This was a great retro experience. You have to manually keep score which is so nostalgic. Lots of…read morelanes and super fun. Will come again.

This place doesn't have all the fancy stops that the newer bowling alleys have but that is exactly…read morewhy you should come here. It has the old classic feel to it and like it hasn't changed a bit which makes it fantastic. We had a blast bowling two games and hanging out. We had to google a few times on keeping score but it was a great time.

What a joke. For 5 weeks now, the approaches have been tacky & the management has done nothing to…read morefix the issue. I made a commitment to bowl with a team & that's the only reason I show up when I'm scheduled. I'd be ashamed if I was the owner & the conditions were that bad for that long.

Perfect place for a fun night out that isn't just sitting around at a bar. Here you can grab a…read morecouple of beer buckets and have fun bowling with your friends at the same time. Decent food and good prices. Staff is always very friendly. I recommend the cosmic bowling on Saturday night. It's great! The only reason I give it 4 stars is because it might not be the greatest place for young kids. I recommend it for an older, drinking crowd.

Apparently I am now a Michigander who loves huge swaths of Ohio and Ohio foods. That said, I wasn't…read moreborn in Michigan. My roots are shallow. I don't care about sports, and I never studied the great Toledo war. As far as I can tell, we got the UP so even if Ohio won, I figure we still came out ahead? Like I said, I never took a midwest social studies course. In all seriousness, I don't know what is more responsible for bringing me back to Westside Bowl over and over again. It's a pretty close tie between the Brier Hill Pizza and the pinball. Pinball and pizza are two of my favorite things. Plus I love peppers and frankly I'm a big old fan of the Basilicata region in Italy, which incidentally is reported to be the cultural underpinning of Brier Hill Pizza. But that's neither here nor there. I also am a big fan of interesting regional beers. Westside Bowl has those covered, but I'm usually stopping in on a roadtrip and now that I'm old, one beer makes me really really sleepy. So sadly, I usually just look with wistful eyes at the beer list. Fortunately I can console myself with pinball. There's a good selection of machines, and many of them play quite well. The staff has always been lovely. I appreciate the queer friendly signage visible from the very large parking lot. The stage for shows looks freaking awesome. And there is real honest to goodness bowling. Not this gussied up let's-put-big-ass-tv-screens-over-the-lanes-for-the-add-set bowling. I don't know who put all of these things together into one old building, but whoever they are, they should be awarded a Nobel prize. It's flipping genius. The locals of Youngstown are fortunate to have a place like this. I hope the appreciate it and understand just how lucky they are. If only the kitchen staff could work on making a dynamite sauerkraut ball, I woudln't be tempted to skip Youngstown for an occasional dalliance to Akron. And for that matter, perhaps they might consider dialing in a cold cheese pizza, to keep me from visits to the Ohio valley.

Visited Westside Bowl on August 31, 2026 for a Reverend Horton Heat concert. 2 members of our…read moreparty needed special accommodations due to disabilities Nate and the entire staff were more than helpful in seeing that our needs were met. I must express my gratitude for their care and concern.

The front desk guy was nice and we had fun. Very good music good for a family fun night. Customer…read moreservice was great and it has a snack bar.

McKinley lanes may not be new and glitzy but the staff is friendly and welcoming and their prices…read moreare more than fair and that keeps people visiting them.... my family included. In an effort to get out of the house and do something together we headed out for a night of bowling. We had the best time! The three of us bowled 2 games, rented shoes and got a coke for under $25! Most of all we had a blast. The alley had on a great 90s music mix and we really just kicked back and enjoyed ourselves. Hoping to make it out more to enjoy family night!

Good eats clean shoes Swell, bar, cheap well drinks shots…read morecute servers and bar maid. Good Times. Great Breakfast crowd ; )

I liked it... I love to bowl,wouldn't mind being on a league.. it has bowling balls,shoes and the…read morelanes.. that's all I need...

Worst bowling alley in Western PA and Eastern Ohio. They do not know how to oil lanes. The owner…read moreRich has no personality, hardly speaks to anyone. There are better alleys close by bring your leagues to other ones.

$50 to bowl 2 lanes for 1 hour seems a little expensive but whatever…read more Lanes are not oiled due to the owner being cheap he also has a bad attitude. The arcade is over priced and didnt registered one of the games we played but it charged my card which you have to pay a $1 for the card too. Avoid bowling here since the owner is super rude he doesny deserve your business!!

We went last night. My family and I to do the black light bowling. Was disappointed our lanes ran…read moregreat. But as to the music it was horrible.. Nothing but profanity. With the "F" word being used and the "B" word and the "N" thought it was suppose to be a family environment. Boy were we wrong. Won't be back with that type of music being played around our kids....

Waste of time and money. Lanes are terrible, the old guy running the desk is rude and also tried…read moregetting snacks out of the vending machine and they were either melted or looked like they have been in the machine for the last 5 years melted and stuck to the wrappers.

My second time to Whirly Ball and it's totally amazing. Loads of fun and laughter for our family…read more Drinks and snacks, bowling, laser tag, and QBoX. We've been 2 yrs in a row when visiting my daughter in Cleveland. You will want to experience, then you'll keep wanting to come and bring your friends. Amazing owner and staff as well

Had a wonderful time playing with our family. Was delighted by the great beverage selection they…read morehad as well, especially all the beers on tap. Lots of fun games. Will be back for sure!!

The bar side is laid back and the bartenders are friendly and the drinks are not expensive at all…read more The bowling side is your average bowling spot but it has a funky smell that needs to be investigated. It probably could use the carpet shampooed more frequent or do away with carpeting altogether.

My family and I were looking for a bowling alley close to our campground and this was the closest…read more It was 15 miles from our place. It's a very small bowling alley with only 6 lanes. There is NO indoor golf unless you consider the golf video game, so that was disappointing. Upon entering there is a very strong odor of cigarette smoke, but you get used to it. The guy working there, not sure if he's the owner or an employee, was very nice. He had to turn everything on for us to play. He also had a dog behind the counter that barked for a while, so that was odd. The lanes were very nice to bowl on and everything was pretty clean.

I love this place. It's right next to my house, which is very convenient. The guy who owns, and…read moreruns it is one of the nicest people ever. Everytime I go there, I never leave without having a great time. I'd have to say this is my favorite place to bowl.