February 1st, 2011 Ryan
If you’re looking for a break away from the norm, the Chocolate Bar is it. This is a great opportunity to get a little dressed up and have a fun afternoon with the kids while avoiding the screaming, pushing, and shoving that happens at most other venues. Then again, there still may be a little shoving and elbowing for that last chocolate-covered strawberry…
The Chocolate Bar is one of Boston’s tastiest activities, yet many still do not know of its existence. The elegant Café Fleuri in the Langham Hotel hosts this annual event, which is celebrating its 21st season. You can choose whether to get dressed up for the occasion or not; you will see a mix of dresses and jeans throughout the establishment. Either way, the wait staff will treat you like royalty. How often will your kids get to eat all the chocolate they want while drinking milk out of a stemmed glass and wiping their mouths with a linen napkin?
The season runs from September through June every year and the theme changes, making this an ideal event to do annually with the family. This year’s theme is “Boston’s Chocolate Trail” and celebrates some of Boston’s famous neighborhoods: Chinatown, the North End, Faneuil Hall, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End, and Fenway Park. The bar is split up by neighborhood and has gourmet desserts appropriate to each area. For instance, Fenway Park showcases homemade crackerjacks, chocolate covered peanuts, ice cream sandwiches, and cotton candy, just to name a few. Some of the desserts return every year, and some of them are new. The crepe bar has been around for a few years as well as the chocolate croissant bread pudding and the famous chocolate fountain. More desserts are listed online.
The Chocolate Bar is open from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturdays and reservations are recommended. Adults are $38, children 12 and under are $25, and children 4 and under are free. We’ve seen baby showers and birthday parties there, too, so call about your special event. The season ends on Saturday, June 26.
Some may say it is on the expensive side, but that depends on how much you like chocolate! One suggestion: wear loose fitting clothing.
The Chocolate Bar
Café Fleuri
250 Franklin St., Boston
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September 24th, 2010 Ryan
Like us, you’ve probably seen the ads on television and wondered about Honey Pot Hill Orchards. Since it’s prime apple-picking, pumpkin-picture-taking, cider-drinking season, we thought we would scope it out for you.
Honey Pot Hill is a large farm, so there are three parking lots. When we went it seemed that the traffic was being routed into two specific lots, and there were staff members directing the cars. It felt pretty similar to going to a large amusement park on one of the busiest days of the year, so we were a bit worried. Our first move was to purchase our apple-picking bag. You can also purchase tickets for the hayride at $1 per person, but we opted to walk instead. There were two sizes of bags to purchase, a medium for $15 and a large for $22 (note: cash only!). We purchased the large bag, which is estimated to be half of a bushel, about 20 pounds (at least that’s what the bag says!). From our cashier we decided to walk to the store area. This is the same path the hayride takes, so we were happy that we decided to walk. Plus, you can pick apples, and eat them, along the way. That’s right: no one here will yell at you for eating an apple while filling up your bag! That was a nice treat since none of us could wait.
The store area was a bit crazy since we were there on a busy day, but we never had to wait long for anything. There is an animal area with sheep, goats, and 3 Little Pigs. Be sure to note that the pig houses are made to follow the book – a very cute touch. Here is where you can purchase pumpkins. They have them all lined up, so be sure to bring your camera as you can get some cute photos. The farm store carries cider and apples, but the bakery is the big draw here. People were lined up for cider donuts, caramel apples, and pies. This area smells delicious, so you’d better come hungry! A big attraction for kids (and adults wanting to be kids) are the mazes. For $3 per person you have access to the Hedge Maze and the Tunnel Maze, though the latter is for kids only. We only did the hedge maze and it was a huge hit with our son.
All that we had left to do was pick apples, so off we went to navigate the orchards. There are several areas of apple trees and even one area of pears (which we did not visit, but we heard you can buy a separate bag there for picking). Some parts of the apple orchards are roped off if they are not ripe; the rest are marked with signs at the end of the row to identify the type of apple those trees carry. We found a few staff members around to help answer questions for those that were wandering mindlessly like we were. They were very helpful in identifying apples and telling you which way to walk to find the signs. One of the most fun things about Honey Pot Hill is that they leave ladders around so you can climb to the top of the trees for the best selection. This is another great photo opportunity, of course! After filling our bag we scooted out.
