![]() "There’s something for everyone to do here. Now a mother of two, Manek said she is excited for Chandler to experience her "baby." “When I saw the American dream, it just lit me up,” Manek said. Work ethic wasn’t valued in her family, she said. Her husband’s family introduced her to an entirely different world. Born and raised in London, she moved to the United States as a first generation college graduate. Poonam dreamed of being a business owner for years. They ran pharmacies in Chicago, but after selling their businesses, decided to dip into the completely different world of franchising. Six years later, the Maneks are opening the company’s first franchise location - a decision that represents a major career shift for the two former healthcare professionals. Siniscalchi closed the sale in 2014 - and launched the first of three South Carolina locations in May of 2015. Bowling had always been weekend fun for him in big cities and looking for a new career, he put in an offer on the place. The concept started when Siniscalchi, an options trader at the time, saw a run down bowling alley in South Carolina while vacationing with his family. “We’re primarily a restaurant.” How 810 Billiards and Bowling has grown ![]() “We really are food first, and just happen to have bowling lanes and pool tables and lots of stuff to do,” Siniscalchi said. The three day opening celebration in Chandler will feature half-off bowling for the entire weekend, four Bud Light bottles for $10, a complimentary "810 Onion" appetizer with any food purchase, $2 signature shots and $3 crushes. The restaurant features classic American upscale bar fare, with pizza, wings and burgers headlining the menu. The concept is best called "eatertainment," according to 810 Billiards and Bowling CEO Michael Siniscalchi. “There’s not anything like this in the Chandler area that we have seen,” Poonam Manek said. “Now that people are ready to get out and socialize again, we feel like we are in here at the right time when people are looking for things to do." Three more franchises are expected to open within the next year in Arkansas, Texas and Greenville, South Carolina. This will be the brand’s first franchisee-owned location - and the first outside of South Carolina since its birth in North Myrtle Beach in 2015. The company will open a corporate-owned location in downtown Phoenix in July. The concept has three other locations, all of which are located in South Carolina, according to its website.View Gallery: 810 Billiards & Bowling opens first metro-Phoenix locationĬorrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article listed incorrect dates for the grand opening in Chandler.Īn entertainment business that started in South Carolina is making a new home in metro Phoenix, thanks to power duo and first-time franchise owners Ronak and Poonam Manek.Ī new location of 810 Billiards and Bowling in Chandler Fashion Center will kick off its grand opening on Friday, June 25. It’s a bowling alley with an "upscale twist," complete with 12 bowling lanes - four of which will be blocked off as VIP lanes - five billiards tables, corn hole, shuffleboard, darts, an arcade and a sports bar. "810 Billards and Bowling is aimed to be a family-friendly place where everybody can feel comfortable to have a fun time, whether it's a time with friends and dinner, or whether it's a time with family, whatever is up your alley, pun intended," said Manek. Lucky Strike closed earlier this year because of the economic impacts of the pandemic, a spokesperson for RED Development said. In downtown Phoenix, 810 Billard will open a 28,000-square-foot corporate-owned location at CityScape where Lucky Strike used to be, a spokesperson told ABC15. The bar will have a mix of beer, wine, and specialty cocktails. We'll have things like wings and pizza."Īn online menu features a variety of American appetizers, such as pretzels and beer cheese, fried pickles, chicken tenders, nachos, and hummus, as well a number of pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, and salads. "There will be a full-service restaurant. "There will be 12 bowling lanes, there will be billiards, there will be (an) arcade, there will be shuffleboard," said Poonam Manek in a recent interview with ABC15. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Chandler venue will be located south of Chandler Fashion Center mall at Chandler Village Center in a vacant space next to Old Navy, said Ronak Manek, the franchise owner of the Chandler location, along with his wife, Poonam. PHOENIX - Arizonans will soon have another spot to bowl, play billiards, foosball, table tennis, arcade games, and hang out with family and friends.Ĩ10 Billards & Bowling, a South Carolina-based entertainment concept, plans to open two entertainment centers in Chandler and downtown Phoenix, its first locations in the state, in 2021. ![]()
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