Reviews of Bowl America (Bowling Alley)

Jared Shaheen

Lanes were pretty good. Can't really complain about them... My thumb ripping is what gets the 1 star.. the AC was down but they had portable units that helped. The friendly staff always makes things better

Tosha J

I'm giving this location of 4, it would have gotten a 5, but it did not have air condition. It was so hot, and they had fans running, but here is what deserves the 5 ⭐ $1 dollar games. All you have to pay is a dollar per game, and that was awesome, best, bowling, ever they could have had more balls with different hole sizes, but the price you cannot beat.

tatiana D

Place could use an upgrade I think that's what some people enjoy about going, but the service is great! Even on it's busiest day the employees are polite, prompt and very helpful.

laura Russell

Came to practice and get back in bowling shape after 2 year hiatus. Wednesday night special - all you can bowl 9-close for $7.99. Not very crowded, music on and lanes and equipment working well.

Needa

Simple. Not crowded. Clean. Good prices.

Laura Hyde

Cosmic bowling...lots of fun!

Slime_Qweens Channel

Good food and beer. Summer blast pass is great for the kids and ac for summer.

peter chernilevskiy

Too expensive

Alice Coombs

Love that they don't change these old bowling alleys. Just the same as when I was a kid.

Kyndra Fre

This place is nice, clean and very affordable. We had a great time!

mitchell mote

The food was decent, the games were cheap but still fun. They have a couple of arcade games as well. The service of the employees was slow but the food was cooked fresh.

shimi shimon meir, Realtor

Fun

Faizah Mixson

Always a pleasant and fun experience every time

Ashley A

Place was run down food was terrible! Found plastic in my pizza !!!! Everything was sticky asked for water worker said he would help me and never came back NEVER GOING AGAIN

Evan G

Great place for birthday parties! Had a great time this past weekend. We had 8 bowlers and it was right at $110 for 2 hours. Sodas, ice cream, plate ware included.

Nur_Red_Rum- 3021

If your looking for an old school bowling alley this is the place. The service is awesome and the food and beverages are awesome and the prices very cheap.

TerabyteRex

Very friendly. If you are looking for hometown bowling feel. This is it.

Angela Johnson

Had lots fun and the food was good

gabriel boeman

Had a great time with my family but this place is in need of an update and cleaning. Lanes are good, ball size is limited, ball returns work well but are antiquated. This is a dated bowling alley that needs a modernization desperately.

Theodore Matthews

It's a bowling alley...nothing special, dated. Should invest in making the place look updated and modern. It's just ok.

Edward Hutchinson

Tuesday Night 'Nothing But Fun' league filled with people from all walks of life. Phenominal group of people and even greater people working there. They go out of their way to make your experience as enjoyable as possible and their fun to chat with as well. Pics to come.

David Harrell

Good place to have fun and to relax with family and friends

debi briggs

Great deal on Sunday evening made it affordable and lots of fun for the whole family. The staff is awesome and did a great job in making sure our experience was special.

Alexandra Medina

Cheap bowling. Seems to get very busy. Older lanes. Overpriced food but it is what you get.

MIKE GROSS

Had a wonderful time with Family and friends.. Kinda pricey for bowling but kids enjoyed that's what I wanted smiles and sugar faces LoL

Loucyndi

Grands love the rails!

ERIK Bradley

The service was phenomenal. The owner was personable and very knowledgeable. The pizza is the best ever . I could hang out here every weekend. This is a model for all other bowling alleys.

W H

Great place to bowl and have fun. The drink selection is limited in the beers were a little warm. The staff was okay but don't go hungry cuz the food is very low level

Stephen Thompson

Lots of fun

Allie Blount

Had a bday party here kids had fun but the party captain wasnt around very much

Robert Dalton

Gotta love bowling!!

Eris Sypher-Beliard

The food was good and it was fun but the lanes kept breaking down and resetting.

Yvette Cason

Fun fun fun

Ned Reynolds

They have great prices after 9:00 and good league bowling.

Samantha Garza

The employees are extremely nice. The location could use a good deep cleaning. The ice cream vending machine doesn't work and the ice cream expired the same month we went. Snacks are stale and beer was flat. It's typical for a bowling alley in the area and overall an okay bowling experience to take your family.

Tom Geschwind

Definitely a fun spot to enjoy some time with friends and family.

Mary Barich

It was so hot!!! They only had 2 portable ac's for the Florida state tournament singles & doubles on Sunday so it wasn't fair for us to have essentially no ac! Personally, my fingers swell badly in 80 heat inside. Also very wet hands & body! I may have bowled much better had I not been forced to fight heat & humidity!

T J

We had an excellent time with family and friends. Prices for bowling are great. The food prices are a little higher, but good.

The Dizzy Vizzy

Great place to bowl!!!

