Chicago Billiard Cafe

Good place to hang with friends. The cue sticks where ok but what more to say with public cues. Crowd was nice BYOB so we all were there for entertainment. Didn't try the food but plan to NEXT time hopefully with a few more friends.

Ravi,
Thanks for the feedback. Good to hear that you are keeping an eye on food trash left around. That will definitely help.

Since I was knowledgable about those tables, otherwise how could I have known to ask about them, it was still curious as to why we weren't allowed to play up there? I was told that I would have to wait for the place to be full. This doesn't seem like a good reasoning really. What difference would that make? Probably easier to supervise if everyone is downstairs, but even harder to supervise the upstairs if the downstairs is all full! Anyway, if I knew about them, then I probably would not want to go up there just to trash the place or shoot up or whatever.

Two beautiful pool tables going to waste up there while gathering only dust.
regards,
patrick

This place is the closest pool hall to my house. I used to frequent it from time to time, but I haven't been going there as much.

I bring my own cue stick, but the house cues are fairly good, as are the tables, and there are at least 14 or 15 of them. They also have a second floor that you can apparently rent out, but I've never seen anyone up there. The jukebox that they have is great.

The patrons are really easy going, and on occasion offer to shoot a game or two. From time to time, you get an annoying high schooler or two, but most people keep to themselves. The staff's friendly, and they usually have whatever is on ESPN on the TVs at all times. The food's decent.

What I like most about this place are their rates. From what I can remember it's about $7 or so for 3 or 4 hours at most on the weekdays. And I shoot a LOT of pool.

With that being said, I'm going to plan on heading here soon.