Suburban Lanes Bowling Center

Apparently, rather than having league night on a non-​going-​out night like Monday or Tuesday night, suburban lanes has chosen to hold league night on Thursday night. Which means that they won’t have any lanes available until 9PM on Thursday nights, arguably a much more common night to go out than those previously mentioned. It’s unclear to me why this information isn’t prominently plastered on their website or Facebook page, to avoid wasting people’s time when they are hoping to have a little fun on the typically less busy of the «Fridays.» Beyond irritating.

Suburban lanes is definately the nicest place in Morgantown to go bowling. Over the years the owners have kept up with modern bowling technologies and offer well maintained lanes and a fantastic modern scoring system. Very simple to use and very reliable. Also nice is the convenience of having Keglers Sports bar attached for access to cold beers and drinks along with pretty decent food. Suburban has good hours and is almost always open. Now for the negatives… This place can be pretty expensive if you don’t take advantage of the numerous specials they offer. Also, this place can get very crowded at times. They have a lot of leagues both during the day and on week nights. So sometimes you need to get on a wait list in order to get a lane. Lastly, on Saturday nights they have DJ’s and cosmic bowling with lasers and fog machines so the crowd is heavy and it’s loud. So if that’s not your cup of tee then keep that in mind. Over all this place compares favorably to a lot of Pittsburg bowling alleys despite having 24 lanes.

Suburban Lanes may not look like much, tucked away in a little shopping complex adjacent to a sports bar and surrounded by recalcitrant smokers in trucker hats. But look past the surface; don’t judge a book by its cover. With the right information and the right planning, you can have a fun and reasonable time at this bowling alley. On the other hand, it can also be expensive and crowded if you don’t know when to go. Follow the tips below to have a fun night out.
After 6pm on weeknights, the prices go up a little bit and the lanes become crowded with league participation. Call ahead or see if you can reserve a lane for their competitive special pricing. Their deals change but take one of their current specials, for example: the Monday Bowling Blockbuster. From 9pm-​12am, pay $ 30/​lane for up to 6 people (shoe rental included). That means if you go with 3 people, you can bowl for up to 3 hours for only $ 10/​person. That’s pretty great.
Guaranteed frustration will come if you don’t plan ahead, however. Cosmic bowling on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons can mean increased prices and a ridiculous demographic of 6 – 9 year-​olds. Still, if you feel like being a kid again, nothing’s quite as fun as laser lights and glow-​in-​the-​dark bowling balls. Added incentives to bowling include Kegler’s, connected to the alley, which will serve you bar food and drinks. Also, they have enormous drop-​down screens that cover the rear wall of the alley — and usually they have simulcasting of sports and teen pop music videos. I always try to get a lane with ESPN at the end of it.