This establishment offers such a fun experience to our town. The waits are what is wrong with this place. I have never been able to come in and bowl right away. The staff do not go out of their way to show kindness they are not kind. Very rude, lots of kids managing this place. There's a long wait because they do not clean the lanes as soon as they're available. I saw 5 lanes with dirty tables for at-least 20 minutes... please change this. read more

This review is specific to the sports bar area. I have not really visited the arcade or the bowling alleys. I have been to Big Al's quite a few times to watch the Seahawks and it is indeed a GREAT place to watch sports with humongous displays and multiple large screens - gives a Las Vegas feel. The sports bar area looks nice, modern and big, kinda like a Buffalo Wild Wings but bigger and better. The main display is a gigantic 55-foot projector that can split into three pretty huge displays showing three different games. These three can further split into four smaller displays which are still pretty big. What all this means is that you get a kickass view of the game irrespective of where you are seated within the sports bar area (which is pretty big itself). So, based on the giant screens and the overall vibe, this is definitely the swankiest sports bar I have been to in the greater Portland area. The experience is literally BIG. But the food is the reason which keeps them off a 5-star rating for me. I have tried their mac n cheese, pizza, gyro, burrito and they were all below average to really bad. The pizza was over baked, the mac n cheese had dry chicken, the gyro was really dry and the meat in the burrito was almost inedible and none of them tasted good. As the other reviews have noted, they really need an upgrade on their kitchen and unless they start putting out way better food, I do not see myself going back there often. Other than the food, the drinks are not bad and they have a nice selection of cocktails. The bartenders and waiters are friendly. Like the others mentioned, I have faced slow service and on one occasion I was not attended to even after it had been 20 min since we were seated, but then I have typically been there during the major NFL games so I get it if the service staff gets overwhelmed at times. In any case, I was going to be there for 3-4 hrs anyway so a bit of a delay is not a dealbreaker for me. Overall, this is a great place with a swanky sports bar and I definitely see myself coming back here more often if they improve the quality of food at the restaurant. read more

Came here for the first time to watch UO vs OSU Civil War Game. Ordered the smaller size nachos and some vodka tonics. Tonics we're ok but nachos were COLD-nothing worse than cold nachos. Requested new nachos and FIFTEEN MINUTES later the waitress returns with them just reheated partially and said here's some fresh made nachos. COLD AGAIN. NEVER have been served COLD nachos twice at the cost of $25.99 and they were lacking taste and good ingredients...WORST Nachos we've ever had!! THING IS NO ONE CARED!! SO HEADS UP!! read more

Im giving Big Al's 3 stars because the food was disgusting, I ordered the philly cheesesteak and the meat was dry, and tasted horrible and everyone at the table had cold food. My husband got the Western BBQ burger and immediately after we left he began to threw up in the parking lot. What stopped me giving this place a 1 star was because the arcade was really fun for my 2.5 yr old, my husband and myself. If we every come back it will be for the arcade and the arcade only. read more

Big Al's - The dry Philly Cheesesteak I ordered - Sports Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I just showed up to Big Als to watch the UFC fight, well only sort of. Really I was there to hang out with a good friend who likes UFC a lot and tends to watch it there. I've never been a fan of Big Al's, they have sub-par food and nothing really going for their sports bar area. But I figured hell with it, I'll get some beer and food and hang out with a friend for a while. I showed up and was asked to pay a 15 dollar cover charge... Let me say that again. A FIFTEEN DOLLAR COVER CHARGE. For this shitty place? Whoever made this choice is a grade A moron. I was likely to spend a good amount on food and beer, but I noped right the hell out of there. Who in their right mind thought that room was worth 15 dollars just to sit in? 15 dollars to pay for their shit food? 15 dollars to choose from a list of mundane beer? I mean. Look at these other reviews for the food. This place isn't great. Big Al's ruined the night. I hope this place goes under with the amount of business they are turning away. I stood by the side entrance for a while and watched group after group going up there, hearing the words 15 dollar cover charge, and promptly fucking right off to somewhere with some decency. read more

