing a slice doesn't mean the visit is over. There is a bar, booth seating, a covered patio and more than one room to explore. It feels like the kind of place where you can let dinner stretch out a little instead of rushing to the next stop.
There is history in that layout, too. Sauced has been part of the Paseo since 2006, survived a devastating 2021 fire, and reopened in 2023 under HumanKind Hospitality. I covered that fuller story in the earlier Okie Almanac post. The important thing for this visit is what the rebuilt place lets you do: settle in for pizza and then keep wandering.
The arcade is free-play and all ages
Sauced's official site describes its vintage arcade as family-friendly, with classic cabinets and retro consoles. Its homepage calls the room free-play. That's the part that changes the whole outing for me. I can bring my kid, get food, and then actually show them the games I grew up with without turning every few minutes into another payment.
The photos show rows of cabinets, air hockey and that familiar arcade glow. It is enough to make a quick pizza stop become a much longer afternoon. The room isn't an adults-only nostalgia display; the games are there to be played.
Yes, there is a Simpsons cabinet
One of the games in our photos is *The Simpsons* arcade cabinet. On a previous visit, we played through the entire game during dinner, which is probably why my eye goes straight to it again. I associate that cabinet with the kind of pizza-and-games night I would have thought was perfect when I was a kid.
The arcade has other machines, of course, and the exact lineup may change. But this one is a good shorthand for the place: a familiar slice in one hand, a game from another era waiting a few steps away.
It still feels like the Paseo
There is a red Sauced sign in the window, a patio outside and enough oddball decoration inside to remind you that you're not at a chain pizza place. A *Mars Attacks!* figure is among the details we photographed. It doesn't improve the pizza, but I am glad somebody decided it belonged there.
Sauced fits the Paseo's art-district personality. The restaurant's own site describes an '80s-vibe dining area, patio, bar and arcade. Each part gives a different reason to stay, and together they make the place feel more like an outing than a counter-service meal.
My easy OKC pizza-and-games recommendation
For me, the appeal is simple: get a slice, look around, and make time for the arcade. It works especially well when you want somewhere a family can eat and play together. You don't have to know Sauced's whole history to enjoy it, though the fire-and-reopening story makes the place even more interesting once you do.
If you're planning a late visit, check Sauced's current homepage before leaving; the homepage and some older interior pages display different closing times. And if you want the longer backstory, my first Sauced article is still there. This time, I mostly want to know which game you would play after your pizza.
Sauced on Paseo is a family-friendly pizzeria, bar and vintage arcade at 2912 Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK 73103. Its current official homepage lists Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.; older interior pages show different hours, so verify before a late visit. The official site describes 20-inch house-crust pizza, a gluten-free personal pan option and a free-play vintage arcade. The restaurant opened in 2006, was damaged by a 2021 fire and reopened in 2023. This post uses a new 2026 photo set and links to the earlier Okie Almanac history story.
