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Pin Chasers

Restaurant Bar American restaurant Video arcade Bowling alley

Family-friendly 40-lane bowling alley with retro-vibe, pool, sports bar & counter-serve cafe. People often mention bowling, party, great, kids, time, family, balls, recommend, good, birthday,


Address

5555 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL 33634

Website

pinchasers.net

Contact

(813) 884-1475

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (2.6K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 9 AM to 12:30 AM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 9 AM to 12:30 AM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 10 AM to 12:30 AM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 12:30 AM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 12:30 AM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 12:30 AM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 12:30 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: bowling (35) party (23) great (14) kids (14) time (13) family (12) balls (12) recommend (10) good (10) birthday (10)
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  • 5/5 Megan W. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful bowling alley, brand new arcade games, great music, and lots of lovely lights. Everything is kept up very well. And it's a very fun time for the entire family. Not too pricey, worth it to come and enjoy every now and again. Made for a magical Saturday afternoon.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Brian C. 2 years ago on Google
    It was my first time in years that I went bowling and it was a great experience! My family had two hours to bowl with 4 of us which allowed like 3.5 games to happen. They place the time in upper right hand corner of the TV with your scores. My nephew used bumpers and a 6 pound ball. I would recommend them to get a 4 pound ball because it was still heavy for a 5 year old kid. Overall it’s your typical bowling alley with lanes, arcade, pool tables and a bar. They also have bowling ally food too. Good clean fun. The staff were friendly too. I would recommend checking this place out!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thong L. 2 years ago on Google
    Awesome place. My friends and i had a blast last light. It has been a while since the last we bowled. The tickets costed more now, it is $18 for 2 hours, including shoes and tax. It is almost double the price since the last time i went there. We also ordered the Ultimate Fries and the regular fried with a jugs beer. It was delicious but also pricy. The Ultimate fries cost like $10. Total was almost $30. After 2 hours game, we played some Arcade. They have $20 for 25 credit. It took the four of us an hour to use up the 25 credit. Overall, we spent nearly $150. It is expensive. The food was ok, the place was well-maintain and clean. I enjoyed it and would come back again.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jonathan K. 9 months ago on Google
    Three stars only because bowling is fun. Why do i have a issue with pin chasers? its not just veterans, its Armenia as well. Here's a quick list for my 3 star review: 1. Short staffed 2. gratuity on a soda cup that i have to go and pick up and refill my sodas (not about the money, it's just frustrating) 3. $10 reservation fee does NOT go to the payment anymore. you use to be able to reserve, and that $10 fee would go towards your bowling payment. 4. Pricey game prices / no membership style payment unless in league. 5. Scoring issues and machines breaking down many times while there. Just causes annoyance. 6. The pro shop doesn't seem welcoming. I've had 1 ball drilled and even asked for some general bowling knowledge a few times and just didn't get a good vibe. The Armenia proshop is really good though (different companies) conclusion: Been going here for a few years and it feels like they just want to take more money from you while giving you less quality.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Carol S. 6 months ago on Google
    Too expensive. Put a $10 deposit down on a lane which does not apply to your rental price. Better off to just show up. There were plenty of lanes available the Saturday night that we went. Apparently no rules about taking other people's balls. A lady in our group picked out just the right ball for her. Someone actually came over and took it away. Seems to be a free-for-all.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Shailesh J. 1 year ago on Google
    When you step into this place you feel you stepped on to the sets of TV sitcom “The 70’s Show”. The entire set-up is 1970s - dated, old & antiquated. Interiors are also in same 70s color theme. During pandemic many bowling venues used it to their advantage & upgraded their facilities, their set up along with new look & feel. But not this place. The bowling set up is decent, with lot of dedicated staff trying to run around & helping patrons. There are better bowling set-ups in Tampa (Maple Lane Countryside on Highway US19 near Clearwater)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Will F. 8 months ago on Google
    I have been bowling here since I was a kid. My grandmother recently passed, and the venue of choice for the whole family to reunite was pin chasers. I'm sure we were a rowdy bunch, especially after 15 pitchers but nothing like some family time bowling.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Romy S. 9 months ago on Google
    Place has good bowling specials on weekdays . However, there was a group from a Corbett Prep summer camp that took about 30 of the small bowling balls and refused to share with others . I went to grab 2 balls when they weren’t even using them and a nasty young camp counselor screamed at me that they were there first and that I could not use any balls . I told her is not fair that other kids have no balls to play with and she didn’t care . Finally I begged her for 1 ball otherwise my little ones couldn’t play and she reluctantly gave me one . I told the staff about the incident but they didn’t seem concerned or interested. It’s ridiculous that someone is allowed to take ALL the small balls in the entire place while other paying customers have none for their kids . Staff should not allow this !!!

