Uncle Sam Lanes

My friends and I started going to Uncle Sam’s every Wednesday night this spring semester and the occasional Sunday night. You can’t beat the deals. It’s gotta be the cheapest bowling around ($ 1 games and shoes and $ 6 pitchers of Busch).
That being said, it’s certainly not the fanciest place around, but when it comes to bowling, I prefer the homelyness. They do the lanes and rebuild the machines every summer, so it’s fairly well kept up. There’s a snack bar in the middle with great deal prices and a full bar by the door in a separate room from the lanes. Food wasn’t anything special, just super cheap, greasy snacks, but that’s all I would ever get at a bowling alley.
Great regular staff, except for one dark-​haired bartender on a Sunday that looked like she would rather be anywhere but there. The blond bartender with the short hair is great and she’s usually there at least on Wednesdays. The older man (I want to guess the owner) who works Sunday is also very friendly and helpful and even offered us a free pitcher if we came the next Sunday and we weren’t even regulars yet.
Patronage was a large variety from kids, high schoolers, college students and middle aged folk. It can get a little crowded at times, but the only time we’ve been turned away was when there was a tournament going on that we had to wait til was finished, which meant drinking and playing pool at the bar.
Bottom line: Don’t expect anything super nice; if you’re fine with inexpensive items that are well priced, you’ll have a great time. I will continue to return.

Great Prices. Friendly staff. Even the owner is frequently there and loves talking to customers.

It’s a bowling alley. It’s a cheap night out. What more could you ask for?

The Monday night special was pretty impressive. $ 1 per game, $ 1 per shoes, $ 6 (?) a pitcher.
This is not your fancy schmancy bowling you’d see somewhere in the big cities with disco lights and big screens playing music videos. This is your old school, high schooler-​ridden, from the 70s type bowling alley. I was with a good group and had a smashing time. I’ll come again if I can get a ride!

I love bowling at Uncle Sam Lanes because the prices for open bowling are very reasonable for under $ 2.00 a game. Sometimes, I practice here on Sundays before the leagues come on later in the day. The lanes here could use some updating from all wood with some cracking to a synthetic plastic overlay, but that takes money.

When looking for bowling in the area, the prices are right at Uncle Sam’s Lanes. The lanes are in decent shape and everytime I’ve gone there, I’ve been able to get a lane. The prices for weekend «midnight» bowling are even affordable and they don’t try to cram a million people on the same lane. The facility also has a huge bar area, with dart boards, pool tables, a jukebox and plenty of regulars hanging out.