The Center City District is offering a coupon this month for bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes. Buy one game of bowling and get a second free.

Buy One, Get One Coupon [Center City District]
Lucky Strike Lanes [Official Site]

Strikes Bowling Lounge at 4040 Walnut Street was robbed of $12,000 yesterday morning by a man with a handgun.

Because there was no forced entry, [Strikes co-owner Nat ] Canno said that he believed someone had assisted the robber in gaining access to the bowling alley.

“I think that like a lot of restaurants where these types of things happen, it was an inside kind of job,” he said.

Bowling alley gets robbed of $12,000 [Daily Pennsylvanian]

University City’s College Pizza will be moving into the Strikes Bowling Lounge at 4040 Locust Street. College Pizza has been looking for a new home since their current spot on the 3900 block of Chestnut will be razed for future Penn construction. College Pizza is also looking to open a second location at 42nd and Chestnut. That location’s exact setup isn’t determined. It may be a diner that also sells pizza. And yes, this story had the biggest headline on the front of today’s Daily Pennsylvanian.

College Pizza heads to Strikes [Daily Pennsylvanian]
Strikes Bowling Lounge [Official Site]
College Pizza [Google]

$2 goes a lot further on Wednesday and Sunday nights at North Bowl. Shoe rentals, PBRs, Dale’s Pale Ale and Tater Tots are all just $2 from 11 PM to 1 AM.

Have you been bowling at North Bowl yet? From 5-7 you can play for $4 a game, $2 PBRs all night. The $4 games are available every weeknight.

Foobooz hears that Oceanaire, 700 Walnut Street, is open tonight, just understand they’re still in training. Part of tonight’s proceeds go to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The Flyers are back on the ice for the first time since cleaning house, so you could head to O’Neals, 3rd and South, and watch and see if they’ve gotten any better.

Kirsten Henri hits up Lucky Strike Lanes and finds that that there is some decent food at the upscale bowling alley and lounge.

While you might expect the snacks to be better, the sandwiches and burgers were the winners. A toasted turkey club, properly triple-decked with all the necessary components, had any traces of healthiness eradicated and was bumped up in flavor by the clever addition of a runny fried egg. The garlicky flank steak on the steak sandwich was remarkably tender, although it was buried under blue cheese.

Skittle Butt [Philadelphia Weekly]
Lucky Strike Lanes [Official Site]

Check out North Bowl’s menu. Lots of interesting comfort foods to chow on while you knock down some pins. Tater Tots, Mac-n-Cheese, Corn Dogs, Funnel Cake and more!

Could it be true? That rumbling noise heard throughout Northern Liberties? Rumor has it that North Bowl is opening tonight.
Yes, the eagerly awaited Nolibs bowling alley and lounge is set to open tonight. Expect 17 lanes and a more relaxed dress code than some other bowling alley lounges.

North Bowl [Official Site]

Not a complete look, but Foobooz gives you it’s first glance at Lucky Strike Lanes on Chestnut Street. Walked in on Saturday afternoon looking for a bite to eat and some World Cup soccer. To enter Lucky Strike you must head up a couple flights of stairs and into a very posh lounge. Lots of low brown sofas and 12 lanes along the back wall. There was just a mother and daughter bowling and a waitstaff of about 20. After having to wait to be seated, despite the legion of corporate-goth worker bees, each with their own piece of flair, we were informed that since the 1300 block of Chestnut Street was never wired for cable, that none of the many beautiful high-definition TVs or projectors could broadcast the World Cup on ABC. A full first look would have to wait, national pride was at stake.
Worth noting, renting a lane is $45 an hour and the draught beer selection is Yuengling, Stella Artois, and Coors Light.
Foobooz will have to return, but only when nothing worth watching is on network TV or Comcast.
Lucky Strike Lanes [Official Site]

Lucky Strike Lanes, the “contemporary bowling lounge” opens Friday, June 16th at 1336 Chestnut Street. Lucky Strikes will feature 24 lanes, six pool tables, lounges, sports bar and Philadelphia’s largest roof deck. Lucky Strikes will be open seven days a week from 11 AM to 2AM.
The menu promises to be interesting as well. As we reported earlier, Lucky Strikes signature dish has to be better than it’s name, Tomato & Cheese S’mores, grilled finger sandwiches of mozzarella, roasted tomatoes, and basil. Bite size mac and cheese balls sound more promising, but we have to wonder about a Turkey Club that features a fried egg. Also on the menu are gourmet pizzas burgers, salads, and sandwiches.