Took a group of kids for a birthday party. $250 for an hour of bowling, two poor pizzas, and 15 $5 game cards. Would not go back. I was confused when I asked for 15 cards x $5 = $91. I sorted it out and they charge $2 to activate one of their game cards. What the..?! So I needed 8 new cards in addition to the 7 I brought. Why would they charge $2 to activate a $5 card? Because it is a rip off. The whole place is full of ways to gouge parents for money. Spend less somewhere else and have a better time. The employees seemed nice enough. read more

My wife and I were hankering something different for dinner and we chose Big Als because we were thinking of different types of food and figured maybe we could each get what we wanted at the same time. Well we were not disappointed. We had a fantastic experience!! First of all we were promptly greeted and sat in the bar area in a nice booth. The food was fantastic considering I was just expecting some basic bar food for a football crowd. I ordered the pork belly appetizer and a Philly steak sandwich. My wife wanted something Mexican and went with the enchilada bake. Service was very fast and the food was great, we will definitely return and have some more good grub!!!!!! read more

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The good; the bar upstairs is clean and has reasonable price drinks and has great pool tables and TVs! Cons, We got there and were told it was 35min wait (that's not to bad) so we said ok and went to the bar and killed time. We finally get the text that said our lane was ready, we go to cash out and get stuck waiting on the only bartender (who was overworked) and get down 12mins after the text. Come to find out they gave away our lane!! We were told we would have to re-wait and that they wouldn't do anything to help. it was just sad!! I hate giving 1 star reviews, but this place earned it fair and square. read more

I came here for my company Christmas party. My only beef is that the bar menu does not have prices for beers or mixed drinks so I had to keep asking, since the cheapest beer was $6 and I didn't want to accidentally order a drink and get charged $12. Strangely, the wines had prices. I also ordered an Old Fashioned, which said it came with a slice of bacon and a liqueur with the whisky, but it came out - both times - as a full drink (must have had ginger ale or something added). It also said it came with a orange and did not, either time. My buddy ordered the same and his was full of fruit and no bacon. Soo weird. The both tasted good, but adding a mixer makes it not an Old Fashioned. This is definitely a place you come with kids, because it's big, bright and loud. I am not much of a bowler, but I am even less a video game person, so I ordered the bacon, whisky drink, ate with my group, bowled a game and left. Unfortunately, our employee committee does not allow for employees to bring their kids. Last year, we were served an array of Mexican food items. The flautas were the best! But so were the tacos and everything else. This year, our employee committee chose the Asian buffet. Not a good idea. The noodles were okay. There were no sauces to dip the egg rolls or skewers in (they were dry), or to put on the rice. It was bland even after we requested soy sauce (I'd have much preferred peanut sauce, teriyaki sauce or sweet chili sauce). The broccoli beef was good - except that I don't like broccoli, so I just picked the meat out. It was lackluster but edible. Hopefully next year, if we go back, our employee committee will opt for a more flavorful buffet. That said, the evening was better than just staying home - but I think families would have a lot more fun than a single person who is not a fantasy football, video game, arcade game, bowling fan. I know, I know, I sound like a grump - because most people will enjoy doing all these things - esp if their company is paying for it. read more

Went to Big Al's for a late night game of bowling. Got there around 9PM and was told that a party of 3 would only have time for 1 game. Shoe rental + 1 game was bout 11$ per person. The staff was not very friendly, but our encounter was brief. We were set up on lane 2, next to the only other group there. I wished we could have had more space between our groups since all the other lanes were empty. We finished our game around 9:20PM, and since we weren't allowed to play a 2nd game, just left after that. It was fun, but I wish the staff would have been nicer and more accommodating. read more

It was my Birthday and had a group of 4. My friend ordered two drinks for us to share. They didn't see me drink them too and before we were done with them the manager came over and very rudely said we were cut off. I asked why and he told us a law about one person not being able to have two drinks. I told him it was my birthday and we were sharing them. He looked me dead in my eyes and said I'm sorry no. I was shocked. Did I need to ask him to check the security tape. I asked am I aloud to order another drink. He said no you lost the privilege. It took everything in me to not be rude back. So all I said was ok well thank you"sarcastically". I've never been treated so rudely by a manager. We weren't tipsy or being extra doing anything to make us stand out. He did not need to be that rude. I won't support this location again. The games are trashed anyway and everyone who worked there looked depressed. read more

