Lucky Strike

200 King St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

Address:	200 King St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Phone:	+1 415-400-8260
Site:	bowlluckystrike.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	11AM–12AM 11AM–12AM 11AM–12AM 11AM–12AM 11AM–2AM 11AM–2AM 11AM–12AM

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Katie Chou

For me, its a bit overpriced for bowling, so Ive only bowled once here. I do, however, come here quite a bit for food since its one of the few food places in the area open past 10pm (and I work late a lot). Food: Everything is surprisingly delicious, considering its a bowling alley (super fancy one, though). The cheeseburger sliders are amazing as they are perfectly cooked all the time and served on little Hawaiian buns. The BBQ ribs appetizer is also a great choice. Also, if you come during happy hour, they serve sweet potato fries that pretty good (dont worry, Ive put in a request for them to add it to their regular menu). Service: The service is hit or miss. The staff is generally pretty friendly. Sometimes I get a lot of attention and the food comes out quickly. Sometimes I get ignored for a while before I get served and/or the food takes a long time to come out. Service doesnt seem to correlate to where I sit or how busy they are, so...like I said, its hit or miss...just depends on whos working, I guess. Atmosphere: Its a bowling alley in the back, but where you eat, its a fancy sports bar-ish feel. They have a full bar with a pretty extensive list of wines/cocktails/beers (I mean, for a bowling alley). They have lots of TVs showing different games at all angles and you can ask the staff to change to whatever game you want. I dont think it gets too overly crowded on big game days either, so could be a milder alternative to, say, Petes Tavern, if it gets to crazy/crowded there. Note: Twice Ive tried to eat here but they were closed for a private event. So if youre traveling a ways to specifically eat/bowl here, may be worth calling ahead to double check that theyre open.

Ryan Reyes

This is not a common place for bowlers or drinkers to come, but more of a place you come to once in a while to spend money. This place is like the vegas of bowling alleys. Super nice bar and bowling areas, complete with private lanes and bars. This place is HUGE. Most of the girls they hire there are hot. so this place is definitely geared toward the night life. The convenience of drinking and bowling is awesome if youre willing to pay for it. I came with a party of four and it cost me $60/hour, shoes included. Even tho the prices are outrages - i had fun. In vegas you pay the price regardless of how nice or crappy a place is. It is what it is. I wouldnt mind coming back here on my birthday with my friends that have careers and have them pay for a round of drunk bowling.

Alice Chang

poor management. how does a business like lucky strike not know private parties schedule until the DAY of the event?! our experience went a little something like this (via phone): me: hi, i was wondering if i can make a reservation for tomorrow for bowling ls: its walk-in only tomorrow and theres a private event so please call back tomorrow morning to see what time the private event is me: ok thanks. next morning: me: dials phone once, no one answered me: dials phone again, no one answered me: dials phone again, no one answered again same night: showed up to lucky strike to find out that the WHOLE entire venue besides the bar was closed down for a private event. ARE YOU S*ITTING ME?! never again. yep, ls gets a big X (out) in my books.

Herminia Hernández

I came here for a birthday dinner and bowling. Lucky Strike is located in ultra hip South Beach district. It’s a chic modernized bowling alley that serves up traditional bowling food but in an upscale fusion way. We started off at the bar while our lane was getting ready. We ordered fondue (that was luke warm), nachos (delicious) and wings (also delicious). We ended up ordering more food at the bar when our lane was ready. The staff was very accommodating and moved the food to the bowling lane for us. It is a really fun place for adult get together. It’s just a cherry on top to see The Big Lebowski quotes all over the walls. Next time I will have to order a white Russian in the dude’s honor ☺

Julie Barnard

I am part of a Sunday bowling league here. The lanes are pretty terrible, but for socializing or for anyone who doesnt care about bowling, they suffice. They have a huge tv screen on the wall facing the lanes, Ive found this to be distracting when I bowl because the glare from the tv blocks out the arrows in the lanes, making it difficult to aim. We usually go to Polo Grounds across the street for a drink or two before the game, since the drinks at Lucky Strike arent cheap. Ive found the bar staff to be a little rude, but the wait staff to be v friendly. The food isnt too bad, if not also a little overpriced.

David Liang

Food: 2 Decor: 3 Service: 3 Came here with colleagues for a night of bowling and hanging out. I didnt bowl, but I had a bite of almost everything we ordered. 1. Sushi assortment ~Disappointing. Costco sushi is better. 2. Fries ~Decent. Thick-cut and crispy. 3. Sliders ~Mediocre. More pickled onion or additional veg could have balanced it out better. 4. Chicken kebabs ~Decent. The yogurt sauce accompanying the chicken was pretty good. Service was okay. It was a bit slow at the beginning since we were waiting on food after our initial order, but the staff eventually caught up.

Garrett Goldman

Biggest bowling rip-off around! Sure, the space is cool and there is lots to do while you wait (and trust me, youll have to wait because this place is always over crowded), but it is so overpriced that it hurts. whether youre getting drinks and snacks while youre waiting for your lanes or if youre there only to bowl, it is probably the most expensive bowling alley youll ever go to. Dont waste your time on a weekend. Huge waits and huge costs. I personally like the funky old lanes that youd find The Dude at, no need for fancy lights and outrageous costs.

Elliot Schwartz

Went there for a private party. The building is relatively new, and the restaurant & alley has an upscale feel to it. They have curtains to divide the lanes into sections for different parties. The lanes seemed a bit short, and I had trouble finding a ball that was light enough with big enough finger holes. The food was good - I enjoyed nicely salty chicken tenders, with a good crunchy, fried texture, as well as a few different kinds of sushi. The staff was very attentive, refilling the food often and coming by to collect new drink orders.

A Private User

First, "We dont do traditional blender ice margaritas." Nerds !! Need chili fries, but sliders looked ok. Fries, whatever, looked wasted. Sushi was much mo betta, maybe not authentic, and our group ordered lots. Asked waiter what was in the sushi,"dont know". Too loud eh music,,, so much vroom for improvement! Service was a bunch of rookies. Getting a max size hole 16 ball should be so easy. Not. And pretty ugly crowd, us included. Where are all the SouthPark-SouthBeach hotties!? Oh, well. So much for "Columbus Day" bore.

Mike Mansour

Man, this place looks awesome. Came in here to hang out with some friends for a Birthday Party. Ill just say that Im going to host my Bday party here now. If you have not seen that private bowling room, its out of this world ( though probably an arm and a leg to rent out) The beer selection was a bit disappointing, but one cannot be surprised at an establishment across the street from a BallPark... Overall, it broke my expectations for your usual grimy bowling ally. It is FAR beyond that, quite classy at that.