Mission Hills Bowl

The doors have closed, the pinsetters are gone, the counter is headed to a museum.

Came here to buy my first bowling ball, spoke to a middle aged, brown haired gentleman and did not like my experience. I didn’t know what questions to ask, and the guy was pretty condescending and made me feel like I was wasting his time. If you’re looking for any type of bowling gear, go to either Winnetka Bowl or Corbin Bowl for better service.

It’s sad that they are closing their doors at the end of this month, but it was a nice place to go bowl. The staff was very friendly and I enjoyed my time there.

I like coming here all the time to bowl or play pool. Even though their bowling lanes, pool table and machines suck most of the time. Its the price and availability that keeps me coming. I don’t like their «outside food is not allowed» sign. And their overpriced food is not that great. But they have to make money somehow. today I was about to start playing pool, and was kicked out and told that the pool lounge would not open until 5 pm. It was 4:45pm and had already paid for the game. It felt rude. They have no signs from the door thru the café. So I had to wait outside for about half an hour. Go figure. So it gave me the time to write this revue.

Mission Hills Bowl has no black lights, no mega decibel «music» blaring away deafening ears & making a decent conversation impossible like some other bowling alleys that I have gone to recently. The exterior of MHB still retains some of the space age Googie features such as the swooping framing steel girders with round holes reminiscent of a rocket launching pad.
The lanes are not over booked so that the bowling alley isn’t chock full of people running around or hanging out in highly trafficked areas so that it becomes a human obstacle course. Service is laid back, friendly just like back in the 1960’s. In fact, the whole feeling is like going back to 1968 although there is now computerized score keeping so the old paper form & pencil is gone to try to figure out the scores of each individual bowler. So now there is more time to eat & drink from the snack bar, and not have to worry about keeping accurate points. The lanes are well maintained, but MHB still maintains an interior design that harks back to the late 1950’s.
4 Unilocal stars for a civilized bowling environment, relatively quiet, away from the maddening crowds with space to spare.

Came here bowling for the first time yesterday and it was very fun. Bowling was great, the food was good for the price, great drink prices. What more to ask for?! oh and the workers were all very nice!

I love coming here, everyone is so welcoming and nice especially Becky. Great place to bowl for those who don’t need the bells and whistles to bowl.

This review is for the Pro Shop. Rusty and his team were a big help. I had just joined a bowling league and needed to get a new ball, shoes, etc. They were very friendly and knowledgeable. Great customer service and I left there a satisfied customer. I am a decent bowler, but not amazing. The first game with my new ball, I shot a 216, the first time I can remember being over 200 in a long time. Thanks again guys for all of your help!

Decided to have a family game night and we came here. This place is for true bowlers because it does not have all the jazz and neon lights like most other places. This place is on the quiet side, which is ok. I can’t comment on the food because we didn’t order any. So if you want to truly bowl and not be distracted by all the neon lights then this is your place, I would come back

Brought my girlfriend here to have fun and get some practice in. Although, the place was pretty empty when we stepped in it filled as the night drew on. The employees immediately dropped their conversations to greet and assist us at the front desk. The lane control hubs are very dated, but are very clear with instructions. Overall we had a good time. I recall there being a small café, bar, and shop each separate from each other. Comfortable environment with kind hearted folk. Overall I wasn’t as impressed as I’ve been with other bowling alleys, but I will come back again if I’m in the area.

Great little spot to bowl! It is a an old-​fashioned bowling alley. My sister and I went on Saturday afternoon and it wasn’t busy at all. Easy process to get shoes and lane. Though we had some problems with the lane malfunctioning, overall we had fun!

The first time I was here it was great! That’s why I wanted to come back, but this time, the customer service was terrible. The lady was practically giving us an attitude, which already ruined my mood. Then when we wanted to borrow a 6 ball, because my party was small, she said she wasn’t allowed to give it anymore unless there was a six year old in the party. Are you kidding, I’m 20 and I still use a 6 ball and you’re gonna expect middle school kids to not? I would rather wait the long wait somewhere else than have to experience this again. THIS PLACE DOESN’T EVEN DESERVE A STAR!

The employees here are the absolute nicest people. They are so good with the kids at the junior leagues. The Breakfast is Very good at the snack bar! Better than Coco’s or Denny’s seriously! What great neighborhood place to take the family.

