No longer BOYB but still a good time. Beers are $5. A lot of past reviews complain it smells like cigarette smoke but I think times have changed.... lots of people vaping but I couldn't smell a thing. I'm almost sad about it! The cigarette and vape selection is crazy - I have never seen an oolong tea flavored vape before.... Saturday night wait for a table was an hour and a half. read more

MJ Pool House - Pool Halls Near Me - Houston, Texas

I definitely recommend coming later in the day when the sun goes down because that's when it's more active in this place. However, it's still a nice hangout spot to chill with your friends. They have food, drinks, and cigarettes. What more could you ask for? The customer service is great and the variety they provide is even greater. This place was PAWSOMEEEE read more

During the day very relaxing to play some pool with some friends. The pool table and sticks are in decent shape and the price is good as well. I go there almost every week, 10/10 recommend ! read more

Named after Michael Jackson, obviously. I'd give 5 stars if not for all the smoke which is the reason we hardly come here. However when it comes to good pool at good rates and late night fun and games in Chinatown, there aren't many better places than MJ, located right above Giau which is another amazing late night spot full of sexy fun. read more

MJ Pool House - It's bad, it's dangerous, it's off the wall, and it's a real thriller. So is she. - Pool Halls Near Me - Houston, Texas

Been here for so many years and ppl are very nice. We always come and treat us like fds and family.Comfy atmosphere .huge variety of drinks, some little snack and food provided!Leisure place to come anytime read more

The owner is arrogant and disrespectful and the table is not good also the cue sticks are broken! fix your table ang cue stick and also your attitude sir!!!!! read more

Love this place. I have had tons of fun playing pool and hanging out with friends here. They have some snacks and drinks as well which makes it hard to leave. People on here complain about smoke smell, but if we are being honest; any pool hall especially an Chinese owner is going to smell of cigarettes. Having been to china as well I know that smoking is hugely a part of everyday life there. And people want to talk smack on Mj because of the smell? Even if someone has smoked while you are playing, you should expect it. I have a buddy that works there and they are all super cool. Traveling tomorrow to Houston actually and am definitely stopping by after the airport. Super excited!! read more

Pretty legit pool place. Been around forever and I've been coming here with different friends for almost a decade. Average price and def much cheaper than slick Willie's or dnb. Outside drinks allowed for a small fee. Good lighting of the sun is down but decent lighting if not. Five pool tables and two snooker tables. Good cues to use. Probably fifty percent at this point but sooo many available. More than needed for all tables. Used to have a lot of smoke but I think they got busted so no more smoke! Also if u wanna play some mahjong... read more

My kids wanted to play pool while we were here. They ended up loving it and we went 3 times. They got pretty decent rates. We played at least 2 hours each time and I don't think we payed more than $20. They have snacks and ramen you can buy. read more

Large spacious pool hall, inexpensive, but availability of alcohol (beer or otherwise) TBD (they did not have anything other than soda/water/Asian teas at the time). Some of their cues were broken, but overall most cues were good quality. Decent enough. However, they did not have many different sizes of pool cue. All of them were the same size, which made it harder for some shorter people I was with. Additionally, the entire place smells like cigarette smoke despite signs everywhere saying NO SMOKING, so they're probably violating some kind of business requirement to smoke indoors anyways. NBD but hey man, follow your own rules. read more

Just left after giving my son his first pool lesson. The price is right, $10/hr and we played for less than 2 hours for$16 on an afternoon that was too hot outside. We found the facilities fine. Enough good quality cues, plenty of chalk and tables. The owner even helped me at the end give a small adjustment to my left handed son. No pressure to buy drinks. We'll be back. The major criticism is that despite the signs, it smells of cigarette smoke and people came in and started smoking next to us while they played--ash trays are available despite the signs. I am willing to put up with this issue for the great price and convenient location. (Smoke does not hang in the air or burn your eyes like in olden days and I doubt the smell will ever go away, but bars are worse) It is not fancy but functional. read more

This place is cool to chill with your friends, and have a good time, but there was one problem that I had which really didn't sit well with me. I went there one occasion with my Asian friends, and it was coo, everything was smooth. However when I came in there with my black friends we were asked for our ID's which was really unprofessional in my opinion, since we were the only people that had to give out ID's when everyone else in the pool house did not. I'm really not the type to just call someone a racist since it's a huge accusation, but I really think this is Lowkey racism. I kinda get it though because maybe some black people have ran off without paying, but we came there another time and still asked for our ID's. Probably will find a new pool house or sum, but yeah not that bad of a place other than that! read more

This pool house is newly opened and it has pool and snooker! Pool table and snooker table are very new. Price of the drinks and games are very decent!! They are surrounded by a lot of Chinese restaurants, pretty good place to hang around in the weekend and even week days. read more

MJ Pool House - pool tables in a pool hall - Pool Halls Near Me - Houston, Texas

Not a bad place to shoot pool. There's five standard 8 foot pool tables to the front and 3 snooker tables towards the back. The table were maintained good and it was fairly friendly for bank shots. No one was smoking while I was in there but I went during the day and there was a faint smell of stale smoke when I went in. It's located in a strip mall so that parking was fairly easy to find. I got there when they just opened and a top40 radio station was playing for music. I was by myself and paid $8 for an hour of pool. Not bad. read more