We went to Big Al's for my son's birthday party. They didn't update their website regarding Birthday packages, the facility was dirty and unorganized. We were not able to secure the lanes until all the kids were present. They wouldn't put ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins in original box purchased 15 minutes earlier to put in their freezer. The info is not on the website as well. Food was ok. The arcade games averaged from $1.5. Overall I'll be looking into another place for upcoming birthdays. It's ok to go to have fun with kids, just not organized/accommodated for events. read more

Big Al's in Beaverton, OR is ridiculous. The manager is a Seahawk die hard and refused to play the sound for the 49ers/Chiefs game even though the restaurant was filled with 49ers fans. Seemed like he did not want to support 49ers fans coming into the restaurant by playing the sound to their games because plenty of us left after the first half. Instead they played the Broncos/Cardinals game and there was maybe 2 people watching. Smh. He also laughed at me with his buddy and coworker as I walked away. I would understand if the Seahawks were playing, but they were not. They play Monday Night. It's not cool to let your petty hate for the 49ers to get in the way of letting YOUR PAYING CUSTOMERS watch what they want to watch. I was not the only person irritated by this manager's decision. I did find out the manager's name, but I don't believe in messing with others people grind to make it in this world. It's bad karma. So I will leave him out of this. But I do believe in making other people aware of times like these. I have been here other times and the establishment is great. Good food, drinks with fast service. The staff has usually been very accommodating and kind. Maybe because it was game day I was feeling easily irritated, or maybe because I honestly thought he was short and rude to me, I don't know. Sports can easily make things personal and I felt like that's what happened this past visit. I probably will make another visit here because my family and friends enjoy their time there, but it may be the last time I try to watch a 49ers game there haha. read more

I'ma gonna break it down for y'all via a list of the pros and cons. No need to thank me... Pros - Good service. I've been a few times and haven't been let down at the bar, lanes or restaurant. - Good snacky food like onion rings, fries and the likes. Unsure about a full meal though, haven't tried it yet. - The chicken quesadilla appetizer is pretty much freaking amazingly delish OMG. - A fun variety of lanes - by the hour, individual games depending on your group size - Arcade! There's a ton of types of games to enjoy - Clean, clean, clean - Plenty of parkin' Cons - Expensive. I mean. Whoa. Massively expensive. I rarely get out of here for under $40....but usually more. Man, it's just...EXPENSIVE. - Loud. This ain't the place to have a quiet or even moderate noise level conversation - Kids. Or "kids who run around like it's Chucky Cheese". I know it's really more on the parents to make sure their lil' offspring aren't ricocheting off innocent people but still, it's GD annoying at 10pm when you'd think they'd be gone. So, it's a pretty fun place to go as long as you know what you're getting into :) read more

We came in last night and ordered some appetizers and drinks at the Caddyshack. I have a wheat allergy so I asked the bar tender, Jeff to help me with the menu as their food items aren't labeled (gluten free menu items would be so helpful). When our food came out, the steak bites weren't made as requested even though Jeff said he put the order in correctly and mentioned I had a wheat allergy. They remade them but they were inedible so we sent them back. The food was pretty bad but we were starving so we ate some of it. I started feeling sick almost immediately so we left shortly thereafter. I assumed that there was some wheat/gluten in the food and I was up all night with terrible stomach cramps and was terribly ill. When I checked in with my friend, however, she was also up all night with the same symptoms so we can only assume food poisoning of some sort. Big Al's you really need to work on your food game... it was not good, poor quality and made us extremely sick! Two stars not one because the bar tender was nice and we really hope you'll clean up your kitchen so no one else gets poisoned. Yuck! read more

The bartenders are not the friendliest. While they weren't rude, they weren't attentive. The girls at the down stairs bar were panicked with the work load. One looked like she just rolled outta bed. Upstairs was no better. The guys were not paying attention to who approached the bar first to order. We ordered dirty fries and they came cold. I noticed that the bowl they were served in was the same bowl the bar back was using to push and compact the trash before emptying the trash. Just not nice to see. The bar back was the nicest out of everyone we encountered. He is just being miss guided. It's lack of management and development. We won't be returning. read more

