Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Nov. 10, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Nov. 10, 2014 Common Class B [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	BOWL AMERICA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000013573
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-29
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		3,746,454	1,414,517
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false