Eightball Saloon

We were told by a local bartender to check out 8 Ball if we wanted a dive bar experience while visiting Ann Arbor over the summer. It was definitely divey! Unfortunately they were out of the frozen white sangria but I got a frose that was tasty. The spaghett was a fun drink to try - a Miller High Life with a mixer of Aperol and lemon juice. There are a handful of other beer cocktails that sounded fun, and at $6 or $7 per drink, you can't beat the prices. Where else can you get a 48oz Natty Light for $8?! It took awhile for us to get drinks at the bar, but a friendly patron gave up his seat so I could get in sooner.There's a pretty large outdoor area which was nice - but a lot of people were smoking out there in the communal space. There was an employee who kept telling people they had to move to the smoking area, which was helpful. I don't know that I need to stop here anytime I'm in the area, but it was fun to check out for a drink.

Friday night DJ is playing dance songs, while folks are playing pool, it is under the Blind Pig. Drinks are cheap and good, no cover, dance, dance, dance, only on Friday, starts getting packed around 930; this is by far my favorite place to hang on Friday nights in Ann Arbor. I love this DJ, he has a very small area to play, but he does the most with a little and it is funky on Friday's. Crowd age is young to older, all vibing.Keep in mind that this bar is under the Blind Pig, so you have to walk down the little hill into the side door on the left, not sure what the capacity is for underneath but it gets crowded fast because it is a bit smaller.

The 8 ball is back, and better than ever!New decor is very fresh, while keeping the authenticity of the 8ball we know and love.Updated drinks include Froźe and delicious slushie sangria that packs a punch!Love the outdoor patio with separate smoking section, and looking forward to some Sunday Fun days there!Brava! Faith and Company you've survived and thrived!

Let's go with the pros: free pool on Saturdays from 3-7, cheap drinks, decent tunes, arcade games -- a few that work -- and darts.The cons: weak drinks, limited beer selection, and kids apparently allowed in. The bartender was friendly enough. I did not encounter any bouncer, but I left shortly after 7:00 and there weren't a lot of people there to bounce. I am also pushing 50, so bouncers tend to leave me be.I have been in many dive bars and I actually do enjoy them for the most part. The difference between a good dive bar and a not-so-good dive bar is that a good dive bar has character. This place doesn't really have much of that. I don't find anything particularly unique about it.Look, if you want free pool, this is a great place on Saturday afternoons, but I really can't see any other reason for going.

Most sub-3 star reviews on here are bemoaning that eightball is a "shithole". Well, my fellow yelpers, I have a message for you: some of us seek such an establishment, and eightball makes no claim that it is anything BUT a shitty dive bar that will ensure you wake up the following morning wishing death upon yourself. To further explain why Eightball Saloon is a 5 star establishment in my eyes, some ecological theory is in order:The concept of a "niche" can be ambiguous. While some define a niche as the environmental variables suitable for an organism, others have used niche in terms of the organisms' functional role within the ecosystem. G. Evelyn Hutchinson, regarded as the "father of modern ecology", provided perhaps the least wieldy, yet most succinct, definition of a niche: n-dimensional hypervolume. Ann Arbor residents are no more than a plethora of n-dimensional hypervolumes, where each dimension represents an Ann Arbor establishment, such as Eightball. Personally speaking, I have a dimension on my hypervolume that thrives in the conditions as described in paragraph 1; therefore, I'm elated to find such a place that unabashedly embraces such an identity and fills my niche.

May not be a 5 star bar but it's for sure a 5 star dive! Cheapest beers in town with pool and games. Dive bars might not be for everyone but this place feels like home. Be sure to check out the world class bathroom art. It's even jam packed with some great advice!

Cheap drinks, free pool, great crowd and atmosphere. Make sure you get in early on Friday and Saturday night because there'll be a line outside.

I am 22 and was turned away with a REAL ID just because the bouncer had clearly never heard of my home state or for whatever reason found my out of state ID confusing. The fact that I fly home with the same license but couldn't get into a dive bar is ridiculous. I offered to show scans of my passport and birth certificate but the bouncer didn't care. If they're that nervous they should get a scanner so people don't get unfairly turned away, it was such a horrible experience to be treated like a criminal and force my friends to leave simply because the bouncer couldn't believe I am of age.

Good vibes and atmosphere but the head bartender (heavy set guy with a beard) needs some serious anger management courses. You can bottle up my drinks, but don't bottle up that repressed anger dude! Find an outlet!(other than your patrons).

I like this place. I go here to drink my sorrows away from time to time and to stare at the wall. Good place to go by yourself but still not feel completely alone. People are nice. Interesting crowd.