Stay for the Bowling, Not the Food
The L.A. Times foodie S. Irene Virbila checks out the new Lucky Strike Lanes at Hollywood and Highland, and suggests avoiding the food, which she calls messy and barely above fast-food level.
Site of a recent CBS press tour party, Lucky Strike was much smaller than I expected, but the bowling was good. Latest computer graphic scoring system, cool neon-colored balls and a hipster vibe... but odd that the entrance is a small door out on the street, away from the center court of the Hollywood and Highland center. And Virbila notes a lane costs $55 an hour to rent-- I suppose OK if you have at least five or six people, but it sure makes me miss the old 24-hour Hollywood Star Lanes. That bowling alley-- famous for its scenes in "The Big Lebowski"-- was torn down last fall by the LAUSD to build a school.
As a nod to the old bowling alley, Lucky Strike has hung the "Hollywood" part of the Hollywood Star Lanes sign on its wall. And lane 16 of the old alley has been turned into Lucky Strike's bar.
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