Lucky Strike Chicago

Overall, my experience at Lucky Strike Social in Wrigleyville on a Saturday night was a blast. The arcade was the main attraction for us, and we were not disappointed. The bar was a nice touch, allowing us to grab a drink to enjoy while playing games. The arcade card system was a bit pricey, but the variety of games available made it worth it. While we didn't try the food at the bar, it is available and they have a wide range of options, but again a bit pricey. We decided to grab some tacos at the restaurant across the street at El Burrito Mexicano. Phenomenal place to get Mexican food. If you're interested in bowling, make sure to reserve a lane in advance. The venue is spacious and has a lot to offer, making it a great spot for groups of friends or families. Just be aware that on Fridays and Sundays after 9pm, it is 21 and over only. I would definitely recommend Lucky Strike Social for a fun night out.

Food was good. The garlic parmesan fries were fantastic! The arcade is clean, on the smaller side. But there's bowling and pool as well. My kid won tons of tickets, so it was a hit for her.

Fun place to have a night out- lots of games, you can play pool, bowl, eat, drink, ping pong Lots of things to do as it’s a big space! 21+ after a certain time(can’t remember the exact time) - they have a full food menu and drinks! Staff was on top of it and never had to wait for a drink- we didn’t eat any food so can’t comment on that!

Lucky Strike is the perfect place to spend an evening with friends or family! We arrived early at 5 pm and were pleasantly surprised to find no wait time. The place was clean and well-maintained, with a welcoming atmosphere. The server was attentive and friendly, making sure that we had everything we needed. We bowled for an hour which was $17/person including shoes. They have other games including darts, pool tables, and ping pong. A full drink and food menu available are available but we had dinner plans so skipped that. We played darts, which was $20 per hour and pro-rated so that we only paid for the time we used. Overall, Lucky Strike was a fantastic place to hang out and have some competitive fun. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great night out!

Was a great time with great service! We went with the city pass and it as well worth the visit. Staff was friendly and food was good bowling alley food. Would love to go back on the next visit.

Great food! I ordered a house salad with chicken and it was delicious. The burgers and fries are great too. Bowling, arcade, darts, pool, table tennis, etc…come in early for bowling as it books up quick. The arcade was fun but a lot of the games were out of service.

I checked this place out today with my boyfriend! Very cool games, and we went all out on one ticket winning zombie disk pusher machine there that helped us get loads of tickets! We went home with some very cool prizes I wanted. He got me a cute plush husky, a led night light that would light up stars on my bedroom ceiling, and some small squishes and pop rock candy. It’s 21+ to get in the building and than the arcade apparently? Luckily I’m 24, he’s 25. I wonder if that’s only on the weekends or always like that? As I saw kids let in if they were with an adult.

Grant Park is home to some of Chicago's most iconic landmarks and attractions, including Museum Campus and the beautiful scenic Lake Michigan.

i think your new style of lucky strikes are perfect for the area in which i live .i dont want a discount or a coupon .i want to make sure your company is appreciated for its efforts for persons who work at airports and safety..

Very unfortunate but the Yelp rating is spot on for this place. This is a bowling alley on the second floor of AMC theater. SPACE- It's a shame because the space itself is very nice and spacious. There's lots of tables and seating, a large bar, and various games including the bowling lanes. We saw two events being held there. FOOD - the food we ordered was very tasty (pizza and the garlic parm fries) but they came with no napkins or utensils or plates. We asked the server for some and she said yes but never was to be seen again. That's unacceptable to me that after paying a 20% service charge I have to go scavenging for napkins (because you're bowling so you need them). DRINK - Drinks were reasonable priced for the area but pretty sugary like college style. The fishbowl punches were a good deal. They took FOREVER to come out and often our group had to go to the bar to ask them to make it even though no one was there. Finally at the very end of the night they told us we shouldn't have been using the app to order because it wasn't working well but NO oNE had told us that ever and there was no other way to order food. BOWLING- we came on a Wednesday night and it still took some time in lines etc and had to wait a bit so I can only imagine what it's like on the weekends. They were nice with booking us lanes and the bowling itself was fine and worked great. We had coupons to use but otherwise would skip because the regular prices are way too expensive. MISC - you can get discounted validated parking if you park in the attached garage.