Ignacio Martin Cenalmor

The worst attendance I've ever had. We were 15 people, 6 kids and 5 adults. We requested 3 lanes, 2 for kids and 1 for the adults. They only permited us to 2 lanes. There were many free lanes!!!!. We were planning on playing two rounds and have dinner. But only the kids ended up playing one round. They lost near $100 due to not giving us one more lane. Andy had poor customer service and was extremely rude to us. We won't return again.

walt grzybowski

Air was Broke.poor management or owner. Should be Ashamed

Aisha Lugo

Its a little outdated but its a great place to have fun! Staff are very nice and try to accommodate your party as great as possible!

Richard Scott

Can't see all your frames on the monitors

Mike Kolisnyk

For the league bowlers: lane consistency is lacking, temperatures are always in flux, and the equipment is spotty at best. Quite often have balls come back with markings on them For the casual bowler it's a good solid experience, equipment could use some updating but otherwise a run of the mill house

brohm86 shinanagins

Service is fast machines worked well decent balls.

Michelle Wade

Misty was the greatest. They went above and beyond for my daughter's birthday party. They were extremely nice everything was set up and ready for us. The package, cost of anything extra we did, was reasonably priced even for a birthday party. The kids had tons of fun. The parents even had fun bowling

Aidan Chau

Great, inviting place, pizza was good ok. The water was tap water so that's my only complaint. Fun place to be at overall

Suzanne Fisher

If you haven't tried cosmic bowling you should! So much fun!

Ann Coleman

It was family fun and the food was OK is reason I gave 4 stars

Sandra Dulaney

Great place to go enjoy bowling with your friends

Laura Flaherty

Fun time, great for kids-- bumpers and guides for rolling the ball. $32 for 3 games for my 7 yo and myself.

Matt Hansen

Low key an awesome place to get cheap drinks on weekend nights. The music can sometimes get a bit stale, however.

April Parker

Fun times. Nice people. Gets really packed so get there early.

Charity Sciutto

Nice bowling lanes food is a little over priced for what you get.

B W

best place in jacksonville to bowl

Daniella Urribarri

Great experience as always, for corporate events its perfect, the only bad thing was the A/C that on the right side didn't work.

Joe C.

Great alley. Staff is nice, friendly, and helpful. Pro shop is super quick with services. I love going here and the cheaper games in the off times.

Aysha MarxW

A very cool spot for any age!

Mike Cummings

Great place

Khaukha David

It's a good place for family hangout.

John Mathis

Had a great time

Christopher Campbell

Very good atmosphere. Great equipment and friendly service, and the prices aren't bad at all.

Sung ho Choi

Is bowling coming back yet? Lol nice allay and friendly staff. Drinks are little pricey otherwise great place for little fun.

Amy Sanger

Great place. Awesome youth league on Saturdays!

dav41vader

It's a great place to come and have a lot of fun especially on Friday and Saturday night with Cosmic and kids if they are signed up for the summer blast pass get two free games of bowling a day from June till September

donald batchelor

Bad no air which has been down for 3 month

Debra Booker

Too hot. No air conditioning for full house.

Tim H

Haven't been bowling in years. Friendly staff, good food, great place for fun with family and friends.

Manuel Guerrero

Nice place

Janice Horton

Was there today with my son and the other kids from GPE on their field trip and the kids had a wonderful experience. My family and I come here all the time. My son has even had playdates here. It is always pleasant.

Blakelee McCulley

Bowling at its best. Staff was so helpful and friendly. We enjoyed it!

Melissa Mahoney

Good prices. 2 games $16 including shoes. Not bad

Joshua López

Went for state tournament there. Place was nice and clean. The staff was nice and the lanes were excellent. I can't wait to go back there.

Joel Hegeman

Dominated Coach Bain here

william cashdollar

Great place to work, great customers visit us, and we have some of the best pizza in town.

Shannon Mckean

Team outings lots of fun!

John Grace

Great place to have some family fun

Stella Helms

I'd give it a 4, the staff was friendly and the lanes were clean and well maintained. One of the attendants had to come out and get a ball that was stuck and it only took a minute. The menu was kind if limited and nearly $10.00 per combo. It was freshly made though.

jason winter

Classic old time bowling alley vibe. Chill.

My Chemical Yeemo

I go here bowling every weekend and I am a part of the junior bowling team at this establishment and I personally love the oil patterns!! The oil cuts off perfect and the food is really good, I eat there every time I'm there and I absolutely love it. The staff is very fun and kind hearted. Coach Josh is one of the best bowl instructors there as well as Coach Andy and Coach Bill. The team is one of the best places to spend your Saturday and Sunday as well as throughout summer they take summer classes and there are no restrictions to how talented you have to be in order to join. I love bowling here, its a great environment with great people. So come on down to BAM we have over 30 lanes of fun and an arcade and a bar with alcoholic beverages to enjoy. We have a pro shop for drillings and we have a party room and dinning room where you can sit and talk.

