Great classic bowling alley with a nice mini golf course. We have hosted multiple birthday parties here and always fun and well received. The people that run it are awesome and care about the place and the satisfaction of their customers. It isn't filled with screens or TVs. Just standard small town bowling alley. Highly recommend read more

Channahon Lanes and Mini Golf - Pool Halls Near Me - Channahon, Illinois

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By far, one of the greatest bowling alleys I may have ever stepped inside! It reminds me of such a vintage 90s setting. This bowling alley brings so much excitement. It's a small bowling alley. Great prices on games. I feel right at home here! It has Smith and Forge too! It's got a great minute golf course! It's got a pro shop! It's got a bar /grill! It's got everything I want in a bowling alley! What gives this place 4 stars are a couple of things I'm sure you may notice on your arrival and that is. Phone connectivity is awful! The wifi here doesn't work. Food and drink prices are a bit high. The pro shop has bizarre hours and the times I went inside it didn't have much to offer but the gentleman that worked there is just the friendliest person ever! Highly recommend! read more

Channahon Lanes and Mini Golf - a bowling alley - Pool Halls Near Me - Channahon, Illinois

I love Tom and Greg the owners of the bowling alley. They help every time they are there and coach during youth league. We have been going here for about 2 years and the staff has been extraordinary. In fact we have befriended most of them. Megan is a great bartender, Lexie is very knowledgeable, Patty is always helpful and kind, Sam is always interacting with the kids. Also the lanes rarely break down. The mini golf is a very fun experience to have with friends and family. They have an arcade and a pool table that can keep the kids occupied if they don't want to bowl. read more

Had too leave a review after reading Lacosta's ridiculous review and seeing her other 1 star reviews for other places like the strip club she was at and didn't get good conversation from the stripper. I've been coming to this alley since I was a kid. Bowled here during the summer as a kid in the kids bowl free program, at friends birthday parties, for school, with friends as an adult, and during leagues (which are a blast no matter what your skill level). This place has come a long way ever since the owners Tom and Greg have had it. Even though they have a very nice and large bar area with pool tables and slot machines this places definitely focuses on being family friendly. There's an arcade, a new mini golf course, and an area for birthday parties. Tom and Greg seem to always be working on improving or adding something. Besides recently adding mini golf to the mix, they just replaced the old wood lanes with new synthetic ones and repurposed the old lanes into new counter tops. I've bowled in probably every alley in 30 miles of Channahon Lanes and have seen the kind of riff raff some places in Joliet area attract with cheap drinks and a rowdy bar crowd. I make the drive every week to bowl in a league there instead of the town I live in now which is 30 miles away because I enjoy the alley and the people so much. Contrary to some of the keyboard warriors reviews on here, this is a really nice establishment to come to with friends or family. read more

Great family friendly business. Always clean and taken care of. Bowling, mini golf, game room, bar, etc... the mini golf has been a nice addition for summer. Lots of food and drink options. There is really something for everyone. Friendly staff and owners. We've had several parties here and always feel taken care of, never any issues. read more

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I sent my nanny, my 14 year old and 8 year old here to go bowling on their day off today. There was an older woman running the place. She was rude, rolled her eyes and was just downright nasty. My 8 year old is special needs. The establishment decided that he could bowl with the balls that were put there, even though my nanny made it clear it was too heavy. She asked to speak to a manager and the woman said "I am the manager and dont bother asking for anyone higher" When I called them in the afternoon to discuss why my special needs child was told he had to bowl with the heavy balls and couldnt have a lighter one. The girl tolde she was there for that "earlier incident " and how sorry she was but "no one told them he was special needs" and "if they knew". Why? Why did he have to be special needs to have a lighter Bella? He's 8 and I'm paying you? My 14 year old was flat out refused food service because she didnt like his attitude. Quite frankly it doesnt sound like her attitude was all that delightful. Stay far away if you want to keep your dignity intact. Just horrible service. read more