Honey Pot Hill is a very large orchard, and since they advertise on television they attract a huge crowd. This was evident in the parking lot, the line for the hayride, and the store area, but we never felt crowded throughout the orchards and never had a long wait for anything.
A few tips:
We arrived shortly after they opened and as implied, it was pretty crazy. We stayed for 3 hours, which was longer than we thought we would, though you could stay much longer than that. On our way out we noted that the parking lot was a little more than half empty, so going in the early afternoon seemed like it would be a better option.
Pack a picnic. They have two areas with picnic tables – one by the two main lots and another by the animals.
Bring the wagon. A good option for carrying the child and the apples!
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July 16th, 2010 Ryan
This review comes from our sister site, Crazy Kids Chicago.
Great summer movies continue to roll on. On the heels of Toy Story 3 and Train Your Dragon, I went to the opening day of Despicable Me with my son. Despicable Me is an animated feature with voices from Steve Carrell as Gru, the evil villian main character, Russell Brand as the mad scientist Dr. Nefario, and Jason Segal as Vector, the new bad guy in town. The cartoon is rated PG because of some fart jokes and sly one liners, but nothing I couldn’t take my 5 year old to.
The general gist of the story is Gru, a master villian, is getting on in years and he may not be the top villian in the world anymore. When he hears that someone stole one of the pyramids (Vector) of Egypt he gets fired up and wants to pull the greatest caper in the world. That caper is his life long dream of stealing (or at least going to) the moon. To help him out is Dr. Nefario, the crazy mad scientist who is a little hard of hearing and his minions; both of whom live in his basement. The minions may be the best part of the story. They are little oval, weeble shaped creatures who have one eye, don’t speak English but just squeak at each other, and slap each other around when they do things wrong. Every scene with these sparks giggles.
Stealing the moon has its challenges though. First, its expensive. So you have to get a loan from the Evil Bank. The Evil Bank is really into Gru’s plan but integral to that plan is a shrink ray gun that will allow him to carry the moon like a bowling ball. The loan is his if he can produce the shrink ray gun. The heist for the shrink ray gun goes flawlessly until Vector comes in and steals the gun from him. No gun, no loan.
So Gru must steal the gun back, and of course, the best way to do that is to adopt three girls who will sell cookies to Vector which will allow his cookie robots to steal the gun back. This plan goes well and the shrink ray is his but the bank still refuses him the loan. Which is where the real story comes in. The girls donate their cookie money and the minions donate their salaries to build a rocket and finance the project.
The movie is really about how these girls soften Gru and confuse him on which is more important, the girls or being evil. There are great scenes where the girls ask for kisses goodnight (”No kisses for anyone”), want him to read them a book (”This book about kittens is horrible”), or tuck them in. No matter how nasty he is to them, they refuse to give up on him and keep being nice to him. He starts to enjoy cooking them breakfast, seeing them dance, and teaching them things. He is very disturbed when the heist for the moon is on the same day as their dance recital. When he tries to make the recital after the heist, he sees a note from Vector that they have been kidnapped.
Despicable Me is really a dark comedy for kids and they pull it off. The one liners are funny, Gru is shaped ridiculously (huge chest and head with tiny legs). They do some standard fart jokes, but there are a lot of slapstick with the minions, and the scenes with the girls keep getting funnier. The ending scene of Gru dancing to the Bee Gees is a perfect ending and he actually writes his own kids book so the kids can get used to real literature. Steve Carrel speaks in some sort of eastern European accent which caused the kids some difficulty at first, but it doesn’t last long. Escape the heat or at the first sign of rain, go see Despicable Me.
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June 24th, 2010 Ryan
Thanks to James for this review of Kids Club Funland!
COUPON ALERT: Mention that you saw this article when you visit Kids Club FunLand and receive 8 free tokens when you visit. Thanks FunLand for the special deal for Crazy Kids members.
Fathers day…Only number two for me. My wife asked me if I’d like to have a little “me” time when I awoke that morning. I thought, “what a silly question… today is about fatherhood…” I was so looking forward to taking my little guy out to the park, or a lake, or a pool, or some sunny summer venue…. when “BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!”…. Thunder with a side of lightning. My brave cats nearly killed me when they scaled my back trying to reach higher ground.
Short of sporting rain gear and thick rubber soled shoes, my itinerary was not going to go as planned.
