Willowbrook Lanes

I’ve bowled here once, and attempted to bowl here 3 times. The lanes are average, nothing out of the ordinary bad or good. My problem here stems from the advertised hours of operation. I live in the Midway area, so it’s not a hop, skip, and a jump away from my house. I called them, got an automatic recording that they were open until Midnight. It says here on Unilocal they’re open til Midnight. It says on the sign in their window that they’re open til Midnight. But alas, the doors were closed shut, and the lights dim at 10:45. I’m glad I made the 30 minute drive out to Willowbrook for that.
I know bowling alleys tend to get less busy during the summer time, and a lot of bowling alleys cut their hours during summer months. But the difference between this alley and other alleys is, other alleys let their customers know that.

The lady at the front was extremely rude. We waited for 2 hours and she kept bringing people in before us even though we were there way before them. This was such a terrible experience for me and my family and we are never coming here again. RUDE!

Poor service. Went in with a group of people to bowl around 9:30pm. The worker said they are closed rudely. When others are obviously still bowling. Wont be going back. The hours sign said they close at midnight on Thursdays. The bald white guy with a beard in the front is rude and a dick.

I’ve been going to this place since I was a kid. Decent stop when you’re with a group of friends.
Prices are pretty reasonable and they occasionally have certain deals and specials. It’s a pretty good sized space that gets packed quite often.
There are more than 30 lanes, food, beer, all pretty standard.
I shouldn’t have to tell you this but don’t get bowling alley food. Gas station nachos would be safer than their nachos.

A little Monday night family fun with open bowl.
When we walked in there was an old stale smell which was slightly off putting but hey, we weren’t there to eat right?!
Plenty of lanes, friendly employees that are willing to help & the price wasn’t bad.
Three stars because of that smell when we walked in… they really could use an update!

My boyfriends friends come here every Wednesday night around 9. We don’t play until after the leagues are done but there are no summer leagues so we can play eArlier. It is $ 8 all you can bowl plus shoe rental which is a pretty good price. The staff is friendly and the bar opens till 12. Don’t know what drinks they serve because they usually order beer. one star off because there is a particular lane that the balls get stuck in (near the middle)

TERRIBLE! Clearly leagues are their #1 priority. Good luck getting an iota of customer service otherwise. Employees, including management curt and unhelpful. Bartender Dawn, the only friendly face.

Came here for a birthday party a while ago.
It was quiet for a bowling alley. We had a few lanes to ourselves.
I had a great time.
Love that they have hard cider!!!
Oh and the staff is friendly, I got the wrong size shoes (my feet can’t seem to ever be the same size, like ever). The clerk at the front was happy to swap them out for me.
I would come back again! (but I’m a really bad bowler, so only with a group! after all, what’s more fun than a little public humiliation?!)

Uhm… Never ever… ever…
Soooooo… My bf and I just bought new bowling balls… less than a month ago.
We always go to Brunswick (Woodridge)… We bought our balls at Competetive Edge inside Brunswick (Woodridge).
We decided to try bowling somewhere else…
Wrong freakin decision… Gaaaaaaaaaah :(
We went to Willowbrook lanes Saturday, September 1^st around 3ish…
It’s like we went inside a time capsule, and went back to the 70’s…
Smelled old, looked old… Ewwwww…
Bar? What bar?
Not much customers… So we decided to stay… Fail… Fail… Fail…
Our bowling balls got stuck… Got chipped all over…
Jerry, I guess one of the managers or tech guys, gave us a ticket, stating that they can fix our balls.
He said, there’s no bowling alley that will «fix» our balls, just them… and that they will «fix» it for free…
Are you kidding me???
I wanted to scream at him… «maybe you need to update the whole place, and get new bowling lanes and no technical error, will eat the balls and chip brand new ones anymore…»
Ugh… Sooooo annoying…
I don’t want my balls «fixed»
I want them to replace my damn ball.
It won’t roll the same way anymore… Not even if they try to patch or re-​surface the top…
We should’ve stepped away, the moment we saw the old 70’s décor vibe…
My verdict… Never ever will I go to a place like this… Ever…

Really a decent bowling alley, average in just about every way. They’ve got at least 30 lanes here, plus a bar and a group-​event room for birthday parties and the like. A couple TVs around were showing the White Sox game. The only odd thing about it was how empty it was on a Friday night!

I called Saturday afternoon to ask when would be a good time to come bowling with my 5-​year-​old and 3-​year-​old kids (they’ve never bowled before). They told me to come Sunday at 10:30am and ask for Bob. When I got there Sunday morning the place was completely packed and I was told they wouldn’t have any free lanes available «until at least 9pm.» Bob was nowhere to be found and the man behind the desk was curt, brusque, and unsympathetic. He said I should call ahead first to make sure they didn’t have any leagues bowling. Considering that’s EXACTLY what I did the day before, I will not be returning to Willowbrook Lanes.

Can you say AUTO-​SCORING? That was the deciding factor in selecting this bowling spot AND the Cosmic Bowling.
We went on a Friday night, there were casual leagues, so we couldn’t get a lane until after 9pm. Points taken away because Cosmic Bowling didn’t start until 10:30pm because the leagues went late.
This spot is like an old fashioned bowling alley except for the automatic scoring. I found the shoes to be really like, thin and with no support. Easy to slip and fall if you’re not careful.
There’s a bar and there was a classic rock band playing. We started bowling at 9pm and were done by 10:30, playing 3 games. We did get to at least ‘see’ what the ‘in the dark’ bowling looked like.
After 9:30pm you can purchase 5 games for $ 15/​pp. If you buy ‘per game’ during this time period, its $ 6.25/ per game. Choose wisely!
It was really cool. We’ll be back!

Great place to bowl, friendly management, variety of leagues, comfortable and convenient bar. All around fun place to spend time.

I’ve been here a couple times now and its a pretty decent bowling alley.
Never too crowded and their prices and deals are usually pretty good.
Theres also something really cool about their bar. I can’t put my finger on what it is I just know I really like it. Their beer selection is actually pretty good for this kind of place as well, not amazing but definitely above average.
Actually thats my feeling on this place as a whole, not amazing but definitely above average. 4 stars!

A Great place to bowl. Friendly helpful staff and a fun lounge with good bartenders. They have live music on Saturday night. Karaōke Weds night too. Great place for a fun time.

Willow Lanes is a great place to go with friends on Friday night. They have great «Bowl all you want» deals and many many lanes. They are never crowded and have cool atmosphere.
Also, you can quench your thirst at the bar. Sometimes they have some bands come and perform live there but I’m not sure on which days. Anyway, great place and the best deals for bowling.

One of the best family entertainment spots in the suburbs of Chicago.
What a great place to have a party. My girls enjoy the girlscout outings that have been there! In this day of virtual reality we need to get out an bowl again!

Hands down the best bowling deal I have found living in Illinois! $ 15 on a Saturday night for all you can bowl from 9:30pm-1am. Shoes are included as well as late night Papa John’s pizza! The place wasn’t super crowded on our excursion and we were able to get a lane right away and bowled 2 ½ games. There wasn’t a big selection of bowling balls and there is a minimum for your credit card purchases at the bar. I believe karaōke is also available based on the *ahem* terrible singing. A bit of a hike from the city but it is thankfully off of I-​55, so no traffic on the weekends.