Corner pocket billiards in ct full#
With a full bar, high-top tables and chairs and cushy couches and chairs, it had an inviting old-school feel. Then I saw on the far wall, above a wooden staircase, a neon "Billiards" sign.Īt the top of the narrow stairs, a small, partial second floor awaits, a kind of loft dubbed the Billiards' Lounge, with two massive mahogany regulation-size tables lined with eye-catching red felt. The renovated town house has lofty ceilings with fans whirring lazily, comfortable wooden booths, exposed brick and jazz music just loud enough to drown out the din from the name dropping and the open kitchen. (I hardly minded the smoky, dim interior at Annandale's Cue Club, knowing that I'm less than 10 minutes from the original Bob and Edith's Diner, which serves golden brown hot cakes, BLTs and strong cup of joe 24-7.)īut then a business lunch brought me to the District Chophouse & Brewery, a suit-and-tie scene not far from the Hill where all is bustling yet somehow serene. Up the street at the plain-Jane Angles Bar and Billiards, there's a "challengers only" table.Īnd when I got hungry, I left. And though I tried desperately to make it to Dan's Cafe, a time-honored dive on 18th Street NW, it was never open rumor has it they remove the padlock on weekends. In the interim, I stacked my quarters on the rail and joined the queue at the Big Hunt in Dupont Circle and Capitol Lounge on the Hill. So I swore off any place that charged by the hour for the privilege of chasing balls across a table with a stick.
(Raw oysters at a place with "billiards" in its name? Please.) At these spots, it's become a pricey pastime. Worse yet, pseudo-upscale pool hall menus have become de rigueur. Some pool halls serve little more than fried finger foods, which lead to greasy pool cues, if nothing else.
Which leads me to a secondary Truth About Billiards: In most cases, it's a good idea to go elsewhere to eat. I have, however, learned a fundamental Truth About Billiards: Inevitably, hunger sets in. Years of occasional pool playing have done little for my command of the game.
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