Inside Claw Zone, Louisville's new 'claw machine arcade'
Late last year, on a trip to China, Jack Zheng caught an unexpected case of claw machine fever.
"Every two or three blocks, they were just full of them," Zheng said. "Every single arcade was packed with people. They have a larger population, but every single one was just packed."
With that in mind, Zheng returned home to Louisville with a mission: to open a Claw Machine arcade in the Metro area. Recently, he did just that when he and his team unlocked the doors of Claw Zone.
Located in the Highview neighborhood, Zheng imported more than 80 claw machines from Japan.
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Claw Zone is open every day except Tuesday.