They have a lot of table and a friendly staff. If you're looking for something to do late at night, MJs is open late and is relatively cheap at $10/hr. Thy have enough tables for a lot of people and they have two different types of game tables for different games. If you ask, they have gloves which they can lend to you for free!! This is a great place to take friends. They do allow people to smoke or vape so if anyone has asthma, be careful. But late night fun!! read more

We were lamenting that there were no entertainment options other than karaoke in Dun Huang plaza when we found this place. They have 2 snooker tables and about 6 pool tables. It wasn't too shady as most people were couples or a bunch of young guys all asian. Rates are affordable at $8 per hour of play. They have beer and other drinks at $3 a pop. Even though there are clearly several no smoking signs around the room people were still smoking which was a big downside. Also, later on I noticed my green tea was a few months expired which was kind of gross but tasted fine. Cheap place for a date or guy hangout spot. read more

I've been to this pool place countless times. The cost per table is about $10 an hour and their business hours range from 2 pm to 2 am. It's a very nice and clean environment. Whenever I go to play pool, the majority of the time, I see the owner cleaning the table and organizing things around. The reason for the 5 stars is because of its location and because of the big, standardized table, which includes a very smooth Andy cloth. I say this because a lot of pool places have smaller tables, and it doesn't feel right, playing regular pool. I recently went to Dave and Buster's, and for their pool table, the tables are small and low, and the 8 balls are small as well. The majority of the cue sticks are broken. We had to search around and find one that isn't. The individuals that rated MJ with bad reviews are most likely competitors. I believe smoking isn't a big issue here. You can also purchase cold beverages as well as snacks. If you bring a drink from outside, they will charge you $2 per drink. read more

It's cheap pool but you'll have to endure through the reeking smog of smoke in the air. At $9/hr and in a popular area of Chinatown this easily becomes a hangout spot to play some pool and kick back. I noticed they do have some snacks like ramen in the back. They only accept cash- no card. Also, the toilet in the girl's restroom has a 3 feet splash zone when you flush. read more

Parking is a pain most nights due to the high density of restaurants and clubs. Overpriced drinks. $3 for 16.9 oz soda. Despite the no smoking signs and City of Houston ordinance, some patrons smoke and staff does nothing about it. This made it our first and only trip. read more

Dont come play here, price are insane and inconsistent. Worker told me 10 dollars an hour before we started playing. Went to pay after an hour and the bill was 15 bucks... they claimed we went over by a few minutes and said plus tax. I never seen a pool hall that charges tax for playing pool and the only reason why we were over by one minute is because we waited for the worker to come out of the back room where there is illegal gambling going on. Worst experience ever, very unprofessional. read more

Reasonable prices on beer, reasonable rates on pool. Relatively clean, decent full size and level tables. Ok loaner sticks. Great location. Good parking. Nice clientele. Can't complain. read more

This place changed owner or manager. Now they allow smoking inside and it kinda makes me suffocated a little. The tables are still nice but they definitely need some new cues. The service is still there and the price is still acceptable comparing to the likes of Slick Willies and BG. read more

It's a pretty chill place to go play pool at. The workers here are very friendly and tables are pretty big. It's also a reasonable price of 10 per hour. They open up till pretty late too. read more

NO SIX STARS??COME ON Really love this place!!! pool is only $8 per hour and they came promptly to ask for drink order..The owner is very nice too.I only know how to play pool and I was curious about the snooker.He told us the rule and let us try on those snooker table but only charge us pool table price instead of the $14 snooker price!!! The place is clean and located on the second floor of the strip mall.They have a huge parking on the second floor which has cover,so no need to worry about the rain storm in houston.LOL! Snacks,instant noodle are available! Compare to all other pool hall,this one is so much more welcoming and comfortable!!LOVE IT They have couple outside seating available so we can relax outside too GOOD PRICE,GOOD PLACE,GOOD SERVICE,CLEAN,VALUABLE!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Don't like the place a lot because has the smell of smoke and I really hate it it also has something weird going on in the back so I'm pretty suspicious about the place,I'm also really scared of the place too because last time there was a fight there and blood was everywhere i mean everywhere but if all of this bad stuff has had never happened it would of been a good place also if u hate the smell of smoke and want to relax and play pool my friends told me about a place called BG Billard and grill they said it had delicious food and people only smoke outside where most men who smoke hang out read more

I really liked this place, I just wish this chinatown wasn't such a far drive for me. The tables seemed new and high quality and it is not pricey at all. I went on a weeknight and it was not very busy but I'd imagine that's different on the weekend. I think they're open pretty late. They've got regular American bottled drinks available. I'll be back! read more

this place is not bad...i was utterly surprised when i first visited that it was pretty decent inside. not a bad place for someone to go into and get some practice on some pretty good tables. they do allow smoking and when i went in there the first night, it was pretty evident as soon as i open the door. staff was very nice and i was pretty much expecting that. price on pool and drinks are actually pretty good compared to going to some of these american place...however, i wish they did have a different price for bucket beers, but that wasn't a big deal. i noticed most of the patrons there didn't really drink alcohol anyway and maybe that's a good thing. if you're looking to find and meet chics, you're shit outta luck guyz..LOL...the ratio is bad and 99.7% of the girls there are with their bf's or whatever anyway. the music is whatever's playing on the top 40 radio stations...restrooms clean, thank god. they have pool tournaments every once so often so if you're a hustler, inquire within!! lol read more