AMF Cerritos Lanes

I showed up here with a group of friends for their unlimited deal. We had a group of around 12 and wanted to put 3 people per lane for a total of 4 lanes. The girl at the counter was willing to do this for us, but her manager would not. He wanted to place all 12 of us on 2 lanes with 6 bowlers on each lane. Now I don’t know about everyone else, but when I go to unlimited bowling I want to bowl as many games as I can and make the most of my money until time runs out. It was clear that the manager did not care what we wanted and was trying to get as many bowlers in as possible. Needless to say my friends and I left and we will not be doing business with AMF Cerritos in the future.

Came in on a Friday night. Got a game with a couple of friends. Didn’t like that the game ended by the 7^th quarter. All bowling games we’ve played go all the way until the end (10^th quarter).

Went here on Sunday night visiting my family in Cali and thought we go here since its way cheaper than round 1. Upon waiting it looked like there was a few lanes open for our party of 12. But we were told it be a 30 min wait. I’m pretty patient person but seriously took about a hour for 2 lanes. Not sure why it took so long when I saw plenty of empty lanes. Minus the long wait we had a great time with good cheap beer and good wings. The wings did quite take a while to come out though. Like it didn’t seem crazy busy so not sure why everyone moves slow here. Even though service is slow, I will be back since its the closest to my family’s house, it’s clean and cheap. Maybe we should of done bowling earlier, I guess after 730 is when it starts to get busy. But hopefully when I come back to visit we can do another bowling night and the slow service can redeem itself.

It went this past weekend and it was a nice place. It definitely made my night that much better.

I had a company party for 25 there last night and they did a really god job keeping us happy. The buffet was good, their coconut shrimp was surprisingly good .The server kept the drinks coming so my employees were happy and although we did have a slight mix up the general manager Brian went above and beyond the rectify the error, smooth everything over and we all had a great night because of him !

I really enjoyed the staff and bowling. However, the snack bar is overly expensive and doesnt taste all that great. We had lettuce that tasted like it was full of pesticides. Not the workers fault, but the business needs to buy better quality foods if they are going to charge restaurant prices. I’d suggest eating somewhere else before going to bowl.

Love this place!
Great service, friendly staff, fast turnover of lanes, fun cosmic nights on Tuesdays for $ 2 per game and $ 2 shoe rentals. Love the lady who works there — Sandy I believe her name was.
Maintenance of lanes seems legit, not too oily like some places. And nice selection of bowling balls in each weight class.

To the management: have your employees who work the counter take customers in order.. If you are not sure, ask whos next! That simple.
Monitor the lanes! There were kids throwing bowing balls over their heads. Also two kids were running down the lane at the same time throwing balls.

So a few of the girls and I decided to get together for some fun on a budget. So thanks to Groupon we purchased two hours of bowling for four with shoe rental for $ 32. You really can’t beat that price. This AMF is located in a small shopping center right off of Carmenita. There is plenty of parking so no need to fret.
We arrived shortly after opening and there were plenty of open lanes and had the option of choosing. The lanes have large comfy sofa style seating at each lane with large tables for drinks and food. You can choose your theme for game avatars such as birthday, disco, etc. The bowling balls are lined up against the wall and are organized by size.
They also had a server come by to take your order of food and drinks, she was very friendly and helpful when asked what she recommended. After perusing the selection of food options we each decided to grab something different in order for all of us to try. I went with the large order of Wild Style Fries while the other gals went with chicken wings, and chicken strips, and large baked cookies. The chocolate chip cookies were warm and soft. Both the boneless wings and chicken strips were tender and juicy. The wild style fries were covered with gooey cheese, bacon bits, and sour cream (on the side), so messy but very yummy!!!
In those two hours of bowling we were able to play 3 games and when our time was up we received a notification on the screen to purchase additional time if we wanted. We did notice that they have game specials such as $ 2 Tuesdays ($ 2 games, $ 2 PBR draft, $ 2 shoe rentals all after 8 pm.) This was something that we might return for.
This was something I am glad we did, it was fun and great for large groups! So if y’all are looking for some family/​friend fun then I definitely recommend looking into AMF bowling!

