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    Alhambra Valley Bowl

    4.5 (31 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
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    Linh Y.

    Alhambra Valley Bowl (AVB) has RE-OPENED after a few years of being on hiatus! It is under new management. Great to have you back AVB!! They are located in a small plaza. Free parking is available. However, the owner of the plaza should repave the parking lot in the back. It has a lot of uneven concrete. Newly renovated inside space feels like home... a good old cozy bowling alley with the essentials. I love the OG look. Please keep in mind they are still doing some renovations. Pins are not on strings which is how they should be. Love the OG pin style. Hope they keep it this way. Restrooms were clean and maintained. They have a small snack area and a couple klaws games. Merch are available for purchase. I bought their unisex shirt in large size (please note shirt may not shrink). It has a dragon on it with a fun saying... AVB... where the dragons roll! Too cute!! My Mom, my brothers + family, my daughters, and I came here on a Saturday afternoon to have a family bowling event. My Mom didn't bowl, but the rest of us did. There were 10 of us. Games were $5 per game. Shoe rental was $5 per shoe. Very reasonable prices. Prices may vary depending on day and time. They also have hourly rates. We went with the per game option because we wanted to take our time and bowl our best games without having to rush. Within two hours, we got to bowl 2 games per person totaling 20 games with 6 shoe rentals. Four of us had our own bowling shoes. Anyway, pretty good for $130. We had so much fun bowling. Thank you AVB! Super friendly and helpful staff. Thank you Tak, Joe, and Emanuel for your warm welcome and hospitality. We'll be back for more bowling fun. Btw, virtual bowling is coming! Can't wait to experience that, too. AVB is such a great place for family and friends to get together for some good bowling fun and have an amazing time. Solo bowling is also great for practice in improving your spare game. League bowling is available, too. What are you waiting for... come on by and support your neighborhood AVB bowling alley! Happy Bowling!! Note: On Fridays and Saturdays at 5 PM and onwards, they have cosmic bowl. I personally don't care for cosmic bowl so I'll make sure I bowl outside of these timeframes.

    Chris C.

    For the very first time, in an extremely long time, this bowling alley has some life to it. It is being renamed the Alhambra Valley bowling center instead of ABC bowl. This bowling alley is actually owned by bowlers, not just people who thought they would learn how to run a business. That is the one thing that really sets them apart from other bowling centers, being owned by people who are bowlers and have participated in leagues far beyond your years of recreational bowling, They know what it takes to keep a bowling alley up to par and they also understand the conditions of lanes and other equipment that need to be maintained in order for this to work as a work oiled machine. One of the owners, even, is an amateur professional Bowler. Currently the bowling alley is waiting for the validity of their already approved liquor license to take effect. So, for now, they sell non-alcoholic drinks and other small munchies. These lanes, already, have come a long way from what they had been years ago. Games today are a whopping $0.88 each (from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm) but to keep things fair, there's a limit of 3 games per lane. When we visited around noon there was a tremendous waiting list. No matter. It was great to see so much life in there!! The restrooms were well maintained and clean, no complaints there. Parking is usually found w/o problems but today because of the grand opening, you had to kinda scour the lot, allllllllll the way around the building til one opened up. After the 3rd lap or so we got parking. Sweet! There are a few arcade gyms here located at the entrance for those especially little ones. The desk is one by a bunch of very friendly individuals. This is definitely a family friendly place. This feels like a very well established, friendly, kind of down home neighborhood bowling alley. Especially for the grand opening, lots of raffles were being done. A few ppl won bowling balls. A few folks won special bowling passes. Some won shammies, shoe covers, etc. awesome!! There was a food truck, a lil pop up kind of drink/coffee/tea cart and even a DJ! L O V E I T

    Amanda S.

    Have really enjoyed our bowling experience at this newly updated alley. They have been offering a lot of deals including Monday holidays. Just make sure that you don't conflict with their bowling leagues otherwise it's tough to get a lane. Plenty of balls and they have bumpers for kids as well as the little chute to make it easy for little ones. Fun for the family or fun for a group of friends.

    Cindy Z.

    Came on opening day and it was PACKED. I've been going here since over 10+ years ago and have seen it change ownership overtime. Met one of the new owners and he seemed great, was patient and honored everyone through the opening day promo they were having. There were plenty of chairs and tables to use, TV designs seem new, lanes are refreshed though the floors feel the same, but we had a lot of fun. We were able to bring food in as well. I'm looking forward to coming again on a regular day!

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    My friend told me that Alhambra bowling was coming back, and finally, it's here. I got to experience what it was like being around my friend's league players, and I have to say, bowlers are some of the coolest and chillest people. Everyone is so helpful and positive, and during tough times, this has definitely been really uplifting. After this great experience, I got a bowling starter kit and purchased the Bronze monthly package at Alhambra Bowling, which gives me 30 games per month for $50. That's a lot of bowling for a starter like me, and I'm lucky to have so many games for practice and fun. The prices are great, Sunday morning bowling is super cheap. I would recommend Alhambra Valley Bowl to anyone whether you're just want to do regular bowling or wanting to take it to the next level. Great people, good vibes, and I'm looking forward to more great experiences.

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    Very nice front desk interaction. We had a great time, and my 5 year old loved it. Clean all around. Glad we tried a new place/area!

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    I went there on a Saturday night with my family and it was so much fun! Prices were great and the vibes were super chill!

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    Place was chill and cosy. Really loved my time there. House balls were decent and the lanes were in good enough shape.

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    Great spot! Clean facilities. Good prices & many lanes open during the week. Haven't bowled in awhile but will definitely return

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    Brought my niece and nephew to bowl here and we would definitely come again! It was a nice and clean place to bowl and reasonably priced.

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    Super fun to bowl again with my wife. We had a great time. Good food, nice service. Fun and enjoyable ambiance.

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    Service is awesome! Joe who works the front goes above and beyond!! I will be returning on a regular basis.

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    Sunday special is still just as good as the years back then and the lanes are just as good as you would find at any other Alley.

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