I can never get past the URL, which I always incorrectly interpret as, "I love big gals." I've been to Big Al's twice in the past year for special events, so I've yet to have the basic walk-in-the-door experience. The first time, I was there for a corporate event so we had a private room and bowling lanes. The second time was for a special Winterhawks event, the NHL Draft Party, in the massive TV room. It felt like I was in Vegas. Not really, but probably the closest facsimile you'll find in Beaverton. Four massive screens and several smaller ones around the side, make it an interesting option for game day viewing. The room is decorated 50-50 to honor Ducks and Beavers fans, so conceivably they could be broadcasting both games at the same time with fans sitting on either side. We ordered items off the Happy Hour menu and it was pretty much what I would expect. Both the catering at our event and the food purchased in the media area were your basic fare. So I wouldn't recommend you go here for the food. My sons do enjoy going here for birthday parties and roam around the the arcade with friends. I'm always amazed when they don't get lost since the place is so massive. Big Al's is really about the multi-media experience. If you just want to go bowling, you'll spend less money at your local place. But Big Al's is for those days when you want an over-the-top experience. read more

First time here and came with friends who live locally. It's a pretty big place and has an arcade upstairs. It was a little busy so we put our name on the waitlist and had some drinks in the bar. Waited maybe about 10 minutes and then were able to go to our lane. Our lane for reason kept jamming and we kept having the employees come out and help. After the 4th time it happened our waitress gave us all $5 cards for the arcade as an apology. We ended up going upstairs and playing some games and have our cards to other kids. It's a great place for the family and love the atmosphere. Better than most bowling alleys! read more

Big Al's - Sports Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

REALLY, REALLY LOUD AND NOISY! Oh, sorry about yelling. That is what you have to do to talk to someone right next to you. The whole place is loud and noisy, except for the bar on the second floor which the kids can not enter. We came here to try the restaurant and found a whole lot of other stuff, as you already know. Yep, it was a "Whoa" moment when we walked through for the first time. Bella, on the other hand was, "COOL!" We went to the restaurant and was seated on the bottom floor near the first aisle in a half booth facing the huge screens. This could have been the best seat in the house except everyone walked in front of you all the time. All the servers walked past carrying food and drinks for other tables. All the guests were walked right in front of your table to be seated at there's. Everyone heading for the washrooms passed right in from of you.... Tip: Don't sit in that booth. Pick one further to the right if you can. What about the food? Crap. Yep just bar fly crap. I'm so drunk I don't care what I eat crap. Can I have a side of food with my grease, crap. What did I expect from a sports bar, eh? Its just crap. Got sick after eating here. It gets two stars just for the good local beer. Will I return? Nope, unless the boys drag me here to bowl. read more

**Sports Bar & Grill review only** The sports bar is every sports fan's dream come true. Walk in & you see a panorama screen extending from one side of the room to the other broadcasting a collage of smaller screens with live sports television. We just stood there in awe for a moment before taking a seat at the bar. We were there to watch the Blazers game & for how crowded it was, it wasn't very loud. The bar is one of the largest, most impressive looking bars I've seen but the food was not as equally impressive. We ordered the classic cheeseburger ($10.50) & the Near Death burger ($13) because we missed their happy hour which is 3-6pm & 9pm-close M-Th, 3-6pm & 10pm-close Friday, Saturday 10pm-close & Sunday 9pm-close. This is bar food so you can't expect greatness. I could see the caesar salad had been prepared hours before due to its soggy, wilting appearance; a lot like how Olive Garden serves theirs. The burgers arrived & they did the job by filling our empty stomachs. The "Near Death" burger is extremely spicy & also the burgers are made without onions. I don't particularly enjoy smelling or having onion breath but I do like a little onion on my burger for that crunch & extra flavor. The fries were very salty that just after one fry my hands swelled due to excess sodium intake. ;-P We'll definitely be back for more sports but as for the food we'll hit their happy hour instead. The prices are more reasonable at that time for the quality of food given. Bring the whole family because minors are allowed in the back area of the bar. This is a great place to watch your favorite team win on the big screen. read more

