Its been a blast going to their events with friends and buying some cards after. Would highly recommend anyone check it out :)

I went to this store twice, I won’t go back again. The first time I went the employee took time to look up the cards I was selling and gave me a reasonable price. Then I came back to sell some more that were old because the guy that looks at older cards was not there at the time and when he looked at my cards it only took him 4 minutes and gave me a low ball offer. I don’t think the guy even looked up the current value of the cards I was trying to sell. They are also way over priced on new products. DO NOT GO HERE TO BUY OR SELL!!

I wish I could stop people from going here! The prices are insanely high and the staff is extremely annoying. When I was looking around there were some young kids excited to sell their cards and the staff member was being extremely rude I wanted to hop behind the counter and fix his attitude. Not only was he being rude but he was completely ripping off these poor kids. Do not go here for anything Pokémon!

This place is in the middle downtown westmont, awesome place to buy single Pokémon cards, yugioh cards and they have the best selection of magic cards. Also staff is super friendly and attentive.

Owner told me he “was not speaking to me” when discussing trade in prices of my cards to a staff member. The shop asks double MSRP for pokemon cards and doesn’t seem to care for any customer. Don’t go!

This was my first time here, and I feel other peoples comments and experiences were a bit knee-jerk and a bit unfair with extenuating circumstances. They went over all of their buying and selling policies if I asked. Bulk prices on cards 3 or below, 50% on 20 and below, 60% on 20 and above. It was very clear cut. I never experienced anything higher than 10% above retail.My experience was more that I found cards that had their markets settle overall from newer sets, to be 2 and in some cases 6 dollars above retail. Its a bit annoying when im trying to build deck cores, and Im getting charged 9 dollars more for 3 copies of the same card, but I boiled it down to me paying for a convienence. However I would realistically only be charged about 3 dollars in taxes on tcglow.It was a bit troublesome, when I found out that their listed prices were firm, and were not really willing to negotiate even when buying multiple singles. I was testing a theory while I was in there, I looked for a mid end card both myself and the shop had listed higher higher tcglow, however when looking up my price, they went by tcglow instead of their listed price. That seems a little intellectually dishonest, especially when buying I have to go by THEIR price listing, while they can go by a less inflated tcg standard.I know of at least 2 other crystal commerce based shops that are willing to negotiate on prices that exceed 5 retail or more, like topcut. If they did this for some cards or people buying multiple cards, I think it would be a fair compromise, or at the very least split the difference, since it is still a convienence.Other than that, the enviroment was very contained, and professional, it wasnt off the walls like older locals that used to be around, and everyone was in there, doing specific tasks for their respective games and collectibles. The team here is obviously dedicated, knowledgeable and take their jobs seriously. I think Id be willing to come back, because Im interested to see how they operate local tournaments for Pokémon when restrictions are lifted.

Ate a baby in front of my family other than that perfect service.

Good selection of Pokémon cards, you can buy single ones instead of spending millions on packs and not guaranteed the ones you want. Great staff too!

Tons of product. Great selection of cards. Friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Lowballing cards, bad customer service, rude staff. The clerk was also taking advantage of kids saying 100s of dollars in cards was $18.

This place is the best card shop around. They go above and beyond for me every single time I shop there or when I’m selling too. They always have what I’m looking for. Thank you hotsauce games for the amazing service and selection!

The man at the counter seemed a bit ether annoyed or tired if I had to put money on it Id say tired all together Id say it was a pleasant experience and I will definitely be returning

This has to be by far one of the worst card shops out there! I walked in with just around 350-400 dollars in cards. I used the tcg player app to check prices. I placed all of my cards as lightly played just to see the lowest I could probably get. They offered me 170.00 store credit. That is just about 50%. They also use underhanded tactics to get customers to come in and then upcharge them. There prices are outrageous! If you want sealed product just leave. They charge more than most shops! Go to pastimes if you want to buy sealed product trust me! You would be better off going just about anywhere else honestly! I wouldnt be surprised if every 5 star review they had on here was paid for! Just let this store go out of business.

Terrible customer service, overpriced items, and will not pay you enough for anything you sell to them. I could go on about how awful my experience was but I rather save people the time. just take my word for it as well as the many other people who have voiced their complaints on here. Just avoid going here, it really isn’t worth it.

