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    Big Al's

    3.1 (510 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Loud
    Classy
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    couples bowling!
    Zachary F.

    The food at the bowling was just okay and the bowling itself was a little expensive. They only did military discount on one person instead of the party, like some other places. But that's okay. We had lots of fun bowling. The main attraction for us is the arcade and the shuffleboard and pool especially. We loved playing shuffleboard!

    Second floor arcade
    Jeff M.

    Grandkids love the summer pass program which allows for 5 arcade games and or 2 games of bowling M-F. Big Al's has bars, food, bowling and arcade games. It is a family funhouse. Staff seem to be good and the facility is kept real clean.

    Alapalooza
    Clayton J.

    This place ought to be called Fat Al's because this guys pockets have got to be stuffed. This was the most overpriced entertainment experience of my life. We used to go to Gameworks, and now on occasion we go to Dave & Busters. Both in my opinion are more affordable and both had far more entertainment. Now Al's does have bowling which the other two do not, but the video game selection here was terrible, the quality of game is below console and the price per game was between $2-$7 100% overpriced. We didn't eat or drink so I can't comment on that. I never at at Gameworks and the food and D&B is not tasty, so if Al is serving up a tasty plate, that would be a feather in his cap. That said, you couldn't convince t return. You need to take out a personal loan in order to spend more than an hour here.

    Happy hour food
    Charlie T.

    A good place to spend some time with family and friends. They have good happy hour pricing on food and bowling. The wings and spinach artichoke dip are a good value during happy hour.

    Southwest Eggrolls
    Cheri S.

    At the entrance there is a bowling alley, to the right after entering is a restaurant/bar with 3 very large tv's. It would be a great place to watch any sports. The servers were very friendly and helpful! The food is between mid and good, I would say. The bowling is great and the arcades are fun for the kids. Had a great experience over all!

    Lydia T.

    I was invited to a VIP event at Big Al's. Tiffany hosted this event and it was a huge success. We enjoyed sampling some of their new additions to the menu and even enjoyed playing at the arcade. The drawing for prizes was fun too! The potato skins, corn ribs and steak bites were really yummy. The mac and cheese had a nice kick to it. These new enhancements to the menu will be nice. Great job Big Als. It was a great event.

    Darren O.

    So before I get into this I am glad Big Als is here and hope they do well. We've been here in the past and enjoyed it. Last night was not up to previous standards. The good: The Pretzel and cheese started things off well. Salty soft Pretzel with a mildly spicy cheese sauce. What's nor to like. The wings- one of our party had the red hot wings and really liked them. I did not try. The average: The Philly- this was my meal. Not enough cheese sauce throughout-and this really is not a Philly. It's a hot roast beef sandwich with peppers onions and cheese sauce. Not a bad sandwich, but consistency throughout would improve it. The onion rings were ok too. Big and crunchy, but this kind cool off so fast. The bad: The nachos. Literally no cheese anywhere. No flavor. Just a giant pile of chips for way to much money. Terrible. Will never order again without management assurance that next time will be different. Literally maybe the worst we've ever had. How hard is it to put cheese on chips? The potato skins. My wife had ordered and didn't eat. I thought she might be acting picky so I tried one. Had a disgusting burnt acidic flavor that caused me to spit out and take a dry chip from the nachos to cleanse my palate. Horrible. Service- in light of the pandemic I know they were changing things up and I understand. The ordering app needs work. Didn't want to let me pay. Reset about 5 times before it went through. The kitchen either doesn't get the notes or read them as the servers had to go back repeatedly. By ordering and paying through the app - it takes away incentive for the servers to do a good job as well as they want you to tip in advance. You can tell. No attention to the tables and no one checking to see if you needed anything. We waited for refills on drinks for 45 minutes. I know we could get up and go to the bar- but why tip anything at all if I'm going to do everything myself? I'm not upset, just disappointed that they have let their standards slip. I would love to leave a great review and increase stars, but probably won't go back for a while.

    This is the bowling ball I was holding when the young lady employee approached us.

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    food is great BUT. waited for an hour and no waiter came to take our order so do not get food here!

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    Is there anything gluten-free (beyond salads) here?

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