  • 5/5 Huizi Z. 6 months ago on Google
    This is the best bowling alley in Tampa Bay Area. Everyone work there are super friendly. I took my daughter there almost every weekend. They have free breakfast and two hours unlimited bowling for 11.99 per person from 9:00-12:00. It’s good to bring family and friends to have fun at weekends. It’s very clean and a lot of video games for the kids. I love this place!

  • 5/5 Rosie g. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is cool to play Games and bowl fries were great and the drinks are strong not water down I'm going back

  • 3/5 Zenise M. 8 months ago on Google
    While the bowling was fun with co workers and food was decent, Sienna was NOT so friendly. She had a blank stare and was rude when issues shoes or if questions were asked. She could use a little coaching on her customer service skills.

  • 5/5 Christine C. 8 months ago on Google
    Had a blast Sunday night blowing with my family. Sienna and Wil were exceptional and extremely sweet and polite girls while getting us checked in. They had a great dynamic together at the register. I will definitely be going back. Thanks again Sienna for answering all of our questions.

  • 4/5 Kimberly P. 8 months ago on Google
    The employees were all friendly. It's pretty old but the bowling area was clean. We had a lot of issues with the ball return so they moved us and still had a few but they were quick to take care of it.

  • 5/5 Staneyl D. 1 year ago on Google
    Really enjoyed this location, was out of town on vacation and bowled in a homeless children fund raising event with my family.

  • 5/5 Daniel I. 7 months ago on Google
    Came here for my son's 26th birthday party, 30+ friends and family showed up. Everything went smoothly. The staff was great, and handled our every need. Definitely a 5 star rating.

  • 4/5 Lolita B. 6 months ago on Google
    We had group/family night, it went well we did have some hiccups with the lanes resetting after each person, it wasn't over crowded for a Sat.which was nice the food was bowling alley normal standard food, tenders, pizza, pretzels, cheese sticks,and fountain drinks, no complaints it did come out piping hot -5 stars for temperature. The worker did reset our time since it took about 30 mins. To get our lanes working correctly... I'll give it a 4 outta 5 The bathrooms I will have to give a hard 2 very old/outdated clean, but water wet the whole sink area and your shirt will get wet if your not alert. It's a bowling alley..we had fun!

  • 5/5 Beverly V. 6 months ago on Google
    We held my daughter’s 18th birthday party at the Veterans location (Hillsborough Ave). What a fantastic experience! Lyn is an incredible coordinator and took care of everything, and then some! What an asset to the business! There were personal details that made this a truly memorable experience for my daughter. I HIGHLY recommend hosting your next party of function at Pin Chasers, and ask for Lyn if she’s available!

  • 5/5 Joseph G. 5 months ago on Google
    Fantastic! This was my first time visiting Pin Chaser. We had a group of 8, kids and adults, and had a great visit. Staff was very friendly and attentive. Kids enjoyed the bowling and they also had a well kept and up to date arcade. We had an issue with balls getting stuck but it was resolved. Food was good, priced right, and easy to order. Would highly recommend for friends and families.

  • 4/5 Brandon 4 months ago on Google
    Truly a great place to bring the family. They have hourly bowling which is well worth it including shoe rentals. The food and drinks are also spot on with the price. I truly recommend it to anyone looking for something fun on a weekend.

  • 3/5 Brittany B. 10 months ago on Google
    If you’re like me thinking, “I’d love to take my family to do something fun & affordable” bowling is not the answer. $10 fee to reserve a lane which doesn’t go towards the costs of bowling $56 to bowl for 2 hours for 2 adults and a 2.5 year old $9 for plain, not fully loaded French fries with cheese sauce which was an extra $1.00 (which you didn’t even get that much) $15 for two beers $90 in total I get that inflation is a thing and it’s hitting us hard but these prices are RIDICULOUSLY high! Not to mention the customer service was horrible. In response to CEO: I understand inflation, I am also a business owner. But $15 for 2 beers? $9 for plain fries? It certainly was not a full pound of French fries I assure you it wasn’t. In addition to bad customer service. No one told us the lane reservation fee would not go towards the cost to bowl. I would love to partake in breakfast specials but we have dietary restrictions which Pin Chasers won’t accommodate.

  • 1/5 Dj B. 11 months ago on Google
    Every time we have tried to bowl here, it's ALWAYS overrun with kids, and we wind up having to wait hours for a lane. We usually end up going somewhere else that doesn't have this problem. It's a shame, because it's a nice facility with good equipment. We pretty much now go to Countryside lanes instead, which is way less busy, and a much better atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Catherine H. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great time! Clean, good food, fun games, cool kids lanes with interactive scoring platform. Lots of fun. Definitely a great birthday party choice location for the kids.

