I had a few friends coming in from town, who wanted to see the fenway area. I didn't want to bring them to one of the pubs down there, I thought that'd be kind of boring and we were hitting up the boylston strip later on. I have been to Jillians a few times in the past but don't go on a super regular basis. I thought it would be fun to bring this crew bowling-something to kill a few hours and get a rest from the tourist traps around the city-and oh yes we did the dreaded duck tour as well! This visit was in the afternoon, so we didn't have to wait for a lane or deal with big crowds.
The 3rd floor (lucky strike) is SOOO big and impressive. Everyone did a collective, "wow" when we got to the top flight of stairs. It's massive, and open and there are multiple options/areas, several bars, couch areas, a million lanes and a bunch of pool tables, and a few arcade games. It's really well lit (far from your uncle's white light bowling alley) We bowled, had a great waitress (she checked on us multiple times) food was pretty good, and they even had a decent beer selection for my beer snob of a fiance.
overall, 5 stars b/c its unique, its clean, it has something for everyone and it made my out of towners happy and didn't cost us an arm and a leg. I will def go back.
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