Bowling alley's make me so happy. I love the sounds of the pins, smell of musty shoes and the bowling alley bar.
This establishment has nothing really exceptional to offer, but served it's purpose with a fun evening surrounded by family and friends.
We came with a group of 16. Did the "all you can eat" pizza and bowling deal. 15 bucks a head. 2 hours of bowling. Ball and shoes included. I'm not one of those people I wish to be with my own snazzy shoes and ball (insert Christmas list here).
Standard surroundings. Looks like they "upgraded" the bar, which in my opinion made it worse. Keep with the shady feel if you aren't going to upgrade the entire place! It was empty and the bartender was also a cook, waitress, and helping out front with check in's.
Anyhow, we had fun. There were some mishaps... Like "all you can eat" being 3 large pizzas for 16 peeps. Keep a reserve or something! I had to continually check on the food... The "10 minute" prep time they actually told me was 45. So order early and assess appetites.
The staff was nice enough, but seemed young and overwhelmed.
All and all a good time. Was just a bit stressed having to keep on the staff so much and having to monitor the whole time.
Now if only I could break 100! A 97 and 99!? C'mon! ;)
*Side tip: If you sign up for summer bowling '11 you get a tattoo parlor giftcard. Nifty!!!