Booches

Booches is a restaurant and pool hall on 9th Street in downtown Columbia, Missouri, USA. Their cheeseburgers, which are served on wax paper, were named one of the top ten burgers in America by USA Today in 2000. Known for their saying, "Closed Sunday, see you in church!" among other witticisms posted on their walls, including "Unattended children will be sold as slaves" and "No sniveling". Booches received its name when its owner was nicknamed "Booch" by writer Eugene Field. Booches has gone through many owners in its time, and was male-only until the 1970s. Today, it is a haven for University of Missouri and St. Louis Cardinals sports fans, and is a considerably more family-friendly atmosphere.

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Restaurant: A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. The term covers a multiplicity of venues and a diversity of styles of cuisine....

Pool hall: A pool hall is a place where people get together for playing pool, snooker or billiards. The establishment often serves alcohol and may have gaming machines on the side. Pool halls were immortalized in the movie The Hustler, starring Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman....

Columbia, Missouri: Columbia is a city located in Boone County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,531. It is located roughly equidistant from St. Louis and Kansas City on Interstate 70. It has the reputation of combining the quality and culture of larger metropolitan areas with t...