"Let's Bowl. Let's Bowl. Let's Rock-n-Roll."

You’ve actually finished your homework early (for once).  You decide you want to head out and do something fun to celebrate.  But, what?  The bouncers at all the local bars know your name, so a change of scenery seems to be in order.  It’s then that one of your brilliant friends throws out the idea of heading to a bowling alley.  It’s something different, drinks are still involved, and overall sounds like it could be a great time.  You have some hesitations, however.  But do not fret, my pet.  Honestly, you probably haven’t bowled since some lame birthday party your freshman year of high school, but don’t let lack of skill (or funds) stop you from having what could be an awesome evening.

There are a few local bowling alleys to check out, but none will have the deals and the drinks quite like North Bowl.  Located at 909 N. Second Street, North Bowl is THE hot spot for young college kids looking to score (a strike or a spare, silly).  Any night of the week you can find masses of fellow students flocking to these lanes.  There’s an awesome menu with everything from Eggplant Parm Bites to Portabella Fries and a bar with specialty drinks like the “Pickle Back” (a shot of Jameson followed by a pickle juice chaser…Snooki’s dream come true?). They even have their own bowling leagues (for you avid bowlers out there)! 

With all this, you’d think this one trip alone would break your budget for the week…but you’d be very wrong.  Being open till 2:00 am EVERYDAY, North Bowl has amazingly cheap prices and specials:

Happy Hour Bowling
Monday-Friday 5:00pm-7:00pm
$3.95/person/game $3 Shoe Rentals

Monday-Thursday 7:00pm-1:00am
$4.95/person/game $3 Shoe Rentals
Friday 7:00pm-1:00am
$5.95/person/game $3 Shoe Rentals

Saturday and Sunday
$5.95/game/game $3 Shoe Rentals

Just an FYI, if you are under 21 you can only stay till 9:00 pm (whomp, whomp), but you’d still have an amazing time and capitalize on the deals North Bowl offers. 

So in the words of an excellent Grease 2 song (if you haven’t seen this feat of cinematic genius, please see the link attached), “Come on everybody, gather round. I'm gonna show you how to knock 'em down.  When I'm on the ball, I'm the number one.  And I'm gonna show you how it's done.  Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll.  Hey, come on, let's get this show on the road”...and head to North Bowl!