Hollywood Bowl
Portland, OR 97232-1833
Phone: (503) 288-9237
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 9am-1am, Fri-Sat 9am-2am, Sun 9am-10pm
Editorial Review for Hollywood Bowl – by John Blodgett
In Short
Monte Carlo gives bowlers a chance knock down colored pins for money, while Rock'it bowling on Saturday nights throws off a black-lit neon atmosphere. Bowlers can enjoy burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches, or a chicken Caesar salad. And for the late riser, breakfasts are served until 4pm daily. The Player's Club is one of only two full-service bowling bars in town, plus Keno, pool, video games and karaoke every Friday and Saturday night.
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User Reviews for Hollywood Bowl
04/22/2008 Posted by pdxmodchick
Best alley in town. I love this place.. I have been bowling there for years, good prices and clean lanes.
03/27/2008 Posted by carisgrace
I agree with other users when I comment that this bowling alley has the rudest front desk staff. You can stand there waiting forever and they will never look up and help you. They treat you like you are going to detroy their alley or something. Even when I've exuded cheerfulness and gratitude, all I've ever received was a reluctant acknowledgement of this. I also believe that the have a dress code policy that goes into effect after 9pm or so that is not race friendly. They do have good prices and the food court people have always been nice. The bowlingballs are in pretty bad shape and it is hard to find ones under 12lbs. They hide the ones under 10lbs and you have to be a kid to get them out of their locked closet. They wouldn't even give one to my roommate who broke her elbow and was trying to bowl left handed. Love the fact that it is non smoking and the automatic scoring units are in pretty good shape. My tip, if you go, is to always, always call ahead of time to see if there are open lanes available. I don't know how many times I've gone over both days and evenings, and they have events or leagues going on or about to start and we can't get a lane. It's very obnoxious to walk into a nearly empty alley and be told you can't bowl because of things happening in an hour. And in their typical non-helpful way, they don't suggest to you another time that you could return. They just don't seem to care that you might not come back again.
Pros: Affordable, non-smoking
Cons: rude staff, hard to find times lanes are available
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