Lynnway Sportscenter

There aren’t enough good things I can say about this place.
I bowl in the leagues here and typically partake in the trivia nights every Wednesday and I have never had a bad time here. Ranada, Tobin and the rest of the staff are always top notch and always make sure you’re taken care of whether you’re the only one there or you’re one of 100+ there. My friends and I go here quite a bit as well and we all love it. Great beer selection and the mixed drinks are excellent. The food is amazing as well, and you cannot go wrong with ½ price appetizers during trivia. Trust me, go here, you will not be disappointed.

Everything about this place is awesome! The waitstaff is awesome! Food is awesome, seriously all of it. They have a short menu but every single item is done well. The turkey soup is a must when available before a chicken finger or steak tip dinner. To top it off the food comes out so quick you need to focus on your salad as soon as it hits your table because here comes the food.

HANDS DOWN best bar in Lynn! Love that I’m not crammed into a small area And the blonde with curly hair best bartender ever

Sometimes I like a place where the owner is the cook and he wears a XXL shirt. Football season is not the same now without a Sunday afternoon here. I’m now having a $ 8.99 meatball sub and a huge side of handmade onion rings to rival Kelly’s and a pickle. The steak tip plate is $ 10.99. The drinks are cheap. HDTV at every angle and the NFL ticket. Life is good. Bowling alley next to the bar keeps it family friendly. Clean bar and floor. Feels good here, food is good and the Guinness perfectly poured. Way to spend a football Sunday.

I’m here a few times a week and I’m a big fan. Thursday nights are good — not packed and DJ Jimmy Ice is there doing karoke. Food is surprisingly good, as I wasn’t expecting much from a sports pub and the waitstaff is friendly and nice. Lots of regulars here, it seems, but they don’t shut you out if you aren’t one. Friendly environment with no tough guys, drama, etc.
Haven’t bowled there… yet, but eventually I’ll get around to it.
Give the mixed grill a whirl, it’s a good sampling of their offerings. PBR on tap is nice, but the Gansett cans are a hell of a deal.

I’ve never been bowling here, only for drinks. I love that its close to my house, I love that its bigger than all the other bars in the area so I’m not getting pushed/​standing next to people who are iffy in nature or whom I just don’t care for :)
Last time I was here was my birthday, which happened to fall on the night before Thanksgiving. It was a friggen mad house. Usually the Porthole is the spot to be that night, but everyone had the same idea my friends and I had apparently. By 10:30pm you could barely move and I’m pretty sure 85% of Lynn was there. Anyways, it’s usually not like that they offer more than the smaller bars do.
You can play darts, pool, they offer karaōke, the bartenders even gave my friends and I some cards to play with one night.
If you’re looking to have a good time with some friends and you happen to be in the Lynn area this place is definitely worth checking out.

Okay so normally going to a bar like this may make a person who seemingly has everything to live for want to end it all… but not last night.
My boyfriend and his friends were all here having some drinks and catching up and I decided to meet them at around 10:30.
First impression? It reminded me of Games and Lanes in Western Mass. If you don’t know what that is… feel free to read my review of Mingles because its pretty much identical. The Sportscenter is Mingles with bowling. Although. Ya know what? I never saw any bowling lanes?
Ya know what I did see though? Two ten year old girls singing karaōke in a bar way past their bedtime while their parents got sauced at a nearby table.
«Mah’s getting drunk sweetie, sing anotha song»
*cue Taylor Swift «Our Song» on repeat
The song choices and Dj at this place left a little something to be desired. My boyfriend refers to them as «Lynn Broad Songs». Nice touch Mark. Thanks for the footnote.
But anyways… there are some good things about this place aside from the awesome hair, Bud heavy shirts and obnoxious music. Its roomy. There’s enough room to cram all your friends in that have since wised up and moved to Salem for a nice little reunion. Come on. Ya know you moved to Salem.
The drinks are cheap and strong and the bartenders are on point for the most part. I never waited long for a drink at all and they were super quick with my orders.
There are some things to do there aside from watch your date crush cans of PBR over his head:
darts
pool
karaōke
arcade games
gross bathrooms
Oh crap. That last one isnt a fun thing to do is it? Eh. I’ve had worse. I’ve had BETTER… but I’ve had worse.
Bottom line as I end the review that will put The Lynnway Sports Center on the map: If you ever happen to be wandering around the Lynnway and have a hankering for some home town fun and some cheap drinks… stop in and request something by Ja Rule/​DMX or Mase before he became the Reverend Mason Betha… if you know whats good for you…

although typically I wouldn’t recommend eating at a bowling alley, Lynnway bowling also has a great bar menu and serves Lunch and Dinner. Friendly waitstaff and pretty cheap too.

Lynnway Bowling Center has been a fixture on the Lynnway for years! That being said, the Lynnway looks it.
The bowling alley used to be 20 lanes across, and is still notorious for sagging support beams which leave certain lanes «tipped» either to the left or right, depending on how close they are to the neighboring support columns.
Aside from the installation of computer scoring several years ago, the only other significant improvement to the facility came in the form of a new sports bar, which took up six of the lanes.
Lynnway has 14 lanes of Candlepin Bowling on one level. They have a small parking lot attached to the facility.
It is a tough house (depending on which lane you get).
They *DO* have some games.
They *DO* have a pool table (in the Sports Bar, I think)
They *DO* have bumper bowling for children.
They *DO* offer «Glow» or «Cosmic» bowling (of sorts).
They use computer scoring for the public.
Lynnway is «smoke-​free».