We came here because a friend of mine wanted to do a get together here. We ordered the vegetarian nachos. I ordered the Buffalo Cauliflower plate. It tasted a bit too for me. Overall, the food tasted more like bar food. The ambiance felt more club-like. I wonder what happened to the customers during the Saturday afternoon? Some customers went over to the bowling lanes. We waited for at least 20 minutes for any service to come to us. Our server, even though he came across as being laidback, it felt like he did not want to be there. We waited longer than we ought to have waited for our food and check. The staff gave themselves an 18% tip which equaled to $6.11. Personally I felt that was a little too steep for non existent customer service. Safe to say we don't plan to come back here.

The service was extremely slow while it was pretty slow. Staff is hanging out. Like I feel like I was here hours longer and felt captive. Drinks even the soda was watered down. Like coke tasted diluted by half. I mean it wasn't good

Easy to get a lane but did not like the strict hourly settings cutting off games. Pleasant an not crowded. There are deals on Groupon.

Came in for a quick bite to eat after playing a few arcade games. Ordered the lemon pepper wings and garlic parm fries. Wow, delicious!! Granted, the fries were a bit greasy, so I ate the ones on top as the bottom layer was soaked in (butter?). Still, really tasty that I'm giving 5 stars. $10 for an hour of corn-hole was pretty cool too.

Vague cancellation policy on website. I had to reschedule/cancel a future reservation because we couldn't make it. On the website, it says to contact them if you need to modify/edit reservation and they'll do their best to accommodate (see screenshot). When I called, they said there is nothing they can do and that I can't even reschedule and I have forfeited the money. If we can't modify/cancel on the same day we made reservation, clearly say it under your FAQ. It makes no sense to tell us to contact you to just get refused.

Hosted our teens bday party here and worked with Joanna the sales associate. She sent the contract and confirmed we were all set. The sales associate advised I pay for the minimum number of 9 kids and can add on more on the day . Which made sense and of course we had a few more girls join the party ....so wish we had reserved 3 lane's instead of 2 . Overall good experience, plenty of food and unlimited soft drinks . The kids had a blast!

The service was terrible. We placed our order online. They brought food, but not the drinks. The server had us go to the bar to get the drinks that we already paid for. That was after waiting for 20 mins. Then, we ordered more food and it came out wrong. They add a service charge of close to 20% and then a tip on top of that. There was literally no one who could help us fix our order.

Went with family for a birthday night out. The staff was nice and attentive. The food and drunks were pretty good. I think their pricing for bowling was a little pricey especially since our balls kept getting stuck and they had to keep going to the back to send them out. Darts & pool was per hour instead of per person so that price was ok. Bathrooms weee clean. There is Parking in the garage $16 for up to 4 hours although the pricing when you enter the garage is totally different.

CORPORATE EVENT REVIEW (Holiday Party for a Group of 38) SERVICE We had only 1 server, however, for the size of our group (38ppl), it was inefficient to have only 1 person serving us. We needed at least 2 servers to keep up with drink orders, etc. One of our team members decided not to bowl and designated himself as a drink runner for our group, taking orders and going back and forth from the bar in order to help minimize the delays. BOWLING This is where we had the biggest issues. For our team event, we wanted to hold our own competition (round robin), however, there were many delays with the lanes, ultimately, cutting our bowling time down to an hour and a half. All of the lane, shoe, service delays, etc impacted our competition to the point where we didn't get to finish our competition - specifically, we had 2 teams that needed an extra 15 minutes to finish, however, we were not allowed to do so. The lanes turned off and we were told that we couldn't stay to finish the games. This was extremely disappointing considering the amount we paid for this company holiday event. FOOD Underwhelming, not as pictured. Much of the food looked undercooked/unappetizing. There were some delays with this service as well as the table wasn't prepped properly for the food - we had to ask for plates, utensils, extra napkins, etc. Another delay added to those playing in the competition when having to track down servers to get these added items. OVERALL Unfortunately, based on our experience, I would not recommend hosting a corporate event at this venue again. Very disappointing.