  • 1/5 T.L. M. 10 months ago on Google
    We rented a lanes (31) yesterday at Pinchasres Veterans Tampa and really only bowled one good game. The bowling balls got stuck constantly in the lane somehow and didn't return properly. Also, ALL the balls got stuck behind the pins and the maintenance guys had to go behind the pins to get all the bowling balls. Ww all paid approximately $18.00 for two hours and bowled only one full game. This is very disappointing. Our whole experience was ruined.

  • 4/5 Jose F. 1 year ago on Google
    This place has been going strong for a while. Decent food, place could be upkept better, but lots of options for pool, arcade and other fun stuff. The cyber bowling is fun, they have league nights, always stays busy and most people are friendly, staff and patrons. Def recommend the all you can bowl package.

  • 5/5 Ocean Blue B. 10 months ago on Google
    So is our first time here really nice it's Father's Day so it's it's somewhat packed definitely would recommend this place he's got arcade atmospheres great would definitely recommend if you're looking for fun with the with the family.

  • 4/5 Kimberly F. 1 year ago on Google
    Their Sunday breakfast is very filling! I liked it and thought the breakfast and unlimited bowling for 2 hrs deal was well worth it. The only thing that kept me from giving 5 stars was the bathrooms seem a bit dated/ in need of repair, and when I went to the soda machine the lemonade tasted more like lemon water and the "fruit punch" Gatorade was the yellow lemon lime flavor, I think. The staff was friendly and the the bowling was great.

  • 5/5 Mallory F. 1 year ago on Google
    My son had his birthday party here and I cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience! The party planner was amazing about reaching out before the party to customize the decor and details specifically for my son. The day of the party I didn’t have to do anything except just show up! All of the kids at the party had so much fun and it was a very memorable birthday! I was just so impressed with our experience! Thank you pinchasers for making my sons birthday one to remember!

  • 5/5 T B. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a blast here last night. The competition was great. The drinks were delicious! The only place where you are allowed to wear your own sneakers! I live it!

  • 3/5 Robert N. 1 year ago on Google
    Took my grandaughter bowling again. While bowling can be fun and exciting, small kids get the worst, warped and non-functional lanes, making it frustrating for the child. 80% of the balls drift left or right into the gutter even with the bumpers because of the uneven surface. Even the bumpers fail to work. Next time I will not let them know it's for kids, giving the child a chance to score and play without the huge disadvantage of a kids lane. The service at the desk was not very good, the table service was great.

  • 5/5 Marcia L. 2 years ago on Google
    We came for my son's birthday party on February 19, and it was probably the best kids birthday party I've gone to, as a guest or the party kid's parent. Our party host Lyn was absolutely top notch. I have never dealt with a party host who is nicer, more patient, or as helpful; this is someone who clearly enjoys what they do. We will DEFINITELY be coming back.

  • 5/5 Philip L. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is so much fun. The breakfast and bowl was amazing. Can't wait to go back with the kids

  • 5/5 Jessica H. 2 years ago on Google
    I wanted to take a moment to share our amazing experience with Pin Chasers. We had our daughter’s 6th birthday party here and the party coordinator went above and beyond to make it a great experience for her. She took extra time to personalize the party to her theme. She took time throughout the party to make sure everything was okay. Our server assigned to our party was phenomenal. They took care of everything for us, from serving the pizza to the cake. Continued to make sure everyone had everything they needed. They kept our party running smooth. I hope to plan another party here soon!

  • 5/5 Rachael L. 2 years ago on Google
    We celebrated a 5th birthday party, and the party team did NOT disappoint. Not only did they help guide us through the process, they provided balloons, themed plates, game cards, and a special bowling pin. All the kids had a blast! Highly recommend.

  • 4/5 Maria 2 years ago on Google
    For a typical bowling alley filled with all types of families and fun, this is a good spot to come to. They have a bunch of arcade and pool to play, as well. Shoes are required to get when you're renting a lane. I like that we can easily control a bunch of things directly from the screen provided to us within each lane. I would recommend not touching your face so much after touching the bowling balls and everything around you just because of how greasy it can get, just like at any other bowling alley. It is unlimited and they have specials sometimes. They also do provide some basic food/drinks/beer. We had a server ask us what we'd like and we never ended up getting the water we asked for, but we gave up on it and just focused on the game and had our fun. The front desk worker might be able to shout you or someone you're with out over the speakerphone if you ask politely, which is appreciative.


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Amenities


  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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