We LOVE Western Bowl.
Great lanes, cheap beer, good ol' fashioned bowling alley snack bar food. Attached to one of my favorite mexican restaurants. Can't really beat it. There are specials on different nights of the week so check out the website for the best night for you to go. I know one night of the week they have all you can bowl for a set price.
They also have electronic scoring. That helps!
Growing up on the westside, Western Bowl was the place to be for bowling and for teenage fun on a Saturday night for glow bowling and a great hang out.
The Hoinke family owned Western Bowl for years, and recently sold it in the past few years before they sold it Western Bowl was known for the Hoinke Classic bringing in some of the best regional bowlers and the prize was around 15K for the winner.
Another great thing about Western Bowl, the staff are so friendly and remember the shoe size and everything. Plus they serve Bud Lights in bowling pin shaped bottles.
The new ownership has done a great job with fresh paint and remodeling the inside.
For a fun time on the Westside I recommend Western Bowl.
Wanna go Bowling? Sure there is Star Lanes in Newport that offers you "luxury bowling" with the wait staff and fancy couches. What I mean though is, Wanna go BOWLING. I'm talking old school bowling. 90's computer scorers, $6 dollar pitchers of beer, the smell of a once smoke friendly facility. Ahhhh, its great!!!
If I remember correctly they have around 70 lanes. Thass'a what I'm talkin' bout. Not only does this insure your going to get to play almost anytime you go, but it also gives you some space between you and the other groups on the slower nights, giving you perfectly adequate room for you to throw that gutter ball 7 times in a row or use the bumpers without others laughing at you. No shame using the bumpers people.
Sure, it isn't as classy as Star Lanes, but what it is, is cheap. $3 games and specials every night including $1.25 on Sundays. Not only are their games cheap but the food and drink are cheap including a pretty large food menu. I was actually very very surprised with the quality of the (bowling alley) burger. It had to be cooked on one of those grills that hasn't been washed in 10 years, but ya know what? I don't give damn, that's exactly what I want when I'm bowlin. Greasy burgers, cheap beer (6.00 pitchers) and tons of fun. The menu is actually pretty extensive, not with the wait staff like Star Lanes but honestly, in all seriousness, the food is better. I'm not just saying that either, I really believe it.
One of me and my friends favorite things to do when we plan to go bowling here is to first pay a visit to the outstanding Mexican restaurant connected to the alley. It's called Cancun Mexican food (or something along those lines, I never do remember the name for some reason). Regardless of the name it is excellent Mexican food with outstanding margaritas. Nothing better than starting a night of bowling with a few pitchers of margaritas and a bowl full of spicy delicious queso dip.
At the end of the day, if your willing to take a short drive, as opposed to a shorter drive to Star Lanes, you surly won't be disappointed with Western Bowl. And and even if you are, you'll be out what, 10 bucks? Give me your address, I'll re-emberse you for it. I offer this deal because I know you'll love it as much as I do and I know you won't want your money back n
An absolute Cincinnati landmark  and a must see.  68 lanes of fantastic wax Western Bowl sports THE best bowling in Cincinnati and plays home to professional tournaments. Â
Currently under new ownership who repaired some lanes and gave the place a new coat of paint to keep the professional leagues and bowlers coming to Cincinnati it still sports cheap beer and some cheap bar food. Â Great place for groups this Cincinati Western Bowl has 20 bumper lanes for kids - this place is HUGE.
Awesome place for birthday parties or other group get togethers, Western Bowl helps make Cincinnati what it is. Â A truly cool place to visit .... most of you haven't so get off your duff and get out to Western Bowl. Support family indie businesses in your home town!
As fellow Yelper Christoffer M. put it, I personally have "lived in ignorance to (Western Bowl) for far too long." He makes a good point because Western Bowl may be all the way on the West Side, but the "landmark" bowling center is a really unique place to Cincinnati. I just drove by Brentwood Bowl yesterday and saw they have 48 lanes, but guess what? Western Bowl has 68.
Maybe I'm not fully "ignorant," as I have at least heard of Western Bowl; I just didn't know really anything about it. Well if you ever get a chance to see the place and bowl there, then it is definitely worth your time. Although Western Bowl has been referred to as "Cincinnati's largest bowling alley," I referred to it as a bowling CENTER above, because it's not just about bowling. Western Bowl also is home to Surf Club Billiards, the Fehr Calhoun Pro Shop, Cancun Restaurant and Cantina, and Perky's Pizza, while it is also connected with General Custer's Golf and Gulp (mini golf, ice cream, paddle boats) located on the other side of the parking lot.
Western Bowl has been owned and operated by the Hoinke family since 1962, and the Hoinkes have lent their name to Western Bowl's greatest feature of them all: the Hoinke Classic Bowling Tournament. The Hoinke Classic is a ten-month long (February to November) event, currently in its 66th year, and it is the "largest non-professional privately owned bowling tournament in the world" that draws thousands to Cincinnati each year. Men and women compete in singles, doubles, and five-person team events, among others, and compete for the estimated two million dollars in cash and prizes, according to the website.
Unfortunately for Western Bowl fans, the Hoinke family may be on its way out, according to an article published in the Business Courier of Cincinnati back in late May. The article said that a Tennessee-based developer is after Western Bowl and the Hoinke's have been considering the offer. Reporter Dan Monk wrote how Russ Hoinke posted on a PBA message board earlier that month that the deal to purchase the bowling center would be "hard to pass up" for he and his family, despite the successful annual bowling tournament. "Open bowling is way down, league bowling is terrible and the surrounding area is getting worse," Hoinke wrote. "These factors have all contributed to us exploring other options." No matter the fate of Western Bowl, it has been a great run for the Hoinke's and for Cincinnati and the West Side...even if we East Siders have been "ignorant" all this time.
If you're from the west side, you already know all of this. Â If you aren't, you might have lived in ignorance to this Cincinnati landmark for far too long.
Western Bowl is what a bowling alley should be. Â It's huge. Â It serves cheap beer. Â It's faintly filthy. Â It has appalling neon decor. Â It has 80s-looking scoring computers. Â It's overrun with odd assortments of people, from the teens using bowling as an anti-drug to the families who needed to get out to the awkward couple on a date to the serious strike-tosser going for 300.
They have leagues and tournaments and all other forms of competition, but you aren't good enough. Â This is the big leagues. Â This is the Augusta National of greased hardwood lanes. Â You can get a chance to play during open bowl sessions (call in advance to ensure availability - $4/game on weekends, $8 all-you-can-bowl on weekday afternoons, $2/game on Sunday nights), but you can only dream of wearing that collared linen shirt with your name stitched in cursive.
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