Had a great time at Lucky Strike Wrigleyville! The place had a really fun vibe, great energy, and was perfect for weekend lunch and arcade. Steven the bartender was awesome, super fun, personable, and kept everyone laughing while making great drinks. He really added to the whole experience. If you're in the Wrigleyville area and looking for something fun with the kids, this spot is definitely worth checking out! read more

Came for a date night and had fun! Came in for bowling and was disappointed that the online reservation system doesn't allow for real time availability. Recommending people come in anyway is disingenuous. Either way, we stayed for the arcade games! For $30 you can make it a good while playing different games. A good opportunity to improve is getting more of the games up and running. A lot were out of order. And the ticket reward system is definitely ambitious. The bar staff was a saving grace! The service was phenomenal and were thoughtful in recommendations and checking in. Enjoyed splitting the small margarita bowl! We had the chance to try the nachos and they're ok. When it came to the barbacoa, it was a bit dry and needed that signature sauce the meat is known for. Tortilla chips weren't the best either. The portion was great and the overall plate was ideal to share! read more

Fun place for a Christmas party. There's fun things to do..play pool, bowel and arcade. There's areas to sit, a bar, tvs and plenty of staff to help. We had an area with 4 bowling lanes, a pool table and food. The food was good. There were favs and some ok. But it was a fun time and we had an area to hang out read more

Ayeeee ayeeeee We were the first ones here & im sooo happy food was perfect && STEVEN THE BARTENDER MAKES SOME FYE LEMON DROPS. Iwllllllll. read more

Lucky Strike Wrigleyville - Best nachos cleaned the plate - Bowling Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

A pretty fun time, we got $30 of credits which lasted us over an hour. You could blow through it pretty quick, but it seemed to last. Some of the games are broken without a sign, but most work. I haven't done the bowling or ate, but it seemed pretty packed. read more

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Really bad service. We just wanted to go play at the arcade and they pushed us away after coming from the christkindel market. They also had absolutely awful music playing. I wouldn't go back here with anyone. The person checking out id's seemed extremely scrutinizing, he analyzed my ID for extended period of time. It almost felt like my family was the wrong crowd and he didn't want us there. My mom felt the same exact way. read more

Lucky Strike Wrigleyville - Front of the bowling alley - Bowling Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We didn't plan on coming here tonight - we actually tried DraftKings across the street first, but it was packed with no seats available. We crossed over to Lucky Strike instead. Our original server was slammed and couldn't really take care of us, but Lilliana kept checking in, making sure we were good. We loved her energy so much that we asked if she could take over our table. The manager made it happen, and Lilliana was absolutely amazing - super attentive, on top of everything, and made the whole night perfect for us. She turned a backup plan into the best part of our night! read more

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My granddaughter wanted to visit this bowling alley because ur had more than bowling and it was in the neighborhood. The staff were extremely nice and helpful and the food and drinks were excellent. read more

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Super cool place! Great for friends/date night! Great bar and food options! Theres also a bowling alley but it seemed overly expensive.. the arcade looked cool too! We just got a drink though! read more

Lucky Strike Wrigleyville - Bowling Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love the energy! I always enjoy the fun energy at places like Lucky Strike Social. I like how it provides fun and interactive games and danceable music. We came to Lucky Strikes to celebrate our achievements and accomplishments for the new year. John our server rated an A for service. He started our evening with drinks and then we ordered the food. I ordered the shrimp tacos. They tasted scrumptious! I liked the sauce and the taco toppings. The toppings included chopped tomatoes, Julianne sliced carrots, and chopped cucumbers wrapped in small taco shells. Delicious. Our crew ordered a double cheese burger with fries, beef tacos and monster burger with garlic fries on the side. We all enjoyed the food. We definitely plan to come here again for another event. Come and bring a date, family or friends. read more

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Steven the bar tender is amazing. He is welcoming and makes great drink suggestions!!