Group # - 4 Adults Purpose - City Vibe Birthday Pros - Several things to do, bar, theater, darts, bowling, ping ping, pool, etc. drinks were good, staff was friendly. Cons - Hour wait to bowl. Then we got stuck in a position were we share a space / table with a whole bunch of younger kids. For being out on a nice occasion (everyone 32+) then being stuck next to a group of rowdy kids - real buzz kill for us. The seating was awkward because their couch and ours faced each other - would have been nice to have an optional divider between us. Likelihood to return (1-10) - 6 Reason - Price to play anything is high. Between the four of us, and excluding drinks; it was over $200 for 1.5 hours.

Treated friends of mine like 3rd class citizens after not honoring their reservation for bowling, and not allowing those underage WITH THEIR PARENTS to participate. They were told this was due to the age restriction, but the group was only their after time because their reservation was not honored! They had also purchased game cards which they were not able to use, and never received the food and beverages that were ordered! I will not tolerate ignorance or inequitable treatment of people by any establishment. If your employees are treated like trash and allowed to treat your customers like trash, then you have a trash business. Close the garbage lid on this one folks! So many bad reviews it's ridiculous!

I came here with my family on an afternoon. This place does get busy at night so might be better to reserve a lane. We loved the arcade. We enjoyed most of the games. The food is your basic bar food but we didn't finish everything. I believe they are under new management because some menu items changed since the last time we were there?? I wish they had more sweet options. Overall , fun time for the family. Hubby and I got to drink. Possibly thinking of throwing a bday party here.

Julissa is one of the best workers there right now!!!! She is resilient, beautiful, kind and she always makes sure my order is correct. The food is spectacular and I would definitely recommend this place to my friends and family.

I would not recommend looking forward for them to correct their issues. I was told to email customer service two weeks ago, this Monday it will be 3 weeks and they never got back to me!

Fun barcade! This place is so fun! The bartenders and workers were so nice and friendly! They made our drinks super well. I ordered nachos and mac n' cheese bites, and those were your typical good bar food. It was good though. This place has a lot of games, like pool, mini golf, and arcade games. It's so fun! The amount to pay for credits was $20 for about 120 credits, which allows you to play a lot of games. Overall, had a great time here. Definitely recommend!

Well we arrived at 8:15pm with my younger sister. We get in line to the arcade and they refused to let us in because our sister is 16 and we were in the arcade side wanting to play. After that I tell the person like since when they do 8pm and seems a little excessive to cut kids off at 8pm. 10 ideal. For the other side where you bowl, ideal. But 8pm?!?!? Get this it gets crazier when we were leaving there was a BUNCH of families and kids still IN THERE!!!! Lol. So when we go back to the guy at the front we tell him hey there's a bunch of kids there definitely younger than my sister what the heck is that. He says we're about to kick them out. We end up waiting about 20-30 minutes THEY NEVER DID. Any of them. So was this a racism act? Not sure. Maybe reevaluate your policy on when you should kick younger peeps out and maybe enforce jt 24/7 not just to whom you wish. I've never had issues with lucky strike and I've been to them many times. This was just extremely disappointing.

Place has gotten way more expensive while the quality stays the same mid. There's also a service charge on you final check even though it was just 2 of us ended up being $65 just for food for 2 people plus bowling is $55 an hour way better spots that are cheaper

So terrible, expensive $175 for 6 people for 1 lane. Booked a spot ahead of time but had to wait an hour for a lane even though 8 lanes were open.

