For Sonic the Hedgehog fans like me in the US, IHOP has recently began serving the new Sonic the Hedgehog-themed menu, and they brought back the Pepsi syrup-flavored drink.

Yes, Hoffman Estates, IL is seen on the top right on their official website, and it's one of my local IHOP locations. Hoffman Estates is part of the greater Chicago area, and it's by Schaumburg. I miss when I used to have a GameWorks in my local. The former Schaumburg location closed in 2021, and has since been gutted into a Dave and Buster's (which is now in its place).

Yes, Sega, the company that owns Sonic the Hedgehog created GameWorks along with DreamWorks SKG (now known as DreamWorks Pictures, and spun-off their animation division, DreamWorks Animation in 2004).

As of 2022, the Seattle location reopened and remains only as a single location there, and I'm not based there. Sonic fans who live in the Seattle area goes there.

I even have the Sonic the Hedgehog GameWorks notepad that I got from the now closed Schaumburg location back in 2016. I might be the only one here who has been to GameWorks in person before one in my local closed, if you are familiar and live in certain areas in the US where GameWorks used to have locations in your local area. Yes, it's similar to Chuck E. Cheese and their competitor, Dave and Buster's, as well as Main Event Entertainment (though without and eventually formerly animatronics, if one in your local area is a Chuck E. Cheese location with a 2.0 remodel).