I always found lucky strike a fun spot for activities. We came here to get a bit to eat. The food was good but I honestly food their menu pretty limited. the service was fast and friendly. We mostly hit the arcade. They have traditional games like skee ball and air hockey. I guess I was a little disappointing in the lack of traditional arcade games. Lots of racing but most of the games are pretty much phone apps on a big screen. We didn't do any bowling but maybe next time! Fun spot! read more

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The food was incredible. I never saw the waiters I think they were performing a ritual or something idk. Me and my friend did a gambling machine where you hit a button and I genuinely feel bad for whoever fixes arcade games. We banged a chair against it and then scored two back to back jackpots :D read more

Large space. Lots of games, tv's, restaurant, bar and bowling. Its fun and right off the red line across from Wrigley.

We only came in for a few beers following the Cubs game. Like many food service establishments, it's apparent that they are suffering from the difficult task of keeping and employing food service workers. The bartender was just not able to handle the work. I think he was trying, however he could not keep up and left many waiting and waiting at the bar just to grab a few beers. It was not very busy and was clear that another bartender was needed. When we asked if we should wait at our table for a server, he stated that we could but it may take awhile. WTH? Looks like a cool place with bowling, skeeball, video games, ping pong, etc. read more

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Lame venue with terrible service and rules. They wouldn't answer their phones but the auto attendant said to just come in. My party traveled here so we can play the arcade or bowl but they wouldn't let us in because we had one 19 year old with us. They lost out on a lot of money and any potential to come here in the future. Pick up your phones, and get better security because they were straight up rude for no reason. Maybe have that information transparent and available for your customers. The only reason you're in business is because you're in a good area, not because your business is good. All the reviews here make that clear. read more

None itemized bill with automatically included gratuity that has a line for extra gratuity is some shady business.

We stumbled on Lucky Strike before a concert at Wrigley and we had two teenage boys to keep occupied for a few hours. The couches at the bowling lanes were super comfy, the pretzels were delicious, but the lane kept jamming up. We wasted a good 15ish minutes of our purchased 90 mins on it. Other than that, the boys had a blast bowling and playing video games. Jenga was a great touch! read more

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Nice place for bowling,ping pong,drinking and arcade games but my biggest complaint is that I wish they had more pinball machines and the upkeep on the pinball machines is sorta weak...If you are going to have like 5 or 6 pinball machines at least make sure they all are in working condition and keep up with newer pinball game releases. read more

A little pre-game beer with friends, so fun!!! Wishing I took more pictures to share as this is a really cool place to venture into! read more

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Hosted my birthday outing with some friends here on weekday night. It wasn't super busy. Easily made the reservation online. We had 1 lane for 7 ppl and got 2 full games in with minutes to spare so keep that in mind when booking # of lanes We ordered the buffalo cauliflower, sample platter and nachos. All really good. They had a variety of beer and we got a beer tower plus other drinks. Service was good! They set up our section with a happy birthday sign which was a cute touch. They thanked me for reserving ahead of time and gifted us another 2 hours of free bowling for another time and 20 arcade credits that we used after our bowling session. Arcade is a bit pricey. A lot of the games are 5+ credits and very short. read more

Lucky Strike Wrigleyville - Nachos, sample platter , buffalo cauliflower - Bowling Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Haven't been in years. Not a huge bowling fan. It was a fun environment, yet a bit expensive for a night out for bowling.

Lucky Strike was a fun night out with friends! Pretty much exactly what you would expect. We had a group of 8 and we reserved a lane in advance. We did not utilize the arcade. I almost wish they had a few more bowling lanes, the arcade seemed pretty empty. Staff were enforcing the vaccine mandate and required us to show our proof of vaccine and our ids. We were there on a Friday and it was surprisingly not at busy as we thought it would be. Wait staff were nice and accommodating. We ordered nearly every appetizer. I recommend the boneless bites and the Mac n cheese bites. Pizza was smaller than we anticipated and a little underwhelming. On the contrary, the nachos are huge and were great for the group. Nothing really to write home about, but decent for a bowling alley/arcade food menu. Cocktails were tasty! I loved the skinny marg, and we had a few good beers as well. They are a little on the pricey side, but pretty much on par for the Wrigleyville area. read more