So this review is really only based on the food and area. I was actually at FTW arcade with my 10yr old son but because the dinning area in the arcade was crowded and both place have the same food we ate at Lucky strikes instead. They have plenty of seating. We order the chicken bites and fries. My son and I had them plain with ranch on the side. My mom had them with bbq sauce on hers. Both were good and the lemonade was good. The service could be a little better because we waited a minute before someone came to take our order. Once our food came out we were not given utensils or napkins so I had to ask. Also, our drinks did not come with our food and I had to ask as well. Finally our drinks arrived. She did come once or twice to see if we needed anything. The only reason I wasn't too frustrated with the service was because you can tell they were short staff and trying to keep up with customers. I understand that due to covid may staffers didnt return to a lot of food service jobs everywhere. After we ate we did play a round of ping pong. It was fun. Its $20 an hour and you can choose between 2-4 paddles. There were some couches in the area for people to sit and watch. The tables did feel a little close together because our balls and others were flying in others area. Other than bowling alleys they also have pool tables and a bar. After 9pm no one under 21 is allowed so a good place to go with friends or fun date night. I will differently go back to do some bowling.

The quality of food and customer service here is superb. Upon arrival, Alan and Jose provided the customer best experience I've experienced in the downtown area. I'd 100% recommend coming here, especially if you'd like to experience a great time, excellent food, and best in class customer service. Thank you Lucky Strike, Alan, and Jose!

I stopped here late on a Friday night (was just before midnight). My friend and I ordered after waiting for a server for about 10 minutes. He ordered a Quesadilla, and I ordered Sweet & Spicy Sliders and the Birria Tacos. It took about 40 minutes to get our food, and when we did, they were missing my sliders. I asked the waiter when they finally came back and he said it was put in and not to worry, I'll get them soon. Another 15 minute pass and at this time I see dozens or these sliders going out of the kitchen. Turns out they gave them to someone else as they were sitting next to my original plate on their cart. When the waiter put the order in again, it was 3 minutes until kitchen stopped accepting orders. They also, kept the sliders on my bill and didn't do much to help make this right. This was the first and last time I'll go to this business.

Super sweet margaritas but a fun time for a group. The space is very big too, so it can definitely accommodate many, and there's the arcade and movie theater next door for even more activities.

I paid $70 for 3 ppl to bowl for an hour. It stopped working 40 mins in, out section wasn't cleaned from the last bowlers, and the bathroom was disgusting!

Whatever system they deploy doesn't work very well. We were told 2-2.5 hour wait to get a bowling lane so we decided to get a drink and wait. After about an hour gone by, we realized that legitimately 3/4 of the bowling lanes were not being used. We waited another 30 minutes and saw that continue to be the case. We asked the man and woman in charge and they told us we had only waited 1.5 hours and had at least 1 more hour left. We asked why no lanes were being used and they said that they had to bus and clean them. When we said the open lanes already were cleaned, they said they then give folks 15 mins to show up before moving on to the next name. At the end of the day it just makes no sense to have 3/4 lanes open all Saturday night and make people wait in a 2 hour line. Would recommend they come up with a new system that doesn't have that be the result

This is weirdest experience of my life and not in a good way. We started out strong by ordering a plate of boneless wings. After the table had all popped one in their mouths one was ripped open to reveal raw chicken. The entire plate was reaveled to be bright pink inside. Then after placing our order they brought out half of it and entirely forgot the rest. We had to reorder the entire other half. The food was Less than mediocre and I'm almost certain the entire staff was too stoned to go decent work. I literally downloaded this app just to write this review. The experience was that bad that I had to voice this. To their credit they did give us a free replacement appetizer but that was to compensate for the salmonella we now all have. ***edit: I did post this while in our restaurant and in our forgotten food we found a strip of plastic. I think our whole party is traumatized. ****second edit: we aren't allowed to re-enter because we went across the hall even though our parents are still in there and all of our stuff.

Honestly, frightening and chaotic experience here. Do not waste your time or money. Genuinely the worst restaurant I have ever ever eaten at. 0/0 service for your poor, overworked, understaffed, and undertipped servers/bartenders. Rancid, sour old ranch, rock-hard burger buns, cold fries. We also waited 1+ hour for our food, and there were few tables actually eating.

We were invited here for a members only event. What a fun place to bowl, play pool, ping pong, or hang out and have a drink with friends or something to eat. The decor is neon modern and has a vintage vibe to it. Lots of colors and neon. Had so much fun bowling, prices are reasonable and the lanes are in great shape. The bowling balls from Lucky Strike, unfortunately, were really beat up, but the rental shoes were in really great shape. The 18 bowling lanes are modern and technologically up to date. We played a few games of pool too, there are a lot of tables here, 11 tables total, you should not have to wait for one. Food prices are reasonable, but drinks are a little on the high side. With all the options available for fun, Luck Strike is truly an entertainment complex for the whole family.

