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    5.0 (1 review)
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    North Bowl - Baja Fish Tacos

    North Bowl

    3.9(545 reviews)
    1020.8 mi•Northern Liberties
    •$$

    Had a great time here last weekend, good food and drinks. The bowling was pretty expensive and the…read morelanes didn't have much oil, so it's not a great place for a hook bowler. Have to make some adjustments. But I think they cater to the casual bowlers and families making it a fun time for a group of friends. They have a downstairs bar, a small arcade, and about 12 lanes. Upstairs are a few more lanes and what appears to be a private party area. Would probably be a good time! Plenty of tvs that were showing playoff football, and a good playlist that many were jamming to. We got the Spanish tots and Caesar salads. The salads come with mini grilled cheese croutons, which is what sold us, but they weren't as exciting as I'd hoped. The tits were fantastic with peppers and onions and a nice dipping sauce. We got lucky with street parking right outside, YMMV!

    I absolutely love coming here. It gives such a retro vibe that doesn't exist anymore. The food is…read moretasty, the drinks really hit every single time and the bowling prices are reasonable. I really like that there's an upstairs area where other games are at like pool Only thing I will note for sanitation wise - around the bar there's always some kind of fruit fly situation that I don't particularly love. However, I'm also not coming here to sit by the bar either! Especially since food/beverage service is at your bowling section too which I LOVE

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    North Bowl - 1st floor lanes

    1st floor lanes

    North Bowl - Wake and Wakin N' Bacon Tots

    Wake and Wakin N' Bacon Tots

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    Brooklyn Bowl - Philadelphia - BBQ Chicken Wings

    Brooklyn Bowl - Philadelphia

    3.4(54 reviews)
    1021.0 mi•Northern Liberties, Fishtown
    •$$

    Love this venue for concerts. We have been here quite a few times for concerts. They have a lot of…read morelesser known and smaller acts that you might not otherwise get to see. Alcohol prices are a bit steep, but that's to be expected of any music venue I guess. Pretty cool watching live bands right next to a working bowling alley. Parking can be tricky, but ticket prices are reasonable.

    I went to Brooklyn Bowl for the CupcakKe concert and unfortunately had a very frustrating…read moreexperience. I understand why venues have ID policies, and I made a real effort to follow them. I initially had a photo of my valid driver's license, but when that wasn't accepted, I went back home (about 15 minutes away) to get another form of ID. Before doing that, I called the venue to make sure I brought something acceptable. I was told that a birth certificate would be fine as long as it showed my date of birth. Trusting that information, I rushed back with it so I wouldn't miss the show. When I returned, security told me it was not acceptable. Trying to resolve the situation, I called the venue again while I was there, and the person who answered told me they had not spoken to me and that a birth certificate is not accepted. When I asked if they could check or connect me with the person I had spoken to earlier, I was told no. At that point, there was nothing else I could do, and I ended up missing the event entirely despite making multiple good-faith efforts to comply. I also want to note that I did have other forms of ID I could have looked for, like my passport, but I relied on the information I was given over the phone and acted on that. To make things feel even more inconsistent, someone I was with who got inside told me a 16-year-old was able to enter, and I later saw a related post on TikTok. I can't personally verify that, but it added to the overall sense of unfairness. Overall, this felt like a serious breakdown in communication that cost me time, money, and the experience I paid for. I hope the venue can improve how staff communicate with guests so others don't go through something similar.

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    Brooklyn Bowl - Philadelphia - Hazy Cosmic Jive - Friday, January 9, 2026

    Hazy Cosmic Jive - Friday, January 9, 2026

    Brooklyn Bowl - Philadelphia - Buddha Bowl: With spicy tofu, roasted butternut squash, mushrooms, scallions and rice

    Buddha Bowl: With spicy tofu, roasted butternut squash, mushrooms, scallions and rice

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    South Bowl - Plant Based Buffalo Chicken Wings w/o dip

    South Bowl

    3.4(289 reviews)
    1017.4 mi
    •$$

    On Thursday, May 15, 2025 I brought in a group of 41, which included 35 6th, 7th, and 8th graders…read morealong with their 6 teachers and they all had a blast! Our visit started with a nice greeting and excellent communication from managers Yady and Arturo, and continued with professional and efficient service from bowling shoe attendants Marco and Lynna, bartender Jackie and server Olivia. The students loved the mac and cheese and sliders of course, but nothing was better than the chicken nuggets! Being located upstairs and off by ourselves was aHUGE help in keeping them all ion one place with no interaction with the other, older visitors downstairs, so thanks for that! Finally, I would like to note as we prepared to leave I saw Manager Arturo dash past our group and out the front door and I figured maybe his car was being ticketed....only to find out he had run ahead of us to help the students cross the intersection of Swanson Street and Oregon Avenue. It's things like this that endear me to a tour venue!

    I wish I could give this place 5 stars but that's not happening! I like going here because there's…read moreplenty of parking and it has more room than North bowl. However the food is NOT worth a dime. I'm a foodie so that's important to me. My sister and I took my brother here for his bday and we spent over $300, how do you even spend that while bowling? I ordered two orders of the wings, two pizzas which taste like cardboard and an order of chicken tenders and tatter tots, it was like 9 tots, along with drinks(4 sodas) only three adult beverages...$268 like how???? Our server kept forgetting stuff like naps and straws, at one point I actually went to the bar to get napkins because I didn't want to feel like I was bothering her. Would I go back, of course, just don't eat anything from there unless you are desperate. Very clean and spacious. I will recommend if you go with a large group reserve two lanes.

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    South Bowl - Inside

    Inside

    South Bowl - Vegan buffalo wings made with Jackfruit & Spanish OG Tots

    Vegan buffalo wings made with Jackfruit & Spanish OG Tots

    South Bowl

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    Tilted 10 - Shooting gallery

    Tilted 10

    2.9(27 reviews)
    1032.7 mi

    Fun place for all ages!! Great for birthday parties. VIP area was really nice. The staff was…read morefriendly and takes care of everything, you just bring decorations. No helium balloons. Private bowling alley in private room was very nice. Great place for fun.

    I went to Tilted with a group of about 12 adults. We did bowling, bumper cars, mini golf and the…read morearcade. We started with bowling. Lanes were not cheap and are very limited because more than 75% of the lanes are being repaired. They were even working on them on a Saturday night which was a little distractive while trying to focus on getting your ball down the lane. The lanes were unique and that the pins odd strings on them and that's how the pins were reset. My least favorite thing about the bowling alley was that when the balls were returned, they came at a high speed and if your fingers were in the wrong place or you were trying to get a ball at that time, you could really injure your fingers getting them pinched between balls. I included a video of how quickly the ball sneaks up and how concerning this would be especially if a child was playing. During our game, we ordered food and non alcoholic drink drinks from the bar. This is a BYOB so you can bring whatever you want to drink and they do have some mixers that you can buy if you don't bring your own. The food didn't get great reviews. There was one bartender and unfortunately she wasn't there about 50% of the time. There were often periods of time no one was behind the bar for periods long enough that I had to return for my turn to bowl. The video games are expensive. I bought a $20 card and was shocked to see how quickly it ran through. I personally didn't opt for the glow mini mini golf but that did look fun. My favorite activity was the bumper cars. Be warned, some of them do fully invert! I feel like Dave and Busters at Franklin Mills provides a better bowling arcade interaction and has better food and bar services. This place really felt designed to cater to children rather than adults and children. I didn't have a bad time but I would probably not return to this location.

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    Tilted 10 - Mini bowling

    Mini bowling

    Tilted 10 - Glow in the Datk 2

    Glow in the Datk 2

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