Mar Vista was the site of an awesome party one recent Friday night: the Game Truck came to town and Pitfire Pizza was served.

For those of you who don’t know, the Game Truck is a rolling arcade in a trailer that pulls up, ready to go, with games on every system out there, plenty of screens for a big crowd of kids, and even a technician to make sure they’re all in working order. Everything you need for a party except the food.

So I called Pitfire Pizza for that! They brought us a few of their seasonal special Brussels Sprouts & Bacon pizzas, their signature Field Mushrooms pizzas, and my personal favorite:  the Shredded Kale Salad, which is a seasonal special, too, that I hope they keep on their menu forever.

Here are 5 great things about a Game Truck party:

1. The kids are completely occupied, so the parents can sit and relax.

2. The technicians can make sure that only the games you want your kids to play are available. No interest in first-person shooter games? They will be hidden from view. Not even an option for the kids at that party.

3. No need to clean up the living room or worry about kids getting pizza on your living room couch: all the action takes place inside the Truck. You just have to have enough room for them to park on your street.

4. Kids love playing video games, and this way all the kids can play at once, without having to wait for a controller to open up.

5. Discount Code! Book your Los Angeles area Summer party by June 1st – and mention Mar Vista Mom – and you can take $50 off the price of your party! Sweet!

Call (310) 890-4263 or click over to their website to get in touch with them.

And what more can I say about Pitfire Pizza? I can tell you how much I love their food, although I’ve done that before, many times. Did you know they run Fundraiser Nights on Wednesdays? They do. From 5-9pm the Mar Vista location offers school groups the chance to earn money by rallying their community for some terrific food in a great atmosphere. It’s a win-win-win. So check them out!

{Full Disclosure: Game Truck donated the two-hour party to us so I could write this review. Ditto Pitfire Pizza. I was not compensated and neither were my friends and neighbors, unless you count video game play time and pizza as compensated. I do not.}