Paone's Blackhawk Lanes - Sterling, Illinois

Elle S

Had a good family night, we did cosmic bowling on Saturday starting at 6:30! Very good price! Didn’t try the food, will be back for more fun bowling!

Caleb Johnson

Love this place! Great family fun.

They have done an amazing job keeping the place looking nice. They added cosmic bowling, which is an interactive experience. It's only during certain times, and on certain lanes, so call ahead of that's the main reason for your visit.

The pro shop is great. Loren helped me select the right ball, and drilled it same day. He also gives lessons, and boy do I need them.

Overall an amazing family fun activity, in an area that really needs such things!

There's also an attached bar on the east side, and an attached restaurant on the west side. Bar has decent selection, restaurant serves good quality food.

Mindy Swartz

The kids had a blast! Great for all ages! Going to bowl on a Saturday afternoon is always a fun time for the kids!

Carter Kenney

Good bowing / Confusing Info

Don’t rely on website or printed hours on door for hours of operation. We came to bowl for 2 hours and got to bowl for 30 minutes. Staff will close early if they can :(. Probably best to call in ahead of time to confirm hours, that is if they haven’t packed up and left.

Website also says they’ll have cosmic bowling on after 9 but they wont turn it on at all Friday night.

They still have the same dirty carpet that’s been there over 20 years. On the up they have new arcade machines and the balls are really well sorted. We had no problems while bowling just would have liked to have all the information to plan ahead!

w. l.

This place is extremely fun and has lots of things to do. However, it is difficult to understand the pricing and bowling options. The food here is pretty good, however, they for some reason don't take off straw wrappers when putting the straw in your drink? Either way, it's not very pricy if you're just planning on bowling here, and it's very fun. There's lots of bowling balls to choose from. This is probably the best hang out spot in Sterling.

Amanda Wille

We had fun here and the staff was helpful when we couldn't figure out how to put our names in to bowl...we didn't have to ask for help they noticed and came over to help. It's a good place to bring your family and have some fun.

Diana Merdian

I just finished the family summer bowling league with my 12 year old daughter. I have to say this was the most fun thing we have done together. So often as our kids get older parents just have to sit and watch our kids in a sport. But this league allowed us to be on a team together and compete together with other families. It was great! All teams cheered each other on and it was a great time for us to bond. Thank you for putting on this league. We also took part in the summer bowling pass that was such a great deal! We love this bowling alley so much. It is our home away from home!

Ashley Dahlquist

We went there for a party, which would have been great had staff been more coordinated. Due to weather we were told that they might not be open. We requested that someone from their staff contact us the day before to confirm the party reservation. Thus, giving us time to contact guests about the cancelation. This requedt was not fulfilled. Thankfully they were open, which we confirmed 1 hour before party start. While there, items included in party package took multiple requests to get and some staff were rude. If it weren't for my son's love of bowling we might not go back.