All Star Lanes

(323) 254-2579

4459 Eagle Rock Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041 34.1254 -118.2198

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Neighborhoods: Eagle Rock, East LA

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Years in business

Established in 2003

Last updated 6.04.11

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Bowling Alleys

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What People Are Saying About All Star Lanes

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In Short – The games played on the 22 waxed lanes are still scored by hand. No fancy computerized boards here--it's all manual. On any given night, you'll find serious metalheads, local teens and coiffed gals bearing fully inked sleeves on their bared arms. It's all part of the charm of this dark bowling spot in Eagle Rock. The large karaoke bar inside the lounge provides an outlet for folks in the mood to belt out Led Zeppelin. – –

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The Extras:
There's also a pro shop, arcade, pool tables and the ever-important full bar.
ambiance
75.0% positive
  1. It used to be a classic old skool bowling alley with a great divey atmosphere but now it's been taken over by
  2. It's fun to watch because most people really aren't the best singers, which is a refreshing change from most karaoke nights where everyone's waiting for their closeup.
  3. It used to be a classic old skool bowling alley with a great divey atmosphere but now it's been taken over by a bunch of the rudest Armenians imaginable.
  4. and atmosphere is great.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. bar and chinese restaurant (The Red Dragon) are adjacent, and both offer good deals.
  2. The cocktail waitress was attentive and kept the drinks flowing.
  3. will admit that the bar is certainly unique.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It's a good deal, and a great place!
  2. They've been modernizing the place and although the alleys look nice the restaurant has lost all its character.
service
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. It's fun to watch because most people really aren't the best singers, which is a refreshing change from most karaoke nights where everyone's waiting for their closeup.
  2. In the hands of competent management this place could become the gem that people pretend it is.
  3. The cocktail waitress was attentive and kept the drinks flowing.
  4. Everything is very reasonably priced and staff are friendly.
  5. The facilities were clean, well maintained and the staff was SUPER nice.
  6. terrible service.
value
100.0% positive
  1. Decent bowling on the cheap
  2. I'm giving them four stars because the quality of the place is a good match with the price you pay.
  3. bar and chinese restaurant (The Red Dragon) are adjacent, and both offer good deals.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. People actually get up and dance to it -- slow and fast songs.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/03/09

Decent bowling on the cheap

by cmccaugh

I've been to All Star Lanes once, on a Friday night in January. I'm giving them four stars because the quality of the place is a good match with the price you pay.

Even though it was a Friday night, we didn't have to wait for a lane. (That sets them apart in this city.) The place was decently packed, too -- it wasn't too empty. I have no complaints about the service, although we never had a problem with our lane malfunctioning. The automated scoring system is noticeably cheap, but so were the prices. On Friday nights (and the other weekend nights too, I would imagine), they do that blacklight-heavy "astro-bowling" thing that you've probably seen other alleys do. Other users complained that the place was seedy, but if that's the case then the low light levels totally took care of it. It was a younger crowd that night. There were way more patrons in the 18-28 age range than I've seen at other alleys.

I agree that no one should bring their own bowling ball here. The house ones are all gouged up, presumably because of the old ball-return equipment. Considering I always use a house ball anyways, I didn't care.

In summation, the place really isn't that bad. I'm not looking for a fancy place when I bowl, except when I went to Lucky Strike that one time. (That was just too much money for bowling.) As long as you can be comfortable in a blue-collar place, you'll get your money's worth here.

  • Pros: Price
  • Cons: Equipment
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/17/08

Fun All American Bowling Experience.

by Newtotown9

I just had my birthday bash at the All Star. We all had a great time. The facilities were clean, well maintained and the staff was SUPER nice. It wasn't too noisy or loud. Was easy to enjoy!!!!

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/26/08

SPARE YOURSELF...STAY AWAY!!

by puckaroo

My friends and I went to All Star Lanes last Thursday or some bowling and beer. The first thing that STRIKES you when you walk in, is how empty the place is. There were literally only 3 lanes being used when we came in. We joked that it felt like a mausoleum. Anyways, a few of us have our own bowling/balls. After rolling our first few frames, we all noticed that our bowling/balls were literally caked with some brown subtance. I asked the gal up front what the story was...she looked at my ball, rubbed it, and said that it must have been on the ball before I came in. The funny thing was, I took it to a pro shop at another alley in Glendale that was full, and they cleaned the ball for me BEFORE we went to All Star Lanes. I assumed the gunk was the oil from the lanes...as it turns out, the ball return belts rub the bowling/balls, and also chip them.

If you do feel the urge to bowl there ( their beer and lanes are fairly cheap) I strongly suggest you use a house ball!!

  • Pros: cheap beer and bowling
  • Cons: inadequate equipment and laisez fair attitude
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/17/07

Good times, coming back slowly....

by sckid

Cool place to hang out and have a good time and be melow (different from the usual club scene)....Everything is very reasonably priced and staff are friendly. It looks like they are still working on this venue and giving it upgrades slowly!

We went down witha bunch of friends, watched footbal game, drank and bowled. It was good times I would definitly recomend it, it ain't too fancy but it sure is fun!!

  • Pros: Cheap Prices, Friendly Staff, good amosphere
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/16/06

Run Down Dump

by bobbobarino

People in LA assume that if something is filthy and poorly operated that it's "kitchy" or "classic". Worse yet, they refer to it as a slice of "Americana".

Folks, sometimes a dump is just a dump.

This place is so poorly maintained and operated. They should have let it become a storage facility (as was planned a few years back). Yes, they added computerized lanes, but they installed the cheapest ones possible (made by K-Tel, I think). They are unreliable and you can barely read the washed-out monitors. It's agonizing to run to the counter every two minutes (seriously!) because a ball is stuck or the pins aren't resetting. They don't give a damn, anyway.

In the hands of competent management this place could become the gem that people pretend it is. These folks are trying to get by operating as low-rent as possible. Every meth lab and 7-11 in the world has better management than All Star Lanes.

I will admit that the bar is certainly unique. Alas, dark and musty isn't quite my style.

Please stop pretending like this place is great. You deserve better, Mr. and Mrs. Los Angeles Area Bowler! There are plenty of other old bowling alleys in LA that are operated a thousand times better.

  • Pros: Cheap (dollar-wise)
  • Cons: Cheap (in every other way)

The Details on All Star Lanes

Place Categories:

  • sucks place
  • great divey atmosphere
  • favorite bowling alleys
  • fast songs
  • super nice staff
  • still full allstar lanes
  • horrible stations
  • great spot
  • not best singers
  • terrible service
  • good old recreatio
  • clean facilities
  • good old fashioned bowling alley
  • horrible rudest staff
  • good deals
  • attentive cocktail waitress
  • certainly unique bar
  • full alley
  • good match
  • bad attitude
  • decent bowling
  • pleasant evening
  • bad gold chains
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