Jillian's

Near Westfield mall. If you love sports you love the numerous flat screen TVs to watch your favorite sport. Also if you like billiards they have a lot of tables !

I've been here a few times now, sometimes with a group of friends and once for a big networking-type event. From the event perspective, this was a nice, large, open space with friendly staff and good drinks. From a random drop-in perspective, it was easy to get tables (for 12 people the last time I was here, though that was a Tuesday); it wasn't too loud, so it was easy to chat and catch up, and the pool tables were great. The service was friendly and relatively fast, though the food was meh. I liked the sesame chicken wings, but I also ordered the buffalo chicken wrap, which was kind of disappointing since it was mostly lettuce with only some smaller chicken chunks. The white sangria was good too, but tasted mostly like juice rather than wine.

Massive sports bar with three huge projector screens for sports, plus plenty of other screens dotted around. Very spacious, plenty of room, but probably gets busy given its size. Lots of beers, and service and food was good. The other half of the bar has about a dozen pool tables.

Here's what I love about this place: There are sports everywhere! Here's what I don't love: there are always a ton of people. That being said, there are a ton of people because this place has a neat attribute to it that most places in the area don't have...pool tables. Here you can dine in a nice restaurant and watch sports on several screens behind the bar or you can venture into a side room and play some pool. I'm a big fan of both so you can see why I like this place. I've had some of the food here. The steak quesadilla was pretty delicious.The drinks are pricey..$10 for a beer and I can't remember if they have a happy hour and if they do if it's any good. I came here to watch a warrior's game while they were in the play-offs and it was banana sandwich in there! I came another time and watched a baseball game and play-off hockey...not so cray cray that time. Overall, this is a great place to eat and watch sports, but if it's a serious game and a local team is involved get there early or mosey on to another watering hole!

5 Stars because of the billiards section. The 8 pool tables and cues are of excellent quality, and kept in excellent condition. The servers will bring food and drinks to your table, and there are tv's to watch the game while you play. Rates are reasonable for SF. Huge projection at the large bar makes for a great place to wait for a movie upstairs as well. The restaurant I would say is 3 1/2 stars for price / quality.

Great sports bar. Probably the city's best. We went here for the superbowl (oops) and it was a sea of die-hard red/gold wearing sports fans. Food is excellent and surprisingly better than you'd think from a sports bar. Drinks are REALLY expensive though, so be careful for that. It was like, Vegas prices.

Jillian's is a mashup of bowling alley, arcade, and bar, but being in Universal Studios, it's a little different from the usual. Downstairs offers the main bar, a dance floor, and the arcade. In the evening, it runs more like a dance club with a DJ and a bouncer, but it's more casual and open to all during the day. Upstairs is another bar and the bowling alley. The alley consists of only about ten lanes, and so we had to wait for an opening on a Friday night. However, they will text you when a lane is ready which frees you up to grab a drink or walk around Universal. The alley also continues the dance club feel with lasers, flashing lights, and music videos. It's fairly luxurious with tables and nice padded seating. The overall experience is good, but don't expect your standard bowling alley here.

This review is for the Bowling. I didn't go to the arcade area, We had a good time/experience we arrived and lady at the desk was friendly she asked us for our shoe size gave us our shoes and assigned us our lane. It was all really quick. This was my first time bowling here I was surpised how little it was there were only 10 lanes but the seating area was nice roomy the seats were comfortable and there was room under the seats to keep our shoes. The music playing was good and the music videos playing on the screens. There was only 1 bathroom which I thought was weird the wait time must be ridiculous on the weekends. Anyway I had a great time with my boys and I' would bring them again.