This bowling alley--tucked into some of the back neighborhoods of Champaign--has everything you need. It runs a simple, clean bar with reasonable food and pitchers, the staff is friendly, and the place lacks that clingy smell of cigarettes you find in older alleys.
We had a birthday shindig the last time we went, and it was perfect. It wasn't crowded in the evening (although the cosmic bowling did start a bit late at 9:00PM). They run a decent playlist to go along with the backlights. You can pay by the lane/hour (up to six at $27) or by the game per person. With this arrangement groups are a better deal, but note the alley doesn't take reservations. The auto scoring system is a bit silly, but absolutely functional. It worked out just right for our group of about eight or nine as an event location.
In short, an absolutely functional and fun alley; with food and drink, a clean atmosphere, and a potentially funky atmosphere, it works. For the more competitive or regular bowler, however, I cannot say.