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Quick Info

User Rating:

4 out of 5 (from 60 users)

Address:

810 West Lake ST
Minneapolis
Map

Tel:

(612) 825-3737

Hours:

M-Su: 8am-2am

Parking:

free lot

Outdoor Seating:

ground level

Smoke Level:

none - ordinance

Bryant Lake Bowl ($$)

Happy Hour & Drink Specials

Updated on August 22nd, 2008

$2.75 Taps, $3.75 select wines, $3 Rails, $4 specialty cocktails, and $4 Appetizers

Cheap Date Nite- Get 2 meals, bottle wine (or a few beers), 2 games bowling/shoes for $28

"Sussed" w. DJ's playing Indie, big beat, retro tunes: $3 Bells Taps

Neighborhood Night: Live DJ and $1 bowling, discounts on local beer and wine, $4 appetizers

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Average User Rating: 4 out of 5 (from 60 users)

Bryant Lake Bowl is a great alternative to the busier areas of Calhoun square. Good times are always found here, especially after a few dark beers and a game of bowling.

The biggest draw for Bryant Lake Bowl is the HUGE selection of bottled beers. If you’ve heard of it, you can probably buy it here (also a bunch that you haven’t heard of).

For bowling, there are 8 new antique -style bowling lanes, just get there early on the weekend if you want a lane... It’s totally worth the effort because it offers many opportunities to mingle with and meet your fellow bowlers. Games and shoe rental are reasonably priced and vary by the specific day. All bowling is cheaper during the summer!

Bryant-Lake Bowl is also a great venue for local theater and film. They have a small theater in the back that offers different plays and local film releases at varying prices. At your seat, you have access to everything you could get in the restaurant area, including a waitress to bring it to you. Their food is american-posh and they have an excellent brunch (usually packed so be prepared to wait) on the weekends. The music is a mix of classic rock and hip new rock. The crowd is mixed, but usually on the “hip�? Uptown side, cool older ex-hippies, or the theater crowd and resemble what you would expect of an uptown mix. Bryant-Lake Bowl is definitely worth a visit next time you are in the area.

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Great Cheap date night on Mondays! It's my favorite place to bowl in Mpls. Service is always great too!

-- KT gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 14:23 10.15.08

This is truly a great, great bar. The food is amazing for bar food. Service is not to much which I appreciate. Walkable is always good. Thanks so much for being in my neighborhood!

-- zozo gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 13:40 10.11.08

Amazing Service, but we wish the food was as good. My girl got the nachos which were baked and served on a side-dish. The helping was visually small but enough for her to eat. I noticed that the cheese was not thoroughly melted and it left a substantial amount of crumbled cheese on the plate. I ordered the chicken wings. They came on a small pate and I was surprised to see that the wings were tiny, very tiny. I wasn't as thrown off by the size of the wings themselves as I was with the taste. They were not prepared in a classic wing sauce, it was more of an onion-intense maple sugar blend. It was not spicy at all and was actually a very unpleasant flavor. Like I said before, the service was great. They badly need a new head chef.

-- thejohnsmith.com gave this bar a 3 out of 5 at 17:55 08.10.08

Cheap date night gets me laid

-- Killa hill gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 15:32 07.07.08

My favorite place in the Twin Cities. I take any out-of-town guests here because it's the perfect neighborhood bar. Burger is excellent, lots of great beer, and you have to love all of the local, organic ingredients in "bar" food. Great mixed crowd - young/old, straight/gay - everyone is welcome.

-- napkinpoet gave this bar a 5 out of 5 at 08:16 06.20.08

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