Embassy Billiards Club
- Price Range: $$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Private Lot
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Music: Juke Box
- Best Nights: Fri, Sat, Sun
- Happy Hour: Yes
- Alcohol: None
- Smoking: Outdoor Area/Patio Only
- Coat Check: No
29 reviews
Neighborhood: Hollywood
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6 Reviews for Embassy Billiards Club
This is the only place in LA that has proper snooker tables! It's $20/hour during the weekends but snooker tables are expensive to maintain so it's reasonable.
The owner of the place was very friendly even invited us to free food! All in all we got a great deal and would definitely want to come back even if we live some 30 miles away.
wow chinese people.. we were seriously the only people speaking english in there... good thing i could understand them and eavesdrop if needed ;)
wow crappy cue sticks and pockmarked billiard tables. lots of cue sticks to filter through and lots of tables.
wow sketchy they only take cash!
wow i got to get the billiards itch out of my system on a monday night.
wow
Overview: Embassy Billiards is a mixed affair: post 2k, there was a gang shooting and that reputation has stuck over the years. Today, it's a much more established pool hall, offering monthly tournaments as well has hosting the US Open Prelims. Probably one of the best pool halls in the San Gabriel area.
Staff: One cute girl and a mess of fobs. She makes rounds taking drink orders and is most commonly seen in a miniskirt, adorable. The guys keep to themselves, unless you know them, and the bouncers are generally nice. Mon-Sat the nighttime bouncer is Peter from Thailand, and doesn't mind smoking your cigarettes, if you're looking for a pass.
Food Services: No alcohol. Kitchen service is from Embassy Kitchen next door, standard Hong Kong cafe fare: fried rice, pork chop rice, chow mien: awkward to eat since you only have high chairs and wall ledges. Drinks are the standard asian selection: boba, teas, etc. Speed is decent.
Pricing: There are 3 kinds of tables, snooker, standard, tournament. Premium times (Fri, Sat, Sun day/nights) are pricey: snooker runs for about 25.99, standard 14.99, tournament 19.99. Standard times are -4, and happy hour (Mon-Thur 2-5) is -6. If you have membership, $100 lifetime, or $40 annual, you get 10% off. $15 monthly for lockers.
Services: The standard tables are worn (they change the felt once a year, but the usage is ridiculous). The pockets are incredibly slutty, the felt is mediocre, the rails are blunted, knicked balls, and the tables are just a tad too packed; if you're looking to burn time for cheap, decent. The tournament tables are great: regulation sized holes, sharp rails, pristine felt, very well spaced. Same applies for snooker- this is the only pool hall i've seen that has snooker tables. Excellent lighting and ventilation.
Crowd: All asians. Fob asians and ABC's of every ethnicity, minus koreans. I don't mind much, but the chinese can get quite rowdy and tend to crowd a table. There's going to be a good number of hot chicks on a weekend, but you'll have to contend with a wait list.
Action: If you're looking for a random game, try the Tournament tables- if the old timers aren't in a game of snooker, they'll 9-ball with you. Impossible to hustle in this joint, unless you're after the narbs at the standard tables, but patrons generally keep to themselves.
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Not bad. This place is an Asian filled (people, not memorabilia) pool hall, which I like being Asian meself. Lots of free tables on a Sunday night and pretty low key. That's a plus for me considering how badly I suck at pool. At this place, I dont' have to worry about people watching me or anything because everybody pretty much minds their own business. We played for awhile and it was pretty fun actually.
Now comes the reasons why this place only gets 3 instead of 5. The parking is a mess, especially since it shares the lot with two busy restaurants. Also, the cost is a little pricey for what you get. It's $15 bucks an hour, a little much for an establishment that does not serve alcohol. And there's a 20 dollar minimum if you want to use your credit card. Also, the servers are slow at bringing your food/drinks.
But I had a good time and am always interested in finding new places to hang out at so Embassy is good in my book.
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Asians galore.
This pool hall consist of customers who are in high school and college - the young crowd, and Asian gangstas - kids who literally think they can be ruthless ninjas and kick ass. How do I know? I used to be that high school kid who hung out with those lame gangstas ... damnit.
1 less star for low-quality tables & cues.
1 less star for smoking allowed.
1 less star for high price w/ low-quality tables & cues.
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i had a bad experience here, prabbly cuz i'm not an old chinese loud smoking gambling chinese guy. this place is pretty nice looking, the tables are nice and large and nice looking, and there were old chines epopele and borderline gangster people there, adn its 17 bucks and hour the last time i went, or reemebre. basically it is kinda shady feeling and i would feel comforatble going there to gamble or hustle people out of money, but not for just playing pool and having a great time. thats just me though
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