Ok, so, I'm a regular here. Â No matter how much I try to stop hanging out at this place, I've never yet managed to stay away for more than about 18 months to two years. Â Why? Â The bartenders, and the friends I've made there. Â The barstaff is pretty good at keeping up with my at-times overly demanding attitude, and the few people I've bothered to really get to know there (i.e., those I've seen in the real world, too) are pretty awesome people. Â There was recently a small rearrangement of furniture that moved where the poker game is set up and put two pool tables away from where the leagues are. Â That was a great move, I think - keeps the leagues from using pool tables as cue case storage. Â And it's nice that the poker area is where it is now and doesn't feel as crowded as it did before.
That being said, the bathrooms are HORRIBLE. Â Not dirty, per se, but just in need of some SERIOUS upgrades. Â Though I think the men's room will get the upgrade first since apparently two ceiling tiles started to collapse or something on Friday night. Â EEP! Â The women's room has three stalls, only one of which actually locks. Â Good news is, I've never had someone open the door if I'm in one of the two that don't lock. Â Â The bar appears to do a pretty good business, so I don't know why the bathrooms are in the state they're in. Â Recently, the knob for the hot water in the women's room got broken and it has yet to be fixed.
All in all, I like this place, but that has much more to do with the people there than the atmosphere (though at least it's not as smoky as it used to be). Â And, hey, if I ever decide to start playing pool, I've got tons of potential teachers lined up.
Oh, and the bartender that works Sat-Tues nights, Sara, is AWESOME!
Oh, and if you work 3rd shift, note that they open EARLY on Fridays - something like 7 am, I think. Â Oh, and next door on one side is El Faro, an AWESOME Mexican food place, and on the other is the latest new little Asian (I think this one's Chinese?) joint that appears to be pretty good, based on how many people I see with takeout from there.
This place has so much more it could offer. Unfortunately, it doesn t offer it. The alcohol selection is the smallest I ve ever seen. You have about 15 choices and don t ask them to make a specialty drink commonly found in a bar book. They don t know how or they simply don t have the selection. Beer, well the bucket idea is on the spot but the tap beer is not exactly frost-cold and it is often flat. I think they have 6 tap selections - nothing exotic and nothing that people really buy unless you re a Bud man. They have plenty of that. Pool tables are abundant however they have leagues every night and the league players are rude. The bar caters to the league players no doubt about it. They have a poker section which takes up all of the chairs that are regularly in front of the bar where 3 or 4 cocktail tables are. So if you re looking for a place to sit when there is poker, forget about it. The servers and bar tenders - no complaints there but it doesn t take a rocket scientist either to create a couple dozen drinks from the lack of selection. I want to commend the one female blond server though I cannot remember her name. She does seem to remember everyone and does her best. Poor thing probably doesn t make a ton of cash since the amenities are few. There is no food so don t ask. When I did ask, Tony (heavy set bald bartender) shook his head and walked away...nice. Getting back to the pool tables, the felt is horrible and slow. There are nicks or tears in many of the tables and a couple sit close to the leagues. The league players put their sticks on a couple of those tables and a table rests so close to a support beam and so close to the bathrooms that they are relative unusable. The house sticks are old and nothing flashy but since the place caters to the APA pool leaguers, I don t believe they care to do much about the house sticks. There is usually this petite New York sounding, black haired, lace wearing woman walking around...oh yah she walks around alright. In and out - seems like a rental if you ask those I ve been there with but for someone looking for a cheap piece of meat, that may be the one saving grace this place has going for it. Walk in, look around...I wasn t that impressed. Oh, did I mention they have had a help wanted sign on the front door the first time I went (about 2 months ago) and still have that same sign on the door. Hmm...that should say something. Even servers needing a job don t want to work there. Probably because the APA leaguers don t tip very well. Come in, look around and remember this review...don t tell me I didn t tell you so.
Review Source:No music unless you pay the juke box. Â Everyone is kinda doing their own thing. Â It almost seemed like an arcade. Â People were just playing games. Â There were some people at the bar actually drinking. Â The bartenders were quick and helpful. Â Not much service besides that. Â Not a big crowd. Â It's fun if you're just passing through.
Review Source:Racks on racks on rack Daddys is my home pool hall. I participate in 8-ball league here and have gotten to know and make friends with most of the regular patrons. League play occurs every weeknight. Avid pool players will enjoy the atmosphere, and the competitive environment will elevate one's game. Everyone, including the staff, are very welcoming and fun to hang out with. The juke box plays a wide assortment of genres which the whole bar enjoys. You won't get stuck listening to a particular genre of music for long. Drink prices are typical. The bar staff will regularly announce $3.50 shots throughout the night. One negative: The heavy smoke smell. Most regular patrons at Rack's are heavy smokers (including myself). This can be a major problem for those wishing to maintain cardiovascular health.
Review Source:I actually haven't played pool here, but I stopped in one night for a few drinks at the bar. The waitress was friendly and the drinks were good. Prices were average. They allow smoking, which makes this place pretty much a no-go for me unfortunately. It seemed like a pretty chill place though.
I'd probably recommend Rack Daddy's to someone who just wanted to hang out, smoke, and shoot pool in a relaxed environment.
Nothing insanely special, but definitely a great place to go shoot a few games and relax.
 The jukebox is internet accessed. Great selection.
 The place gets CROWDED. Quite a few tournaments, and it seems like they've pretty much stuck a table in every possible spot. That's an issue on occasion.
 For smokers, this is a haven. Places you can smoke inside are rare. I'm sure the non-smokers will throw a fit, but hey, it's nice and convenient for smokers...and that's a blessing.
 Overall, a nice little pool hall. Nothing super-special about it.
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