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Learn real-world emergency preparedness skills as you puzzle your way through a post-disaster cafe in search of the most important prep item of all - Coffee! Play the Shaky Grounds Cafe, the only Escape Room that just might save your life.
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Not scary
All ratings (105)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
mgaddini
1 escape room
This is just an amazing and unique escape room! It is really cool to do an escape room while learning about emergency preparedness. Tyler is a joy and anybody that hasn’t gone to this one needs to!
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip through the Shaky Grounds Cafe - Thanks for checking us out!
Feb 21, 2025
ladylawyer007
275 escape rooms
Where do I begin...I agree when you think "how is this going to be as good in a trailer" but here size really doesn't matter. The puzzles were great and such a unique and fun room. It is up there with one of my favorite rooms in The US! Doable with 2 enthusiasts and 3 if they work really well together. Tyler is awesome and this room has so much love in it and truly creative and thoughtful puzzles. Highly recommend this one as a MUST do!
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
High praise from a seasoned escape room enthusiast! Thank you so much for the kind words and glowing recommendation—I’m so glad you enjoyed the game and hope you had an amazing weekend in Portland!
Feb 17, 2025
AmesEscapes
161 escape rooms
We loved this room! It was the first we have done inside a trailer and we were super impressed! The game was well designed and had so many great elements that were very on theme. Well done!
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Thank you for the kind review! I realize the trailer might cause some trepidation in some, so I appreciate you championing it!
Jan 28, 2025
swangdancing
199 escape rooms
We absolutely loved this room! It exceeded my expectations, especially knowing this was a mobile room and educational. Don’t let this deter you from booking. Tyler was an exceptional host and his passion for this project is palpable. We loved learning while having fun. The experience was immersive and the puzzles were on theme. Even small details scattered throughout the room really made this such a great, clever experience. We hope Tyler has more rooms in the future for us to play!
Rattmonkey
5 escape rooms
Really engaging and clever puzzles with a nice detailed environment paired with some useful survival tips
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the details in the set. As a set designer in my previous career, I always aim to create immersive environments that feel real.
Dec 30, 2024
sickamor44
11 escape rooms
This is a must-play experience for Portland. Don’t let the fact that this room is only the size of a semi trailer discourage you, this room is densely packed with a great variety of puzzles to solve, so much so that the two of us took 59 minutes to complete it. I wasn’t sure how I felt about an educational escape room when reading about this experience online beforehand. After playing, I feel that the geographically relevant and educational nature of the escape room only enhanced the experience. This is just a really cool thing that they’ve done, and I hope they do more of it.
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Thanks so much for the awesome review! I’m glad to hear the experience exceeded your expectations, and it’s great that you enjoyed the educational side of things. We aim to make learning fun and relevant, and it’s cool to know that came through. I hope to bring more experiences like this to Portland in the future!
Dec 30, 2024
RunningCluelessOR
43 escape rooms
This was an amazing room! The puzzles are all really well done and we loved the parallel nature of it, there were enough for all 5 of us to have something to do without anyone missing out. The theming and props were all amazing. You can tell a lot went into this game. One of the best in Portland!
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Thank you so much for your feedback! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the parallel progression. When designing the game, we wanted to ensure that players always had something to engage with, so they could feel a constant sense of progress. It's great to know that it resonated with you!
Dec 30, 2024
Croyalist
40 escape rooms
Play this game!!! I think I was a little hesitant to play because of all the reviews talking about how educational this game was, but I am so glad we played! This game was designed so well, everyone could be working on their own puzzle and never feel like they were missing out on the story! It was great from start to finish! We had a blast and learned something in the process🤣
CrysGam
292 escape rooms
A great room with lots of important information for emergency preparedness- loved it!
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Awesome! I'm glad you had fun while learning some important skills!
Dec 30, 2024
gsk475
15 escape rooms
This is a mobile escape room and we did it when it was visiting Tacoma, WA. Even though it's a trailer, it didn't seem cramped inside. There was a nice variety of puzzles and it indeed was educational.
Shakygroundscafe (Owner)
Thank you for playing! Some ‘brick and mortar’ games I’ve played were half the size of our trailer; I’m glad you found the trailer spacious.
Dec 3, 2024
Experience details
AgeMinimum Age: 12-ish and up
This is a private experience for your group
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