Bowling shoes aren’t just fashionable—they provide the added 2 inches of height needed to load your ball into a regulation-size trebuchet. Lace up and reach for a three-holed pin-puncher with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get three games, shoe rental, and snacks for two at Palace Bowling Lanes (a $44.50 value).

Crowned Best Bowling in Houston by CityVoters, the family-run and family-frequented Palace Bowling Lanes has struck the heart pins of bowlaholics of all skill levels for almost 50 years. For three thrilling games, two boulder-holders take to the 44-lane bowlway, pitted against each other in Herculean matches of strikes, spares, and occasional victory splits. The sentient lanes of Palace Bowling Lanes automatically keep the score, preventing any pencil-wielding losers from perjuring. Slick-looking rental shoes for two are included, eschewing floor-cracking cleats from breaking any strides, and $10 in credit toward the snack bar slings a 7/10 split of mouthwatering burgers, nachos, and pizza down the hungry gullets of famished athletes. Palace Bowling Lanes is also proud to sport bumper-bowling to steer children clear of gutter-ball tantrums.

Reviews

CityVoters named Palace Bowling Lanes the Best Bowling in Houston. Twenty-five Yelpers give the bowling alley an average rating of four stars, and five InsiderPagers give it an average of 3.6 stars.

• One of the first bowling alleys in Houston. Owned and operated by a wonderful family and would not go anywhere else. – jbdubin, CityVoter
• Great place for families and friends! The staff were all very friendly! Classic bowling alley, and very inexpensive!! Great snack bar with lots of variety! – Chellsey L., InsiderPages