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Andy Poolhall

Neighbourhood:
annex, college street, little italy
Activity:
dance, drink, hang out, play pool, listen to music
Venue type:
pool halls, bar, lounge
Scene:
casual, loungy, retro, 20something, 20s
Food/Drink:
beer, bar shots, martinis, mixed drinks
Music:
funk, soul, hip hop, rap, r&b
Cost:
Drink $5.00 – $10.00
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Cover $4 – $10
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Andy Poolhall
489 College Street
Toronto, ON M6G 1A5

416-923-5300

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  1. Nusrat Jahan wrote on March 11, 2010:

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    According to the owner:
    Finding a couple of pool tables in a bar or lounge is not all that uncommon. However, they are usually a haphazard afterthought. At Andy Poolhall, though, there are five red velvet tables, and they figure heavily into the venue’s vibe. In fact, they set much of the tone for the social dynamic. There is also a lounge area with a dance floor for those who are too fidgety to take a clear shot. The lounge space is ’60s inspired, and any genre of DJ an end up spinning therein.
    A notable feature about Andy’s DJs is that they don’t play Top 40. They’ll play funk, disco, rock, soul, British rock, post punk, dirty disco and electro-clash, but not current chart-toppers. The idea is to entertain by setting a mood, not by numbing you with whatever is being tired out on the radio. Indeed, it hasn’t been uncommon for breakdance battles to break-out, not to mention things keep shaking until well after last-call. Since the DJs are often out to do their own thing, though, requests are generally not encouraged, and those for pop-divas are outright ignored.
    With the ’60s motif, the ambiance is part and parcel of the evening. Deeps red with splashes of purple, green, black, and while set the groove. The furniture, moreover, is far from square. Bubbly, pleather chairs offer a surprisingly comfortable breather for the go-go groove on the dance floor. Then there is the row of black and white chairs designed by Pierre Paulin, who also designed the chairs in the Concorde waiting area at JFK airport in New York. Finally, the basement location and low-lit ambiance give the club a truly underground vibe. Andy Poolhall might be in the thick of it on College Street, but inside seems much more far out.

  2. Dan W wrote on April 13, 2009:

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    Andy Pool Hall makes me smile every time I think of it. It’s an excellent pool hall, a cool lounge, and one of my favourite dance floors in the city. I’m not sure how they managed to get it right in so many ways, but it’s worth a visit.
    Most times I’ve been, the dj’s have stirred up a wild crowd which appears magically from the surrounding red pleather reto couches.

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