Sister Bay Bowl Adds Outdoor Seating

The outdoor patio at Sister Bay Bowl. Submitted.

Few restaurants have faced as big of a challenge during the COVID pandemic as the Sister Bay Bowl, the generational mainstay known to serve as many as 800 fish-fry lovers on a Friday night in addition to a full bowling alley. 

Just before Independence Day weekend, the restaurant’s owners added a new outdoor seating area in an unused space by the front door, with room for diners to space out and enjoy drinks while they wait for a table.

“We’ve wanted to do something with this space for a long time,” manager Paula Anschutz said. “This situation gave us the push, and the opportunity, to try something.” 

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