Listen. It's a dope place. Lots of things to do. But if you're charging $20+ per person to do things, you BEST have your bathrooms up to par!! Wtf are we paying for if your bathrooms are dirty, missing TP, weak as$ paper towels. #annoyed.

IGNORANCE AIN'T BLISS There were problems abound at this Lucky Strike Lanes for a Halloween event on 10/28/17. Upon arriving in full costume, we were given a drink ticket and admission ticket.....which we immediately handed to an ill-mannered bouncer no more than three feet later. Why even bother? That was a completely pointless interaction. With the exception of our server and one male bartender, the employee's attitudes were horrible. They were either apathetic (hostess stand), oblivious (lane reservation), or just plain grouchy (female bartenders). Almost everyone staffed here seemed to hate the fact that a costume party was taking place. We got a table towards the back of the venue and after a little while put in a food order for mac & cheese bites. Eventually we also ordered boneless buffalo wings as well as fish & chips. The mac bites came with mundane crinkle-cut potato chips (not their own) and marinara dipping sauce; there were not many of either. The boneless wings were BARELY sauced at all and it was heavy on breading, light on actual chicken. The side of blue cheese dipping sauce was essentially giant chunks of blue cheese, which made dipping anything besides a fork in them damn near impossible. While the fish & chips had a nicely-seasoned cajun spice batter, the planks of fish were far too few in number. I'm not sure what "Belgian" fries are, but there was nothing special about those that came with the 3-4 pieces. Troublingly, I looked up their menu online to verify how much I'd spent on food...... ......only to discover that there were NO PRICES LISTED!! I'm positive they did this on purpose, since if they *had* included dollar amounts then not a soul would ever order food here. The mac bites were $12. The anemic chicken nuggs were $12. The fish 'n' chips were $15. Everything was insanely expensive and not even close to good. Bread = 1.5 Circuses = 1.5 When it came to locking down a lane for free bowling, it was a disaster. We were told the wait was upward of 2-3 hours (!!!!) So I channeled my inner dad-mode and slipped the guy in charge of lane rez's $10 to bump me to the top of the list. He said "no problemo, man." Eventually it worked, but I had to repeatedly remind his goofy ass I gave him a tip in the first place! Seriously, how the sh*t can you forget a guy in full KISS leather apparel (with vibrant facepaint) personally handing you ten bucks?!?! No one's memory can be that bad. * TL ; DR * Between the unscrupulous practices of "hiding" their menu pricing online to deceive potential customers, the unpleasant demeanor of staff, and the overall clusterf*ck of actually getting a bowling alley, this place was one small gas can away from being a raging dumpster fire. I know that Lombard has a Lucky Strike Lanes inside Yorktown mall, so if I ever decide to go back, it'll be to _that_ location and NOT this crazy hot mess. I'd definitely recommend Kings (Rosemont) and Pinstripes (Northbrook, Oak Brook, Near North) over these assclowns any day of the week. Ridiculously costly and thoroughly unsatisfying. Not recommended.

Fun bowling & food at the lane was good. Would go again was fun for the whole family.

Service is horrible! I spent 270 for 1 hour of bowling and couldn't get a server for drinks! This is ridiculous....the server that was supposed to come to me said her shift almost over and she refused to take us. Hot mess!

What a blast we had for our daughter's Sweet 16 at this amazing spot! The ambiance is lively and entertaining, and the food is truly scrumptious. With generous servings, some dishes are large enough to split amongst the whole crew! The drinks are expertly crafted, and the friendly staff made our experience top-notch. Not only that, but we also had a blast shooting pool and throwing darts, in addition to the bowling lanes. We couldn't have asked for a better time - it was an absolute triumph!

