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    Lucky Strike Chicago

    2.7 (592 reviews)
    Open 2:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Rosa F.

    My first time here and it was a happening place to play lots of arcades and lots of bowling lanes. Great service and lots of bars. Today was a great event for 3 Latino DJ's for the 4tb of July holiday. Great sale for bowling. Great music for the venue.

    Lynette H.

    This review is for bowling. Earlier this week we wanted to go bowling.. tried calling lucky strike a few times to see if they had open lanes and it took a while for us to finally speak with someone. Luckily they did have open lanes. We walked over and got to the cashier area to pay for lanes and shoes. No one there. We waited for a bit. We had to walk to the other side, toward the bar to find someone. They needed to call someone else to come to the registers. We finally were able to pay for our lane (which was booked by the hour and not by the game) and got our shoes. A couple of our shoes didn't fit so we had to go Back to change sizes, again. No one there. Had to find someone again. Needless to say the service is slow here. It wasn't even busy inside, it was a week night. They do have a kids menu, so that was a plus. Pizza or Chicken tenders, comes with a drink and fries. And of course they have a lot of lanes (I think I counted like 20?). There was a nail sticking out of the original lane we had, and caused our balls to get all wonky. Anyways- they quickly switched to another lane. Which was nice. But they didn't give us extra time to accommodate for that issue.

    Gave this place a shot even though it has abysmal reviews. Showed up to our rez and our table was filled with the previous bowlers shit. 15 pairs of shoes littered our sitting area and a DIRTY DIAPER was sitting on our table. There was a party of 16 next to us spilling into our lane the whole time so we didn't even finish one game. Absolute dog shit experience this place has a well earned 2 stars. Should be even lower.

    Saturday afternoon.
    Jada C.

    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.

    Picture taken of our lanes on NYE.
    Isaac R.

    Took the family there for New Years Eve, The best decision we made all 2024! From check in we knew we made a good decision. Door security in place to ensure the safety of the guests and staff on a holiday is very much appreciated. We were checked in by a manager named Jocelyn, and sat to our lane by a server. The food was good, live entertainment was awesome. During our stay we were also greeted by the General Manager Ivan to make sure everything was going well.

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    Food was good we ordered a few appetizers and all tasted great. Service was fast and friendly and very clean.

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    2 years ago

    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.

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

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    Ask the Community - Lucky Strike Chicago

    How much is it to rent a bowling lane and do you have to pay to pay pool?

    Good evening Janette, sorry for the late reply. Please call us directly for prices. They vary depending on day of the week and time of day.

    Why is there no price list online? Your booking system shows always booked. How much for 1 adult per hour per lane on a Friday night? I do see a $20pp food req as well as $7 shoes.

    It's not Friday night but I would hope it doesn't change by daypart. I am answering on a Saturday afternoon.… 

    I would like to take my daughter and 2 grandkids bowling on Saturday. is there a cost. can we rent shoes and what is the best time to bowl on Saturday late afternoon?

    Good afternoon Tonya. Please give us a call, as it varies in walk in price depending on the time of day you come and you also might want to make a reservation. Our number is 312-245-8331. You can also book an online reservation here:… 

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    Review Highlights - Lucky Strike Chicago

    Located right downtown, Lucky Strike perfectly combines a bowling alley with a chill, lounge feel.

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