Lucky Strike Wrigleyville - Bowling Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Terrible. One waitress was working after the Cubs game. Had to get her attention for everything. When we asked for the check, she announced in front of our guests the total bill. Tacky. We were treating them and did not want them to know what we were spending. An 18 percent tip is already added and the waitress tried to tip shame when she turned the device around wanting me to tip more. Food was okay -- nothing spectacular. Don't bother with the place. read more

Always love this place. It's so much fun. We usually go for the arcade but we hit up the bowling alley as well. Best view in the city for bowling!!!! The bar is amazing, it's huge with good food, good service, and big TVs for watching a game. One of my favorite places in the city! read more

Deceptive sale practices in my opinion. DO NOT MAKE A RESERVATION for lanes! I understood that when reserving a lane there was a cost associated with that, but the reservation fee of just, over $20, was what I expected that fee to be. I did not expect that they also increased the cost of the lane per hour. When we arrived the lane rate was $75/hour but I was charged $106/hour. So essentially I was charge over $80 to reserve a lane when it wasn't even busy that night. I brought it up at the counter and was basically told too bad that's what you booked. However outside being taken advantage of, we had a great time! Javon was our server at our lanes and was awesome! read more

My husband always finds the best places to unwind. As soon as we walked in, we easily found a place to sit and ordered a couple of drinks and appetizers. The service was great! He then bought us game cards for arcade games and bowling. Needless to say, I spent my credits a lot faster than he did. Overall, the lighting was dim, creating a relaxing atmosphere. The food was great, the games were super fun, and we had a terrific time! Just keep in mind that parking is not free. read more

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Absolutely horrible experience. Will NEVER come back here. Was here for the bears game and you would think they would be prepared but they weren't even close. I ordered my food 2 minutes into the 1st quarter of the game. Wasn't even able to find my server until the 3rd quarter to see what was going on. They "lost" my ticket. Finally got my food with 6 minutes left of the game. 6 MINUTES LEFT. On top of that they took a whopping $15 off the check. Woopdy doo thanks lucky strike. Shouldn't have even come here. And to think 2 double shots of tequila was $75. 2 SHOTS. They charged us an extra $30 for getting a double shot when all we wanted was to order it because we couldn't find our server for 75% of the game. Absolutely unbelievable would NEVER recommend coming here. Used to come here all the time and they just lost a party of 16 people that will never step foot in their facility again. Manager was rude and didn't do anything for us, our server fought for that $15 off our check and he didn't even want to do it. Should not host any parties again. Unreal for a bar in the city. read more

Short story: Great bowling. Fantastic arcade (think Dave and Busters) and fantastic customer service! I will definitely be back. Full story: We went to bowl around 11 on Sunday. Very soon after they opened. We bought an hour of bowling. It was fun! Black light lanes (would be cool with neon balls) but was we were having a great time. Lost a few balls to the lane. They just never returned, but no big deal, since not many people were there I could always find a replacement. After 50 min, we got warned on screen we had 10 more minutes and wanted to buy another hour for the lane. After asking the cashier and a review of the book, they said we couldn't do another hour, due to a party coming in. We accepted that and went to finish the last 10 min of our game. After we finished, we took our shoes back and we're prepared to leave happy, but they stopped us and said "We're sorry you couldn't have another hour of bowling. We're going to give you a free hour in the arcade" So completely unprompted, they gave both of us (my brother and I) 60 min arcade cards! We played so many games together and had a great time. The arcade is really nice. They have modern arcade games, all the good ones from Dave and Busters plus some new ones. I was just taken by the customer service. This was my first time to this business, but I am incredibly impressed by that kind gesture. My brother was visiting from Ohio and it was his last day here, so it really gave us some great memories together. I will definitely be back and will recommend to anyone who asks for a fun time in the area! Thanks again! read more

