Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016	Nov. 11, 2016
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		1,414,517
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		3,746,454
Entity Registrant Name	BOWL AMERICA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000013573
Trading Symbol	bwla
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--07-03
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 02, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false