This place is definitely a local gem and has definitely kept the Canadian bowling tradition going for a long long time! I had a great time coming here as part of the "Cheap Pours and Sticky Floors" unofficial Yelp event Evelyn hosted (thanks!).
I was quite impressed and intrigued by this venue overall - from the atmosphere to bowling itself. The music played there was awesome! It was totally my style haha, with a mixture of the current Top 100 plus the top hits from few years back :) The place also had cool purple/blue retro lighting and twinkle decors.
What's more cool is this place offers five-pin bowling. One of the most traditional bowling variant that's only available in Canada and Danforth Bowl has kept it! Talking to Wayne (who is an employee there), this place has been in the same location/store for 65 years! WOOT - too awesome to describe! It was really a new experience for me.
I'm usually good at bowling in general (ten-pin kind), but turns out I really suck at five-pin. It actually is really difficult to score strikes and spares because the pins are more apart and doesn't knock the other down easily either. Moreover, the bowling balls are half the size of usual ones.
The employees there are super friendly and nice too. It was fun chatting with them about the place, bowling and themselves. Wayne wanted to give my friend an extra coke too since he didn't take a beer in the first place - very sweet of him.
P.S. Their bathroom is super clean! Full of toilet paper and soap! They even have a sign saying something along the lines of: they pride themselves on having a plentiful and clean bathroom, and let them know if they are low on something lol.
P.S.S. This place is also cool for a date or party if you want to try something different.