Um so me && my friends asked for bumpers (ages 18-21) && they told us that we are too old to have bumpers ... un some people aren't that good at bowling and need bumpers. I do NOT recommend this place . This is the second time they have discriminated me for no reason . I'm done . Never again . Please do not give them business . read more

Not quite sure where to start.... Two stars only because we had great family time bowling. Nothing to do with the facility. I'll summarize the issues: 1. The person that cleans the shoes, hands you your shoes, handles your cash and rings you up is also the person that walks back to get your beer, put your lime in, get your sodas and hand you your food. There has to be some health code against this? 2. The lanes kept malfunctioning. I went up to ask for help and this clearly irritated the woman working the counter. 3. When I went up again to have them fix the lane I said it's tough to have the lane not work when you are paying by the hour....Ms. Nasty at the counter shrugged her shoulders. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. Positive was when the lane shut down because we were out of time we asked again and they let us finish the last frame. Classic case of no competition here so they can be rude to customers...but if you want to bowl you have to go back there anyway. read more

Decided to go out and go bowling with friends because fun is limited around here. A friend of mine of legal age ordered a drink, to start they didn't even give any alcohol in the drink, because he suspected he wasn't of legal age. Then when the friend complained about this issue, they served him a drink while they suspected this. We would play our game we paid for while they watched us the whole entire time. We were doing nothing other than dancing and playing a game, midway through they came up and asked for all our ID's while already calling the cops. Just very rude and I will not come back. read more

I'm sure there are a lot of loyal league bowlers who come here but this place is on the shit list. The workers here are young and rude. They couldn't answer most of the questions we had and the younger male rolled his eyes at me twice. When we ordered our beers im pretty sure the guy who served us wasn't even old enough to serve and had never poured a beer in his life. He foamed the beer several times and gave us beers with it dripping down the side of the glass. We paid for the pizza, pitcher & 1 hour of bowling for $40. We wanted to start off with playing pool and waiting for our pizza and mozzarella sticks. The pizza was an undercooked Home Run Inn and the sticks were like the bosco sticks I used to get in middle school 15 years ago ; which were also undercooked! After our not to great dinner we headed over to our lane to bowl. The first round was rough. I had an older friend with me who slipped on the over polished floor. He got hurt and was unable to play after the first round. I had also slid past the foot fault like more then a couple of times so be sure to watch out for falls and stuff ! There was an older couple who came here for leagues and were wearing Sketchers grip shoes to play ! Hmmm... I wonder why ?! For the price it may be okay but I think next time we'll choose a different place because of the poor service and slippery lanes. read more

We went for homeschool bowl which is very generous of the owners and their respect and homage to homeschoolers in the area. However the lanes were malfunctioning a bit and they only had a few ramps for kids to use. I cannot speak in food etc because we did not order. It's not state of the art but it serves it's purpose which is to bowl. read more

Probably one of the worst experiences I have had. The wife and I decided to have a Sunday funday a round of bowling and mini golfing. However when I questions the expiration dates on the beer I purchased considering the "expiration date" on my wife's beer was 06/14/2019 the manager, Robin, decided it was a good idea to throw her phone at me argue and treat me like I was an idiot. My beer did not expire until 09/02/2019 which I understand but still said it didn't taste right, so I'm not gonna make a huge stink about it. I am beyond upset that I was treated that way by the manager of this establishment I had to leave without finishing the mini golf we paid for. She did, after speaking to Tom Dowd the owner of this establishment, give us a refund for the mini golf. I will never come back to this Establishment again. I'll go to Bollingbrook where they treat customers with respect and dignity. If I could give this place no stars I would. I will tell everyone I know go somewhere else for fun and entertainment they do not know how to treat customers. read more

Had an amazing time on the new miniature golf course. Had the opportunity to meet the owners and they were incredibly nice. All staff members I spoke with were very polite and respectful. Prices were very reasonable. I will have to make a trip back! read more