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User Rating:

4.4 out of 5 (from 32 users)

Address:

1129 Marshall ST NE
Minneapolis
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Tel:

(612) 378-9701

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Hours:

Su-Th: 10am-1am

F: 10am-2am

Sa: 9am-2am

Parking:

free lot

Outdoor Seating:

ground level

Smoke Level:

none - ordinance

Menu:

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wifi

Elsie's Bowling ($)

Happy Hour & Drink Specials

Updated on October 28th, 2008

sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
10 pm - 12 am
$3 Appetizers
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
3 pm - 6 pm
HAPPY HOUR: $2.50-2.75 Domestic Beers, $3.50 20 oz, $2.75 Rails
sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
9:30 pm - 1 am
PBR or Olde Style 16oz Cans $2.50 +
$9 All-U-Can Bowl (includes shoes)
tuesday
9:30 pm - 12 am
$2 Summit Beers!
thursday
9:30 pm - 12 am
$9.50 Pitchers of Summit
sunday
9 pm - 12 am
Metal Bowling: $3 Jack Daniels, PBR

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Average User Rating: 4.4 out of 5 (from 32 users)

Elsie’s is a Restaurant, Bar, and Bowling center located right across the Hennepin Avenue bridge from downtown, and a little further north. It’s a recently remodeled and huge bowling alley to accommodate multiple parties…

The best part about Elsie's is the atmosphere. Choose a classic wooden bar with dim lighting and comfy chairs, or, bowl in a neon lit-up alley thats loud and wild. They even have a few private rooms if thats what you're wanting for your group.

The crowd is very mixed, and ranges from young hipsters to blue-collar 50-somethings, but EVERYONE gets along great! You see, they have this mentality: If you are cool enough to know about it, you are cool enough to be treated like a regular even if you are in the minority few that aren’t. You don’t have to worry about what you wear or say, its all been seen and accepted here; worrying would only make people grumpy and that attitude just doesn’t fly here. So the next time you are looking for something fun and different to do, come down and spend the night bowling at Elsie’s and enjoy the fun and laidback atmosphere that the regulars come here for.

Bowling: League bowling M-F: 6:30pm-9:30pm, and various times on the weekend, but otherwise its open bowl. Its best to just call for bowling. The bar and their famous martinis available anytime.

THRIFTY TIP: $2 High Life Pints, $3 22oz Taps, $7 Pitchers ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!

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i love elsie's for bowling and food, but the karaoke here leaves something to be desired. they have a poor song selection, bad sound equipment (you can't hear anyone sing unless you're the table near the singer) and a hit-or-miss crowd.

-- a-bomb gave this bar a 3 out of 5 at 12:47 10.09.08

Dude, that bowling card for the summer is a sweet deal!

-- Mike D gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 09:46 06.11.08

I've never been so happy to wait an hour for breakfast. More screwdrivers for me. Great food, great service, and great to see the place packed.

-- SUNDAY ROLLERS gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 09:47 04.28.08

SUPER!!!!

-- Josh Lindig gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 12:13 02.19.08

Very cool place. Has a sports bar of sorts for the younger crowd. Has a cafe type are w/very good food for the older type crowd, has bowling in the back of the building and I believe there's also a banquet hall as well. Real reasonable prices, good place to go to sample the NE lifestyle.

-- Matt gave this bar a 4 out of 5 at 10:24 11.23.07

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