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Big Al's is so fun! My inner kid came out as I ran....yes, ran towards the ski ball and whack-a-mole games. I came in around 10pm on a Thursday which was perfect. Not overly crowded and was able to play pool and video games with no wait. COOL: Indoor golf! Nice pool tables. Glass windows all over second floor peeking into downstairs bar with giant projector screens. I didn't try out the downstairs bar but it looked super cool. I will certainly have to give a try once football kicks into gear. NOT-SO-COOL: The bar area upstairs by the pool tabels was closed....I understand if they do this due to lack of people but it seemed a bit odd. Plus, I didn't see that I could go buy a drink elsewhere and take it around with me. I get it, it's not an adult only place. The bowling during the week late-night was pretty cheap. Weekends....WAY super expensive. That was a downer for me. Other than that it seems like a good place to hang out for a couple hours. I'd be hesitant to come during prime time on the weekends but I will certainly be back. I also hear they have a happy hour! read more

While visiting Portland, we wanted to stop somewhere to watch a big college game that was happening back home in the burgh. We searched for a sports bar with lots of tvs and Big Al's was just the place we were looking for. It was a quick drive away from Portland and totally worth it. They have games, bowling, food, drinks and LOTS of tvs. We had a great time watching the game, eating fried pickles and drinking good beer. read more

CHRIS IS AWESOME!!!! There was a slight miscommunication with new employees over the phone. We showed up and it wasn't what we were told. But Chris made it right and he's definitely an awesome manager! read more

This place is HUGE compared to Dave and Busters. I came to visit my BF and he took me here to watch a game. Great place for the family! They have a little bit for everyone: restaurant, bowling ally, games, shuffle board, pool tables, bars, poker room and TVs galore. I've never had their food here before but apparently they're known for the nachos! I've seen a few pass by me and yeeaaahhh, definitely something to shaaaarre. It's huge! There's a bar upstairs for 21+ which was nice because we were away from hustle and bustle of everything read more

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Been hit and miss when I have gone here, super great service or bad service.. Food is actually really good and can't go wrong with the big TVs to watch the games Happy hour is great too... read more

I've been to Big Al'S three times now. The first time the service was great and the food was ok. The last two times the service was awful and the food was not good. We decided to try Big Al's for New Year's Eve, that was a mistake. The service was horrible. . I ordered the streak bites and the sauce was flavorless and the steak was tough and had no flavor. The waitress seemed to be irritated and didn't give us any utensils. We ordered drinks and she never came back with them. When she finally came over with the bill she charged us for drinks we never received. I will not be going back for food or drinks again. read more

Awful place, terribly overpriced and awful management and service. They will go bankrupt. Will never return! Sad to see them go downhill so rapidly. read more

I have managed to make it (almost) to my Golden Years with never having been in a sports bar, what a mistake that has been!!! Big Al's is fun, BIG, and full of energy -- kinda like a casino without the gambling machines. We were overwhelmed when we first walked in and went right to the front desk and asked for advice. Very friendly and helpful younger generation employees gave us a veritable tour of the place, sharing helpful tips about the dining choices, the various types of bars, where the arcade was (as well as the elevators & bathrooms ;)) Right when you walk in, you have the bowling area. Lots of families the day we visited and it was a pleasure just to sit and watch the fun. I have only bowled once in my life - and had a great time - but I can't get past renting and wearing shoes that hundreds of people before me have worn. Don't hate now but EWWWW, it's just downright germy & creepy. Yes, it's my phobia, what can I say? We ended up in one of the bigger bars with big screen TVs EVERYWHERE tuned to various football games but all on closed captioning (no sound). Our waiter Sean, was fabulous! He even explained to us how to listen to the football games using the hearTV app, which we installed on our phones while we were there. We told him it was our first time and he shared what he especially liked on the menu but you have to order the burgers at Big Al's, it's the law. Perfectly grilled, top quality meat and toppings. Oh, you can have pizza, sandwiches, salads, deep-fried anything, and over the top desserts, but try one of the burgers at least once. Oh and don't forget the bars, multiples of them. Grown ups can enjoy themselves as well as the kiddlings in the arcade. Everything you need is at Big Al's. read more

