Kenmore Lanes

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  I am a bowling "purist" if you will, and if you want a good "classic" bowling experience without the synthetic lanes and flashy animations that tell you the circumference of your ball, this is the place to go. Kenmore Lanes is affordable and the staff is always friendly and approachable. The center is by no means modern, but they do a good job keeping the lanes in decent shape and the center functional. They also boast a small arcade and pro shop, along with a bar and moderate snack bar. So if you are looking for a fair priced, good old-fashioned bowling experience go to Kenmore Lanes.

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  Posted on 12.07.12 Tim E.

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  Nothing like waking up at 845am on sunday mornings and heading to $1 games at Kenmore. I don't think I can say one negative thing about this location during the times we go. Great service, great atmosphere (we're usually alone sunday mornings), and did I mention $1 games? Definitely the place to get some practice in if you are looking to start a new hobby!

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  Posted on 11.13.12 Steve P.

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  When all you want is an open lane and normal bowling experience check out Kenmore Lanes. The neighborhood it's in may not be the best (lock you car!) but get past that and the experience is nicely middle of the road.
  
  As far as the actual bowling goes... well I think it's hard to mess that up, the lanes work what more do you need? It doesn't have the crazier animations on the score screen for spares and strikes but I've never been one to care about such.
  
  I don't usually check out the bar or the food but when I have I know the bar is well priced for beer and the staff is friendly.
  
  The best thing to do is go on a Thursday. They have $1 games from 8pm to 11pm though given the crowd yesterday not a lot of people know this. Be aware that, at least for the dollar games, you have to pay ahead and go ask for more games if you want to keep playing. A minor inconvenience but I can't fault them for making sure people don't walk out without paying.
  
  I'm not sure what a normal game price would be, but shoe rentals are $5.
  
  They do have midnight bowling on Fridays though I have not checked it out myself. For kids they have a small assortment of video games in the "arcade" and some skill games that give tickets for the handful of cheap plastic prizes available behind the counter.
  
  Basically I like Kenmore Lanes, it's where I've always gone since it's closest to me, and they seem to run a good deal of specials and coupons (by the way they have a website at <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kenmorelanes.net&s=c43e0428d0db0ee562d1074b699b6aecc49f53c11a8f4f62250f65ac1b08d0b1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.kenmorelanes.…</a>). I've been to other alleys around Buffalo, probably Transit is one of the better ones, and I find that Kenmore is a solid choice for casual bowling.

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  Posted on 06.11.10 Matt M.

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  My thinking was that NATIONAL BOWLING DAY would create so much buzz that I would have to make a reservation.  When I called ahead a few hours earlier, I was told not to worry and just walk in.  8:30pm on a Saturday night on a day invented for the sole purpose to break a record of most # bowlers in a day?  If you say so.  When I had reached the parking lot, I was already worried.  There was only one other car there and as we walked in, all the lanes were blacked out and the place looked closed.  It was a weird first few minutes there but they accepted our free game coupon and lit up a lane for us.  This place is pretty standard and subpar in comparison to the last bowling alley that I've been to.  Those had entertaining animation scoreboards, speedometers, flashing lights, and most important to a casual bowling alley, MUSIC.  KL had none of the above but then again, there wasn't anything really terrible about it.  The service was good but beyond that, doubt I'd come here again unless I had a huge group fiending to play b/c there surely would be no problem renting out 10 lanes whenever we wanted.

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  Posted on 09.06.09 Derrick C.

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  GO HERE INSTEAD OF VOELKER's.
  
  Kenmore Lanes is sweet and the whiskey tango that frequents Voelker's will not bother you here.
  
  I actually think that Kenmore Lanes is superior in price and service to other bowling alleys in the area.  
  
  Having had a good experience there recently, I would recommend KENMORE.
  
  *Cheap Beer
  *Bar Food
  *Place is Pretty Clean
  *Still Close to Papa Jake's

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  Posted on 09.02.08 Hungry A.

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