Whenever I go out of town for my birthday, which I try to do every
other year or so, I always make sure I have a New York City excursion too. This
way my friends and family don’t miss out. Plus it makes my birthday a much
longer production and who wouldn’t like that?
A few months ago I had a great idea of what I would do for this
past birthdays N.Y.C. affair, I would go to Lucky Strike! It was perfect!
Lucky Strike is a place I have wanted to go for many months, probably
a year or more. It’s hard to say. I drive past it so often on the West Side
Highway and each and every time I pass it I say “I want to go there one day.”
Well now I had the day picked out.
What is even better is the reaction of anyone I invited or told
these plans to. They all wanted to know what it was like inside! This place has
such an allure about it. From the street outside you cannot see inside. It
looks like a nightclub and not a bowling alley. But that is the fun. It is
equal parts nighttime lounge, bar, gourmet restaurant, and bowling alley. I
couldn’t wait to go.
Since I was going to be a party of five people reservations were
suggestion by the staff at Lucky Strike. I have to say this is the best route.
Everyone that works there is incredibly helpful and friendly. Prepaying and
planning is not only the easier way to go it is also the cheaper way to go. The
more people you are with the higher the need for a reservation. They can
accommodate any party size and any celebration. Once I selected my date and had
confirmed who was coming, I had some hard decisions to make. I had to pick from
an assortment of mouthwatering appetizers and mini dishes as well as selecting
our bar menu. You get to choose an appropriate number of plates and beverages,
including non-alcoholic choices which I loved, for your evening. The food and
drinks are non-stop once your party begins. I should also mention another
crucial point here your party price also includes bowling and shoe rental. You
can’t get a better deal than that anywhere, especially Manhattan.
Initial impressions are always interesting. Here I was greeted by
two men who looked and acted like bouncers. They wanted to make sure we were of
age and it was funny. I haven’t been asked for I.D. in some time. Then I felt
like Alice through the looking glass. I stepped in and moved back the curtain
and I was in!
This chic establishment had thought out every design detail to
within an inch of its life. The shoes, the décor, the screens, even the
bathrooms were better than you can imagine.
You sit on sofas not those hard chairs like in the bowling alleys
we all remember. For larger parties at the end of those sofas are larger
leather couches. But keep in mind the more people you are with the longer it
will take to bowl but you are not in a hurry you are there to have fun. While
you stop and eat and lose yourself in your guests, don’t worry the clock on the
bowling automatically stops until you begin again.
I started snapping my camera like there was no tomorrow.
I have never seen anything more creative or fun. I was so
impressed and pleased.
I also MUST mention the food. I have never had such good “bar”
food. I thought sliders and chicken kabobs would be good choices but I had no
idea we would eat so much or want so much. We had an artichoke spinach dip I
want to be smothered in. I to this day am still craving their chicken apple
brie quesadillas. It is the best chicken dish I ever ate and if the Food
Network calls me I will be sure to tell them so. Honestly I had never allotted so much time for eating so
that pause on the bowling worked out pretty great in our favor.
Though this is a pretty in depth review I do not intend to give it
all away for free. I just want you to know what is out there, what you are missing,
and how to do it correctly.
This is why I am not going to show too many pictures or reveal
too many of the details. I feel like some of the fun lies in the big reveal
when you get there. Not that it ends there though.
I had a great time at
Lucky Strike and bowled much like I predicted. I aimed to bowl my age,
thirty-one. As it turns out I bowled my age plus one for good luck!
Are you feeling lucky
yet??
For all the info on
getting lucky:
Lucky Strike is a perfect palace for birthday party. There are best chicken dishes to eat. To arrange the party for more people Lucky strike reservation facility is available.
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