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    Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Towson

    2.6 (80 reviews)
    Tue 10:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Wed 10:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    First time ever meeting a racist and ignorant employee. When I was at the check out line, one of the employees began mocking me by speaking to me in a fake Asian language while laughing and making exaggerated hand gestures.

    Stewart C.

    Okay, so in terms of quality of the place and people working/service, this place was really bad. It was surprising when we first walked in, just HOW many people were working there/standing behind the front counter. I assumed and still assume that it was simply another shift starting. With that said, the first thing I did was go to the bathroom and it was honestly one of the most DISGUSTING bathrooms I've seen in Maryland. NO toilet paper...well, I take that back, it was all over the place except for the actual roll. It smelled and it was clear no one had kept it up. And here's my issue, I get that maybe a new shift is starting, but shouldn't the last shift cleaned up near the end? Or shouldn't that be one of the first things you address?? I can get over that, but in literally every other aspect of our experience people were lazy, slow and careless. It took something like 10/15 minutes for anyone to show up when we were trying to check out and even then they were careless and clearly unaware of the details they were supposed to explain to us. The only reason I'm giving it a 3 star is the actual experience was enjoyable! Hanging out and playing games was fun and even as adults, I would go back...or more realistically find another place to do the same thing.

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    Karen H.

    First let me preface this with I took a group of special need HS kids here. There was also another school with special needs HS students there. You can book a school package which is different then what they have posted on their website. My colleague called in advance to verify cost and tried to make a reservation. She was told that we would have to pay a 50% deposit to do so online or we could bring $100 in 3 days prior. Well, we opted for the $100 option. I took the deposit in a week prior. The young lady who takes reservations first said we had paid in full. I told her she must be mistaken and when she showed the reservation it was another HS. She then proceeded to tell me that there was no availability for the time I wanted which was 10, 11 or 11:30am. She said they're just opening at 10 and need time to set up. Excuse me, but if you open at 10 you should be able to accommodate parties at that time by having staff prepare before closing or coming in before 10, just my thoughts. 11am the other school was going to be there and she said she couldn't do anything before 12pm. Since both schools had a bowling and arcade package I asked how many lanes they had and how many was the other school using? They were only using about 4 -5 lanes which left plenty of space for my school. Her reply was they need to have those lanes open in case the other lanes break down. Say what now! Finally, I asked if we could be included with the other school because unbeknownst to her, I knew the teacher at the other school called her and explained the situation. She was more then happy to help. Ironically enough, they were being charged $29/student because no one told them they have special school pricing that isn't posted. Shame on you Round 1 smh. Anyway, after 20-30 minutes I left with money still in hand. My colleague then calls and does a 3 way with the same person I spoke to and the reservationist said she was going to set me up for 11:30 but I left. Is she crazy!?! She shot down everything I said and her manager confirmed what she was saying. Make it make sense. At this point she said I could go online and select the $29 package and she would manually change it. It's 2024, why in the Sam Hill don't they have school pricing on their website? This was such and inconvenience of gas, and time. Anyway, on the day of our visit we were 10 minutes early and she said we had to wait. I asked "can't I at least pay for it? "She then said yes. For whatever reason making payment to took longer then 10 minutes. She then asked for shoe sizes. I asked since everyone had on sneakers could they keep them on instead of the bowling shoes because that was going to take a while and they start your party time whether you are on the lane or not. We had an hour of bowling and then an hour of arcade time. The shoe question seemed to boggle her brain and she asked her manager who instructed her to have me sign a liability form that had absolutely nothing to do with them wearing their own shoes. I signed and we were escorted to our lanes. Once set up on the lanes, our lane #5 immediately malfunctioned and I had to find someone to help. They didn't do a good job fixing it and soon as the tech came back we had the same problem with the lane not resetting or clearing the pins before they could even roll the ball. They went back to fix this, but 15 minutes of the kids bowl time was taken from them because of this. On a high note the pizza and sodas did come out in a timely manner. FYI our package included 2 slices of pizza, unlimited drinks, 1 hour of bowling, 1 hour of arcade time and a group picture. Btw, we never got a group picture. Also, the arcade cards can only be used on the red and green light games and are timed. If you don't use your hour you will not be able to come back on another visit and use them. So, I give you all of this great detail to say they may be fine for you to just take your family, but beware for large groups especially if you're a school. They need to adopt a Chick- fil- A model for customer service because they're not there yet. Some training is definity need to include management. I don't think they have to worry about me bringing my students back and I will definitely spread the word to other schools that I'm familiar with to take their business elsewhere. SN: 2 of my kids have dietary restrictions, but paid the full price. I asked if they could have fries instead. I was told no by the manager because the pizza has already been inventoried. So much for courtesy.

    Aly W.

    Not a Towson night life person. Don't like the college town vibe, don't like drunk people, overall I just avoid it. Sometimes that can get boring. We found Round 1 and it definitely livened up our quieter weekends. We still avoid it after Noon at all costs. It starts to get really busy, overrun with kiddos, and just not our style. If you want some early couple time on a weekend or weekday, this is a good break from the norm. We do a lot, travel often, but this was super fun to go to! We've been multiple weekends when we wanted something not taxing to do! They've got all the games from our 80's& 90's childhoods. Worth the visit!

