Carolina Ale House on Glenwood Avenue is ditching the wings and brews for something a bit more competitive. After closing post-NCAA championship game, the spot will transform into Smash, a ping pong-focused venue featuring ten tables, handcrafted cocktails, and shareable plates. LM Restaurants’ new “eatertainment” concept aims to employ up to 75 people and includes a rooftop patio. Turns out Glenwood South is trading beer pong for the real deal – there’s more to this transformation than meets the paddle.
Another one bites the dust in Glenwood South. The Carolina Ale House on Glenwood Avenue is calling it quits after the NCAA championship game, but don’t pour one out just yet – this closure is less about failure and more about evolution. Handcrafted cocktails and shareable plates will be prominently featured at the new venue. The venue will be adding ten pingpong tables as its main attraction.
Change is brewing in Glenwood South as Carolina Ale House transforms into something new, proving sometimes closures are just fresh starts in disguise.
LM Restaurants, the masterminds behind the Ale House brand, are swapping beer nuts for ping pong balls. Their new concept, Smash, is bringing more bounce to the neighborhood with over 10 ping pong tables, a rooftop patio, and enough space to host your next corporate shindig that nobody really wants to attend.
The new spot isn’t just another bar – it’s what industry folks call “eatertainment.” Think cocktails and appetizers with a side of competitive spirit. The venue plans to employ between 50 to 75 people, proving that sometimes trading wings for ping pong can actually create jobs.
Before panic sets in for Ale House devotees, the six other Triangle locations aren’t going anywhere. This is just LM Restaurants reading the room and jumping on the activity-based entertainment bandwagon that’s been rolling through Glenwood South lately.
Between the arcade bars and mini-golf spots, the neighborhood’s turning into an adult playground faster than you can say “hold my beer.”
The transformation is happening in-house, with LM Restaurants handling the buildout themselves. They’re keeping quiet about the investment costs, but they’re rushing to get everything ready before fall semester hits.
Because nothing says “welcome back to school” like ping pong and cocktails.
For Glenwood South, this is just another chapter in its evolution from basic bar scene to entertainment district. The urban setting practically begs for these kinds of venues, where people can eat, drink, and actually do something besides stare at their phones.
And let’s be honest – watching people try to play ping pong after a few drinks might be more entertaining than whatever game was on the Ale House’s TVs anyway.