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| - I am not sure why people are so fixated on the food and the service for the food...cmon guys, this is a BOWLING ALLEY. Don't judge this place by the food but by its lanes!
Came with the bf after we'd already had dinner, and was just looking for a recreational activity to do before we getting drinks later. Since I was a just a visitor to this bowling alley and have rarely gone bowling before, I thought this place was definitely buzzing - we could hardly find a parking spot and I was told this place was packed every night. Between that, the Blind Pig, and Savoy 16...what else is there to do around Champaign-Urbana?
Anyways, came in and after waiting about 10 minutes for an alley, was quickly given our sized shoes. I don't know about their food service, but their bowling alley shoes service was perfect - they even gave me nail clippers when I chipped a nail using a heavy bowling ball! They have tons of accommodations for all sorts of bowlers: rails or no rails, multiple sizes/weights and finger holes for bowling balls, and they even have this little bowling ball slide that smaller kids can use if they can't pick up the bowling balls (I've never seen any other bowling alley have these).
Bf and I played 3 games without rails, and I impressed even myself at how good I was at keeping the ball going in a straight line (was it me or was it the bowling ball itself? haha).
Only one complaint: unlike other places I've been, the games are not linked, so literally after every game the score would reset to zero. In other places I've been, 1 round of bowling consisted of 3 games, and the scores would sum at the end. In addition, they'd charge per round, not per game - so, I guess a different way of paying. Here, they charge per game, and after every game the score would reset :(
Still, we had a wonderful night, had tons of fun, and service was great!
If you're looking for a good place to eat, I suggest you go somewhere that is NOT a bowling alley...then come back for the bowling xD
Next time, I might try hitting a bar/grabbing some drinks, then coming here - lets see if i can still make those strikes haha!
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