It’s close to midnight on a warm, spring Saturday, and The Rack is bustling. Voices chatter and billiards balls smack over an upbeat Latin pop song. Meagan Soloff, owner and general manager of the downtown pool hall, leans against the bar and surveys the room, beaming. “I’m so proud of what we’ve done here,” she says.
Soloff and co-owners Jon Bruenning and Evan Henderson took over the space from Don Q Family Billiard Center after the legacy establishment closed in August. After a whirlwind few weeks of renovations, the building, located on the 1100 block of Chapala, opened as The Rack in early October.
The new pool hall boasts nine pool tables, which the new owners painstakingly refelted, as well as a jukebox and a bar stocked with beer and non-alcoholic beverages. The walls were repainted and the lighting was changed, giving the space a bright, fresh look…