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1919 W Bethany Home Rd, Phoenix, AZ, US
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Posted on: 2007-05-14
Hands down, this is my favorite bowling alley in Phoenix. Talk about character, this spaceship-looking place is down with the 50s Googie architecture with the pointy eaves jutting diagonally into the sky.
I've been here many a Sunday nights for the cheap bowling, and have always had a blast. The plastic seating booths here are the best part - curvy with enough seats for everyone. The bar is pretty big here too, with pool tables if you're bored of bowling. I've never eaten here, just drank - so not sure on the food. But the pizza sounds good....
The outdoor architecture of this place is oh so retro cool. We've bowled here lots of times and it's always a great time. Now, we all know how great bowling alley drinks are, right? They have a really big bar. Big. And it's separated off enough from the rest of the place that it's almost its own thing. Pool tables and TV's can make this it's own hang out.
Gotta tell ya - we just got a new surprise. Their pizza is made from scratch. And it is SO good. Impressed our whole crowd. Thick and soft and airy crust, good sauce, great toppings. We're already talking about going again - just for the pizza. And the wings were also surprisingly good. Let me tell ya - great pizza and wings in combo with strong bowling alley drinks is an awesome combo. You may not be able to bowl after that, but it's totally worth the sacrifice.
Spent a few hours here Saturday afternoon bowling and playing video games with my little bro and I'm going to try to not let the fact that I bowled 5 strikes in my best game ever affect my review of the place. 5 strikes. Unbelievable. My little bro was so impressed. I didn't have the heart to tell him I normally suck.
Good: -Service was friendly and helpful - had several folks stop by while we were bowling just to see how we were doing and if we needed anything. Also lost some quarters in a video game that wasn't working and were refunded quickly and without question. -Family friendly environment - several other groups with kids.
Bad: -Limited ball selection. I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure my fingers are regular guy size fingers, and it took me a good ten minutes to track down a ball with large enough holes. -A little pricy for bowling, I thought - shoes for two and a couple games ran us close to 30 bucks.
Pretty much perfect old school bowling alley suffering from the tyrannical reign of AMF. Me and Christown Lanes would be best friends if it weren't for the absolutely awful prices here.
At AMF lanes, you can find some specials for 1.50 games and such, but only at times like before noon and after 9pm on a Sunday. If you show up for a Sunday matinee like I did yesterday you have to pay 4.25 a game and 4.25 for shoe rental. Bowling is a perfect escape from the summer heat, but not when it costs you around 10 bux an hour. I'll make sure to keep going to Sunset Bowl, which has 2.25 games all day Sunday with 2.75 shoe rental.
The other really sketchy thing about this bowling alley is the huge bar which is used as Horse Race den with all the atmosphere of a public library. I got about half way to the bar yesterday before I got scared and turned back because of all the dirty looks I was receiving for getting in the way between all the compulsive gamblers staring at the 19 inch screens on the walls showing the races. They also didn't seem to like the noise my shoes made from walking on the ground. They appear to favor DEAD SILENCE.
Top off the experience with having a go at the air hockey table which costs a dollar a game and is broken in ways I didn't think an air hockey table could be.
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