When the climate’s scorching, there are just a few methods to take pleasure in some indoor leisure with out sitting round, and bowling is a basic. San Antonians now have a brand new place to retreat into the air-con with the current opening of town’s second Pinstack, a contemporary bowling alley, leisure venue, and restaurant.
The brand new venue is now open at 19238 IH-10, between Ferrari of San Antonio and Brasão Brazilian Steakhouse, for a barely extra attainable night out. Though the development for indoor semi-sporty leisure in 2024 appears to be over-the-top grownup mini-golf, Pinstack principally sticks to the normal bowling script.
Nonetheless, some updates embody massive TV screens over the lanes, enjoyable gentle exhibits over the pins and throughout the bumpers, and generally projections on the lanes. In fact, a lights-out experiences helps intensify these thrives, though the tables farther again are brighter.
There’s rather more than bowling throughout the 54,000-square-foot leisure middle, together with an arcade with “lots of” of video video games, digital actuality experiences, conventional sport, and a 24-foot mountain climbing wall. Criss-crossed above all it is a 20-foot high-ropes course that sends guests in a balance-challenging impediment journey. As under, so above: The flashy arcade could be seen from the course, and the mountain climbing wall is adorned with its personal LED lights.
Pinstack has additionally stepped up its meals sport in comparison with many different bowling alleys, with a “fashionable American” menu that options the same old suspects — pizza, burgers, and rooster wings — alongside extra balanced and international fare. Much less anticipated choices on the spring and summer time menu embody a selection of three salads, Cajun mahi mahi with market veggies, Korean barbecue ribs, and some various kinds of tacos. Indecisive guests and enormous events would possibly profit from massive sampling platters, like one with 50 wings or a 36-inch hotdog.
How’s that for a bowling alley snack?Pinstack/Instagram
Alongside the intensive meals menu is a full cocktail bar with 24 beers and 12 wines on faucet. Milkshakes are a enjoyable non-alcoholic contact in seven flavors. All that is served each on the lanes and in a extra enclosed restaurant, plus on a temperature-controlled patio.
Locals might already be accustomed to the Dallas-based chain after visiting the placement at San Antonio’s Park North Buying Heart, which was the primary within the metropolis. There are actually six places in complete, together with three in North Texas, one in Austin, and one other in Westlake, bordering Austin, coming quickly.
“We knew that we wished to open a number of places within the [San Antonio] space,” mentioned Mark Moore, CEO of Leisure Properties Group, Inc, the guardian group for Pinstack, in a press launch. It additionally operates Strike + Reel, an identical idea that features a movie show. “North Rim was a pure match for our second location due to its proximity to main enterprise headquarters, journey, tourism and purchasing.”
The selection to be close to enterprise headquarters might sound misplaced, however this leisure venue additionally differentiates itself by providing personal assembly rooms and catered occasions that may scale as much as 1200 company. Why aren’t extra enterprise conferences performed at bowling alleys?
Pinstack’s North Rim location is open Sundays via Thursdays from 10 am to midnight, and Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 2 am. Extra info and reservation hyperlinks can be found at pinstackbowl.com.