Hard to figure how to review this place. Certain things it does really well, certain things are utter and complete failures. There's an adult arcade (with kids allowed). Drinking and games? Can't argue with that. The bowling alley was sufficient, though didn't have a lot of selection for balls when the place was busy. We also had to wait over an hour to get a lane, which gave us time to play in the arcade upstairs, so not a huge deal. Beer selection might have been good, but the server wasn't willing to tell me what they had on tap. I got the "what do you like?" response. I like knowing what's on tap, that's what I like... Sports bar area looked really awesome. Vegas-style wall of screens. Would be a fun place to watch games on the weekend. Then there's the food... I can't remember the last time I had food that bad... anywhere. Our group ordered a bunch of food, but it mostly went uneaten. The nachos were TERRIBLE. How do you mess up nachos? Overall, you're gonna spend some money, but it's decent way to entertain a large group of people, especially in a wide range of ages. read more

Caution! Do not order food! Over staffed and staff don't wait on all the tables. Probably even worse getting a bowling lane. The staff extremely hate their job. Ordered a cheese steak, they tried to give me a cheese steak with no cheese, when I asked where the cheese is they took another 20 mins to bring me the same sandwich that was probably out there hanging. Couldn't be eaten the bread was soggy the tots were cold. Was so bad. read more

Big Al's - Sports Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Went here with my father and brother for my birthday the drinks were cold conversation was good the manager Andrew was the pinnacle of cool he made my special day legit he saw I was a vet thanked me for my service as well it's nice to know level headed people are around still 10/10 would ingest beer here again! read more

Big Al's sent me an email about being upgraded to their new MVP status (previously VIP). It comes with a lot of perks that the email says it's now preloaded. I sent them an email on Monday asking some questions about it and 5 days later, no reply. I can understand it taking up 72 hours but this is not good customer service. Some of the perks sound like you would need to make a prior reservation so I don't want to drive all the way down here just to be told that was the case. I had planned to go here this Memorial Day weekend but will be heading to Kingpins instead. read more

Uh, well.... Bowling is good, arcade had couple things broken and the restaurant is... Well judge for yourself based on photos included in this review. We didn't dare to order more than fries and even that arrived ... Messy. I can't imagine what's going on in the kitchen. Bowl there sure, but don't eat there. read more

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Great place. I can only vouch for tier arcade games. My girl and I needed to get out and go have some entertainment so we tried this place out and spent quite some time on the arcade floor. Racking up 1,184 tickets haha Definitely a great option for some awesome fun. And you can win some sweet prizes! read more

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Why don't we have one of these in Seattle? Big Al's is SO cool. The place is HUGE and there's SO much to do!!! Bowling? Check. Neon lit/strobe lighting bowling? Check. Arcade games? Check. Gigantic TV screens to watch football on? Check. Decent bar food? Check. I'm definitely missing a lot of other features of the place, but there's too many to list out. Overall, I think most people would have a great time because there's a lot to do, sure, everything will cost some money, but at least there are options. The space is GINORMOUS! I seriously thought it was some kind of convention center at first and had no idea what to expect, but really it's like a huge playground for adults and kids. The arcade section was cool too with all these games I've never seen before: larger than life digital Connect Four? AWESOME! There were plenty of coin dozer games too (which I am currently obsessed with on my iPad), but anyway, there was also this four-player air hockey game (I've never seen that before either.) I was just pleasantly surprised all around. Definitely a superb place for a birthday or a fun weekend activity! read more