A quick Google search, 10 minutes in the car, and $10 later my wife, son, and I were at the Kids Club FunLand in Norwood, MA.
Here’s the down and dirty – If you’re looking for an amazing video arcade, there’s probably better to be found. If you’re looking for fun carnival type games, there are also probably better venues.
With the bad out of the way, here’s the good… The playground is ridiculous!!! And I mean that in the best way possible. The pics on their website don’t do it justice, I’ve attached my own that give a better feel.
Funny thing about getting pics at this place – it’s too big to get the whole playground… I would have to pull off the roof and get an aerial-cam shot.
I went into the maze with my little guy. He was besides himself. He had never been in a ball pit. He loved it. So many mazes to slip and slide through. I think there were three two story slides. I can’t be sure. I’d say kids 2-10 would have a blast. This big kid enjoyed it himself. It was just a little rough on his knees crawling around (couldn’t be because he’s skipped the gym for 5 months)
There’s a small gaming area outside of the playground with enough entertainment to keep a couple of teenagers occupied – allowing younger brothers and sisters to explore the playground.
There’s several packages for general admission. Some offer more tokens or food (basic Chuck e Cheese type snacks)… Though I was contemplating sneaking out next door to the Mexican restaurant for a quick Margaritta…. Maybe next time.
They offer birthday packages ranging from basic to all inclusive soup to nuts (translation: pizza to pinatas). Their themed parties include Barbie, Cinderella, My Little Pony, Dora the Explorer, Scooby Doo, SpongeBob, Baseball, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Nascar, Yu-Gi-Oh, Butterflies, Batman, Dinosaur, Thomas the Tank, Star Wars, Spiderman, Bratz, Army, Hello Kitty, Pirates, Disney Princess, Elmo and more.
This is a great cold, rainy, snowy day destination. Pricing is very fair and the playground area is a hoot! Nice contained area for those youngsters who always seem to get into trouble.
Even more – the folks at Kids Club added an incentive for Crazy Kids members – 8 additional tokens with admission.
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May 27th, 2010 Ryan
A big welcome to our guest reviewer Megan (insert applause here)! She took her boys to see a preview of Shrek Forever After last weekend and here is what she thought of it…
Disclaimer: I have not seen either Shrek 2 or Shrek 3, so I cannot say anything about the continuing storyline in the series. However, as a stand alone movie I will say that Shrek 4 is very funny. I cannot recall the last time a children’s movie made me laugh as hard as this one did. It was well written, had a great soundtrack and can be enjoyed by young and old alike.
Shrek (Mike Myers) has settled into a life of domesticity with Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and has grown weary of the day to day routine. He longs to be an ogre and instill fear in people as he used to. Meanwhile, Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) is still upset that Shrek rescued Fiona before he was able to trick her parents in to signing over Far, Far Away to him.Rumpelstiltskin plays on Shrek’s vulnerability and tricks him into signing a contract that exchanges a day from Shrek’s past so that he can have one day to do as he wishes.
Unfortunately for Shrek, Rumpelstiltskin chooses to take the day Shrek was born so it’s as though Shrek never existed. Although he starts out enjoying his day by scaring everyone as he used to, he soon realizes that he has been duped. None of his friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy) Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), who has grown fat and lazy and, more importantly, Fiona remember him. In the alternate version of Far, Far AwayRumpelstiltskin is now king and Fiona is the leader of a group of warring ogres who have been forced to hide underground because they are constantly hunted by a group of witches working for Rumpelstiltskin .
The only way for Shrek to void the contract is to share “True Love’s Kiss” with his true love. He must convince Fiona that she loves him. Along the way Rumpelstiltskin does his best to keep them apart by using his witches to battle them. Of course true love always prevails in the end.
Rumpelstiltskin was my favorite character – the perfect combination of greed and buffoonery. He had different wigs for different situations, such as when he called to his lackeys, “Bring me my angry wig.”
I definitely recommend the movie. It was enjoyable enough that I imagine we will have a repeat viewing at the theater before it’s gone.
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May 13th, 2010 Ryan
Thanks to Larry, from our sister site, Crazy Kids Chicago, for this review.
