what is the price per person of a game? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William H. Magill Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:34 PM To: Andrew Diller Cc: UnivCity University City List; Jim Cummings Subject: Re: [UC] OPEN HOUSE: STRIKES BOWLING
On 31 Jan, 2005, at 12:57, Andrew Diller wrote: > Did anyone go to this? What is the scoop? Quite a few people from the list, surprisingly. They have 4 lanes in the front and 8 in the rear. The probability is that the only thing that will make money is the restaurant, simply because they only have 12 lanes. (But then that is to be expected.) I think they have 6 or 8 pool tables, ... didn't count them. The restaurant will have a typical "burger and frys" type menu (think Bennegians, Chilies, TGIF Friday's, Copa, etc.) aimed at the "Student date crowd." Signs up for Bass on tap, and I forget what else. They have a second floor area that will have tables setup for "bowling parties" (kid birthdays, fraternity, sorority, etc.) The decor is interesting -- reminded me of my many visits to Edmund Scientific back in the 60s when we put on "light shows" ... "psychedelic" projections on the walls and floor, constantly moving, changing (err ... morphing in today's terminology). Personally, I found the neatest thing to be the way they have morphed the typical "brew pub" glass windows around the pinsetters! You can watch how those pins magically get set from a series of wrap-around windows. (Makes it easy to see how the gnomes do it!) The gear is all brand new AMF stuff, with electronic score-keepers, and ordering screens. They have a pretty hefty sound system and, what with the lighting and all of the open space, could easily hold some pretty decent raves there ... probably could also handle live music without trying too hard, although it's still warehouse acoustics in general (highly reflective walls and floors, but with a 30 foot ceiling). Staff is, surprise, 90% students ... all of them quite cute (whatever your desire). All in all, definitely a good place to bowl, and probably a reasonable place to eat, but that remains to be seen. Good for "teen dates" but not an intimate "t�te-�-t�te" -- go to a movie at the Bridge, then to Strikes -- probably much cheaper than Marathon or 12. T.T.F.N. William H. Magill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
