Is Lucky Strike Entertainment a good company to work for?

Lucky Strike Entertainment has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,428 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at Lucky Strike Entertainment to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lucky Strike Entertainment have been left by employees working as Area Manager , District Manager and Mechanic .

Does Lucky Strike Entertainment pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lucky Strike Entertainment employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lucky Strike Entertainment. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lucky Strike Entertainment?

51% of Lucky Strike Entertainment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lucky Strike Entertainment 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lucky Strike Entertainment?

General Manager (105) , Operations Manager (100) , Bartender (82) , Server (65) , Event Sales Representative (40) , Lane Server (40) , Server/Bartender (32) , Server/Waiter (28) , Front Desk (27) , Front Desk Associate (26) , Manager (21) , Porter (21) , Mechanic (19) , Event Host (17) , Front Desk Receptionist (17)

What are the pros of working at Lucky Strike Entertainment according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is good" ((in 66 reviews)); "The people you meet are great and you become like a big bowling family with your coworkers." ((in 51 reviews)); "Fun work environment and easy going." ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits if you are a bowler as you get discounted games" ((in 34 reviews)); "Growth opportunities if you work hard and can stand out" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lucky Strike Entertainment according to real employee reviews?

"poor management/ daily operations are a mess." ((in 115 reviews)); "Long hours and it can get hectic" ((in 52 reviews)); "regional/corporate managers don't care about you" ((in 50 reviews)); "Upper management was very poor and unprofessional." ((in 39 reviews)); "Bad environment, favoritism, unfair and biased treatment of other employees." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lucky Strike Entertainment layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lucky Strike Entertainment layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lucky Strike Entertainment in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lucky Strike Entertainment locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Atlanta , Houston , Chicago , North Brunswick , Richmond , Phoenix , Mechanicsville , Charlotte , Denver , White Plains , Scottsdale , Naperville , Rochester , Tustin , Green Brook , Tuscaloosa , San Jose , Sayville , Chandler , Dallas , San Antonio , Waco , Minneapolis , Norwalk , Bellevue , Miami , Orlando , Boston

Lucky Strike Entertainment reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,409 total reviews)

Tom Shannon, Lev Ekster, Bobby Lavan, and Heather Webb

51% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Lucky Strike Entertainment has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lucky Strike Entertainment employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Apr 18, 2025

DON'T DO IT!!!!

General manger

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there were no pros whatsoever- i'd give it zero stars if I could **Formerly Bowlero

Cons

fear based leadership- every goal or initiative has OR you're fired attached to the end of it expanding far too quickly for them to actually keep up with running the business well. Every support department was the worst I have seen in my entire career. From HR being WILDLY unprofessional, the AP team not being able to pay a single bill on time and being on hold with almost every vendor, IT could never really fix any problems, had any answers, and were insanely rude, Payroll never paid employees properly. Including me by not having my final check in hand totally illegal & unprofessional then had to wait 3 days to get paid because it was a holiday! they tried to "pay me in cash" instead of giving me a final check. SKETCHY STAY AWAY! Worked 6 days every week and was expected to respond even on the 1 day off I had. No work life balance Micromanagement is an understatement Lev the COO of the company has no idea what he is doing and surrounds himself with Yes men instead of people that actually have real ideas and the entire upper leadership team follows suit. Promotions are done politically regardless of their core mission statement saying they "reward ambitious, driven, employees".

Lucky Strike Entertainment Response

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Thanks for sharing your perspective and for your time with the company. We recognize this role comes with high expectations, and we appreciate the dedication it takes to lead a center. Feedback like this is important, and we’ll continue working to support our teams in the field.

2.0

Jan 6, 2024

No home/work balance

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Meet lots of people which is nice - DM is a great boss and understanding - Fellow area managers are awesome. Making new contacts has been a huge plus - Bowling discount which my family absolutely loves

Cons

- Pay for hourly isn't great due to keeping labor costs down - Hard to be a fun place to work when stressed out due to low staffing and filling hourly roles - computer systems are extremely outdated. Programs don't talk to each other meaning you are left doing all the leg work at the end of the night to connect dots

1.0

Apr 21, 2023

Beyond behind the times

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They paid me well, my district manager was great, it was a beyond easy job.

Cons

There is no 401k and no bonuses, health insurance is awful. Labor model makes it so managers are having to do all cleaning and constantly fill hourly rolls, the expected labor % is beyond low compared to anywhere else in the industry. Servers and bartenders are auto-grated and make more money than any managers so manager retention was tough. There is no tip out and bartenders cannot split tips so getting everyone to work as a team was tough. None of their systems talk to each other and they use no basic restaurant management technology platforms so basic things like scheduling, logging issues and inventory take 10 times longer than they should. HR only works Monday-Friday 9-5 and does not allow managers to write people up, term etc without their approval but it takes days-weeks for them to respond. HR rarely supports ops in decisions and goes off of labor laws from California. PTO exists but you’re never permitted to take it and when you do you still are expected to work. Nobody is allowed to take any time off November-February. New Year’s Eve is absolute chaos every year the design is impossible to execute and every GM works 16+ hours that day. Not a lot of room for growth beyond GM unless you’re a white good old boy with no true industry experience.

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