Lucky Strike Wrigleyville - Bowling lane - Bowling Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Vanessa and Mark helped us sort out our old arcade cards and it was amazing! Why did I have a bunch of old arcade cards you ask? Because I'm a gamer, I love the arcade at Lucky Strike, and have been going there for years now. I've dragged pretty much every friend I have to Lucky Strike to play Pump It Up :) The people who helped us were so knowledgeable, smart, kind, and helpful. Lucky Strike is lucky to have such lovely people working for them. Thanks again Vanessa and Mark! read more

Good spot for the entire family! It's a fun environment to watch sports, play video games, bowl, and/or play ping pong. The staff is great (especially J.J., who helps us often)! The food is ok and the price for the games is quite steep, but given the location, that kinda makes sense. Overall, a solid place! read more

As far as food goes, Be prepared to wait. I'm usually a very patient person and very rarely give poor reviews but I was genuinely disappointed at how slow service for food was. We waited for over 45 mins to get a server to actually order our food. Drinks took another 20 mins to even be ordered. I ordered some nachos and honestly they were not that great, they seem to barely have any toppings, some of the chips seemed raw, I do not recommend. We ended up here to bowl and didn't even get the chance to bowl because of the amount of people who were there. All lanes were taken for the night. As far as the ambiance and the place itself, it's a very large accommodating space, the tv screens are big , the place looks good overall. If you're here to just enjoy the games it's probably a good place. I didn't stay long enough to find out as I was already impatient waiting 45+ min for food. If you're coming here I recommend you come with patience, maybe don't eat here? Bar seems ok for drinks, games seem ok too. don't expect to bowl I'm only giving this two stars because of how nice the place actually looks, that def deserves a 5 star rating, but with the horrible service for food, Def brings this down to 2 stars for me. read more

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I am so happy they built a luxury style bowling alley in the neighborhood. It helps to eliminate having to go all the way downtown and dealing with the parking situation. When you first enter the building it is luxury all the way. You will he met with a bouncer checking IDs depending on the time of day. They have a few beautiful murals on the walls as you walk upstairs. The bowling alley and arcade is located on the top floor. Unfortunately my group visited on a Saturday night when they had a private bowling party that had the lanes until at least 10 pm or 10:30 pm and the wait-list to bowl was so long the staff commented that we wouldn't bowl until the moment that they close. It was a bummer because you normally come to Lucky Strike to bowl but they have half the lanes available as other locations. My group settled on just going to the arcade and grabbing a few drinks. The drinks were surprisingly affordable, especially when you think about the drink prices at the Illinois St location. I got a mixed drink that was only a few bucks more than the glass of soda that my husband got. They charged $4 for a glass of soda... for that price we could've add vodka for a few more bucks. The arcade area was large, extremely bright, and brought back the days of going to Dave and Busters. They offer a good enough selection of games to play that can keep your group entertained for probably an hour. The games are a little pricey and add up once you find that one special addicting game. I spent easily $30-$40 between my husband and I for the few games we played. We got addicted to the Transformer game which is so fun! This is a great place to visit on a rainy day and you want a chill night with friends. read more

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Went in while a Cubs game was going on - 2pm on a Saturday - and it was probably only 10% full. Many many open tables. That said, we had our choice and we picked a booth by the window. Our server (maybe her name was Lilly?) took our order and got 2 or the 3 food items wrong. That was realized when she delivered the food. She said she'd take the 2 incorrect items back to the kitchen to fix. On the third, a Chicken Sandwich, the dressing/sauce was inadvertently left off. She said she would bring a side of it over. After nearly 10 minutes of waiting, I just got up and walked over to the kitchen and asked the expediter for that side of sauce - which he was able to give me quickly. When the server returned with the two fixed entrees, I had nearly finished my sandwich. I said to her, "oh, I got the side of sauce from the kitchen in case it you were still working on it." She looked at me and said, quite earnestly, "You don't have to use that tone with me." Like I was the one at fault. "What tone is that?" I asked. "Rude," she said. While I made sure to deliver my first remark with neutrality, I responded most certainly sarcastically with "well, you did forget my request for sauce, which was supposed to come on the sandwich, as well as messing up on the orders. Maybe an apology would be nice." I don't fault someone just starting out, because it was clear she had little-to-no experience. But have a little humility and learn to take responsibility and apologize when needed. If she didn't realize we would have liked to eat together... and the fact that we didn't was on her... then maybe she needs more training. In life. The manager finished waiting on us - never explained why, but I expect the server didn't know how to further handle the situation. Manager was nice but didn't seem to want to hear our side of things (because she never asked). She comp'd a side of garlic parm fries for the bad service and snafus. Not a great resolution... in my opinion. read more

