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4.0 of 5 stars.
Down, down, down the stairsTo the cozy billiards lairShelves of beer, so many kindsNot like Galaxy, but the price is fineAnd what's that tune? Some indie-pop?Pixies and Shins on ye 'ol Jukebox!If you...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is in the basement. They have pool tables. I didnt see the board games. They have strongbow and bell's two hearted ale.No one yelled at Hyunoo for bringing in his microwaved kashi dish from the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. Here's why.1) They have a good selection of beers here that are decently priced.2) They play a decent mix of music.3) They have board games.4) Their pool tables are pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After arriving it was only fifteen minutes or so until we had a table.Somehow I was able to come thiiiiis close to winning a game but two balls held me back. Is this how guys feel? Do they always get...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been living in Van Ness for about 3 years now and spent the first 2 trying to find a neighborhood bar that satisfied my desire for good beer, good prices, good music, and a low chance of douche...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a few times now and had a good time every time. The beer selection is interesting and fairly priced, and the bartenders have always been good with a recommendation or answer. One time I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't do bars. I prefer swanky lounges and clubs. That being said, I love Atomic. A dingy little hole in the wall, Atomic is a FUN place to go. The crowd is good - everyone is chill. No snotty...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is where I was at either 12 or 1am this past Friday night. The atmosphere was laid back, the place wasn't crowded. There were a few guys playing pool, some others busying themselves with the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm pretty sure it's in the same family as Rocket Bar and Buffalo Billiards, but much smaller than any of them. This place seems to be much more focused on being the billiard hall of the 3 - there's a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I find it difficult to write a review of a place I frequent so often and love for no good reason than it is my local watering hole. So I guess I will simply recount the reasons why I love the place:...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2.5I visited this place to catch the Nova-Pitt game and check out some new hot spots in DC, but Cleveland Park continues to fail me. After an initial disappointing visit to Cleveland Park Bar & Grill...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
At 27, I felt too old to be here on a Saturday night. Yeah. Really. The crowd seemed like the late college/early-professional-former-frat-guy type that wouldn't be too out of place in Adams Morgan. By...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
While I haven't been to Atomic in some time, I feel I should pay homage to the place, seeing as I spent the better part of summer 2007 getting off of work and bounding down that dingy staircase like a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I helped coordinate a happy hour here for 40 people and it worked out fabulously. This is the type of place I would also come back just to hang out at on my own. The people who described it as your...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely a good place to go if your looking to play pool on a weekend. Despite the small size of the place, it's packed full of tables and they seem to run in a pretty good rotation. You'll get a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a staple for me - particularly during the week. Sundays are also a cool option, since Sunday is ladies pool night!Some of the drink prices can be steep, but that's pretty standard for a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After a few late nights at this joint, I must say, I have grown to like it a little bit. Dark, musty, basement-like, slight smell of smoke, classic rock on the jukebox, some dart boards, maybe two...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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I love this pool hall, it's very fun and comfortable. The place has a small hometown feel, like everyone knows eachother. Cheap beer, lots of variety. If you're not a pool player there's still other games to...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here once, but mostly because I NEVER frequent the Cleveland Park area. But I really liked it here, since it's on the dingy/dive side of bars. It has a nice laid back feeling, and if...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a stranger to the Cleveland park neighborhood, and I don't really know what it's about. But, if this place reflects the neighborhood, then it probably does so accurately. This is a DC-style dive...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I'm writing this review for two reasons:1) I have been there and I want to tell you about it;2) I also want to go mano-a-mano with the Wayne Gretsky of Yelp who just posted the previous review, aka...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down my favorite bar in DC. Laid back - feels like your best friend's basement. Friendly, competent bartenders. Games. Good jukebox. Perfect.
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I could imagine Atomic Billiards in Adams Morgan. But then it would be a Dive Bar plus some dirty change filled with drunken meat heads trashing the place and getting into fist fights over Connect...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Atomic much better now that no one can smoke in there!! When that law hadn't come into effect yet, I just hated being trapped in the basement with everyone's yucky smoke... Now that it's...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to chill at if you're looking for a low-key bar to just hang out in. I love places where you can play all kinds of games. A nice bar and options of pool, darts, shuffleboard and board...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Atomic is chill. It's roomy for such a small place, and i've never had trouble getting a table. Great place to go after dinner. Really like the retro vibe, too. Only wish that they served food in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
An underground pool hall. Not much of a hall, and not really underground, but it is downstairs.Note: cellyphone service in this joint can be spotty. Also, smokers stand just outside the door, and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
2 words: Board. Games.Atomic is cool -- good beer selection, always a game on the tube, plenty of pool tables, and couches with coffee tables to enable group board game playing. Also, excellent juke...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The jukebox is in need of some re-stocking, but that is offset by the fact that they have shuffleboard.I believe this bar may be a smokeasy.
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, I used to live in Korea. A lot of things there I could live without. The smell, the crowds, the beondegi (look it up on wikipedia....I rate it one star). But one thing they had there which...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Atomic might be my favorite bar in DC. Its dark, casual, not full on douche bags, and has a wealth of board games available to patrons. They have table top shuffle board (super fun!) and pool tables...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to unwind after work with some friends. Didn't try their food, but the beer and drinks were served well, the music was good, and they have enough toys to keep my ADD at bay. The...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Atomic. I only recently found it a few weeks ago with some co-workers. After a long night of waiting tables in Friendship Heights, a bunch of us like to wind down by playing pool and having a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Atomic does the job in a pinch if you are looking to play pool. It's fun, kitschy, and small, and they have a decent bar (no food, though). I've had a good time here, and it's great for low-key pool...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Confession: I'm a snob. I like shee shee things and fabu places. And so I don't like Atomic. My friends dragged me down here after dinner at Ardeo and I was so annoyed. It's smoky. And in a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Why is it that up until a few weeks ago, I remembered this place being upstairs? It is totally downstairs. So, keep your eyes peeled for the stairs.Anyway, it is odd that the same peeps own Buffalo...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had been in Cleveland Park about a zillion times before noticing this place. Atomic is right across the street from the Uptown, and it's located in a basement with only a modest-sized sign to mark...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yay for Atomic Billiards for being so close to our apartment! Great place to hang out with the girls after dinner.
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love townie bars, and DC doesn't have too many real townie bars (except the occasional bar sprinkled in the middle of nowhere that no one goes to because it's in the middle of nowhere), but Atomic...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a fun, casual place that's kind of hidden since it's below-ground. But well worth a visit, and the jukebox is fantastic--lots of classic 80s, 90s rock as well as other radio favorites. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The same guys who own and operate the 16 football fields./expansive Buffalo Billiards run this place. I much prefer this spot. Firstly because it's smaller and not in the crush of the DuPont crowd...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2006
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If you manage to find the door leading down to this slightly hidden pool hall in Cleveland Park, you'll experience a comfortable setting with cheap beer specials, pool, and every boardgame imaginable to play...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2005
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