BEST BOWLING ALLEY

Stardust Lanes has more madhouse ambiance for curious voyeurs who consider bowling an intriguing "experience." And the bohemian-friendly haven of Bryant-Lake Bowl is certainly a more opportune spot in which to see and be seen. But Elsie's is the place folks go simply to bowl. Amid an assortment of neighborhood regulars, cheap dates, and earnest amateurs like yourself, you'll find this the ideal place to hone your craft without feeling intimidated by pros or distracted by goings-on. Note: Last summer's renovations, though much needed, are sure to infuriate purists who consider computerized scoring and black light the bowling equivalent of Astroturf, and we're not about to show up for Grateful Bowl night. But Elsie's has lost none of its intimacy, and, by any objectively unsentimental standard, the new lanes are an improvement.

Latest Best Of User Comments

  • BEST COLUMNIST (1)
    2008-12-18 19:29:18
    I was Patrick's sports editor at the St. Paul papers in the early 1980s and it was one of my...
  • BEST STRIP CLUB (1)
    2008-12-16 10:53:25
    What the hell are you recommending here? This place sounds more like a club for gentlemen. Is...
  • BEST FRIES (1)
    2008-11-03 15:38:20
    Barbette's used to be good; i would say they peaked in 2004. Since then, they have been going...
  • BEST AM RADIO PERSONALITY (1)
    2008-11-01 20:07:22
    wow i am stumped this gut is just plain not funny and a real dipsh-t if you were to ask...
  • BEST BAND NAME (2)
    2008-10-22 19:52:07
    Shouls have have been Best Band award!

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