AMF is one of those places that I think will always fit into the "Bowling alley" category I have in my mind. I don't think the smoke smell will ever go away, and this alley (and most AMF's) has not changed since childhood. They do however have new fun screen graphics that make fun when you miss pins.
My work hosted a fundraiser party here for Big Brother's and Big Sister's of Charlotte. They provided pizza and soda, which for a bowling alley, the pizza was ok. The upkeep is fine, and the prices are around what you would expect. We had the whole place to ourselves, but I think they only had a couple of employees there, whom I didn't interact much. They have a Summer program for kids to bowl free on their website.
Overall, what you would expect from a bowling outing, nothing too fancy.