This is my 1st review ever and I’m going to make it quick. Please do not shop here and do not bring your kids to shop here. The prices they’re asking for items can be found cheaper on eBay OR another local card store. The employees here are extremely rude and dull, but I cannot fault the store for that. There is no music playing or anything going on in the background except for somebody who is sitting in their back room who will grunt if you ask to see a card - which by the way - NO touching or LOOKING at because their computer system is “perfect.” They have some very cool cards, but again, extremely over priced to the point where you would think they are almost trying to have people NOT shop there. As a quick example if you see item X on the shelf for $100 and show them the same item on eBay / OfferUp / Amazon for $75 they will tel you they update prices weekly and instead now charge you $110. It just isn’t worth it. Again, do not shop here if you care about your wallet or trading cards.

I walked in asked a question about sports cards, they said they didn’t have any strictly magic, pokemon etc. I started to ask questions and the main owner/manager in the back started treating me like I was a no body. The worst customer service I have ever experienced at a card shop the guy ended up asking if I wanted to buy a $30,000 box for no reason I strictly wanted to spend a lot of money but I will never take my business there again and I will let everyone I know not to go there because they are disrespectful to their customers and are careless about customer satisfaction. If I could rate this a zero I would. AWFUL BUSINESS!

Was told that my religious clothing was too revealing and asked to leave. Will not return until the staff is more tolerant.

Wow, so unfriendly. My 10 year old son was interested in selling a few Pokemon cards and buying a few new packs but ended up just wanting to leave. The man sitting in back, who never even got up or even looked our direction, reluctantly told us how much they would pay for each card. I was hoping my son would learn a little about the process of buying and selling cards, however, this was clearly not the right place for that. Maybe theyre nicer if youre a regular or an experienced card trader/collector. We felt like we were bothering them.

I went to the place to sell the Pokémon cards and I couldn’t because only 5 out of 300 of them were not good so they said I can’t sell them here for them to buy what a bad place

Complete group of dorks. Came in with a first edition blaines moltres and try offered me $50... Both of the workers had a fat attitude as well. Good place to visit if you wanna get a laugh at nerds.

I love coming to Hot Sauce. The owner is amazingly friendly and informative. He will go out of his way to help you. I live in Dallas, but work in Chicago and wouldn’t otherwise waste my time hauling MtG items in my luggage frequently if I didn’t think it was worth it. I highly recommend the store for MtG and anything else gaming related. The only down side is they don’t sell comics, but I’ve gone digital due to space constraint, so no issues there.

The prices are ridiculously high and the man working counter had a bad attitude. When I asked about looking at another card to compare to what he showed me, he gave me a rude remark and was not willing to show the other card. As someone who works in retail, the customer service was terrible.

Good for buying singles cards of your favorite pokémon.

Rude staff and price gouging. Go to the gaming goat 10 minutes away.

Meet the owner. Super attractive and they have an excellent selection of magic the gathering and Pop Figures.

I would say zero stars. Saw this place on Facebook and figured to go check it out. Found a box that had the actual hotsauce games sticker price at 40$, once the unfriendly employee scanned turned to 130$ and the response gotten from him was oh well we changed the prices. No offense thats false advertising. Like seriously you work in a field where you have to have good customer service if you cant do that then clearly dont work there. This is coming from a manager who has to offer exceptional guest service. NEVER WILL GO THERE EVER AGAIN. I hope people read this review. Horrible just horrible.

Not a terrible shop, definitely has a great selection of Pokemon cards. However, the prices are very high. If you need a certain pack and dont want to wait on an online order, go here.I mean, I probably wont since it took me nearly 40 mins to get there. If you live nearby, check em out. Just dont have high expectations.

Had a very pleasant and fair exchange. Sold some old game stuff at a good price. Great place with a wonderful selection of games.

I went to the shop and they conducted themselves unprofessionally and weren’t helpful at all I live an hour away and I drove all the way here because of Their reviews, and I had heard good stuff about them. This is the worst experience I’ve ever had being in a card store, they made me feel like I was wasting their time, I wouldn’t even bother telling anybody about this place, and I don’t recommend it. They were rude and they made my son cry.