Matt Stewart

Great place for a family outing. The balls are well kept and the facilities are clean and fun

Cindy Harry

great facilities, thrifty Sunday eve bowling , good food and drinks, family friendly!

Tracey Shelton

Great place for a fun bowling experience

Sidney Littlek

Bowling center nice family place if you enjoy bowling

Michael Waycaster

Everything went awesome just wish they had a bigger selection of 13 and 14 pound balls. Hard to find one that fit the fingers. Our group was the loudest ones there and they were fine with it because we were having fun but not doing anything too crazy. The Sunday special is nice just get there around 6 to make sure you have a lane because of the leagues

Michelle Samanta

Went for the first time as part of a summer camp field trip. The facility was clean and welcoming. The staff was kind and helpful. They provided us with a number of ramps for our little ones upon request. Stuck gutter balls and fallen bumpers were fixed immediately.

sheila edwards

Nice place, doesn't smell like cigarettes! Bathroom okay it's unisex soooo. The food was good.

Scharisma Davila

Love the employees there

Samantha Levitt

Super fun!!

Rowena Demers

If you're a person of color this is not a friendly environment. Had a birthday party at this establishment spent over $500 and the staff was ignorant and unprofessional. Racial profiling occurs here so beware. JSO is also on duty here and will side with the establishment regardless of the customer.

Christian Baez

Good food and pretty fun but nothing outstanding and not too colorful or anything. Perfect for school fieldtrips.

Katie Renzi

Great bowling place. Hard to reserve but for good reason.

Joy White

A good time for a great price. Date night, family time or work outing.

Brennan Reaves

There was a young boy that works there who is awesome, everyone else was rude and really needs help with their customer service skills.

Meredith Dykes Myers

Love this place, love the staff always helpful. Good for leagues and for open play!

Irene Silas

Old shoes, old equipment, but the staff is very nice.

Rah Jenkins

Nice clean spot excellent Customer service

Leon Talada

Only went to watch a family member bowl. Facilities are very nice and I would recommend this place

Prasanna Vibhute

Great place for all skill levels, but the line sometimes gets really long.

Jacob Jones

Cosmic bowling can be a little pricey but overall a great experience. Never been disappointed by this bowl America

Kitty Lynn

What a fun place to go! Had a blast with the family ans joined a league! Can't wait

Amy S

Great family place! We love it here.

Stephanie Kilgore

Lots of fun but super expensive

Jason Gray

Great staff, great fun...pro shop fixed an insert for me quickly on the spot!

John M Amatangelo

Great staff.

Maggie Williams

Good clean atmosphere, friendly staff, affordable family fun!

Michael Cohn

Great prices with alot of different promotions. Food is above average for a bowling alley.

Sy Cofield

Good family atmosphere

Antonio Padial

Helpful staff, my friend had a party at this place. Will be coming again.

Cassidy Chambers

Staff was friendly, welcoming, and open to sharing bowling tips. Inexpensive date, but an incredibly good time.

Jerry Bisaillon

No AC, there using portable ac and swamp coolers. Everything seems run down and in need of serious maintenance. It's probably only still open because it's the only bowling in the area. At least the lanes seem to be in ok shape.

Freddie Vergara

Have been coming here regularly for a few months with some friends. Awesome deal of all you can bowl during the week nights. Lanes are well maintained and pin machines work. Cosmic bowling provides a different atmosphere.

Larry Smith

Great staff and great Bowling Center. Lanes and machinery are in perfect shape. My only complaint is the food is way too expensive. I suggest you eat before you come.

Matt Boettcher

Standard bowling alley. Friendly staff. Decent prices.

Dee Hays

had to bowl at this facility for state bowling tournament. Air conditioning in facility not working and found out it had not been working for weeks, but facility refused to fix. POOR MANAGEMENT OF FACILITY FOR NOT FIXING IMMEDIATELY.

Guadalupe DePereida

Great family place, had a great time. Reasonable prices

jalavell29

Great fun. Love this place

Jacki Burgy

Fun place to bowl, drink and enjoy friends. Kind of pricey tho

Kourtney Curran

Enjoyed the atmosphere !All around good time . service was a little slow but not complaining

laura Wright

It's an outdated place but the staff was nice and the kids had dun!

The Suburban Patriot

Staff was very helpful. I had two toddlers and they were on the ball making sure we had a ramp, bumpers, and lightweight balls for my kids without having to ask. Great experience

Brian Trayner

Nice family atmosphere

Steven McIntosh

The experience was as I expected it to be. Convenient

Rick Miller

Had my daughter's birthday party here. Staff was excellent and the kids had a great time bowling!

