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Mr Gattis Pizza is a chain of dining and entertainment facilities which offer a wide variety of pizzas, pasta, salad bars, and desserts. In addition to this "All You Care-To-Eat" buffet facility, Mr. Gatti's has corporate and Franchise owned pick-up and delivery stores or "Gatti's-To-Go" facilities. Though there are various store types, the "Gattitown Eatertainment" facility serve as the flagship format of the company and targets areas with populations of 250,000 or greater. It has a footprint of a minimum of 30,000 sq. ft. and a 15,000 sq. ft. Midway game room. The enhanced game room combines carnival type arcade games with bumper cars, high tech video games and virtual reality games. Games of skill award points; which can be redeemed for prizes at the redemption center. The games are played with an electronic debit card called the redemption card which tracks points and enhances the frequency of play. The "Eatertainment" concept provides dramatic enhancements to the company's traditional "All You Care to Eat" buffet. Dining areas include a quiet space for relaxed dining, and a Fun Flix Video Room containing cartoons and nostalgic comedy shown on large screens, TV rooms for viewing sports events and other favorite programs, and private rooms which can be reserved for birthday celebrations, business meetings or social functions. These concepts create a destination for families, emphasized by creating a smoke-free, alcohol-free environment, which excludes games that depict excessive violence. Once customers have purchased a buffet, they have access to the game rooms and the redemption centers that contain a vast selection of prizes to encourage repeat business and frequency of play. Currently there are about 150 company and franchised owned locations across eight states in the Southwest and Midwest. Of these locations, 105 are similar to the "Gattitown Eatertainment" and "Gatti's-To-Go" facilities. Though the traditional buffet oriented stores continue to operate, the Company is currently only franchising the "Gattitown Eatertainment" and "Gatti's-To-Go" concept facilities.