My game was off today… but thats only because I’m not accustomed to bowling on lanes that are well greased and well maintained.
The screens and the button pads nice compared to those crappy boxes you typically see at other bowling joints. Let’s not forget about how all the balls are in perfect order. This is a dream for all you OCDers out there!
They have a great selection of food and beverages that they’ll deliver to your lane. How awesome is that? Although, I did find their alcoholic beverages to be a bit on the pricy side… though that doesnt say much considering how cheap and frugal I am. I believe a shot of whiskey ran around $ 7…which is typical. Who would have known? Obviously I didn’t. I typically never drink.
The only reason why I took off a star is because of the stupid cosmic bowling that they do and the silly changes they’ve made on their weekend deals since they’ve changed owners. Their weekend deals used to be off the hook! Now I seldom come here despite their nicer and updated facilities.
But hey!!! $ 2/​game, $ 2/​shoes, and $ 2/​beer on tuesday nights from 8pm — closing is an absolute steal. I should have gotten the beers instead of the whiskeys… but I just wanted to be a bit fancy.

I often go to this location to go bowling with friends and for the most part, I’ve been satisfied. However, my most recent experience makes me hesitant in going again. One of the workers there, Leslie (I believe), a petite Asian girl with short hair, made our experience horrible. She gave us a cold attitude when we asked to rent shoes and pay for a game. Afterwards, we asked for bumpers in our lame because we were not a very talented group of bowlers. She refused so we asked again nicely. She claims that she’s not allowed to give us bumpers because we had «boys» in our lane and «boys throw harder.» We had ONE boy in our lane and that excuse was unacceptable. How sexist! She eventually grudgingly gave us bumpers after we asked multiple times. The game went pretty well, except we only got to the ninth round out of ten before the screen said that we needed to contact an employee for a next game. That was strange since we didn’t even get to our tenth round yet. We asked Leslie and she claimed she couldn’t help us because we only paid for one game. That was ONE GAME that we never even finished playing. She was very uncooperative and continued to give us a cold attitude. I would suggest not asking Leslie for help if anyone ever wants to go. Leslie needs to learn some manners because she does NOT know how to treat customers with courtesy.

$ 2 TUESDAYS YALL!
after 8pm
$ 2 per game
$ 2 for shoes
$ 2 PBR
we are a fan: D we’ve gone a couple times now, and are planning to make it a regular thing. never packed, so we’ve had no problem getting lanes. staff has always been helpful. and all around fun times: D

Groupon brought us here on a Sunday. Me, baby daddy, and the two kiddies. We love to bowl but this time we let the kids have their fun. They love the fact it was set up with bumpers, got to roll 6lbs-​10lbs balls on a aligator/​dinosaur, and they were just having the time of their life. Lol.
Just the downside to this place is food service. Ordered food about an hour into playing and we were wondering where the food was at. All we received were our drinks and 20min later kids chicken tenders with fries. 20min is a long time. And we never got the rest of our order. So we cancelled it since we were leaving already (2hrs was up). Turns out they only had 1 cook that day. So dont come hungry on a sunday. Or if you do, order your food ASAP before you start your game.

In my opinion the bowling is okay and I’m not hating cerritos lanes but when I was there I played a game named key master and I won beats headphones but it didn’t give it so I told the workers and in return they gave me just a dollar instead of the green beats mix

they are friendly most of the time. they sometimes get bombarded with people so they make other people stuffer. other then that, lines are okay.

Extremely disappointed in the management here. We arrived today at 5:30 PM for the 2 hour all you can bowl at 6 and were told they could accommodate us for 3 lanes with 4 people on each. All 12 of us waited for 30 minutes and when 6 PM came around, we approached cashier only to be told by the manager that they were going to throw all 12 of us on 2 lanes and that they couldn’t do 3 lanes anymore because more groups started coming in. Talk about chasing money…
We told him that we were promised 3 lanes and that having 6 people on a lane would barely allow us to play a game and a half. His response to that was for us to «bowl quicker». I took offense to that as I was visibly wearing a knee brace from a recent injury and «bowling quicker» would not have been enjoyable to say the least…
Our group promptly left and have no intentions on ever coming back here until they learn how to treat customers