Service was horrible world's slowest bartender very rude didn't take out drink order because he claimed it was too busy meanwhile the place was empty

Stopped in here at the beginning of the month while on a business trip to Chicago. Team building and so on. Decided to play a bit of pool, so I gave up my Texas driver license for the balls (pretty much standard procedure everywhere). Done, I returned the balls and... I don't know what happened next. I expect the guy at the counter gave me back my DL, but I either dropped it or neglected to pick it up, something. I discovered at the airport that I didn't have it, and let me tell you, those TSA folk get excited about that. I made a lot of new friends who touched me in places I usually reserve for doctor or wife. Once I realized where I left it, I called and spoke with Francisco, who found it and said he'd mail it. Meanwhile, I have another trip (driving, for better or worse), and just have to cross my fingers. But when I got home (no ticket!), I found an envelope from Lucky Strike in Chicago, and my card inside. Thanks, Francisco! Oh, the place is fun and you can bowl and play darts or ping pong, too. Be careful about the pool, though.

1 star for shit's broken and they were rude about it. Story started with my fiancé and I need to kill 1.5 hour after we finished Logan around 2:45 pm and need to leave for another appointment by 4:15 pm. We decided to try Lucky Strike and that turned out to be a not pleasant experience at all. Control desk lady told us that we don't have to wait for our two-round game if we can give her back Lane 16 by 3:45 pm, so sure, we took it. Then we realized the algorithm was totally off. We can get 2 points, sometimes only 1, even if the rolling ball falls into the gutter. Also, the pins layout on the screen doesn't match what's actually left in the lane... so the scoring system was totally messed up. Since we only had two games, we were both like "oh well..." However, one staff stopped by and checked if everything was fine, so of course, I told her the issues. She said I should talk to the control desk people and ask for a refund. By that time, it was 3:28 pm and we had 3 rounds each left. I then said we would do so after the game is finished because we need to give the lane back to her by 3:45. She didn't say anything so I thought that was okay. Funny things happened after we finished the game and went back to the control desk. Basically we can't get a refund because the game was finished. Manager said we can only complain during the game and possibly get a refund. This is RIDICULOUS!! I identified your problems which help you running a better business; I didn't complain before the game ends bc I tried to return it back so it won't affect your original plan... so I said "guess the manager doesn't mind seeing a complaint on yelp." The girl gave me a mysterious smile... huh?? Then I realized why she smiled because their Yelp review already sucked and of course they don't mind one more.

Could be a great place but way too long of lines. Rented pool balls for all broken cue sticks and one triangle for 6 tables. Tried renting darts and they wanted to give me 2 darts for 6 people. With a place like this how do you not have 200 darts in the back. I go to dive bars on he southside that literally give u a whole jug of darts when i play. Place could be great if they they kept up with it. They're just all about making money but not giving u the experience you should have with the cost they charge. Service was great. Awesome bartenders. I just think if u want to play pool darts and bowl. A regular bowling alley would be better and better prices.

What time is horrendous on weekends, hard to get a lane. Overall staff is not very helpful

No one is wearing a mask!! I am currently pregnant and felt so unsafe that I had to leave. There is no way that I would eat from somewhere where no one is wearing a mask.

The food was bad. Expensive and bad. My friend had a Caesar Salad and the lettuce was brown.I ordered a buffalo chicken salad, the first one brought to me with buffalo chicken and lettuce. Nothing else, no dressing, cheese, bacon, tomato, nothing. When I flagged down the waiter he initially stated that the order was correct, until I showed him the description on the menu. The replacement all the toppings but balsamic vinegar dressing? On buffalo chicken this was not good(the menu also states ranch). I gave up at this point and called it. Of all the things we ordered the only thing edible was the fries. While the servers were pleasant they seemed very overworked due to understaffing so getting assistance with these issues was difficult.

Cool place, but the people that work here are the worst. This is collectively the rudest group of service workers I've been around in a long time. The Wrigley location is better, for service and atmosphere.