Great store with a wide selection of singles.

I have been to this place so many times. It was a great place when Eric was there. A few times when I walked in I wanted to get a few singles . I was laughed at by staff about the cards I wanted . After that the guy asked me if I ordered online and I said no sorry . He pointed to the keyoks and was saying I can place an order there. After doing so they went to grab my cards. And told me (after I paid for them ) we dont have these. After looking it up on my phone it showed 4 copies of the card. I showed the guy this he scoffed and walked away. After about 5 min he came back and said guess we do . Not only was the card damaged and dirty he was going to charge me mint price ... thats just one story .

The card shop takes 52.8% of your cards value and give you $10 for 1000 Pokémon bulk. This is ludicrous considering Deriums.com will give you $90-100 for 3000 cards. They havent always taken 52.8% of your cards value, this used to be more around 40% if I had to take a guess. They let my hopes down when I came in with over $100 worth of cards and simply gave my $44. Keep in mind this was with bigger ticket items and not the bulk. So, I basically ended up getting $34 from cards that were worth near $100. Then I tried to sell my promo Pokémon cards from a couple years ago and I was told that I would have to wait for the “older cards guy” to come back in next week. The cards are 2-3 years old and that’s preventing your employees from looking up the prices? Makes no sense in my eyes. The cards are clearly NM-M condition and they tell me I have to wait for someone else to do it. This is just lazy in my eyes considering any person that has access to TCG Player or TrollandToad could have done it. I live 45 minutes to one hour away and I don’t see a point in coming back to a store that will most likely end up giving me $20 for my cards. It’s a shame considering I used to come here back in 2015-2017 and always had a great time. They gave a great deal, but it seems that it has gone downhill since. This is not meant to come off as a bad review, but more as a heads up to those that are looking to sell their cards here in the future. We need amazing employees again. For example, Eric was an employee that everyone loved... hope we can see an employee in the future that is as welcoming and nice as he was.

Awful place, staff is rude and prices are insane

Best card/game shop in the Chicago land area if you havent been to hotsauce games yet youre missing out big time! Not only do they have the best selection of pokemon, magic and yugioh they are great people and will treat you like family if you give them a chance.

All the stars given are for their selection, which is fantastic. I love being able to come into a shop and find a wide variety of card packs, especially vintage Pokemon and Magic. All the stars taken away are for prices, theyre generally at or above top online prices. Mostly above. Id love to support them more but its hard to justify spending money there when you know you can absolutely get it cheaper elsewhere.

Great store if your into old video games and cards.

Excellent selection and huge inventory. Automated self-service card ordering using a kiosk station. Prices higher than nearby stores. They do have a loyalty reward program.

The fat guy who works here is unpleasant and unfriendly. The prices are ASTRONOMICAL. This is a hard pass. Won’t be coming back. I was really excited about going here cause it’s a local card shop. But unfortunately your best bet is buying online or at another store.

Great deals, and super nice people! Super helpful!

Awesome place! All of the people that Ive met who work there are friendly and knowledgeable about collectible card games. Top notch

Asked if I can bring in some of my old Pokémon cards to get them looked at and he told me “$100 per hour 4 hours minimum” and then he went on to tell me when someone appraises a house they need to make money. You would think a person who owns a card shop would welcome people with rare cards to look at If it’s your passion. End of the story $100 per hour is absurd and he was angry when I didn’t come in

I can see from other reviews that Im not the only one who finds the fat bearded guy to be an entirely unpleasant human. Every time Ive gone in hes there, and makes the buying experience terrible. He quite clearly is upset when he has to stop what hes doing to help a customer. He has berated other staff members in front of me and other customers. No thanks, no offers of help, just an attitude of annoyance. I suspect hes also behind their high selling and low buying prices. You can see him flogging overpriced cards on marketplace as well, so its unsurprising. My advice to the guy is fix his attitude before he drives the store into the ground.

I needed to sell a collection, and Hotsauce helped me out big time. They were very pleasant to deal with, and made me feel comfortable throughout the process. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a great gaming store.

Went for the first and last time. Guy working super rude and unfriendly. Plenty of places in this area I can spend my money on cards.

