Oak Bowl & Mario’s Pizza

Specialties

We are Whidbey Island’s family fun spot! Fun for everyone! Locally & family owned, in the same family for generations! We have bowling, pizza, soda, beer & cocktails! Great leagues for all ages and nightly promotions! There are addicting video games for the non-​bowler, as well as traditional pinball games as well!

We throw some of the best parties on the island! Our birthday parties for all ages are some of our best sellers! We do company & corporate parties too! Our parties are great for team building & getting to know each other. Prices are very flexible if you’re on a budget or if the sky’s the limit. You let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll make it happen!

Mario’s Pizza is right here inside our bowling alley. Fresh dough made right here! Fabulous toppings! After our pizzas are cooked we top them with fresh garlic oil and parmesan cheese. Try our garlic rolls, they are to die for!

Stop by and see us today! And don’t forget to «LIKE» us on Facebook! www.

History

Established in 1956.

Oak Bowl was built in 1956 by Woody Cockrell. Woody was born in Texas and got stationed on NAS Whidbey many, many years ago. He ended up retiring here and building a bowling alley. The bowling alley was built originally an 8 lane house and over the years it has gone through many remodels and went up to 16 lanes and is now in the process of another big remodel again. The alley was taken over quite a few years ago by Woody son Tom Cockrell when Woody retired from the Oak Bowl.

In the 80’s Tom was talked into putting in a pizza restaurant called «Mario’s». This was one of the best decisions ever! Especially if you’ve ever tried our pizza & garlic rolls! The bowling alley is still being ran by Tom, as well as his wife Kathy and his daughter Karie. There was a brief period of time a few years ago when they attempted to sell the bowling alley. Didn’t go so well and we lost a few customers with bad choices made by the new owners. The Cockrell family is BACK though, come see us!

Meet the Manager

Karie C.

Manager

This is truly a family owned business. My grandfather, Woody Cockrell built Oak Bowl in 1956. My Father, Tom Cockrell took over the business after being in the Army for the Vietnam War. I have worked here ever since I was tall enough to wipe down tables. I moved away for about 10 years. I lived in Southern California, worked for Southwest Airlines for about 5 years. After moving back to the island my parent’s needed a manager so it was a perfect fit. This business has be a struggle with the economy and the decline of bowling but I am trying my best to keep things going strong.