Having enjoyed Iron Man 1 immensely, we just had to go see Iron Man 2 in the first weekend. With over $100 million in the first weekend, we weren’t the only ones who thought about it. Some of the the cast is back including Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper, Jon Favreau as the body guard, and Robert Downey, Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man. They ditched Terrance Howard as Rhodey for Don Cheadle, brought in Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury, and Mickey Rourke as the bad guy.
First, the plot, well, the plot is kind of all over the place. The movie has about 6 sub plots: the energy that keeps Tony Stark alive is also poisoning him; Mickey Rourke wants revenge from the Stark family because they stole his father’s inventions; Hamme (Sam Rockwell) is trying to take over Stark Industries as the number 1 weapons supplier; the government wants Stark to turn over Iron Man to the government; Pepper is taking over as CEO of Stark Enterprises; and Nick Fury wants Iron Man to join Shield. None of these stories actually fit together really well and the movie bounces back and forth between the different story lines. Jon Favreau (director) said in an interview he was confused as why they had Tony Stark admit he was Iron Man at the end of the first movie. The confusion continues in Iron Man 2.
However, this is an entertaining movie. Robert Downey is great as the wise cracking Stark who doesn’t seem to take anything seriously. His dialogue is very funny and keeps the audience laughing. Definitely the best non-action scene, is Tony Stark being grilled by a Senate committe about Iron Man. The Committee leader is Gary Shandling and the back and forth between Downey and Shandling is hysterical. The action is of course great.
I always think that if they can’t put together a plot, just go crazy on action. This is not wall to wall action unfortunately, but the fights against Mickey Rourke, Whiplash, are very cool. And in another scene Don Cheadle, War Machine, fights Iron Man (Iron against Iron) and the hand to hand combat between the two iron men is really cool. Scarlett’s Black Widow action scene is really cool but fleeting. Mickey Rourke is just a gross bad guy who plays the part well. He wields an energy whip that cuts through everything but Iron Man’s suite so the fights are pretty intense, repulsor blasts against laser whips.
So I was really confused walking out of the theater. I was definitely entertained but really can’t call this a great movie like the first one. It was definitely not as bad as a flop as the second James Bond with Daniel Craig but they missed an important opportunity. It is PG-13 but it was really just comic book violence, no swearing, and not a difficult story to follow. You should see this in the theater with really great sound because of the flying and explosions are immense. And if you are really into the comic book, Marvel is doing some really cool things getting the Avengers together and tying the Hulk (Robert Downey was at the end of the last Hulk), Spiderman, Iron Man, and the soon to be Thor and Captain America movies together.
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May 6th, 2010 Ryan
Note: this is a guest post by Peggy, Crazy Kids Boston’s Editor-at-Large.
As an avid Jim Henson fan, I was quite excited to hear about the National Heritage Museum’s current exhibit titled “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” a traveling exhibit organized by the Jim Henson Legacy and funded by The Biography Channel. Touted as featuring “100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary” as well as “puppets and television and movie props, photographs of Henson and his collaborators at work and original video productions, including excerpts from Henson’s early career and experimental films,” the exhibit seemed like a Henson devotee’s dream come true. Having some free time over April vacation, I grabbed a fellow enthusiast and checked it out.
The National Heritage Museum is a modern, beautifully kept site founded and supported by a grant from the Scottish Rite Masons. There are tables outside for sitting and relaxing or enjoying food from the museum’s small cafe. The bright main atrium features a small gift shop and the cafe, as well as additional tables and chairs. The young lady who greeted us was friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable, directing us to the various exhibits currently on display. We first took a walk through “Treasured Lands: The Fifty-Eight U.S. National Parks in Focus,” which featured gorgeous landscape photography by Quang-Tuan Luong, who traveled across the U.S. capturing our national parks on film. The photographs were beautiful and interesting enough to hold the attention of older children. The exhibit leaves you feeling the need to either pack and tent and hop on a plane or grab your camera and start snapping your surroundings. It was well worth the 15 minutes it took to stroll through.
