Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Bowl is an independent grocery store in Berkeley, California. Owned by Glenn and Diane Yasuda, it sells organic and natural products and has an extensive produce section. It has two locations in the city. The business name stems from their first store location, in a former bowling alley. History. In 1977, Glenn Yasuda opened a small neighborhood market in the converted building that formerly housed a bowling alley. It now has two locations in Berkeley. The original grocery store was located in a converted bowling alley (also named Berkeley Bowl) at 2777 Shattuck Avenue, and moved to  a renovated Safeway at 2020 Oregon Street in 1999. In 2003, it employed 250 people and there was a drive for unionization. A second location, Berkeley Bowl West, opened in 2009. In 2008, the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that it was "this strident city's most popular grocery store."