Great spot to come with a larger group or for a date night! I came to Lucky Strike with a group of friends on Friday night for some good ol' fashion bowling and we had a blast. If you haven't been, Lucky Strike is a swanky bowling alley meets equally swanky arcade. It's easily the nicest bowling alley OR arcade I've ever been to. Well kept and easy to navigate when it comes to booking bowling lanes or shooting some ski ball in the arcade. We came without a reservation and were good to bowl with zero wait which was a pleasant surprise! The bowling area is complete with large leather couches facing each other and a big table in between. Setting up bumpers for bowlers who aren't the best (guilty) is easy enough, and they come and go depending on the player and their preferences. While we bowled, we had an awesome server who was attentive and had lots of insight on the menu. The nachos were delish, as were the french fries! Drinks were good and decently priced. The arcade side is filled with your classic arcade game along with some fun new ones. You load a Lucky Strike card with money, making is really easy to swipe and play. Overall, super fun spot to come if you want to do more than just sit around a bar and eat. I'm sure we'll be back a lot for a fun night in the coming cold months! read more

Cool place to bring the family. Nice selection of prizes with cool games and bowling. read more

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On Saturday, November 30th, my family visited Lucky Strike in Wrigleyville to celebrate my grandsons birthday, we did not have a reservation but we were able to secure a large table and 2 smaller tables to accommodate our group (there were approximately 15 people). We had one waitress serving our group, and I communicated there would be just one bill for all food and beverage items (some members of our party paid separately for bowling lanes). When the food and beverage bill was brought to me, I noticed there was a $195 service charges which was coded as "gratuity for 3 servers). I asked the waitress to explain and she relayed that there was a "glitch in the computer that added gratuity 3 times because our group was sitting at 3 tables. She apologized and indicated that she would ask the manager to adjust the bill (the bill total was $595, which included the $195 gratuity charge). When the waitress returned to our table with the modified bill the total was $405, which included a $100 gratuity charge. The waitress said the manager removed several beverage items as a courtesy to help reduce the gratuity. However, I noted that the total for food and drinks was approximately $305, so the gratuity amounty (which the bill said was 18%) should have been $55 not $100. I paid the bill because I did not want to cause a scene, but i am feeling frustrated and taken advantage of. Here's the thing...I'm a good tipper and always leave 20%....given the size of our group I'd have left more. But I'm super irritated at how this was handled, particularly given that they made it seem like they were doing me a favor by removing a few beverages (we all had water or soda). Needless to say, I will not return!!!!! read more

Denise is the best waitress for a team of bowlers. Ask for her and she will take care of you.

Took my family here today and had a really sweet time. Our server Lili was super friendly and gave us great recommendations. My daughter loved the chicken tenders. And we all loved the VR racing game in the arcade. Will definitely come back! read more

Super fun addition to Wrigleyville. The space itself is beautiful and decorated in a fun way with a Chicago twist. Think city flags, art work, Cubs touches, etc. The Social aspect differs from being just a bowling place. In addition they have all the things you would expect if you have been to a For The Win (FTW): video games, arcade games where you win tickets for cheesy prizes, pool and ping pong tables. The service was super friendly and the food pretty good. Will be back to explore more! read more

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