Match Up's Pool Hall - Fort Collins

Match Up's Pool Hall

625 S Mason St  

Fort Collins, CO 80524

 (970) 482-2337

www.matchupspoolhall.com

Mon - Thu:         10:30 am -2:00 am

Fri - Sun:             7:00 am  -2:00 am

When out drinking we always love shooting pool. Sometimes the tables are taken, or crooked, or covered in stains, or the cue ball is missing, or we don’t have any quarters, or….. Oh you get the picture.  Match Up’s is the perfect solution and having plenty of pool tables, we never have a hard time with any of the above grievances.

Atmosphere: This is a large space filled with regular full sized and smaller bar size pool tables. There are rows of darts and poker tables towards the back, but as usual we went straight to the large bar located in the center, because who plays pool without a cold one close by. There is a large chalk board near the bar displaying the daily drink specials as well as tournament information. Music played at tolerable levels via the jukebox, while groups of people all ages played pool in several sections of the place. There is plenty of TV’s lining the walls so you can watch games and play them too.

 Service:  Service would be our one complaint here. We sat at the bar briefly and sat with empty beer glasses for over 10 minutes while the bartender caught up with his friends. Also, there was only one server working the entire place on a Saturday night and apparently smoke breaks are more important then tips.

Drinks: This bar is fully stocked as liquor goes. While they are a little bit lacking in the draft beer department they make up for it with a decent selection of ice cold bottled beers- that are actually sitting in giant ice tubs. They do offer daily specials on all vodka drinks, rum drinks and martinis.

Food: There is a menu offering typical bar style food. The appetizer sections offers items like mini corn dogs, poppers, wings and nachos- to mention a few. The rest of the menu consists of burgers, sandwiches, entrees (steaks, fajitas, fish n chips) and even a few salads for those health conscious pool players.

Amenities:  HD TV’s all over, Pool tables , darts , poker tables, touch tunes juke box, mega touch video games, patio, free Wi-Fi, change machine, ATM.

Parking:  parking available on the south side of the building or street parking where you can find it.

The Buzz: Free tacos every Friday from 4pm-6pm, late night happy hour on Sunday - Thursday 11 pm – 1 am with: $1 domestics, daily drink specials, pool leagues available, free Texas Hold'em poker tournaments every night from 6:30 pm and Sundays at 6pm, $1 hot dogs daily

CLOSED - Hatrixx Pub and Grill - Fort Collins

Hatrixx Pub and Grill
6013 S College Ave,
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-988-9114
http://www.hatrixx.com/
Monday – Sunday 11 am to 2 am

CLOSED DOWN

Don’t let the outside of this bar fool you. This place gets the five star rating of dive bars even though it’s so much more. After looking up the actual definition of a dive bar, and that being “a relaxed and informal atmosphere—often referred to by local residents as neighborhood bars, where people in the neighborhood gather to drink and socialize” we feel confident with this categorization.

Atmosphere:  The first thing we noticed upon entering this bar is how clean and well maintained it is. The second thing we noticed was the smell of pizza coming from the kitchen area, which was also very clean. There are pool tables through the center with booths along the back wall. The front of the bar features a good size stage and large dance floor. In the back corner there are several tables set up with people of all ages playing poker. There is an outside covered patio and an entire room full of pool tables for the more serious pool sharks. The crowd was a more mid- age- range mix and everyone was friendly.

Service:  There are several servers scurrying around the place making sure everyone is well taken care of. The bartender was engaging and polite. He made sure our drinks were full while attempting to upsell shots, with the guarantee it would make the band sound better.

Drinks:  The bar itself has a nice selection of domestic and craft beers at good prices.  It’s a fully stocked bar that appears to be very well organized as well as clean.  The sign at the end of the bar lists their nightly specials so you can always get a buzz on the cheap.

Food:  The menu is impressive and offers breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as an adequate “pub grub” section. There are sandwiches, salads, Mexican food, desserts, made to order pizzas, but most importantly- rocky mountain oysters. The menu prices are beyond reasonable with nothing above the $10 range. There is a food special daily.

Amenities:  Touch tunes jukebox, large covered patio in back, pool tables and a pool room, video games, ATM machine, dance floor, large stage, boxing machine, Megatouch bar top video games, dart boards.

Parking:  Hatrixx does have a parking lot, but once full it is a tight squeeze. And it does get full.

The Buzz:  Live music on Friday nights,  nightly poker tournaments, dart leagues, pool leagues, open mic comedy night on Thursdays, Sunday’s ladies drink free from 4 to 5 pm. weekend brunch, Tuesday night music jam, daily drink specials.