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4.0 of 5 stars.
The boyfriend and I visited before the night scene got started, which was intentional. We came for the pizza, we both enoyed our slices! We also shared the ceasar salad, it was GREAT!!! I will...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I recently went back for another Happy Hour, and I must say this is a great place for a chill night of beer and not particularly healthy (but yummy) food. The one thing I keep hearing is that it's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went out here last night with a few friends and had a pretty chill time.We got here fairly early (before 10) and the place was about 1/3 full.We had a few drinks and chilled for awhile. Later, we...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ballroom...it's been like 4-5 years since I've first visited and you still do not carry Hypnotiq for my Incredible Hulk. What the hell kind of bar are you? Anyway Ballroom is kind of an interesting...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped by on a Wednesday in the middle of pub trivia. Initially I was excited because it sounded like hand-crafted trivia instead of Brainstormer trivia. But then they wouldn't give us a trivia...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went there on Wednesday with the Hus and one of his friends to grab a drink and catch up. The waitress was very accommodating as my husband walked in and grabbed a table, but as soon as she saw me...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have been here before and really had a good time. This time it wasn't a great experience. I had mostly a great time here except for the dumb slow nasty bartender who likes to wear pink wigs and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
To my dearest friends Angela and Merina,I am not sure why you like coming here on weekends, but I'd like to avoid it. I don't want to pay $10 for cover when I'm going to spend more money on drinks...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
**HH ONLY REVIEW**strictly for the HH... yo! : )great great great prices for lots of food! and drinks too!!i took advantage of the "recession special" and got a pepperoni slice (HUGE by the way!!) and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. Great pool table environment and HUGE pizzas. I love the tables and the service while playing pool is great also. The dancing is always off the hook late-night and I can't help but...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the only place with TRUE New York Style pizza in Seattle. Point blank. BIG UP! I crave this pizza once a month. I'd like to make a weekly visit just for a slice of pizza. Great stuff.
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know, sometimes it's good to be challenged by food larger than your head. Most of those times are after midnight. Ballroom serves a variety of amazingly huge, fresh-baked (or at least heated),...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
From a drive by..you could miss this place almost. My love and I were out meandering about Fremont one day last summer and happened upon the ballroom by walking. As we peered into the open doors we...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I could give the Ballroom 3.5 stars because I'm of two minds about it. Last Saturday my friends and I were headed to Norms and as we walked past Ballroom we realized there was a line at the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you read my other reviews, I usually only muster up the energy to write if an establishment really impresses me, or supremely annoys me. Yet The Ballroom was a pleasant enough experience, thought...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, I was here for the Yelp event, but that was a totally different experience then I'd guess most people will ever have, so you can see my review for that:...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In my opinion, if you haven't been to the Ballroom on a weeknight, you really haven't experienced all that it has to offer. It is much more than a packed house on Friday and Saturday nights and let me...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you can't judge a place by an Elite event, go to a weekday happy hour.Let's be realistic and honest here. If you judge a place solely on broad stereotypes of it's WEEKEND clientele, you won't go...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ah. I get it now.This is where Tyler Durden and friends get together when they don't want to commute all the way to Bellevue for the douchebag convention.When I come here, I break from my going out...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fire, fire.. To me it's all about the firepit. I love the outdoor seating patio w/heat lamps and firepit. Good Bartenders, decent drink selection and quality pool tables. During Happy Hour, as well...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll start by saying the pizza is absolutly wonderful. I know because I have been eating it for almost 3 years now. 28" is the only size they have so you have to bring your whole crew to attack one....
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A few months ago, after my first visit to The Ballroom, I vowed to never come back. Reasons why: 1. On a weekend night, the joint was overrun with clientele that I found mostly obnoxious. Think frat...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great on weeknights. Chill music, friendly Bartenders. Mondays and Tuesdays half priced pool and $2 PBR!!! To top it off the pizza is just like I had growing up in NY. Huge slices, thin...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went here last night and feel the urge to update. Uh oh. Well, I am subtracting one star because of the terrible bar service. My friend and I decided to get a drink at the bar where we were (not)...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I would never, ever enter such a pit of desperation, but some friends ordered out a pizza from this stinking hellhole and it was solidly legit.