I'm really surprised at these low reviews. I'm sorry that these folks has such a bad experience. Hopefully Mgt. takes their suggestions to heart and makes those needed improvements. For us, however, we had a GREAT evening, with GREAT food, and a GREAT server, Juan. Juan really went above and beyond for us in terms of service, delivery, and personality. If any of my fellow reviewers had poor service, they certainly weren't lucky enough to have Juan taking care of them. Thank you, Juan, you rock! We had fun w/ping-pong tables, eats, and drinks. The atmosphere is fun, light-hearted, and easy-going. I could see this would be great for team events, corporate outings, or other large gatherings. Or, as we did, a family meal. Sincerely, Patrick Shaughnessy Chicago, IL

I love this vintage modern kind of feel! I am in love with red accent on their decor. It's lovely and vibrant. Lots of energy through the establishment. We always walk by here but today we decided to take time and explore and see what this place is all about. Before you come in there is always a kid selling chocolates so if you want to help out for their school program or to save a few bucks before you come into the movie theater, well there you go. Today was quite busy so we just looked around scoped out their menu and then took a few pics. At the end we just decided not to stick around as there were too many children running around, so we de used to go watch a movie instead. But this place looks pretty cool to come back and try their food. Maybe during the week is the best day to come and beat the crowd.

Please note, this review is solely based on my experience on St. Patrick's Day 2018 with tickets my friends and I purchased through Bash Chicago Events. My friends and I were looking for a place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day near the Chicago River as we wanted to see the river dyed green then be able to walk to a bar. We decided to get tickets to one of the many venues Bash Chicago was working with to offer great package deals for St. Paddy's Day. The closest venue and only one within walking distance was Lucky Strike so we purchased tickets for that particular event. We also figured it'd be less crowded and crazy than some other venues given its location. And we thought it'd be lots of fun since we could also bowl and shoot pool. Included in our $25 ticket were a breakfast buffet, green beer, Tito's bloody marys, and Tito's screwdrivers (Tito's was sponsoring). We were disappointed that this was a morning event and mimosas were not part of the package. Bar service was atrocious and that is putting it nicely. There were only 2-3 bartenders behind each of the 2 large bars with ZERO barbacks and ZERO waitstaff on the floor for the entire venue throughout the duration of the event (9a-1p). Needless to say, it took FOREVER to get a drink (20 minutes and up each time). Yet, the venue was not that crowded and drinks were super simple.... green beer, screwdriver (vodka and OJ), and make your own bloody marys (the bartenders literally only had to pour some vodka in a cup). Now you could also buy any drink you wanted and my friends wanted wine (also a VERY easy pour yet drinks still took FOREVER). Oh, and at one point a bartender handed my friend a glass of chardonnay she was paying for in a plastic champagne flute. We respectfully declined it and went to the other bar to wait some more to get her wine in the proper glass as the back bar said he could not pour it in a wine glass! WHAT!!!! Bar service was so beyond disappointing. Thankfully the breakfast buffet was decent offering eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, ham, fruit, bagels, croissants, and mini yogurt parfaits. The eggs were eggsellent (see what I did there) - perfectly fluffy. Too bad they ran out of them before 11a! Are you kidding me? The event was set to end at 1p and eggs are so cheap.... go to the store and get more! Finally, my friends and I were considering bowling until we found out the venue was charging full price... we felt they should've been offering a discount for the event patrons since it was an opportunity to win over more customers. Many of us present on St. Pat's wouldn't otherwise be there so it was an opportunity to entice us to return another time. Besides, there weren't that many people bowling so the venue would've made more money discounting the bowling that day. Anyway, overall we had a great time and the DJ did an excellent job, We loved the music. But both Bash Events and Lucky Strike could've been better prepared for the event. They can see how many people purchase tickets in advance and should use that number plus add to it to compensate for day of ticket buyers to ensure they have enough staff, food, and drinks available. P.S. If you're advertising an event as "You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning," you should absolutely include bloody marys and mimosas in the package (the two quintessential breakfast drinks). It only makes sense and it's not that expensive.

