Diamond Bowl of Independence

Place is really comfortable place it is not like most of the bowling alleys that sting of sweat. Definitely an historic history with modern amenities. Wish they has a larger selection of balls but with only 8 lanes I can see why they don’t. Always enjoy coming back.

We had my sister’s birthday party here in October. They told my mom she couldn’t arrive 10ish minutes early, the guy handing out bowling shoes asked me if one of the little boys was retarded because he wasn’t answering him and got annoyed when I told him his hearing aid was turned down low, started our bowling time nefore we even got our shoes, I waited 5 minutes for someone at the bar to let me order the soda for the kids (after trying to get their attention multiple times when they were right in front of me playing on their phones.) When I told them what sodas we wanted the lady behind the bar was extremely rude about it, and acted like I was asking her to do something she was too good for. They tried telling me they didn’t have silverware for us when my mom was told we just needed to ask. Our pizza was cold when we got it and we weren’t given enough plates, cups, or napkins for our party. Will not be going back.

Had a great time with the family. Nice music not too loud. Good parking. Good food. Just a great Friday night with the family

the bowling experience was awful. it kept keeping incorrect score, our ball kept getting stuck, and we had to keep stopping to correct whose turn it was. we wont be back.

Adorable old fashioned bowling alley with friendly staff. We had a blast!

Normally bowling places annoy me (always busy, long waits, hoards of annoying children, etc) but I had a great experience last night at Diamond Bowl. I was surprised at how small this place is (8 lanes, a small bar, and one pool table), but I think that just made it better. I highly recommend making a reservation for a lane. The rate was $ 30/​hr per lane (regardless of how many people you have) which if you have 5 or 6 people per lane makes it incredibly affordable. Instead of those awful plastic chairs/​tables that normally are at a bowling alley they had comfortable booths with tables in between. One thing that I loved was that all the balls were separated by weight. No more wandering all around the alley searching for the right ball weight and finding nothing but 6lb or 15lb balls. Drinks were averaged price ($ 3 for a domestic bottle) and they also had a small menu. My girlfriend and I got some nachos for $ 7.99. They were ok. The ratio of toppings: chips was a little off. We ended up with a lot of chips that didn’t have any cheese on them. But its a bowling alley, not a 5 star restaurant, so my expectations weren’t high to begin with.
It is a nice change of pace to see a good bowling alley that is family owned and not one of the big chain places full of drunk teenagers. Even in the close quarters all the lanes were filled with friendly people (who only gave me encouragement as I rolled several gutter balls as they rolled strike after strike). I had a blast last night and would not hesitate going back.

My daughter was playing in a VB tournament not far from this location. After getting eliminated from the tournament I was looking for a place to catch the last part of the USA — Canada hockey game. Not being from this area I pretty much drove aimlessly towards the downtown area and spotted this place. I figured they had to have a TV and maybe even a cold beer. I was pleasantly surprised.
This is what I consider a old-​style bowling alley. Few lanes and friendly people (and I was even sporting one of my Jayhawk sweatshirts). After the disappointment of the overtime loss we got to talking with one of the bar staff and learned that they recently did a complete overhaul of the facility. The old floor from lane 10 is now tops the bar.
A scan of the bowling area noted everything from families to the 20 somethings. All appeared to be having a great time.
We were not going to eat there but I did a scan of the menu and saw sloppy joes proudly listed. I will definitely be going back to try them.