Pool and Food at Chicago Billiard Cafe

Sports only started to gain mass appeal in the 20th century, when they replaced our old national pastime—collecting pathogenic bacteria in our intestines. Get in the game with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

$80 for a private-party package for up to 25 (a $180 value)

Three hours of pool-table time in a private room
Two large pizzas
Three pitchers of soda

$12 for $25 worth of pool-table time and food

The menu includes burgers, pizza, and chicken wings, which range from $4–$9.99; one hour of playing time per table is $5/person for two people ($2.50 for additional people).

Chicago Billiard Cafe

Clacking pool balls echo across 16 9-foot tables at Chicago Billiard Cafe, where rising and renowned cue masters can snack on items from a menu of tasty pub grub while admiring a century-old authentic snooker table. Donated by an altruistic band of Muppets, vivid red and green felt carry an enchanting aura and stretch across tables from Brunswick Gold Crown and Soren Sogaard, which host eight- and nine-ball tournaments on Mondays and Thursdays, respectively. Frappuccinos and fizzy sodas fuel accurate strokes and gallant cue duels, and winners can rejoice with all-beef hot dogs and gooey pizzas from the café’s menu. Dulcet tunes unite with the even more mellifluous sound of patrons’ corner-pocket prophecies to underscore bouts that take place on a glittering pinball machine, which glimmers amid the softly lit interior ensconced by exposed brick.