Good Company Pizza in Swannanoa, NC: Family-Friendly Pizza, Arcade Games & Gelato

I’ve driven past Good Company Pizza in Swannanoa (near Asheville, North Carolina) anywhere from four to six times a day for years without ever going in. My bad! Recently, I noticed new signs went up advertising gelato and arcade games and as the mom of three small kids, realized that it was about time to go check it out.

From the outside, you might think that there are just a couple of machines and tables but Good Company Pizza is surprisingly spacious! We went yesterday after being snowed in for four days and had a blast.

@rundainwnc I can’t believe I’ve been driving all the way to North Asheville to do arcade and pizza with the kids when this is a mile from my house 😅 Thanks @Good Company Pizza! #828isgreat #swannanoa #blackmountain #asheville #westernnorthcarolina ♬ original sound – Runda in WNC

Arcade & Games

You walk into the restaurant at the kitchen and takeout counter. On the right is a big room with tables, soda machines, and a couple of claw machine type games. On the left is an equally big room with tables, ice hockey, and a variety of arcade games, claw machines, shooter type games, etc. Most games cost $1 and there is a machine to exchange cash for quarters. There’s also a gelato bar that’s open in the evening.

If you’ve ever taken little kids into an arcade, you know that going somewhere with every claw machine and game being nearly impossible to win is worse than not going at all. I really appreciated Good Company Pizza has an egg claw machine that was easy for younger kids and my kids were extremely excited about their tiny trinkets.

Pizza, Subs, and Amazing Ranch

And what about the food? The kids got their standard cheeze pizza and I tried the Philly chicken sub. Both were great and based on the comments on my TikTok video, the other menu items are popular! I also asked for a cup of ranch and boy am I glad that I did. It was so good that I thought about drinking the extra in the cup.

Swannanoa is the Place to Be!

It’s so nice to have things to do in Swannanoa. As much as I love spots like Asheville Pizza on Merrimon, I don’t always want to drive all the way to North Asheville. It’s exciting to see our local spots get creative in adding more value to the community. We are Swanna-somewhere indeed!

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