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yuck, yuck, yuck, blek, blek, blek, blek, ugh, blah, ugh, blah, blah, blah blah, yuck, YUCK! I understand that The Ballroom is a venue for booty shaking and booty grabbing, which can be Yuck, yuck,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
You'll notice the sleazy, bad vibes instantly, but you have to wait a bit to get a taste of the bad service. The entire back half of the building is filled with boys playing pool. Most of them look...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: HUGE pizza. Like, pizza that makes you feel small. Pizza that satisfies generously with a single slice (from a 28-inch pie). OK beer selection, nice service.Cons: We were here for trivia night...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I try to avoid The Ballroom. To be truthful I've only had experiences here that I don't remember any of, until this past weekend, and let me start by saying I much prefer the nights when I don't...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What is with all these negative reviews? Wednesday night's wonderful trivia night is far superior to any other bar trivia I've gone to. And then, there's the pizza(s)! Thin crust, saucy and absolutely...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is Fremonts best meat market. Specializing in tantalizing young fawns & not quite so appealing douche bags.Pop-a-colla? This place fills up on the weekends, so there tends to be a line after...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love dancing at the Ballroom with my beautiful girl Donna O on a Saturday night here. I just don't like all the drunk frat dudes staring at her. Oh well, I guess I have to expect that while...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not a place I typically frequent, but a nice alternative to Smelltown when my friends come in from out of town. Even though it's November, we were able to hang out on the patio next to the fire and be...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm writing to come to the defense of the Ballroom's low scores. However, it is conditional; Condition 1: you go BEFORE the "club" music starts and the steep cover charge is enforced. Condition 2: you...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A basic not-so-grungy pub in Fremont. Nothing special but a good place to get a beer. Never had the food.
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
good side: -close to other bars-has multiple space areas: 2 bars, pool area, outside patio, dance floor with cage-coat check ($2 or $3 for 2 coats on one hanger)bad side:-cover on saturdayi'd...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have had several good experiences here and 1 bad one. Usually I drink beer here and have a few shots when playing pool with buddies. It can get pretty packed on friday and saturday nights and it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My friend's friends were here and wanted us to join them last night. I can't complain about the crowd and stupid $7 cover because it was Saturday night, and I knew what I was in for. So I'll set my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not sure if it was my extreme drunkenness or the actual quality, but the slice of pizza I scarfed down at 12:30am was mighty delicious. The greyhound was gross, but my standards were high due to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pizza is massive. I can eat a lot. 2 slices are you're solid. Excellent beer selection (but seriously, that comes with being in Seattle.) Pool tables are really well maintained. Warning: Weds are...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Think of the Ballroom as a friend that you meet for drinks who, unbeknownst to you, just took a strong hallucinogen. Everything is fine at first...its 6 pm on Friday; you're shooting pool, having a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I met up with about eight other people at The Ballroom on Thursday night for some beers and banter. I had my dog with me so we sat out on the patio area. There were a few other dogs and everyone was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I love the layout here! LOVE it. When it's early in the evening, this is a great place to sit and have a drink...maybe two...then giddy up and jig your way to the dance floor!!Unfortunately, past...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I should have known better. I'm more disappointed in myself for not resisting my friends' urge to descend upon this Fremont extension of the UW Greek System. Save the $7 dollar cover and buy...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The music selection is crap. They replay the same song 2 or 3 times a night. The crowd is rather interesting to watch though. Some come in formal clothing such as suits, some with leis around their...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So I'm not going to throw around the, oh, so overly played-out terms people love to throw around, like:Douche-baggery.Douche Central.Frat Central.Hoochie bar.Douche-ville.Skanks-ville.Toolbags....
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I couldn't get in here at 1:30am on a Saturday night because they had already announced last call. What the hell does that have to do with anything? Please allow me to spend money grabbing a last...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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The pizza slices are huge! You get a lot for your money. I think they were $5...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went there early on a Saturday evening with an old friend. A whiskey drink. Spacious. Relaxing. Games of 9-ball.Suddenly it changed. Within 30 minutes, they started playing lame 70s and 80s remixes...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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Went for a very impressive happy hour, with $3 pints and $3 base-price pizza...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Seems to be the ideal place for weekly high school reunions. Nearly everyone who visits The Ballroom on a Saturday night will have a Sunday morning conversation with someone that starts like "You'll...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like the ballroom. Its a decent place to go after a crappy day of work.Its not cramped, there's plenty of pool tables, nice little patio and the bartenders' mp3 players make for decent background...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
wtf is this place? are you really wanting me to semi wait for this line? geeze.. wait you didn't.. thank god... really? are people really packed in this "billiard" dancing place? wtf.. gross.... omg...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going to start The Ballroom's rating off at 3 stars and work from there...I dig the space, except its not really a ballroom like its name implies so -1 star for that. I personally am not someone...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm on the fence about The Ballroom. I usually go there after work every other Friday with my co-workers (Theo Chocolate). We go there because it's only across the street from work and we're too tired...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Giant slices of pizza (as big as jumbo slice in DC), pool tables, fire, but no NFL ticket. I generally go for happy hour or to watch Monday night football. Me not so much into the friday night...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So I came here for my 21 run and that was fun. Then again, that was a couple years ago and it was one of the first bars I've been to... so... everything seemed cool at the time...Nice part about this...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
For douches only.Striped shirt required.Everyone else got it right, I have nothing more to say!