Went in here trying to buy some collectible cards. Spent $200 and wouldve spent a lot more if it wasnt for this fat bearded employee being incredibly standoffish and disrespectful.I was a new customer and confused as to how their system worked for buying singles, then was told I was selectively listening. Asked to get toploaders for some expensive singles and was told HOLD ON in the most dismissive tone. They had a $2,000 sealed box of Pokemon Jungle that I wouldve bought if that guy treated me like I wasnt a nuisance. Fire that dude he costed yall 2 grand.

It was great staff are very friendly and open to conversation

Fantastic selection of everything gaming. Very knowledgeable staff. Cozy atmosphere. Tons of tables to play games. Killer Magiv the gathering selection. Will go here again!

Hot Sauce is my friendly local game store. I come here for Magic the Gathering cards because no store is faster at pulling orders and few have the selection. While price may not be cheap, the store is THE most efficient.On top of that, I enjoy talking to staff and they help me design my decks. Owner Adam is so welcoming they allow me to bring my puppy in the store while I wait. In addition, Adam has supported thr Rotary Club of Westmont fundraising efforts through donations. All in all, I highly recommend Hot Sauce Games!

Would give a zero if I could. What was a five star shop has traded quality of service for a manager who is pretty rude and stand offish. Employees no longer seem to know much of what is going on, also don’t care to make money after a certain time so they can get out right on time. I’m sad to lose this store.

Hotsauce is a small store that focuses on Magic: the Gathering, but the owners are passionate about games of all types. They host a regular board game night, and they have a sizable demo library of board games. They are friendly, offer good prices, and support the local gaming community.

The few times Ive visited the store the staff have been friendly. Cozy little store with good selection. Just buyer beware. Some items they sell are double or more than what youd pay on Amazon. I dont mind paying extra to support a local store but double or more than online retailers is a little ridiculous.

The worker in the black hoodie, Ethan, was such a positive light in my life.

Its got a large magic and board game section. The d&d corner is supplied and has newest modules.

Nice little shop. Staff is helpful. They will most likely have what you are looking for. Just wished they could be a little more organized in presentation.

I’m sorry about writing the mean post your store was pretty cool and if you are seeing this desk lady I want you too know that I’m sorry and tell your co-workers that too.

Walked in looking to buy lots of cards in their Pokémon trainer box. Employee couldn’t take the moment to hand the box because he was too “busy”. Their buy rate is indeed the worse in the area. They buy at 50% of what troll and toad would offer cash to anyone. They use to be one of the best shops and quickly became one of the worst..

This is a great store. The staff is top notch. Everyone is very knowledgeable, helpful and always have a positive attitude.

Best gaming store around. Has a giant selection of cards available on site, which you can order online to pick up later. Events are well organized, consistent, and have great turnout.

Horrible staff went in to ask for Pokémon and they wanted me to give them a specific set and card when I just wanted to browse through and buy any card I like I gave them a specific set and the staff said you are asking big questions I can’t hand you over one of our boxes that’s worth thousands like if I was a criminal. Never coming again I would always buy here and they would always show you all the cards and you get to pick what you like. Do not go here!!

I came in to sell Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and what they were going to offer was a complete rip off! One person just flipped through my cards without considering their worth. The other was only going to offer me around $5 for each rare holographic card in my Pokemon collection. Trust me I researched all of the cards before I came in. When trying to discuss the types of cards, they had no knowledge of what it all meant. Do not go here if you have cards to sell!

Came in looking for Pokémon singles. This store seems like it is going to have a large supply of cards available(sounded like it was just getting its foot in the door for “older” cards), however it doesn’t yet.When I asked more questions on the matter I was given a very accusatory and slightly hostile response and then guided to using their computer for my questions and to look things up.Personally, I don’t go into a store to use a computer. I go in person to hunt through cards to find the ones I want. Otherwise I would just go online from my home and find specific cards there.I give it 3 stars mostly on the stores selection and potential for the cards, but I highly doubt I will be going back.

Moderate selection, but theyre willing to order whatever you need. Great tournament atmosphere.

I really like it great workers and prices..

