Reno Bowling Series – Rack & Pinz
How cute is this table?
Experience Date: 10/11/09
Stars: 4
Made it to the brand new bar Rack & Pinz last weekend!
Matt and I were inspired to stop by on Saturday afternoon after finding coupons for a free game of bowling, a free game of pool AND a free order of wings while browsing the Reno News & Review that morning. I am a girl that just loves coupons.
The Pinz
We rolled in mid-afternoon to a very laid back atmosphere featuring sporty decor, 6 lanes, a slew of billiards tables, biggie wraparound bar and flat screens throughout. Rack n Pinz reminds me a places I’ve been to in other cities that are bars that happen to have a few lanes versus the other way around (as it is obviously intended to be.) The staff were all quite friendly, especially our waitress. I really appreciated that, as my previous experience with the Cadillac Ranch staff (I’ve discovered Rack & Pinz and Cadillac Ranch are sisters) was horrible. I’m glad this Legends conglomerate is redeeming itself somewhat to me.
82. I blame it on lane 6.
We bowled one game, neither of us breaking 100… Something to note is that we got lane 6–you do not want lane 6. Because the bowling area is so small in comparison to the entire bar space, the outside lanes are crammed right to the walls. Therefore, avoid also lane 1. I maintain that I bowled an 82 soley because with every ball toss down the lane my left hand hit the half wall to my right.
Rack ‘em
Matt the Shark
Not wanting to miss the RACK of Rack & Pinz, we redeemed our coupons for billiards and wings and got a couple of games in before we called it an afternoon. I can now say I HIGHLY recommend all things BBQ at Rack & Pinz–oh my, the BBQ wing sauce was delishish.
To conclude, I hope Rack & Pinz does well! I will fo sho be back! But I make this recommendation to the owners of Cadillac Ranch and Rack & Pinz: Keep the coupons coming–love it…but PLEASE hire an agency and get a marketing strategy. Your ads are a mess. You can’t be everything to everyone…And that’s A-okay.
Reno Bowling Series - Rack & Pinz
Update 12/11/09: Went back to Rack & Pinz to grab a drink and play a game of pool after shopping last weekend. Found out that Rack & Pinz charges (or attempts to charge) patrons $10/hour to play pool. WTF? We left annoyed without buying anyting.
Cadillac Ranch in Sparks = Lame
Experience Date: 8/7/09
Stars: 1
Cadillac Ranch celebrated its grand opening at The Legends in Sparks on Friday, August 7. After dinner and hitting Hot August Nights (ie-Freezing Cold August Nights in 2009!) we thought we’d swing by the area’s newest bar to check it out. A bunch of our friends we already there and I’m generally a big fan of new places.
Oops. Spelling Error.
Cadillac Ranch was immediately, and I mean IMMEDIATELY, disappointing. They apparently think that they are worthy of charging cover (really? Cadillac Ranch is just a bar…and there was no band…?) for patrons to enter their sidewalk gate. Only to have to stand at the bar for 15+ minutes waiting for one of the many snobby bartenders to even acknowledge my presence. The kicker was that at around 17 minutes I received my check, but still hadn’t received our drink order. Cadillac Ranch…really?
Being that we had to wait such a long time for the first drink, we didn’t bother going after another and were gone within the hour. It was fun to see some friends and take a look at people riding the mechanical bull, but good customer service is what would bring me back to Cadillac Ranch, and they definitely came up very, very short.
I am, however, looking forward to checking out Rack & Pinz next door to Cadillac Ranch, and to the Forever 21 opening!
Update:
I was so annoyed I even yelped.
