I'm old enough to remember when George Pappas was on the PBA tour and he was a Charlotte celebrity. (we didn't have many back then) Imagine my surprise when my wife called the lanes to inquire about open bowling times and prices and spoke directly to Pappas' stepson. It had been years since we had bowled and we wanted to do something different with our daughter and her boyfriend in from NYC.
I understand they have recently renovated and it shows. The place was very clean, modern and sleek, with fancy computerized scoring screens, new looking lanes and nice color coded new balls. Prices seem to be in line with other lanes in the city.
I give them 4 stars for the bowling part but only 2 for the food with an average of 3.
The food came highly touted but we were underwhelmed. The "famous" onion rings were too thick, greasy, and not properly cooked. When you bite into it and the entire onion pulls out of the coating that means it is not cooked enough and the onion is still raw. Fries were hot but light blonde, limp and not crisp with WAY too much Lawry's seasoned salt poured on. The lane-side waitress was a nice touch, but they've got to execute the food better. Drinks were better than the food.
One warning, if you don't like being around dozens of 3 to 10 year old kids, don't go on Saturday afternoon.
The wife and I are going back for sure and she is even pricing bowling shoes.