Go bowling here. AMF Boulevard Lanes, 8011 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19152, (215) 332-9200.
Don’t go bowling here. Thunderbird Lanes. 3081 Holme Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136, (215) 464-7171.
Because if you walk into Thunderbird Lanes with a group of brown kids from your church’s youth group on a Sunday and they tell you all the lanes are booked, even though there are clearly 20+ lanes available, you’ll need a backup plan.
And when you tell the manager and his employee, both who are clearly panicking at the influx of brown kids, that you called yesterday and they said they don’t take reservations and that it’s first-come, first-served and it shouldn’t be a problem and they shake their heads, you’ll need a plan. And although the lady on the phone said it’s never a problem to bowl on a Sunday, lanes are always free, they shake their heads and you realize something’s a bit off. And when they say, “Sorry! our bowling league is practicing today” and you look around and nobody’s there except for some families in the corner who are all staring at you, you realize you’re not welcome. And that it’s time to find a new bowling alley.
So save time. And money. Go somewhere else. Because I guess Thunderbird Lanes doesn’t need the $200+ we spent at the other alley.
