Circle Bowling Lanes

User Reviews of Circle Bowling Lanes

Yelp.com Review - by Rahshonda K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wanna bowl for cheap? Wanna feel like you stepped back in time? Check out Circle Bowling Lanes. Cheap Shoes...check!!Bar food consisting of frozen pizza warmed up in a mini oven...uhhh ok check!Staff...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy w.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a great little place to spend a few entertaining hours for very little dough. It is VERY OLD SCHOOL. If you are looking for electronic scoring, beautiful decor, perfectly round bowling...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Vanessa K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I *heart* Circle Lanes!Cheap beer, cheap games, great for groups and close to home. Plus, everybody I know likes bowling, so it's an easy choice when you want to get a bunch of people together but...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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Best deal in or outta da city

As long as you can navigate around the league bowling here, you're in for a good time. Beer's super cheap off the tap, and Donna or Francis, two of the loveliest gals around, are always willing to pour you a...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather P.

5.0 of 5 stars. i hope they never update this place. its nice to have a cheap place to go on a friday night that brings back some nostalgia. 5 stars for cheap shoes, unpretentious staff, a colorful assortment of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by D D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Circle Lanes is one of the few classic bowling alleys left in Chicagoland. They updated to synthetic lanes years ago and I've never had a problem with any of their pin-setters nor ball returns. I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Good family fun

It's small but nice and clean.They have good pricing. The pizza is not the best (frozen), but they have vending machines. It's nice to take the family out at the last minute or for a few hours. I like it, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lee C.

3.0 of 5 stars. My one experience here was pretty pleasant. It's like going into a bowling museum! Seemed to be kept up very well, although the balls were all very chipped, and the lanes seemed to be a little too...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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Unpleasent experience

This bowling alley is old and out dated, staff is rude, and alot of weird looking people hanging around. Not a place for kids. Alot of drinking and smoking. I don't smoke but I sure smelled like I did when I...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam S.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place kinda creeps me out. The guy behind the counter (looks like the owner/manager) seems, um, creepy.Can be smoky. The smoke mostly comes from that guy behind the counter.The ATM doesn't work....
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lesley L.

2.0 of 5 stars. I planned a work function at Circle Bowling Lanes based on user reviews and the inexpensive cost to bowl there. While the lanes were in working order, I doubt I would EVER go back. Thank goodness I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny K.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you like retro bowling then you'll like this place. It's totally laid back.The decor is hilarious. Check out the sneaker/tube sock/puffy jacket sleeve picture at the end of the lanes - too funny....
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Pat G.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's okay. It's a reliable place to bowl, and the workers here are quirky, but the times I see their quirkiness has worked against them. For instance, kids like to turn on the projection light to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert R.

3.0 of 5 stars. Shoe rental: $2/per pairGame: $6/per gameFIRST OFF: I am not a professional bowler but I think the lanes are pretty well maintained.This bowling alleys' decor is in desperate need of an update! When...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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bowling by maggie y. at InsiderPages

I use these lanes for bowling all the time. I can't think of any other alley that can be better than this place. I seem to know where everything is, so I prefer coming here. They have all types of bowling...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/07/2005
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Small but fun by A. N. at InsiderPages

This is a smaller bowling alley, i think they only have 20 lanes or something, but it is fun. they have bumper bowling for kids parties and they have cosmic bowling too, which is a fun thing to try.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/10/2005
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