Having read Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol mostly for the interesting historical (and pseudo-historical) tidbits he dispenses, as well as the mythology he builds around the Masons, I was excited to check out “The Initiated Eye: Secrets, Symbols, Freemasonry and the Architecture of Washington, D.C.” The exhibit is described as exploring “the Masonic ideals and symbols made manifest in our nation’s capital city.” It features Masonic artifacts, as well as “oil paintings by artist Peter Waddell based on the architecture of Washington, D.C., and the role that our founding fathers and prominent citizens—many of whom were Freemasons—played in establishing the layout, design and construction of the city.” While the exhibit does indeed feature those things, it failed to hold my attention – the colorful modern paintings divulged very few secrets, and I found myself wishing for a Brown-like guide to the exhibit which would point out the details of symbolism in a way the plaques next to the paintings did not. Having no connections to Freemasonry myself, the exhibit failed to deliver any sense of excitement, other than mild interest at recognizing certain places from recent trips to D.C.
Since we grew up in Massachusetts and feel thoroughly versed in the state’s role in the American Revolution, we elected to skip “Sowing the Seeds of Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution,” described as “the Museum’s new cornerstone exhibition on Lexington and the American Revolution” which is “designed to stimulate new ways of thinking about the battle at Lexington on April 19, 1775.” We did check out the 200-year-old 15-star flag, displayed in a beautiful conference room, but then hurried on to our main event.
It did not disappoint. The exhibit features everything it promises and more. Organized chronologically, it consists mainly of sketches, drawings, storyboards, pictures, sales pitches and other printed material from all stages of Henson’s life, but the real treasures are the glass cases containing actual puppets Henson worked with, including Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Bert and Ernie, and Fraggles Gobo and Cantus. There is also a room with props from one of Henson’s most popular movies, The Dark Crystal. Several screens loop videos of his early work, such as talk show appearances, commercials, and some little-known experimental films, and a small room shows a longer biographical film. While “The Muppet Show”, “Sesame Street” and The Dark Crystal are featured, the focus seems to be on Henson’s earlier and lesser-known works. Posters he created in high school, his commercial work, and his less-successful television and film attempts give Henson fans a fuller understanding of his body of work. It ends roughly where Henson’s life did (1990) and does not feature any of the later Muppet works done through Disney.
Children will be excited to see characters they know up close, but as photography is not permitted, and most of the exhibit’s interest lies in closely reading the materials, the exhibit is best for older children and those who are already fans or who want to know more about the fascinating man behind so many beloved characters and programs. I was most struck with the way every scrap of paper Henson touched seemed to have been preserved – doodles, ideas jotted on notepads, silly drawings, cartoons, early conceptions of well-known works – it all became fascinating in retrospect. How many of us think, when doodling in the margins of a notebook during a meeting, that our work could one day be displayed in a museum? Henson was truly a visionary, and the exhibit allows a full appreciation of his mind and work. More information on the touring exhibit can be found at http://sites.si.edu/henson/index.html.
The National Heritage Museum is located at 33 Marrett Road (At the intersection of Route 2A and Massachusetts Avenue), Lexington, MA and can be reached at (781) 861-6559. Admission to the museum and all exhibits is free, and hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 am to 4:30 pm, and Sundays from noon to 4:30 pm. More information, including special events and group information, is found at http://www.nationalheritagemuseum.org/. I would recommend both the museum and exhibit for ages 9 and up.
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April 30th, 2010 Ryan
Note: this blog is from our sister site, Crazy Kids Chicago.
Friday is cartoon night at our house. Both the Cartoon Network and Nicktoons provide a blazing lineup of cartoon action including Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Wolverine and the X-Men, Star Wars: Clone Wars (part 1 of the season finale on Friday), Batman Brave and the Bold, Teen Titans, Johnny Test, and Speed Racer. It is definitely a little testosterone heavy but combined with a D’Augustinos Pizza it is a great night. This Friday, two new series are premiering on the Cartoon Network, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, 7:00, and Generator Rex at 7:30
Ben 10 is one of our favorite cartoons, maybe our absolute favorite. Ultimate Alien is the 3rd incarnation of this series. Ben 10 was a young boy that found a watch (the Omnitrix) that can turn him into one of 10 different aliens (my favorite is a big red guy with four arms, called Four Arms. Then as a teenager, there was Ben 10: Alien Force. He teams up with his sister Gwen (who is a sorceress) and his friend Kevin (turns into the material he touches). His watch had new aliens like Humongasourus and Way Big. Now, in Ultimate Alien, his watch is called the Ultimatrix. There are new aliens and there are also Ultimate versions of old Aliens.
