South Bowl
South Bowl
Fancy tots
Plant Based Buffalo Chicken Wings w/o dip
Empty blueberry lemonade drink. No blueberries either
people sitting at picnic tables under umbrellas
a man sitting at a table outside
Coconut slushie
a view of the outdoor seating area
First time playing Bocce and I won
Schroom pizza - omg
October 2021 drink. Don't remember what it is.
Vegan buffalo wings made with Jackfruit & Spanish OG Tots
Vegan Buffalo Wings
Menu
Korean chicken tacos
interior
food, burger, burgers
interior, sushi and sashimi
sushi and sashimi, interior
Pool Table
Pool Table Upstairs
Funky bike rack outside.
Shelly V.
Feb 26, 2024
I love the Jackfruit Wings and Tater Tots w/o aioli. However, the wait time is extremely long. My previous visit was over an hour. Yesterday was the same. Audrey is so personable and pleasant, but it's not fair to the staff and customers to wait that long. I heard someone that was bowling saying that they waited over an hour as I was finally given my food to go. Someone asked me, why didn't I leave? Because the Jackfruit wings are delicious and unique. The metal chairs at the bar are not good for the back when waiting long to eat.
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Michelle M.
Mar 11, 2024
I went here a few weeks ago for my friends birthday. It's like a hidden gem, I've passed here many times and never noticed it because it's in a industrial area. They had a hour and a half wait for bowling due to a birthday party. We chose to eat first due to this. The burger I had was a little spicy but it was good, leave it to me to order something I have no clue what it is. This came with tots. I had the house tequila and they surely didn't hold back, it was good. My friend was accidentally sent the wrong type of taco, they let her keep it and replaced it with the correct one. You can pay on card or cash for your food and drinks. For bowling you must pay in cash, they have an atm machine inside. We did two rounds of bowling and it was fun although I came in second place. I would certainly go again.
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Stan H.
May 20, 2023
First time outside. Nice time for bocce and great food. Excited for slushies. Friendly staff. Casual atmosphere. Wish the slight rain didn't scare off more people. Wish more people in the respective social group showed interest in many things but South Bowl provided a good time despite the small numbers.
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Rien S.
May 13, 2024
They let there bartenders drink during shift. If you watch them you will see them!! Therefore, service was disappointing. Two stars because waitress was nice and apologetic.
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Morris B.
Jan 18, 2023
Hey, Yelp family! Have ya'll been to South Bowl in Philly lately? If you've never been, It's definitely a spot you need to check out! I recently went there with a group of friends for a birthday party and let me tell you, it was a blast. First off, the bowling alley itself is top-notch. The lanes are as smooth as a baby's bottom and the decor has a vintage 70s vibe that makes you feel like you're in the coolest retro bowling alley in the world.But the real star of the show was the food and drinks. We ordered loaded nachos, wings, and a few pizzas for the table and it was a feast fit for a king (or in this case, a birthday boy). The nachos were piled high with toppings and the wings were crispy and saucy to perfection.The drinks were also a hit, with a great selection of beers on tap and tasty signature cocktails. And let me tell you, the staff were amazing. One of my friends took a little spill and the staff came to help right away. They were attentive and made sure my friend was okay and even offered to bring iceHas anyone else been to South Bowl before? What was your experience like?
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Rah S.
Aug 15, 2023
Vibes are good, menu is meh.The ambiance is great. For a date night or friends night out, this place is great. We hit up the bar first for drinks which were good. Unfortunately the outside activities ended around 9pm so we missed out (online it said 11pm). We then went inside for bowling and food. Rental socks were available which was great since I didn't bring any with me (oops). Be prepared to spend money here!Now unfortunately, the food was bland. We ordered the tacos and mac n cheese and neither had much flavor. The tacos were only good with the sauces added and the mac n cheese was partly dry. We ate during our game of bowling, but I really wish the food was better. The experience was nice (could've been better with a later outdoor closing), drinks were good, food was subpar.
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Jon D.
Feb 24, 2024
Came to bowl, there was an hour wait for bowling..no big deal. But we waited for 20 minutes in the dining area and not one person walked up to us to take an order, or let us know it would take a few minutes, literally nothing. Just a couple of servers walking around with zero sense of urgency and managers (people wearing walkies are managers I assume?) doing the same thing.
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Ryan P.
Aug 4, 2024
this place was so much fun! went with my roomates and it is such a cool, mid century modern environment w much more than just bowling. bowling and food was very* reasonably priced, and for a bowling alley the food service aspect of it was really cool. the chicken quesadilla was bonkerrrrrz, and it was all around a great time for not that much :):)
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Linda W.
Mar 19, 2024
This was my first time back at South Bowl since they first opened and I was excited to check it out again. A couple pros, mostly cons unfortunately.The woman at the front desk for bowling was very kind, helpful and accommodating of my large group and my many questions. My group hung out at the bar while waiting for a lane (which ended up only taking about a half hour which was great for a Friday night). The service at the bar was pretty subpar. It took a long time to get our drinks and some bartenders were definitely nicer than others. The bartender with the purple glasses was very friendly even when there were issues with our food order at the end of the night (we ordered tater tots, watched them get delivered to another lane, and then when we asked about them, were told that the kitchen was closed. He apologized and gave us a refund). One of the reasons we chose South Bowl was that we were told they had vegan options. They definitely have vegetarian options which is great and you can sub fake chicken for some items but when looking for items with the "V" for vegan, it's laughably just plain tater tots. The bartender said everything is "fried in butter." Please don't even bother putting the "V" if you don't even have the option to make most of the vegetarian items vegan. I ordered the chicken souvlaki, subbed fake chicken and without the feta cheese in the pita and on the tots. Tots came out with feta on them. They were good once I annoyingly picked all the feta off. Vegan wings came out cold to the point that I don't think they were actually cooked.Once we were at the lane, we all had a fun time bowling. I love the large wooden benches and the lanes look nice. The balls are organized nicely and color coded by weight but are weirdly greasy though and stained one of my friend's shirt. It was easy to add more games and the woman at the desk even transferred my friends lane over to be directly next to mine. That was very kind! Unfortunately the music was so loud that we had to yell over it even when standing next to each other. Music doesn't need to be that loud in a huge cavernous space with all hard surfaces. Also, not once did a server come over to the lane to take more drink orders so we just went up to the bar which again, took a lifetime.I would probably go back just to bowl if someone invited me because again, the lanes are nice but I definitely wouldn't bother ordering food or drinks.
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Destiny C.
Feb 22, 2024
Worst service ever Audrey the bartender was the worst . customer service was bad . racist . The manager tall white slim was very rude as well . Don't recommend this place to any one until they get their service better. management was shaking due to an incident need improvement . Besides the service food was great . would prefer ordering out then in-service . Will be referring this to the board .
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