Has anyone been to the new Bowling Alley/restraunt in bricktown? It looks kind of cool.

Wow! Is it finally open? I thought it was going in next Harkins.

I walked by and checked it out last night. Looks pretty nice. It was pretty dead, but of course it was a monday and it's brand new.

Yeah, where is it?

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I've got a holiday party there in a week or so. I'll let you know how it is.

Thanky! That would be much appreciated. A drunken night of bowling and ice skating sounds perfect.

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what is it called?

Red Pin.

We went two nights ago. There was nobody on the lanes, but they told us they were reserved, but that we could take a pager and they would page us when one was open.

We sat down and ordered. The food was passable. Our waitress started acting like she wanted to turn our table and we told her we were waiting for a lane. She told us they were booked until 11:30 and there were five more people on the list before us.

Food was decent, atmosphere was nice, but all things being equal if you're not bowling there are a lot better places for the money. I wish they would have been straight up with us about availability of lanes and honestly, I may not ever go back. We'll see.

Moral of the story: call ahead if you want to bowl.

We went yesterday afternoon. We got there at like 5:05 ( a little too late for the $4.00 bowling, so it was $5.25 a game). It was really empty at that time, so we got right on the floor.

The atmosphere was really nice, they bring your bowling shoes out on a tray like its food (sort of cool, hope those trays are for shoes only...). They put in all of your info for the game. Lanes are really nice, the TV screens are a little distracting for your game but maybe I'm just telling myself that as an excuse for why I stink at bowling when I just plain stink at it.

The menu looked really enticing, pricey of course, but the food was nice. Drinks were good too, at least what we had. I would have preferred eating that stuff at a table, because it was too nice to be eaten at the lanes. That was a little awkward. But I think you can eat first and then go bowling, so you can at least eat while you wait for a lane. We might try that next time.

Once it get's dark they turn on the uv-lights and it looks really cool! The place began filling up around 6pm and before we knew it almost all of the lanes were taken up (which isn't hard to do because there are only 10 of them).

Anyhow, the place was really nice, we had a good time, spent alot of money for what we got but its the atmosphere you pay for, and its a really nice time out. Makes for a great date, and your girlfriend won't call you cheap ;-).

Its a great addition to Bricktown, and we need more stuff like that downtown.

From the descriptions, it would seem that it's directed towards the casual bowler who doesn't get way into things--which would be a target I admit, given its location. Despite this, is this like any other establishment where you could bring your own equipment (balls, shoes, etc.)?

I purposefully ignore why someone serious would even go there for a variety of reasons, but let's say there's someone halfway interested who gets a call like,"Hey, we're bowling at Redpin and going elsewhere afterward" "Oh, great, let me dig out my balls and I'll see you at seven".

I'm sorry to hear of your bait-and-switch/runaround, Andy.

I went last weekend and it was a blast!!!!!!! I went with three other people and we had loads of fun. I had forgotten how crummy of a bowler I was.

Although the equpiment is state of the art, I'm not sure a hardcore bowler would enjoy this. Think of Redpin as an ultra lounge with a bowling alley in it. It's more for the casual bowler.

The staff was excelent, great cocktails and quality food. My only complaint was that the tables at the lanes were a bit small (more like end tables) for all of our drinks and food. I would definatly call ahead if I were wanting to get a lane.

I would recommend this place for a great date night. Even better for a double date!

Isn't that how most evenings begin in Bricktown?

It's also how most porn movies begin.

It's called Red Pin Bowling Lounge as we've mentioned previously. I ate there tonight with the Urban Neighbors Christmas Social. I must say it was quite good and a much larger place than I thought. They occupy the entire bottom floor of the Centennial. The Lounge/Bar part takes up about half the building and the VIP room and bowling lanes/lounge take up the other part. We had the VIP room and 4 lanes. Luckily we got to sample most of their food, I tried gourmet pizzas (pretty good, but I wouldn't call "gourmet".) (several different kinds margherita, pepperoini, chicken), nachos (very good), loaded fries (very good also). They also had some red velvet cake for us, but I didn't try any although it looked moister than I usually see it and most people said it was pretty good. The bowling is fun and the way it is laid out is much better than most bowling places, definitely a more social environment and the food/drinks help socialize more than your typical bowling alley. The lounge was definitely ultra mod and I loved the lighting fixtures (I'm assuming they made them by hand from white paperclips). I'll definitely be returning here.

So, how has this place settled in? I've yet to go, and the potential crowd is most of the reason why I haven't been yet.

It's great and stays packed. It's a great place to hang out.

We waited forever a couple of weeks ago, didn't get to bowl.

We were told once that for Friday and Saturday nights you have to reserve a week or two in advance.

I'd say they're doing well. Someone should open another bowling lounge.

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