Not the bowling alley I remember from my youth. The place is sadly sure going into decline. Our lane did not work properly and we had to keep resetting the pins so the score was not accurate. The prices are astronomical for the atmosphere provided. The bar was closed and water machine wouldn't accept cash or change so thankfully the attendant sold me a bottle of water from the bar (curiously marked $1 more than the machine itself. It was so hot I did not care, but i guess that's what they were aiming for). It is close to home which is the only reason we did not go to Glendale as their bowling alley is far superior, serving food to order and have a working bar.
Jonathon EagleStar
That was about an hour I'll never get back. When the lane froze, I spent 10 minutes wandering around, trying to find someone, anyone that worked there, to get help. When an employee finally showed up, he still took five minutes to fix the lane. I'll never be back.
Angelica Aldana
It’s an awesome place to go. They provide great service for Visually Impaired individuals
Joshua Sicat
Used to be In a bowling league at pickwick. Have not been here for over 10 years, but it didn't disappoint. We went on a Saturday evening and the place still had night bowling which was dope to see, they did change the pricing and now charge by the hour. Place wasn't too busy, customer service was On point and the lanes looked great!Will definitely visit again!
Konstantin Starodetskii
Fantastic place to bowl. Will come again! ?
Heather Roth
This place is past its prime, but hasn't realized it yet. Case in point: they are charging $60 per hour to bowl, a price that doesn't even include shoes. When I inquired about the high price, the cashier defended it by saying, "Well, if you have 4 people in your party, it comes out to $15 per person." Well, what about if you're a family of four? Do you really expect people to charge their kids $15 each to bowl? Bowling is a fun, family-friendly activity that is supposed to be inexpensive and cost-appropriate. You cannot tell me that it cost Pickwick Bowl $60 per hour per lane to maintain that place. From the worn-out, decrepit appearance of the interior, they certainly are not spending their profits on upkeep, but rather using it to line the greedy managers' pockets.
The Yeshiva Bochur (The goat)
The machine Wich brings up the bowling balls broke a few times, took time for them to fix it (1st they had to plug it in?) and then it was clearing the pins at the wrong times.After that it stopped working all together. They fixed it again after few minutes but besides that it was fine (all the other Lanes where fine).
Sylvia Haecker
Been a long time since visiting Birthday bowl was fun everyone had a great time.
marc furst
Ball keeps jamming and the staff os really slow. Also, there isn’t any food available though it is advertised as having a snack bar. Definitely would NOT recommend this place.
Garen Alaverdian
Great fun for family and friends. The place is in need of a remodel though. Everything is a bit run down. While visiting at least 5 of the lanes were out of order. Luckily it wasn't too busy so we got a lane right away. I would still go again regsrdless.
Listen...it is a bowling alley. So don't expect it to be in tip-top shape. With that being said...the staff was great and the bowling was really fun. Great place to bowl!
Melissa Bebchuk
Had a great time bowling with the family. The kiddy dinosaur was so cute and my nephews had so much fun. Reasonably priced for LA.
Eulalia G.
Not a good place anymore to come and have fun especially when the employees don't want open more lanes this is ridiculous!!!!
Ashley
Excellent customer service and bowling but I spent 20$ on games and got nothing (my 10 yr old).
Leonel S.
Went for a nephew's b-day, long wait. 24 lanes but only half of them work. Also some don't work with the bumpers, not the best place for kids who need them. Looks old, outdated, and about to close. It's sad because we used to go here a lot.
Not the bowling alley I remember from my youth. The place is sadly sure going into decline. Our lane did not work properly and we had to keep resetting the pins so the score was not accurate. The prices are astronomical for the atmosphere provided. The bar was closed and water machine wouldn't accept cash or change so thankfully the attendant sold me a bottle of water from the bar (curiously marked $1 more than the machine itself. It was so hot I did not care, but i guess that's what they were aiming for). It is close to home which is the only reason we did not go to Glendale as their bowling alley is far superior, serving food to order and have a working bar.
That was about an hour I'll never get back. When the lane froze, I spent 10 minutes wandering around, trying to find someone, anyone that worked there, to get help. When an employee finally showed up, he still took five minutes to fix the lane. I'll never be back.
It’s an awesome place to go. They provide great service for Visually Impaired individuals
Used to be In a bowling league at pickwick. Have not been here for over 10 years, but it didn't disappoint. We went on a Saturday evening and the place still had night bowling which was dope to see, they did change the pricing and now charge by the hour. Place wasn't too busy, customer service was On point and the lanes looked great!Will definitely visit again!
Fantastic place to bowl. Will come again! ?
This place is past its prime, but hasn't realized it yet. Case in point: they are charging $60 per hour to bowl, a price that doesn't even include shoes. When I inquired about the high price, the cashier defended it by saying, "Well, if you have 4 people in your party, it comes out to $15 per person." Well, what about if you're a family of four? Do you really expect people to charge their kids $15 each to bowl? Bowling is a fun, family-friendly activity that is supposed to be inexpensive and cost-appropriate. You cannot tell me that it cost Pickwick Bowl $60 per hour per lane to maintain that place. From the worn-out, decrepit appearance of the interior, they certainly are not spending their profits on upkeep, but rather using it to line the greedy managers' pockets.
The machine Wich brings up the bowling balls broke a few times, took time for them to fix it (1st they had to plug it in?) and then it was clearing the pins at the wrong times.After that it stopped working all together. They fixed it again after few minutes but besides that it was fine (all the other Lanes where fine).
Been a long time since visiting Birthday bowl was fun everyone had a great time.
Ball keeps jamming and the staff os really slow. Also, there isn’t any food available though it is advertised as having a snack bar. Definitely would NOT recommend this place.
Great fun for family and friends. The place is in need of a remodel though. Everything is a bit run down. While visiting at least 5 of the lanes were out of order. Luckily it wasn't too busy so we got a lane right away. I would still go again regsrdless.
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Listen...it is a bowling alley. So don't expect it to be in tip-top shape. With that being said...the staff was great and the bowling was really fun. Great place to bowl!
Had a great time bowling with the family. The kiddy dinosaur was so cute and my nephews had so much fun. Reasonably priced for LA.
Not a good place anymore to come and have fun especially when the employees don't want open more lanes this is ridiculous!!!!
Excellent customer service and bowling but I spent 20$ on games and got nothing (my 10 yr old).
Went for a nephew's b-day, long wait. 24 lanes but only half of them work. Also some don't work with the bumpers, not the best place for kids who need them. Looks old, outdated, and about to close. It's sad because we used to go here a lot.