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Pal Joey's Cocktail Lounge Bar with pool tables in San Diego, CA

4.3★★★★☆ 553 Google reviews

Open late

Pool tables

“Friendly staff, pool tables, stage and dance floor with live entertainment, sporting events on the bar TVs and Touchtunes jukebox.”— from a Google review

Pool comes up 5 times in its reviews.

Visit

5147 Waring Rd
San Diego, CA 92120

Call (619) 582-6699

Directions paljoeys.net

Monday6 AM – 2 AM
Tuesday6 AM – 2 AM
Wednesday6 AM – 2 AM
Thursday6 AM – 2 AM
Friday6 AM – 2 AM
Saturday6 AM – 2 AM
Sunday6 AM – 2 AM

Hours from Google, shown in local time. Confirm before you go.

Call ahead for table rates.

Fact sheet

Kind Bar with pool tables Google category: Sports bar
Google rating 4.3 ★
Reviews 553
Instagram @pal_joeys_sd

Pal Joey's Cocktail Lounge is a sports bar at 5147 Waring Rd, San Diego, CA. It is listed here because its customer reviews show it has pool tables. It has a 4.3-star rating from 553 Google reviews.

How the place describes itself on Google: “Vintage, strip-mall pub with pool & occasional live music amid no-frills decor & TVs.”

What the reviews and website show

Each item is listed only with its proof: a sentence from a 4- or 5-star Google review, the place's own website, or how often reviews mention it.

  • Full bar

    “After a long, demanding day at work, I walked into Pal Joey’s expecting nothing more than a quick drink before heading home.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 17 times in reviews.

  • Food

    “For instance, last night I went to the pizza place right next to and brought pizza into the bar without issue.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 6 times in reviews · also per the place's website.

  • Open late

    Per its Google hours: open past midnight 7 nights a week (latest close 2 AM).

What players say

They have karaoke with a good group that comes out and an awesome dj running karaoke. Two pool tables w purple felt. Pretty cool. League is done here. I don’t know if they have food but I know people will have food brought from next door and eat that. Bar is good with many options and service is decent.

★★★★☆ Nahomi, Jun 2022

It was great in a Saturday night! Live music, nice pool tables, and good drinks! I have heard it is much slower on weekday but it was a very well kept bar. Great for a chill weekday night or a lively weekend!

★★★★★ Emily, Oct 2025

Came in on a whim around midnight with a few friends after closing my bar. The bartender was very sweet and made us some pretty decent shots. The draft beers were ice cold and priced well. Quite a few people for a week night. We shot some pool and stayed till last call. I hadn’t been there in over 15 years.

★★★★☆ Brandie, Jul 2026

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 553 on Google →

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