Came here on 3/23 for happy hour with a friend. We were originally going to meet for tea but it was one of those nights where we both could use some drinks! We looked at the regular menu and the prices are a bit out there and from asking around/reading yelp (and previous visits) I know it's not worth it. But for happy hour, it's not a bad price! The drinks were huge, the food was happy hour sized and a good "deal". My friend ordered a margarita and the grilled cheese sliders with tomato soup. I ordered a lynchburg lemonade, chicken caesar and some fries to share. The fries--some were overcooked. Oh well, it's hh and we had large drinks. The caesar had 2 croutons on the plate, one was quite large and I jokingly told my friend it was cornbread. When I bit into it though, it was cornbread! Jalapeno and corn cornbread! That does not go with a caesar. not even a little bit. They might have even had cheese in them, I'm not sure but it was awkward and I didn't eat them with the salad. Kudos to the kitchen for being inventive but yuck! Service was great, we had a super friendly waitress and you could tell it wasn't fake, which I appreciate. I'd probably come back for the happy hour if I'm in the area but I wouldn't seek it out. I definitely wouldn't come for the regular food again. The place is huge and there are so many screens which can be somewhat distracting for my ADHD self--but I imagine watching games would be great (blazers had just lost to the lakers that night). See pictures read more

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Came on a Wednesday night because of the $10 unlimited play deal, but no one was there to help us. Ended up deciding to go the next night as they were closing soon. On Thursday, they end up closing early for the evening for a special event and it is stated no where on their website, even though a lady told us "should have checked the website". The worker on Wednesday should have known that there was a special event the next day when I asked if the deal was going to happen. read more

First time here. A solid three star experience. Their downfall is what the kitchen is sending out. So.... we went here this past weekend with friends. We thought it was an A-OK time. Great for drinks and games. Fun,loud,and exciting. Food was decent quality executed poorly. Service was good. But it took a long time for our food to come out. Ordered the greek bowl. -They forgot the olives and the cornbread. Something in this bowl, which was more like a salad, tasted moldy. I couldn't see what it was because it is dark in the bowling alley. Perhaps moldy lettuce? Ordered the veggie pizza - They forgot the artichokes. The crust was slightly underdone. otherwise it was pretty good. Ordered the nacho -A huge heaping mountain of chips with sparse and missing toppings. Toppings on the summit of the mound. Some cheese, chicken, and sour cream and barely any pico de gallo. I saw no black beans or guac. After you ate of the summit, one is left with 80% bare chips with no coverage. It would be best if they spread the chips over a large pizza pan and covered them all rather than a sparsely covered mountain. I hate that!!!! My friend had to order 3 cups of salsa to cover the remaining chips. This did not resemble the photo at all. Very sad! The Grand Slam Platter That is just a basic platter of fried stuff. Of course it came out fine. They have the ingredients to make the food great. The kitchen staff just need more training. Drinks were decent. Our server did a great job. Bowling- I guess there is an adults only and a family section. we were in the family section. We worry about little tots running around and their potential of getting hurt. They could get their hand hurt in the ball return. There almost needs to be a third bowling alley for families with toddlers and infants. Hmm.... dark black light bowling with kiddos who can barely walk, let alone follow safety commands. We are in the medical field so we are always on the lookout for safety concerns. When bowling with friends and family why is there only 4 seats at each bowling terminal? If I bring 6-8 friends with me how will we all sit together? This seating situation needs rethought. It is all fun and games. I want to go back and see what else they have to offer. I want to check out the grownup's areas. This place is huge. They should offer tours for first timers. I am sure I am missing some cool areas of the building. read more

A TERRIFIC venue!! People who poo poo'd this place probably went during their BUSIEST times. We went on a Thursday night, and had terrific table service, and let's talk about the games they have there. UNBELIEVABLE state of the art video games, including stuff you can experience (rides) and shoot 'em games for the little kiddos. The sports arena was fantastic. I LOVED the huge screens and so did my sons. All NFL games on phenomenal 20+ TV screens. Evidently Sundays are packed, so FAIR WARNING if you go on that day (they open at 9am). I would've given them 5 stars except the food was a bit pricey and not very good (avoid the fish tacos. Whoever made the executive decision that tilapia needs to be ground up to put in a fish taco evidently never went to cooking school!). Hubby enjoyed the BBQ ribs, and the kids loved their chicken strips and grilled cheese sammys. SOO glad I won't have to make the trek down to the unmentionable stinky lo-tec Wilsonville adventure anymore. This place is just terrific. Thanks for coming to Beaverton, Big Al's!! read more

Big Al's - Colby & Jaden enjoying Big Al's big screens - Sports Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I have been here three times now and have had a great experience each time. I have brought a number of friends here and they loved it as well. Great food and drinks and awesome deals. read more