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Boston Billiards behind the eight ball
By adamg on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 9:54am
Teddy Kokoros reports that Boston Billiards on Brookline Avenue looks like it has ceased to be.
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Hmm...
Sounds like back in July I knew this was going to happen based on their latest changes. New management (or something like it) seemed to want to drive the place into being a dance club instead of a billiards hall. I'm not surprised it's gone. It'd be nice if they could put a real pool hall back in the space.
That's two for not surprised
Last time it was there (and we knew it was the last time that day), the tables were lousy with dings and dents, and we were surrounded by noisy blaring televisions. No way to play pool. Yeah, maybe the place was the best at one point, but it hasn't been for a long time. If you get to the point where you say a pool hall is a shitty place to play pool, it's got a serious problem.
Yelp has the scoop
Reviews on Yelp starting on Jan 5 talk about it closing. They evidently closed Warwick RI, Danbury CT, and West Springfield MA, too. They are looking to reopen a few places, including Boston, but only if they can find lower rent.
Too much space, too few customers?
Old news! Their first business day after Jan 1st they abruptly closed their doors forever with no warning to their waitstaff. Those scheduled to work that day were curtly informed that the place was going under and they were all terminated as a result. Harsh, huh?
I've heard talk that although they were a popular destination for coctails and were doing steady business on that end, their rent was too high and too few people were using their many billiards tables.