115 Cliff St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 408-426-3324
Overall Goth Rating: 9 Features Scoring: Auto (screen allows for full name display for the vain) Bar: Full Drink perimeter: All the way down to the floor! Crowd: Not bad. Pleasantly sparse, even on a Friday. Blessedly free of small children. Balls: Good selection of house balls. Plenty of black to be had. Music: Sucked.
	Big goth points go to this one simply for it's location just off the boardwalk where "Lost Boys" was filmed. We unfortunately discovered that, despite indications otherwise in the film, the boardwalk is not open after dusk. Surf Bowl, however, is open well into the night. And you'll be glad it is. The place not only looked retro, but actually was, as evidenced by the fact that our lane jammed several times during play. The ball return was a bit greasy, so bring your black, bat-embroidered fingertip towel. Overall darkly aged atmosphere, with one caveat... there is a Kareoke Bar. Beware.
Feel my disappointment, the boardwalk closes at dusk. (Photo taken shortly before bursting into flames.)
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