Over the past few months driving up alongside the West Side Highway and viewing the enormous COMING SOON signs outside the doors of the new bowling alley, Luck Strike Lanes has had my attention since a bunch of friends of mine have been looking for a bowling alley not to far from where we live, and being located on the West Side means that it has to be trendy and chic.

Lucky Strike Lanes definitely fits to the audience around that area of 42nd and 12th ave; a retro bowling alley and lounge that may just be the city’s preeminent bottle service/sports/shenanigans complex.

Show up to Lucky Strike and have your pick of 22 lanes, 11 pool tables, a full bottle-service menu and some classic bar food.

The whole massive complex is decked with retro touches like neon stars, but the Luxe Lounge is where you’ll want to set up camp most nights. With four lanes, white leather couches and a massive movie screen, it’s sort of like the VIP bowling lounge within a lounge. You can even rent it out for that Kingpin viewing party you’ve been planning for your favorite 80 bowling aficionados.

Lucky Strike Lanes 650 W. 42nd St (at 12th Ave), for reservations call 877-893-8259