Golden Pin Lanes

I have been coming to this place every thanksgiving for the pass two years and it hasn’t disappointed me yet. First of all this place has stayed relatively clean and there seems to always be a lane free but then again I go on black fridays and it doesn’t tend to be busy at that time. The lanes are always perfectly slick and the maintenance everything seems up to date. This place is also incredibly cheap monday through friday. I would be going here a lot if I lived in the area. The shoes fit weird but bowling shoes are never comfortable at least in my opinion. I will keep coming here and it has become a nice tradition to look forward to.

Very disorganized costume contest.
Haunted maze was awesome!
Empty party!
It was OK. Maybe a 5 out of 10.

The staff was more interested in their phones and talking with their friends…
This place is the last place I would recommend to have fun!
The playlist playing in the background was all over the place and would have been if there was nothing playing at all!

My body will not cooperate to much with the bowling thing. For this reason my review is about the staff, management, and meeting rooms. Staff is always pleasant and manager is a hands on manager who truly cares about your experience. The meeting rooms are not like a banquet hall or resort but they are adequate if you are having a birthday party, corporate events, or celebration with possible some dancing. Remember to ask about them making food for your event.

Birthday parties: book elsewhere!
We booked a small birthday party here and it was problems from the start. First I filled out the form online and never heard back. Then my husband called and booked over the phone. When I called to make a change they said they had no record of the party and parties can only be booked through the party form on line. Ok — one more try, I filled it out on line again.
I got an email this time and a follow up phone call from the party planner. She claims she emailed me the first time and it must have gone to spam. I have a junk folder, it’s not there. She was unable to answer all my questions as she was new.
Fast forward to the day of the party. I expected issues so I went early. First issue, they had no record of my prepayment. Once they set up the party there was no further contact they initiated. Most birthday parties (speaking as a mother of 7, 22 years of planning these and countless times as an attendee) have an employee who comes over and helps. Not here. Even when I checked in at the desk, there were no explanations has to how things were going to go.
Our guests arrived and my husband had to drag everyone up to the counter to figure out what was going on. After handling the shoes, they hand him a slip that shows we paid for pizza and soda but we have to go to the food area to order. Why could they not have given that to me when I got there and I could have handled that before we had all of our guests there? I mistakenly thought that would happen on its own as part of the party and be delivered to our table. Instead of being able to help my husband with the guests, I then spend time with food. Which they don’t bring to the table, so you have to go back to pick it up. I juggled carrying all of it over two trips and not one staff member offered to help. No one ever came over to ask how everything was, we just were on our own.
There are better places in Tucson for a birthday party. Ones that will help you.

I’m not a big bowler, but I came here yesterday with my boyfriend and it was a lot of fun. The atmosphere was great, yeah, it was a bit loud, but that is to be expected. No one was overly rowdy and the staff was very helpful.
The prices were cheaper than what I was expecting, and so we bowled several games! The lanes seemed very well maintained, and everything was well organized. I may come back here again.

I’ve been here a bunch times and its ok. Kinda a sketchy neighborhood but its safe inside. The atmosphere is somewhat depressing the food and drinks are far below average and the staff is average. What it does have going for it is the quality of the lanes, equipment and price. The ball returns always work perfectly and the scorekeepers are very good. Saturday and Sundays are the best days here in the fall and winter. Golden pins niche is the 55+ crowd and they know their audience well and it shows. It just depends what your in the mood for and sometimes this place is right up my alley so to speak.

We came in on Monday 50 cent per game per person or 6 including shoes for each. Pretty good deal. Although, the experience wasn’t that great the cashier kept getting on over head microphone and trying to tell jokes, singing asking other employees to come over to him. It made the experience not so great. The lady at the bar was lazy and while pouring my drink put her finger in soft drink and then got upset when I ask her to remake it.

It’s a busy league night September to May in Tuesdays here but we love it. The lanes are in great shape and the food and beer selection is decent.

It has everything you could want for in a bowling alley and more: cheap games, cheap drinks, video games, pool table, shuffle board, and horse racing simulcast! The staff has always been friendly and efficient, we will definitely be back!

