North Bowl

I'd give North Bowl 5 stars if it wasn't for some of their employees.  Our waitress was fantastic, and so were some of the servers/bussers, but the guy behind the counter was so terrible that I almost left, even though we had more than ten people with us.    Honestly, I'm just not into feeling bad about myself for not knowing exactly how things work.  If it's cash only, and I hand you my credit card, don't say, "First of all, we only take cash" in the snottiest voice you can muster.  If I ask how much it is a person, don't say, "I don't know." I mean, come on. Also, after asking if some of our friends could pay separately, don't say no but then let the people behind us do it.  We are there to use your service, and buy food and drinks (which we got a TON of of).  Sorry if that puts you out.  This was all after I had called a few days before and I was told that I couldn't make a reservation, and then people there obviously had them.  

It's just a shame, because it's a cool spot with great food and half the staff or more is totally lovely.  I just happened to have a few crappy experiences which put a damper on what should have been a good night.   I wouldn't go there again with more than one or two other people.

I really, really love this place. Great bowling, great drinks, great tater tots, great mac & cheese, great games upstairs, great everything! Sometimes the service can be itchingly slow, but I'm usually having too much fun to care.

I had high expectations for North Bowl, and found it to be lacking, especially on the food front. One of the reasons we went was for the tater tots, which were completely underwhelming. I am from Minneapolis, a city that delights in crispy, delicious, fried potato fare, and found the tots at North Bowl to be undercooked, lacking exterior crispiness, and just plain disappointing. If you want good tots in this city, go to Tattooed Mom. The bar is nice for hanging out, but the bowling lane seating is a bit cramped and it is difficult to locate/get the attention of your server. There are loads of other fun things to do and tasty food to eat in the city, thus we won't be going back.