If you haven’t noticed by my reviews yet, I enjoy bowling. I’ve been to a quite a few places around the valley, and this one would have to be one of my favorites. The reason for that is it feels like this place is meant only for bowlers. What I mean by that is that although it isn’t high tech or modern in any way, it’s a bowler’s environment. Clean, calm, and chill.
I wouldn’t recommend large groups to come here for this reason also. For more of a lively environment with entertainment and a bar, you’d probably want to check out one of the Brunswick locations. However, if you’re looking for a place to bowl and nothing but that, then this is the place to be!

I bought a Groupon for this bowling alley and it was a very easy process to get our shoes and alley. The owners were very welcoming and greeted us with a smile! The staff was constantly ready to help with any lane/​bowling ball problems, making sure games weren’t being lagged.
We bought another Groupon (limit of 3) because we enjoyed our time so much! We even come without a Groupon now because the atmosphere is great!
The regular bowlers were very friendly and equally impressive bowlers! Overall, I love the family setting and fun environment that this bowling alley encompasses.

This place was AWESOME! I loved the lady working at the lounge inside! They have different types of beer and of course I got my usual. corona with lime haha AND it was only $ 5.NOT BAD AT ALL! I went with my family (5 ppl including me) around 11pm and paid only $ 20 bucks for unlimited games until midnight and that included the shoes!!! I’m not the best bowler but hey, I had a great time! Most definitely coming back!

My family and I came here last minute! We found a groupon for 4 ppl for $ 25 includinf shoe rental and 2 hours worth of play. This place isnt that nice but Errol made the experience so wonderful for us. He showed us our lane and there was a small piece of gum on the floor he cleaned it up right away before we even noticed it on the floor. Whenever we had a problem he would take care of it no problem. He was so nice and caring! Anything we needed whether it came to trying to start a new game on the computer or if our bumpers fell down he wAs there to help! Customer service is hard to find like Errol! He was incredibly nice and caring and made our experience so great! We will definitly be back! Thank u Errol for all ur assistance! It meant so much to us! You just dont find customer service like him these days!

Meh. My party of seven and I had a great time here this past Saturday night, but our experience was just meh… I’ve experienced better.
First of all, they don’t have cosmic bowling… even Saturday nights :/​
We came in around 8:40 looking to get two lanes, but the guy at the counter said they wouldn’t have any lanes available until 9:30, which made no sense considering lanes were opening up as we were waiting. He took our name down despite being somewhat rude to us (maybe he was just overwhelmed). We then realized that they have «sessions». The next session started at 9:30 so despite their being open lanes, everyone is required to wait until the next «session». Sooooooo stupid in my opinion because then you get a huge rush of people at the counter and I’m sure you lose a lot of customers since most don’t want to wait long enough for the next session to roll around.
Bowling was a lot of fun despite having our balls stuck TWICE in the span of an hour and a half. Quite annoying if you ask me because that’s like a 10 minute wait until they get it fixed.
Service was somewhat bad/​rude/​nonexistant, except for the waitress at the bar who was super nice.
The upside? Their french fries and onion rings are AWESOME! $ 5 beers as well.
Tip:
No more than 5 people at a lane
They have unlimited bowling including shoes from 10 – 12 on Saturday nights for $ 40 per lane
Overall, I plan on avoiding this bowling alley as much as I can except for when they have their specials like quartermania since I think Corbin Bowl and even Matador are somewhat better.

This place is just OK… really disappointed that they had no beverages or food served, and definitely no alcohol can be brought in there. Came in on a Sunday evening and had a 45-​minute wait.
The set-​up of the game is also a little complicated, but after that, it runs like it should. The animations that appear on screen from a strike/​gutter are pretty neat, too.

QUARTERMANIA!!! ’nuff said.
Ok fine, here are a few more deatils.
Sundays & Mondays 9pm-​12am
-$ 6 admission
-$.50 shoe rental
-$.50/​game
-$.50/​sodas!
My friends and I used to come here every week during our senior year, learned how to curve the ball, kept out of trouble, blahhblahblah haha It’s not the best bowling alley (there’s no music! lolwut!), but lots of sentimental value. We still come here for Q-​mania when we’re all back in town from college and whatever. I love it!