I tried selling my full-art Zoroark-GX card and the guy there said it was only worth three dollars, and he was not happy with any of my cards. Sure my Charizard GX was dented, but James, a former worker there, still sold it for 50 cents. The new guy (with the beard) is one of the most rude people Ive met.Im never going in there again

Correction... it USED TO BE the best place ever. Since they moved ALL THEIR PRODUCT off site they have become worthless. You have to wait between 3 hours and several days to be able to obtain your product from this store. If they just moved their product to another store that you could walk in and buy what you want, that would be one thing but now the only thing they are good for is ordering online. If you think you want to buy from this store, go on TCG, use their optimizer tool and some of your cards MIGHT come from this store.

The people there are always really friendly and helpful. Always a joy to visit and purchase Pokemon cards from Hotsauce Games!

Great little place with all sorts of board games, collectible deck games, and pop culture collectibles like Pops. Also hosts gaming nights and tournaments. Friendly helpful staff.

Walked in with magic cards, walked out with a check! Seriously great, fast, and friendly service.

The place is awsome if you like wierd games or card games! Lots of cards and card protectors so everything you need for a fun time with your card collection!

Great little shop. Friendly customer service and a huge selection of Pop! dolls. Boardgame section was tiny but thats just me being nitpicky. Would definitely stop by again!

Good selection of games and Magic the Gathering singles. Lots of different demo games to play. Some times card single prices are a little over priced, but it is worth it for the amount of selection they have.

They have the deepest stock of Magic Singles in the area.

Great store, with helpful knowledgeable staff. They have packs of tons of games, and a huge selection of single cards that you can order from home, and pick up, or from a computer in the store. They buy cards too!

Great place I recommend this place to everyone.

Has a lot of cool cards and games, but sometimes dont have enough of what you might need.

For a long time I loved this place however theres one gentleman in particular who makes me feel like a criminal any time I come in there. I come in there 4 times a year to sell my cards and they ripped me off to an extreme degree. The guy he has brown hair and is about 5 foot 10 inches tall has an attitude that makes you feel like you are scummy. I would not recommend anyone go there. Where I would recommend is Pastimes in Niles, IL. Unlike this place they respect me when I come in to do business and they do not rip me off consistently like Hotsaucegames does. Buyer beware!EDIT: I appreciate the response Adem. I will definitely consider visiting again.

Very nice place and they pay decent amounts for cards. Much better than any other card shop Ive been to.

Great little game shop. Club days after school for kids to learn Pokemon

Great local game shop. Staff is knowledgeable and very helpful.

Super nice store, gone there with a friend of mine quite a number of times now to play Pokémon and now Yu-Gi-Oh. Knowledgeable staff who are super nice people once you get to talk with em. Will definitely be back. “Thanks James” (Joe/Josh)

Best place to find the pops you need ! Kind workers wide selection .!! Def recommend stopping by.

Great place. Great staff.

Great place had tons of product and millions of high end pops!

Great space for mtg and other board games, really a good spot and would recommend it again to anyone.

Stopped in looking for Azul. Great conversation with staff.

Loved it I bought some Pokemon cards great prices on all stuff and u can get a snack there they have soda water and chips

Great place to learn board games, play board games and buy board games. They also have card game tournaments throughout the week.

There had been a slight mixup with my card order (*very* similar names). Even though I ordered through the TCG Player web site they were still prompt and courteous in assisting. I will make sure to use their site directly next time!

Such a super cool place to find new adventures!

Great place. Great people

Great staff great selection

Do not go !!! If you have pokemon card and look up price on ebay and like the price. They will not give the you are looking for. THE WILL RIP YOU OFF!!!

Great Place friendly knowledgeable staff !! Go buy some games!

Great selection, 1 star lost for canceling events last minute. If coming from out of town for a tournament call ahead to make sure its still going on.

This place has a great staff, they are sooooo nice and they offer great prices and it is overall just a good environment.

Friendly staff and they have a computer set up if youre trying to buy singles from them. They offer trade ins and had a huge stock of things that werent just MTG or yu gi oh.

It’s a good place to play games.

Great place and fun people

They have some board games they sell and some Pop! collectibles. This place is more for those who play card games such as Pokémon, Quest or Magic, Etc...

Good service, light on board games.