The Cue Ball

Service is a little slow, and unfriendly. But you don’t go there for the service! The tables and cues are aging, but its the best deal in town for pool. Lots of tables, almost always at least one open.
Other patrons usually pretty polite and understanding when you need to take a shot or walk by, as long as you are to them. Jukebox is a nice addition to the back room, though people can make some rather awful choices, but that’s everyone’s taste.
When I wanna play, this is where I go.

Cue Ball is the BEST pool hall in town.
First off this is a pool hall not a bar. No smoking or drinking. All ages are welcome. Cue Ball has been around in Salem for 60 years. It’s looks shady from the outside but it’s nice and safe. You are charged by the hour and the amount of players. I think it’s $ 3 for two people per hour, not bad. All the tables are in good shape. The sticks are another thing; they are drop and played hard with. If you want a perfect stick buy one or bring your own. They have a pro shop on sit too. Just place to hang out with friend and play pool. Cue Ball has a great reputation in Salem. The staffs are friendly and very helpful.

I used to come here in high school. The owner always cracked me up, and he is the one that actually taught me how to play pool. I remember one time I thought I was doing really good. good enough to try out for a competition. when I walked up to the front to sign up, he told me «no…you’re not that good» which hit me hard at first… but he then said «you will see why, watch them».and I saw these what looked like professionals playing pool and immediately thought «THANK GOODNESS I did not sign up!»…come to find out, they were just intermediate pool players, he just smiled at me after I watched for two minutes. I quietly said «thank you». I have a lot of fond memories at this place, even though sometimes there were some sketchy people that came here, I always felt safe because of the people who worked there, they always watched out for me. It’s very inexpensive for sure. I could play there for HOURS and hardly spend anything. Now a days, for a 10 $ drink you could spend like five hours playing pool. The place also sells pool equipment from pool sticks to tables, and even tables for gambling.

I pass by here so much and didnt realize it was a place to play pool.
On one side, it sells equipments and tables for pool.
Con:
–parking, it is street and diagonal, and traffic is one way, so be careful backing out!
— this place is really shady looking. It is not even downtown, well barely there.
— little old but it works!

My family and I come here once and awhile to play — and its usually not too busy. They have two larger rooms to play in. Its very inexpensive, so its very family friendly. Staff is usually friendly. If you’re eating next door at Sassy Onion, stop by and play a bit afterwards… it’s fun!

Years ago, this spot looked like a shady area in a part of downtown that was near bars, a nearby bus station, suspect biz, and full of what seemed to be bikers. Fast forward a decade or two, the non-​smoking establishment looks cleaned up as do the neighboring businesses. They now pride themselves on being the premier destination for all things pool-​related and seem family friendly. I’ve noticed a major influx of nearby Willamette students and young folks citing this spot as a relaxing time to shoot pool and the place looks as classic as ever.
Prices are good here and there are plenty of tables. Since there no smoking, it makes a world of difference giving patrons an opportunity to smell like crap. The spacious gap between tables could be wider, at least to where there isn’t an occasional poke from the near table, which is a normal thing in most pool halls anyway. In the next room over, there are some tables for sale as well and most that I’ve seen are in very good condition.