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.

Westside Bowl on Mahoning ave in Youngstown is a great spot for the pizza, the appetizers, the…read moredraft beers and the interior of the joint itself. It's a full unreserved recommend highly and take Mom and Pop for lunch too! Seriously, Westside Bowl DOES have great pizza. They got a LOT of off street safe free parking. The people who work there are friendly AND fun to look at. (not being mean, I just like green hair and a smile ) There are regularly scheduled bands. Some of which do cost $20+ to see, but it's a good concert space downstairs with a good vibe. It's not like you're stuffed into "JJ's Cave" or something. Remember Nyanhinghi? Nitabinghi? That bar that had music up on Steel street? Same good vibe. And that's really the point I'm trying to make. The Westside Bowl is an exemplar (ha!) of what could happen when good, ON SITE management means to a venue. Hit this place up for some cool and mellow times, and enjoy your afternoon. Your night. Your health. This place will make you younger, I #### you not

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.

This is a historic bowling alley which was featured in the Deer Hunter with Robert Deniro. We…read morebowled here this weekend after a work trip to this area. The alley has been restored and the bar/restaurant has excellent food.

I came here with some friends for an adult birthday party on a saturday night. For 3 hours of…read morebowling and BYOB, this place was awesome! The inside is rather small and there really isn't much choice as far as snack bar goes, but if you're looking to have a few drinks and bowl at a reasonable price this place was great! I would recommend getting reservations a few weeks in advance because there aren't many lanes. Will definitely be back here in the future to bowl!

We met a group of friends here on a Saturday night to go cosmic bowling for an adult birthday…read moreparty. The bowling alley was small but equipped with everything needed to bowl. I would highly recommend making reservations as our party booked several weeks ahead of time in order to secure a lane for the evening. It had a small snack bar and was BYOB. The price was exceptional and covered from 10pm - 1am which provided us plenty of time to bowl several games. We had a wonderful experience here and will be back in the future!

Lanes break down often and balls get really scuffed and stuck. Nice family friendly feel but if you…read moretake bowling seriously, go elsewhere.

Don't bring your personal equipment in. They destroyed my brand-new hustler bry. I played 2 games…read morewith the ball. The Ball return took 2 big scapes out of my ball. They refunded me my money for the games. Told me they would fix it in a week 10 days later it's ready. Went to pick it up. Sorry I don't know who told you that but it's not here. They had to call and to go find it oh it's not ready yet. Told her to have the owner contact me. She said he would. He didn't so I called in again. He's not here on Saturdays. But will be in on Sunday I'll have him call you. Never called . So I call again. Sorry, that's it it's fixed he told me common practice to fix them like that. That's horrible. Not a good way to run a Business. So I'm out a brand-new ball. Driving there 4 times 43 minutes one-way. Aggravation having to waste my time and calling them. Oh, he will call you. Talked to the owner. accused me. Trying to get a free ball. Nice. No sir just trying to be whole again. Your ball return destroyed it . You can keep the old one. I came in with a brand-new ball now my ball is damaged. advise me. You can do whatever you need to do your ball is here. Ok, reviews bbb and small claims.

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!!

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!!

Came here for happy hour before a sporting event. The owners were amazing in accommodating us. The…read moreBartender was so awesome. She was friendly and knowledgeable. The place looks amazing inside. Smells fresh. You forget you are at a bowling alley!! The food was excellent bar food!

Played nothing but Taylor Swift for hours. Torture. Nobody should be subjected to such things. The…read morelocation showed up on TouchTunes but I was unable to save our ears. Was "cosmic bowling." What is cosmic about Taylor Swift? Nothing.