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    Great day with the kids. Tons of games for young and old and even have pinball machines which is a flash in the past!

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    Ask the Community - Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Towson

    Is it inside the mall?

    Yes on Level 1

    Hello i was wondering whats the prices for the arcade around 12-4pm?

    Prices at the arcade don't change based on time as far as I can tell. Games also don't use standard currencies, instead opting for a pay-card similar to Dave and Busters. I couldn't tell you how much each game actually is due to the weird exchange… Read more

    Is the bowling alley open? is this a place for older kids?

    It's open & I'd go early in the day with kids like before 9-10pm

    Is this place accept Round1 club membership from elsewhere? I.e. Exton?

    Hi Steven! You can use your mobile app club membership at any location.

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    Review Highlights - Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Towson

    Thank you to David, CeCe, Tarisha, Rochelle, and Keira for making this celebration a memorable one.

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    Music Box Karaoke Lounge

    Music Box Karaoke Lounge

    3.9
    (50 reviews)
    50.1 mi
    $$

    10/10 no notes! We started in the main area and got a couple of drinks at the bar. The bartenders…read moregave great recommendations on drinks and food. I took too long to make up my mind regarding food and the item that was recommended to me wasn't on the late night menu. Once we got to the karaoke room we had a great time. We had one instance where we heard the feedback from another room but the staff came and fixed it; any time we used the bell for assistance them came quickly. The food was amazing and everything was so fresh it was almost too hot (temperature wise) to eat. The pork gyoza were delicious. I was also able to make substitutions to the bulgogi fried rice (just onions, no other veggies, with eggs, and added shrimp). Loved the presentation of the rice but it tasted it even better, pretty sure I demolished it in about 15 mins once it cooled down. The mango mochi was a perfect sweet touch after the food. When we left around midnight (on a Saturday) there was a dj in the front bar area and space had been cleared for a dance floor. Definitely recommend for a fun weekend outing!

    I have a love/hate relationship with this place. When it comes to events, everything is at the…read morelobby once you walk in and it's filled with neon lights, a dimly lit bar full of many offerings of alcohol you can get, a few small sections for VIP for your friends, and usually a DJ playing their music. There's open karaoke as well but I don't know if people sing often in the lobby. So I have been here many times for my friends and even booked a room as well. Rooms are spacious and they do have pretty nice audio. But there is one thing that truly irks me every time I come here. So they have a touch screen where you can add your karaoke songs through YouTube or through their system but getting the videos to load is a pain. It's annoying to deal with because it skips to the next song in queue so if you are with a group of 5+ more people, it can be very stressful. The worst part is we asked the staff about it and they aren't really sure what to do about the connection. I mean they should really fix that because I'm sure it gets people upset. No one wants their song to be skipped. Aside from that, you can also hear the loudness from other rooms, I don't expect that to be an issue but it's noticeable on busy nights. If you do plan to go here, there's one thing I highly advise before going. Check their socials if they are hosting any event and call ahead to know about the room rates. The website shows their original flat rates for the room but in events, they raise the prices up. If you go in person, check the menu before deciding to put your money down. This place also adds gratuity to the bill so be prepared to drop down a lot. While I frequently come back here just to hang out with friends, karaoke is one of my favorite hobbies. Its never a good time when your song doesn't get played or you get charged way more than you should.

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    iRock Karaoke Lounge

    iRock Karaoke Lounge

    3.4
    (180 reviews)
    37.1 mi
    $$

    We had our son's 13th birthday and they had a blast. The food was better than expected. The service…read morewas really good. The only thing lacking was the machine because it didn't have many Korean songs and hard to search for them. We rented a medium room and it was plenty large for 5 boys.

    My friends and I visited tonight for karaoke and were having a fantastic time. We've been here…read morebefore, enjoyed ourselves in the past, and came back expecting another great experience to wrap up an otherwise pretty great night. The atmosphere was fun, the drinks were good, and everything was going well until the last few minutes before closing. Around 1:55 AM, security came into our karaoke room and informed us that the venue was closing. One member of our group politely explained that we were in the middle of our final song and asked if we could have the remaining few minutes to finish it, since they officially close at 2. Security agreed and told us they would return in five minutes. We thanked them and immediately began wrapping things up. Unfortunately, only a minute or two later, a staff member entered the room, told us we needed to "get the f#ck out," and began shutting down the karaoke equipment while we were still finishing the song. When someone in our group respectfully commented that we didn't have to speak like that to us, the response was essentially, "I don't give a f#ck, I want to go home." As we were leaving, we also heard another staff member shouting at customers to get out, including comments such as "Goodbye, adios, whatever f#cking language you speak." Whether intended as a joke or not, it came across as unprofessional and unnecessarily hostile. To be clear, we completely understand that businesses have closing times and that employees want to go home at the end of a long shift. We were already preparing to leave and had no issue with the venue closing. The problem wasn't being asked to leave...it was the way it was handled. What had been a genuinely enjoyable night ended on a very negative note because of the attitude and language directed toward customers. It's disappointing because we had a great time otherwise and have enjoyed visiting in the past. Hopefully management addresses this, because a little professionalism and courtesy in those final few minutes would have left us looking forward to returning instead of reconsidering whether we will.

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    Round1 Bowling & Arcade - Towson - arcades - Updated June 2026

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