Ben 10 has great action, interesting stories, powerful alien characters, and great bad guys. Ben 10 is also one of the funniest cartoons out there. Ben’s bumbling faces criticism and sarcasm from Kevin and Gwen and there is quite a bit of name calling among friends. Ben’s watch malfunctions constantly and he turns into the wrong alien at the wrong time. If your kid is into superheroes, tune into Ben 10.
The makers of Ben 10 have a brand new series called Generator Rex. Rex is a boy who can turn parts of his body into different weapons. He has Smackhands that are huge fists to bully bad guys. His arm can turn into a rocket launcher and jet packs come out of his back. He can control other machines and actually cure evil machines as well, turn them into good guys. Rex has lost all of his memories so this is sure to be recurring theme as he tries to figure out who he is, if he has a family, and even his real name.
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March 25th, 2010 Ryan
According to Punxsutawney Phil, winter was over sometime last week after 6 extra weeks, you never really know here in New England. At Crazy Kids Boston, we are calling victory on winter though and declaring it over. Congratulations to all on making it through another one.
With that, we’d like to highlight some of the outdoor venues around the state that we really enjoyed in the last year.
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Southwick Zoo
What we said: Southwick Zoo is one of the best zoos in Massachusetts! This place just kept going and going and rivals some of the country’s top big-city zoos. Do not worry about having to sit through a show with your kid – they are short programs designed to keep their attention. |
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Mass Audubon
What we said: The Mass Audubon sanctuaries take many different forms, from beaches and salt marshes on Cape Cod to woodlands and mountains in the Berkshires. Mass Audubon’s land protection efforts protect more than 34,000 acres of ecologically significant land in Massachusetts. |
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Capron Park Zoo
What we said: If we lived closer we would be members in a heartbeat. Like the three bears, the size wasn’t too big or too small, it was just right. I wasn’t worried about losing our little one or letting him run around. |
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EcoTarium
What we said: If you told us that a Bald Eagle, a Polar Bear, a Boa Constrictor, and a Great Horned Owl all lived within 15 minutes from our home in Central Mass, we probably would have called you crazy. That is, until we visited the EcoTarium in Worcester, MA. |
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Purgatory Chasm
What we said: This was one of my favorite places to go hiking when I was young and I am excited to share that with my husband and son. The best part about the chasm is that the granite rocks keep it cool, so even on a hot, humid day you can stay outside and cool down. |
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Davis Farmland
What we said: It’s hard to summarize Davis Farmland as there was so much to do, see, touch, feel, and experience. The Davis family really thinks like parents and keeps a stash of safety items on hand everywhere you look: wipes, sunblock, bug spray, and ‘Boo-Boo Stations.’ The food choices they offer are good (they even have baby food!), but they also have an abundance of picnic tables so you can pack food for the family and bring it in with you. |
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South Shore Natural Science Center
What we said: The SSNSC is one of those “hidden gems.” It was cool to see some of the local animals and learn about the local trees and plants. I can’t wait to go back again with my nephew to see a “Meet an Animal” show. |
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March 17th, 2010 Ryan
If you thought that bowling, bars, and kids did not mix, you may want to reconsider. While Kings Dedham’s primary target audience is the 21+ crowd, before 6:00 PM kids are welcome and on a recent weekend visit, we saw lots of families having a blast. Kings features 20 lanes of ten-pin bowling, skee bowling lanes, shuffleboard tables, and a small arcade. With a full lunch and dinner menu, Kings is a good spot for eating out, bowling, or hosting a birthday party.
Kings opened in 2009 and boasts 26,000 square feet of restaurants, bars, and game play. It is a huge facility. There are several different dining areas ranging from high-top tables in the bar area to booth-style dining in a quieter area. The menu offers moderately priced, traditional American fare, so no one should have an issue finding something to eat.
20 lanes of bowling are split between two main bowling areas with a private room with Skee bowling towards the back. Bowling is fully automated at Kings so you don’t have to worry about keeping score, and the animations between players and strings helps to keep the kids entertained. Skee bowling is a combination of Skee ball and bowling; the lane is half the size and Skee balls replace bowling balls. With a set of arcade games, this room is a good place to visit with the kids.
Overall, Kings is worth checking out, but remember that it is not Chuck-e-Cheese, so you’ll have to keep an eye on the little ones here.
Happy Bowling!
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