Very cheap, but you «pay» for that. Went on a Saturday night, & was placed with my boyfriend next to a HUGE family who kept freely using our bowling balls, after repeatedly asking them not to. Not the fault of the place, but this is the given atmosphere.

True… it’s a less than ideal location… but aren’t most bowling alleys, by definition, supposed to be somewhat sketchy? :-p Aside from that, though, they had some great drink specials & lots of open lanes to bowl in with few hangups. Plus, they busted out the karaōke machine later on, along with the cosmic bowling, and fun times were had by all!

This bowling alley is reminiscent of something out of a Bob Seger music video (Not sure if that’s a thing or not, but I imagine that Bob Seger’s videos would be either in a bowling alley or a pool hall.) There was an epoch in my life where we decided to flock to Golden Pin Lanes in search of a good, old-​fashioned night of drinking cheap-​watered down beer and bowl 4 – 5 games. Why? Because, well, on special nights, it was 0.50 for a meager cup of typical, flavorless American beer, but the kicker was the bowling alley food that would range from $ 0.50-$ 1.00. You know, the type of food that is emblematic of a typical bowling establishment: nachos, pizza, fried mozzarella sticks, french fries, fried chicken strips, fried soda, fried shoe-​laces, fried bowling balls… pretty sure some of the bowlers there veritably consume the actual oil (fat) the food is fried in.
Anywho… This place isn’t flashy. It doesn’t have a fancy schmancy bar or a giant arcade like Bedroxx Bowling; it’s a fitting bar for the scene and the arcade is about what one would presume to find in any typical bowling alley. What it possesses, is an enjoyable, affordable bowling experience with lanes that function adequately. Unlike Bedroxx, the fans and air conditioning managed masterly.
People may be deterred from this place based on its location. Miracle Mile’s regard over the years has been aligned with prostitution, pay-​by-​the-​hour hotels and impoverished neighborhoods. Golden Pins appears to be a slight escape from the aforementioned nuances and while it does nothing to debunk the notion of the stereotypical, beer-​bellied bowling connoisseur, it’s a place where you can bowl, eat, drink and expect quality customer service at a sufficient expense.

The Pro Shop here is the best. These guys really know what they’re doing. Had them fix a big mistake that another place did on my ball. Wouldn’t think of going anywhere else in the future. I’ve learned my lesson!!!
Thanks to Billy and Paul

Went here last Sunday and I must say it is one of the best alleys I have ever been to because of a few reasons:
1. The lanes are well maintained and the scoring system is top of the line (it even told me how fast I was throwing my ball)
2. The staff is very friendly and loves to joke around and make you feel at home. Brian the guy who works the desk seemed like he was having a bad night when we walked in, but he put that aside and helped me and my friends whenever we needed it. (And was still cool even though it wasn’t his night.) The bartender was really sweet too.
3. THE PRICE! They were running a special for $ 1 games and $ 3 pitchers. You cannot find that anywhere where I am from. If I lived here I would be a Sunday night bowling junkie.
Thanks Golden Pin Lanes. I will definitely be back the next time I come here to visit my friend.

These people have been so nice to me and my son. Their outreach to the disabled is inspiring. I owe Golden Pin a lot. The approaches can be a bit uneven in terms of slide-​ability. Lane 9 is my favorite. I have never, ever had a bad experience at this place. We love Joe, behind the counter!

It’s always a great place to have fun. Games on Sunday’s are $.99. We don’t go for the «older» décor, just great open lanes.

If you are into bowling (vs. meeting or eating) this is the place to be. Modern scoring, good lane conditions, etc. On Sunday’s, games are $.99 a game. On Thursday and Friday, games are $ 1.25 before 5PM. Ya, it is an older building, and it smells a little old, but you can’t beat the prices or the lane conditions, and the atmosphere is just what you’d expect of a bowling alley.

Don’t worry that it’s on Miracle Mile, get past the weird look of the building, and inside you’ll find really recently updated scoring computers and flat screen tv’s. The best outfitted bowling alley I’ve been to in Tucson. The cosmic bowling on the weekends is $ 10, and this past weekend (middle of summer) it was really slow, so no need to show up early and wait in line like you need to the rest of the year.