Bryant Lake Bowl

Bryant Lake Bowl is great for a quick dinner out with the family or an evening of food and entertainment with friends.

One of the best reasons to support this local business is because it’s their mission to give back to those folks who are making positive change in this world. Bryant Lake Bowl supports schools, churches, and local organizations that fight hunger, social justice, the arts, the environment and sustainability.

EAT

This restaurant has a menu with a wide range of choices including vegetarian, vegan, and meat options. While they do have a dedicated kids meal, it’s your typical mac-n-cheese, hamburger, and grilled cheese selection.

Early Bird Breakfast Specials M-F 8am-10am
Happy Hour is M-F 3pm-6pm and Su-Th 10pm-2am: $1 off tap beers, glass wines, rail cocktails, specialty cocktails, $4-$7 appetizers, and $2 late night bowling (M-Th 10pm-2am).

BOWL

• Adults

  • $4.50/game: All day Monday–Thursday and Friday–Sunday until 6 p.m.

  • $5.00/game: Friday and Saturday evenings

  • $2.00/game: Sundays after 6 p.m.

• 12 and under: $2.75/game

• Shoes: $2.00

• Socks: $2.25/pair if you need to purchase them. All bowlers must wear socks.

Generally, 4 to 6 people can bowl on one lane.

Bumpers are Available upon request

 WHEN IS OPEN BOWLING? :

• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30am-2am

• Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 8am-2am. 

• Bowling is closed: M-Tu-W-F 8am-11:30am

THEATER

From poetry to comedy to live music, Bryant Lake Bowl hosts nearly-nightly theater events. Click HERE to read more about upcoming events.

SPECIALS

Neighborhood Night every Sun 6pm-2am: Discounts on local beer, wine and $2 bowling!

Cheap Date Night™ every Mon from 6:00-Midnight: 2 special Entrees, 1 bottle of wine(or 2 tap beers each), 1 round of bowling all for $28.00 per couple

810 West Lake Street – Minneapolis, MN 55408 

Hours
Breakfast=   8am-3pm 7 days/week
Lunch/Dinner=   10am-Midnight 7 days/week
HOLIDAY HOURS: Opening at 5pm on Thanksgiving, opening at 5pm on December 25th, and opening at 9am on January 1st.

Up/Down Game Night

One of my favorite date nights is heading down to Up/Down in Uptown and drinking good beer while kicking my husband’s ass in Galaga. This arcade bar is home to over 50 arcade games straight out of the 80s and 90s. They also have pinball, skee-ball, gaming consoles, and life-size Jenga and Connect Four.

“All games cost just 25 cents. Our drink menu includes an extensive craft beer selection with over 60 beers on tap and even more bottles and cans, as well as house-made pizza by the slice with unique toppings.”- Up/Down

Monday: $1 Off All Draft Beers
Tuesday: $1 Off All Local Draft Beers
Wednesday: $3 16oz Domestic Cans
Thursday: 10 Cent Tokens
Friday: 20 Free Tokens To The First 100 Guests
Saturday: 2 for 1 Tokens Until 9 pm
Sunday: $25 Six Pack & A Pound

Adults Only @ The Minnesota Zoo

Thursday, November 15, 4:30 – 8:30 p.m.
18+ to attend, 21+ to drink (no exceptions)

The Minnesota Zoo is celebrating “40 Years of Amazing” with guest experiences, animal care stories and wildlife conservation successes. Explore a grown-up, kid-free version of the Minnesota Zoo after hours and enjoy cocktails and keeper talks during our November event. Food and beverage will be available for purchase.

PUMPKIN SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE! Come enjoy the November Minnesota Zoo Adult Night Out. This 18+ event will promote everything fall by celebrating with a pumpkin theme. There will be hot and cold pumpkin beverages and cocktails, as well as pumpkin food to harvest on. It might be cold outside, but this event will keep you warm on our indoor trails.

Additional activities:
Music by Relativity 5:00 – 8:30 pm
Animal Trivia 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Wine and coffee bar at the Penguin Café

Discovery Bay, Tropics Trail and Minnesota Trail 4 – 8:30 pm
3M Penguins of the African Coast 4 – 7 pm

Ticket Prices:
$10.00 admission (free for members)
$15.00 after 12:00 pm on November 15
Online Sales End at 4:30 pm November 15

Tickets will be available at the door.
No need to print tickets, use your phone!

—Content and images direct from The Minnesota Zoo

MIA Third Thursday for October~ Puzzle Party

Need a little “Me Time”? This event at the Minneapolis Institute of Art looks pretty awesome. What a fun (and FREE!) way to get out with friends.

When: Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM

More Info: Visit MIA

Third Thursday: Puzzle Party

“What if the museum could be transformed into a giant puzzle room? Join us at this FREE event to solve the mystery! Enjoy an evening of riddles, puzzles, trivia and music from DJ Hey There Handsome. Play “Riddle Mia This,” the product of Mia’s latest 3M Art & Technology Award, and experience the galleries as an escape room through an interactive app. Meet the makers and join the the game. Try your hand at speed-puzzling with an international competitive jigsaw puzzle champion, design your own art-inspired puzzle, experience a pop-up Riddle Room at Mia, and test your brain power with a special museum edition of Trivia Mafia.” 

—Content and images direct from MIA

Minneapolis Bouldering Project Parents Night Out

I'm hesitant to give away this secret I've found, because I don't want it to get too overcrowded. However, I also want to tell everyone because it's so awesome and everyone should try it. My husband belongs to the Minneapolis Boulder Project gym which is a huge, modern climbing gym for everyone from the novice climber to the most advanced climber.

On Friday nights they have Parents Night out event. For $15 you can drop your child off at the gym from 6-9pm so you can go have a nice, quiet dinner alone. Or whatever it is you like to do without your kids. For three hours your kids will do crafts, build giant forts, and learn to rock climb like a pro. They get cute little rock climbing shoes when they get there too. 

My kids LOVED this event! They did not want to go home. The teachers who ran the evening were so nice and wanted to do everything to help the kids enjoy climbing. Dex described some of the activities in the car on the way home. He said they did a blindfold challenge in which the kids had to help each other climb using correct lingo and directions. They also did an activity where they were given clues to find stuffed animals around the climbing course. When I picked them up, the kids were sitting in a circle sharing what they learned and enjoyed about the night. So cute!

Added bonus- you also get two free drink tokens for the Pryes Brewing Company located right next-door. We stopped in for a beer on our night out and it seemed like a pretty chill place. There's lots of big communal tables to sit and enjoy a good beer and the food looks tasty. While we never ordered any food, we saw a few orders of epic nachos that looked amazing. Most of their food is street tacos, quesadillas, and taco salads. This brewery also had a built-in feather bowling field.  

All in all, this was a great experience for all of us. The kids got to have a fun night out learning how to rock climb, and we got a nice, quiet dinner together, alone. I highly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity, but reserve early spaces do fill up quickly.