8 Ball Saloon

These dart boards are a crime to humanity. The scoring doesn’t work properly, it counts points when you take the darts out most of the time, and it adds points if you hit the board when the dart bounces off. The original authentic dart board was much better. Also, the bouncer is so unfriendly! Will not be returning! 😭

Used to be the usual place I'd hang out with friends, the darts always hit the spot even if they didn't hit the board. We'd spend hours there buying rounds and meeting new people as it was easy to play with just people, darts and the chalkboard to keep score. Honestly the new paid dart machines don't fit the vibe of the place and who even keeps quarters on them these days??? Smh y'all ruined a perfectly good dive bar.

My friends and I used to love coming here. The vibe was relaxed and we met cool people. As grad students, we wanted a place to have fun without it being college bar with drunk 18 year olds. It was great to meet both young professionals and also a slightly older crowd too. The main reason we were able to meet people from the community was darts. It was free and easy to play with anyone unlike the pool tables. The fact that they replaced their cork dart boards with ugly cheap plastic machines that cost money to play is probably the worst business decision the bar could possibly make. The scoring doesn’t even work properly 😂 When we went there for first time after installment no one was even playing. People showed up looked at the machines and left. Instead of us buying drinks while we play and buying shots for the winning team, we will be telling everyone don’t come. They need to fire the idiot who said that would be a good idea. With so many bars in AA it won’t be hard to find a new place, oh well :/

If you are looking for a dive bar in Ann Arbor, this is the closest you’re going to get. $11 pitchers of Locals are pretty goated. 8 Ball is my ideal nightcap, not really any undergrads here. Only making this 4 stars because I’m seeing everyone upset about the darts, and I agree that it’s a terrible move. They do still have two pool tables though.

There is this worker there who chronically denies people at the door because they seem to be too intoxicated or have a fake ID. I'm sorry I'm old and still have the green Michigan license. I understand the concern for the safety of his workplace and for the patrons and workers, but it is kind of ridiculous when he goes on a power trip. ALSO I was once waiting for my friend while they were in the bathroom, and the SAME WORKER told me to leave since I was showing signs of visible intoxication by laying my feet on the chair next to me....? I don't understand why this guy thinks I'm a chronic nuisance of a nonverbal drunkard who has a fake ID lol. It's kind of sad to see 8ball on the fall, since I read the reviews posted before mine, and all of them were negative. The popcorn is a plus when they actually have it, and it's always fun to queue up songs there.