Oh AMF Cerritos Lanes — you’ve been around FOREVER! (At least for me growing up as a kid in Cerritos).
AMF Cerritos Lanes is a not-​so-​bad place if you’re looking for a neighborhood bowling alley and don’t want to spend a lot of money or go pretty far if you’re in the area.
Prices are about $ 2 – 3 for shoe rentals and about $ 5 – 7 per person for a lane (depending on the day). If all the lanes are full (there are nights when they’re super busy with leagues and huge parties), you’ll be put on a wait list and then called on. A few hints — the customer survey on the receipt really does help reduce the price way down per person plus you won’t have to rent shoes after the first game. Also, they have special prices depending on the night. Recommended to call ahead to see about availability.
However, even if you do call ahead, you can’t predict things like last minute parties which happened on my last visit and even though they are nicely opened later — they have so few people at the register (at our time, one person cleaning shoes/​one person registering people in which took nearly an hour to get another game going).
The venue itself is okay. They have screens now on the bowling alleys which makes for some entertaining music videos along with a pseudo-​cosmic bowling environment at night. Our control panel was nearly broken though which was a little weird and everything was a little scattered about.
Parking is plentiful. They have a bar/​pool table/​small arcade area (the machines aren’t in the greatest of shape) along with some bowling food like pizza.

My friends and I bought the 6 person groupon which came to 7.50 each for 2 hours bowling olus shoes, pretty good deal! However the first time we came here we left and did not get to bowl. we came on a Friday night around 8pm, and there was a waitlist, and you can’t call ahead to reserve. So this was a bummer. However, the next time came on a Friday night around 6:30 p.m. and we were able to get a lane right away. We gave our Groupon we were given our lane and shoes. Lesson learned, come early!!! the venue is located in a nice part of town any shopping center with plenty of parking. Inside is very clean looking, they have music playing, bar, and a kitchen to order food. Did not order food or drinks, so I can’t comment on those things but overall we had a good time, and for the price we paid you can’t beat a deal like that.

My first time here since I have moved in next door, and I can confirm I will not be back. My co-​workers and I walked in shortly after the lanes opened on a Wednesday afternoon and were surprised to see about 5 or 6 employees rallied around the desk chatting and not acknowledging us at all. My co-​worker and I stood at the desk waiting for a «hi» or «I’ll be right with you», but that didn’t happen.
After about 8 or 9 minutes of waiting, they finally said hello and asked what we needed. We had 6 people in our group and asked for two lanes for 2 hours and they said we would only be able to get one lane since they had a big bowling league and needed to have some lanes available for walkins. I am pretty sure we are a walkin that is willing to pay for two lanes, but ok sure. We then went to our lane and started to get bowling balls for the group. We had a pretty diverse group of different sizes and needed 6 bowling balls. Someone from management then walked over and asked if we needed all those balls in our queue because the people who were bowling in the next lane needed space. This was not a good thing to tell people who wanted both lanes and couldn’t have avoided this issue. Luckily we chatted with the neighboring group and were able to share similar sizes and it all worked out.
This alley may have a big league or make money because its the only lanes in the area, but no one came to us for drinks, food, or any service. The customer service was horrible and it was bad enough that I won’t return.

My family just joined the bowling league here on Sundays, so I was excited to go and support! I was also excited to get their wings! I love their wings here because they are nice and hot and crispy…‘mmmm. It also comes with ranch and a vinegary hot sauce. I especially love spicy food and vinegar and wings.
My uncles ordered 4 of their burgers that were $ 9 each. They were disappointed that the burgers didn’t come with a side of fries or anything got that price. As for the burger itself, it was small but it wasn’t horrible.
Then I got a vanilla milkshake and that was yummy. Tasted like real vanilla ice cream. So that’s always a good thing. Just a plain perfect vanilla shake.
We also had cookies, and it’s nothing crazy special, but ask them to warm it! Makes it ten times better!
Overall bowling alley food is a little pricy but that’s normal!
The 4 stars are really for the bowling alley itself! It looks so much nicer with the red comfortable couches! If you are from Cerritos and haven’t been here in a while, I recommend stopping by to check out what’s new in town! Enjoy