Liz Unroe

No ac, no beer bucket specials for tournament should have a no star rating

Smith Werbenjagermanjensen

Staff is nice. They keep it clean. I like it better than the Bowl America on beach but with with both of them, it's nothing really modern. Just some affordable good times.

Angela C

There is nothing less than 1 star because they don't even deserve that star. I cannot fathom, contract or not, why the Florida State USBC would continue our state competition in a center with no A/C. They tried to bring in portable ones but it just didn't work. It was way to hot in the center to bowl and concentrate. I was sweating everywhere. I am not blaming my bad bowling entirely on that issue but it certainly contributed to my performance. I even had teammates drop out of the singles games because they just couldnt take the heat. Legs and fingers swelled. Thats a waste of money!

Keith Martin

Great time. Friendly people

Rajiv Varma

Old establishment probably run by a family. I would've given a 5 star but the serving staff, I think, was pretty rude. I made the mistake of taking two fountain drinks to the bowling area which is against the rules. When the serving staff came around with the remaining order, she literally yelled at me that drinks were not allowed in the area. And this is right in front of a packed house. If she doesnt have the courtesy of calling me to the side and letting me know politely, I dont think I want to go here anymore. There are better places to bowl at and have a fun time. I certainly wont be returning here and will ask my family to stay away as well.

Bob Wright

Great place

Cinnamon Beauty

Great place for family fun!

William Buck

I’ve been coming here for a while but today was my last day. I understand some lanes are reserved but when you have a family of 5 bowling on one side of you and a family of six on the other, there leaves no room for my family. I Asked for a lane change just so there was room and was promptly denied. It’s a shame. Best of luck.

Theresa Jeep

Place is cool, could use a little updating and cleaning it's not discussing just a little more like they care and not just doing their job and could use little updating on tables, chairs, carpet,bathroom. Still a good place to go to spend family/friend time.

James Gearhart

Prompt staff, came for the 9-12 unlimited bowling. Good time

Lloyd Scrolls

He bowling was great! No sticking, all fun! BUT! The nachos are a kids serving and the hot dog was passable. If u are going to just bowl you'll have a great time, just be prepared to eat before or after.

Belinda Ponn

This place is alright, my boyfriend likes to go here after 9 for all you can bowl. I think their food and drinks are pretty expensive for the quality of food you get though.

Krista Burmeister

Nice place to bowl and have a great time.

Vcobey73

Average bowling alley. Using portable ac so it is warm. Bathrooms need to be fixed as well.

Robert Bell

Good bowling alley, oil but not to much, good service!

Jacob Saldana

Had a great time

Any Azon

this is one of the best bowling alleys ever cuz it combines new technology with the old nostalgia of an old bowling alley that I just love the people are great they're friendly it's never too busy you never have to wait for a lane and the people at the bar give you really good drinks not water down like a lot of other places they really give you your money's worth it's great food to it's a lot of fun hope you enjoy it

Eric Hitchins

Reasonably priced bowling, the food isn't very high quality relative to how expensive it is

Greg Narcisi

My son enjoyed bowling here for the first time. Kid friendly.

Ben Clede

First time at this location. Visited on a Sunday, good prices for bowling and drink specials. Had a great time with family and friends.

Jack Eller

Great summer program for children and adults. Food is good as well. Good value.

Harry Worten

My wife and I plus a friend had a great time here. The staff was friendly and helpful. We will definitely come back!

Jason Berger

Had our state tournament there. 6 games an was dreading it because we found out no ac was working.

Jhonny Rian

I was there late on a Monday night. Pretty clean place, staff was super friendly, wasn't crowded and was just overall a nice place to be. Mugs are nicely iced, games are cheap, food was really good and not set to ridiculous prices like most places. If I had to saying I didn't like something then it would be the wall where you're bowling. It just plain and meh. Should think about having a street artist come in and draw/paint something. Other than that it's a great place.

Starlight Lifter

Late night bowling with starlight scene 17 each unlimited games till 2am

Steven Romero

had a good experience

erna jeanlouis

The air condition was out couldn't bowl from sweating a hot mess

Alex Pereira

Good place to go bowling.

Elizabeth Ayala

Fun

William Duke

Always a fun time at this bowling alley!

It'z Nana

Boring you'll like if you like unsaltine fries

Joyce Gustafson

Fun, clean, affordable and family oriented.

D

Standard bowling alley. As long as you get a pitcher of beer you're gonna have a good time.

Rose Leusu

Its a little out dated but loved it. We go there because its not crowded during the morning time. I have a friend who is in a wheelchair and its very easy to move her around and she loves it so we go once a week. They have the ramp thing so she can roll the ball down the lane. We have a blast...