Bowling is like taking a road test: the only way to win is to knock over more obstacles than everyone else. Cruise to victory with today’s Groupon: $7 for $14 worth of bowling at Plaza Lanes Bowling Center in St. Charles or $10 for $20 worth of pub fare and drinks at Tubby's Pub n' Grub, a plate-lunch, grilled-dinner, and cool-drink carrier located in Plaza Lanes. During regular hours, use of its ball-based slip-n-slide course is $4 for adults, $3.50 for students, and $2.25 for seniors, although specials are available throughout the week (shoe rental is always $3). Fuel your strike machine with chicken wings (10 for $6.50) or keep the 1,000-horsepower ball-retrieval system going at full speed by sharing a deluxe pizza with it ($13.50). The close proximity of bowling and noshing means that even after your dreams of becoming a bowling Junior Olympian have been crushed in the gutter, you can build them back up with a variety of homemade desserts ($2.99).

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More than 1,000 Facebookers like Tubby's Pub n' Grub. Four Yahoo! Locals give Plaza Lanes Bowling Center an average of four stars.