My husband and I were looking for a fun Sunday bowl sesh on Sunday and we thought this place looked like a good time. It was not. We arrived around 2pm and stood around for 15 mins waiting to be seated and get a lane. I bought 2 hrs worth of bowling plus shoes which came out to around $85. Expensive. We finally got seated at our lane, lane 4, and bowled 7 frames. Then the lane malfunctioned and we tried to reset it with no avail. Nobody came to tell us what was up. We were sitting in the super weirdly low couches for wayyyy too long. After waiting for 45 mins, while our time was running out and we were PAYING for those precious mins - no one came up to us telling us what was going on or how they were trying to fix it. Our waitress was extremely nice and we ordered food because we couldn't bowl - we let her know what was going on. After almost an hour with no info, I was livid and decided to leave and go to another bowling alley. I got a full refund after waiting 20 mins for a manager and left. Definitely will never return and I've never felt the need to make a negative review but after this service and disrespect it felt appropriate.

Guess this is my 2nd time going this place and this time for Yelp Halloween Event. Fun and Vibrant place to hangout with group of friends playing pool/Bowling munching on something and grabbing a drink. Pros: -------- Huge & Spacious 2 Bars Around 10 Pools Around 13 Bowling Lanes Right In Downtown 5 min walk to Navy Pier Vibrant Atmosphere Inside AMC(You can go to movie if bored) Street Parking(If you are lucky) Arcade-Video games(Next to it) Cons: ---------- Customer Service can be better. Definitely a nice place to hangout .Have Fun.

My husband and I came here for a date night because everyone has hyped it up so much. It was pretty expensive, which of course it is because it's downtown. It was extremely HOT while we were bowling. The lane next to us was complaining about how hot it was as well. I feel like they do that on purpose to make sure people do not want to stay any longer. Also, the lanes are extremely close, you do have a couch, but the couch is so low. The lanes feel like you might as well be on a date with the people across from you. They have a menu for you to choose from if you want (be prepared to PAY). I had a sweet cocktail, which hardly tasted like it had alcohol. Our waitress was nice though. All in all, at least I can say I've been here and I won't be back.

I'm really torn on my review for this one. From a facility stand point this place is 5 stars. It's got everything for a night of fun whether it's a family fun night out, hanging with friends or going on a date. You can find something to do here. The facility itself is as clean as any place I have ever been in. They have bowling, pool, ping pong, a bar, restaurant, movie theater. Every area is spacious and clean. The bowling alley is probably the nicest I have ever seen! Lanes are spaced out well, so you aren't right on top of the person next to you. Each lane has what appears to be about an 80" tv above it showing sports action so you can keep up with the game. Lanes are equipped with comfy seating (seriously, they have couches). Additionally, the wait staff comes around to take your orders and serve you as you bowl. Staff is very friendly and attentive to the customers. So, why the 3 star review. It has to come down to price. As nice as this place is, there is another location exceptionally close by, that is very similar in offerings (no movie theater). Lucky Strike runs $65 per hour to rent the lane or $7 per game. In addition they are $7 for shoe rental. For my co-worker and I to bowl for an hour we were looking at $80. For comparison sake this is about $45 more than we spent at the other location. If you wanted to go by game, we bowl about 4 or 5 games an hour. At that rate the per game price would have still been $70 or $35 more than the other location. Not sure if they offer specials on specific days of the week, as we were only available to try this place one night. Again, the place is amazing and if you don't mind the price will ge guaranteed to have fun.

Swanky, convenient, clean, good food, drinks, plenty of lanes, i'd say this is the holy grail of bowling. I come every Thursday for a bowling league hosted by Chicago Sport & Social Club. It averages out to $20 bucks each time that include 3 rounds, shoes, and a t-shirt. I came another time for a friend's b-day on a Sat night. Recall it being very affordable for a trendy spot. Dining area is separate from the lanes with an extensive menu of food and drinks. Quality, taste, and creativity of the dishes pleasantly surprised me. Love the selection of music as i'm bowling to the beats of a Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, or Maroon 5 EDM remix. Warning: bf ordered food through waitress in the middle of a game, then waitress came back letting him know that kitchen actually closed 15 min ago (at 10pm) without apologizing and instantly walked off. We were less irritated by the fact that kitchen closed and she didn't know, but rather the attitude and lack of customer service.