Fannin Lanes

I do like this bowling alley. It has a newer look to it, and its newer than most bowling alleys around the area. Their lanes are super smooth and the balls look brand new.
They have nice shoes here that look like they’ve been lightly worn. The restrooms are very clean and look modern too, its a great deal that they have fluorescent lighting. Also, large enough stalls to change your bowling uniform in and out of.
Colorful carpet that gives the bowling experience a thrill. I missed one star because the staff here isn’t too much of nice. They have their days, but who doesn’t.
The area isn’t much of Brandon, more of Flowood.

It is not very difficult to rate this place well since I believe it is the only bowling alley that serves alcohol. I may sound like a lush, but I like a nice cold one when I am bowling. This place is pretty nice, although a bit pricey… it cost $ 30 for an hour of bowling and $ 4.00 for shoe rental. I think they charge so much because they know they have the nicest facility in the area. Nice size game room with options for everyone. The website boasts over 40 beers on tap… not so much. They have about 10 – 12 types of beer on draft. I do like that our names were keyed into the score sheet before we got to our lane. We didn’t visit the concession stand, but it appeared to have standard items… nachos, burgers, etc. I will be visiting again. All in all, it’s a pretty nice facility, staff was friendly, and the beer was cold!

It is good, modern and serves great bucket beer. Good lighting. Nice facility. Now here comes the BUT… the business is aimed towards leagues. They give prime bowling time to league players. If that happens then there is not more then 1 – 2 lanes open for general public. So basically if you want to make it into a date or a weekend event you have to go there before 4 or after 9:30. That doesn’t work for me or a lot of my friends.

Without a doubt, this is the newest and nicest looking bowling alley in the Jackson area. The place is huge and everything is so shiney and clean.
Why am I not giving it more stars? Well, first of all, I was not impressed with the staff. The girl who got us a lane and shoes wasn’t very friendly. Our ball got stuck on the 10^th frame of our last game and we waited over half an hour for them to retrieve it. When I went to the counter after waiting and waiting, the guy was extremely rude and said it was no big deal because it was the 10^th frame and we were finished anyway. True, but it was a big deal because we couldn’t leave because it was our ball. I think what really ticked me off about him was the fact he snapped at my mother, who is in her 70s, and there was zero need for him to be nasty to her.
Another reason I didn’t give more stars is because the prices to bowl per game here are high, as are the shoe rentals, and they offer no specials at any time on any day of the week.
My negative experience with the staff aside (hopefully people aren’t usually treated this way), it is a very nice place to bowl a few games and have some fun.
I also wandered into their pro shop and it’s well stocked. I didn’t use any of the services the pro shop offers, but it looks like a pretty good one. I did notice they offer a new ball, bag, and shoes for $ 120, which is a pretty good deal.