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Ballroom.... I loved you when I was 21. What happened?I must say, the newly renovated decor is very cute. The outdoor covered patio, the interior lighting and comfy booths, the pool tables and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
wow. So that was the Ballroom. Good thing I drank a ton of beer down the street. Crappy wanna be bar. If you are a frat boy looking for more homo-erotic love than you already recieved. go for it.
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Go to this place if you are looking for one or all of the following:--Frat Boys still 'livin up' college life--Recently graduated frat boys wishing they were still in college--fist-a-cuffs--an...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
complete idiocy. years ago, fremont used to be a neighborhood populated by people who lived there, cared about the community and took pride in their businesses and the energy they generated. the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
uhhh, i will not be going back to the ballroom for awhile. it had been 4 years since my last jaunt there and this time around, while a little better, did not make me wish to revisit the experience.it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the insides. They're ok, not quite as comforting as say surviving inside the guts of a Tauntaun in the middle of a snow storm, but they're stylish.Thankfully I was there before the drogues of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We skipped the line and cover by showing up at the end of the night, around 1:00. We hadn't missed much. We went right to the sweaty, musky dance floor where men were drawn to my hapless female friend...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Gaaah!You are not gonna find classy chicks here...NO STAR FOR YOU! NEXT!
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If I'm headed to Fremont this place isn't at the top of my list for places to go. Altho, they do have some pool tables that you can get on if your lucky. The dance floor is cool and they usually...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
oh man. they have a cage in this place. yes. a dance cage. neon lights, strobe, hip hop music and a dance cage. what the hell kind of billiards pub is this? normally these features would warrant an...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have never come here on a cover night so can't complain about that. I come here because it is close and they have full sized tables where I can get my 9-ball on. I have never had a wait for a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hate to love this place and love to hate this place. Stereotypical post college or even plain ol college hang out. But its a blast!
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here to celebrate my friend's 21st birthday, and was very pleased with the whole night! The parking was a bit of a jaunt, but nothing that I couldn't handle in my three inch heels. The layout...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Go during the week and it's not as disgusting. But in general skip it, unless you want to hang out with people who never got over their frat connections.
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
CAN YOU SAY HOOCHIE BAR?I used to love this place, as I love pool - they have tourament sized tables, and used to have a relaxed atmosphere where they would play jazz / ska / light hiphop.I'm not...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The first and only time I've checked out this joint I was somehow able to get in without paying any cover. That's good because I don't want to support such lunacy, 10-20$ for what? I mean even...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I will only pay money to enter a bar if there is a band, not some crappy dj. The ballroom constantly wants money for nothing, which is not really cool. Too many co-ed's and long lines to get in....
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome space, with outdoor fireplace and all; however, I am always turned off by a cover. Pool and good drinks... but just not laid back enough for me.
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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The Ballroom is a cool bar if you are a sophomore in college. Otherwise, it's just a bunch of drunk guys trying to hook up with scantily glad girls. During the week, it's not so bad. They have a bu...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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Went there after dinner at the Triangle with a couple of friends and had a great time. The pool tables are in good shape and the mood there is laid back and devoid of attitude.The ladies behind th...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/03/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're looking for a good place to play pool that's not pretentious or stuck up, then you've found the right place. This joint isn't seedy or dark, but instead has a nice, welcome, and almost metro...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2005
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come watch the players play...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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i have been 3 saturdays in a row. the first saturday was awesome! great music (hip hop and some ole school). the crowd isn't all that diverse which was to my advantage i guess...about 4 to 5 guys for every...
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