Beats Karaoke

I love karaōke! I’m not so sure I like to embarrass myself per se but I enjoy seeing others sing. On occasion booze has been known to convince me that I should have been a punk rock star. Damn you booze!
This particular Monday I had a hankering for karaōke and I was not impressed. You have to pay for a room here which is fine but my posse was only 3 people. I was also feeling under the weather. There was already a couple and a group of girls at the bar. I thought that’s cool. All the small groups can be one big group. Boy was I wrong. There were two bartenders and they encouraged everyone to sing. We had no idea every song cost money! We bought a couple pitchers and we thought the over priced pitcher would cover our songs. Then if that wasn’t bad enough… the mic was barely on. I get it it’s a neighborhood. But maybe you should sound proof this place and let people have fun.
It made me miss the old people/​townie dives where people can got sloshed and sing beauties like Billy Joel’s You May Be Right or Dolly Parton’s 9 – 5.
Save your money and go elsewhere!

I was really disappointed with this place. I came on a Monday night, and there were about 5 other people at the bar. We were given a piece of paper and picked a song.
The mics were on, but they had turned the volume WAY down. Like can’t even hear yourself in the mic at all. It was basically people just singing at the bar and the microphone was acting as a prop. We asked about this and were told that the mics were working and the volume was fine. We asked a few other times, because part of the fun of karaōke is using a sound system. They eventually admitted they had been getting noise complaints and would not turn it up any louder. Really? They really should have thought of this when they opened a karaōke bar.
The bartender kept doling out song tickets, three or four at a time. We had zero idea you had to pay per song. Apparently you get a free song per drink, and we had a few pitchers. I figured based on the fact that the bar was empty and that she was pushing the songs on us, they were included. We had a really big bill at the end and it seemed a little sneaky.
All in all, I won’t come back even though there aren’t any other similar places in the area.

Very interesting place… to say the least.
One drink = buys you a song at this karaōke bar. The staff is very polite and applaud you even though you probably didn’t deserve it.
It’s kind of cool to see a noraebang (karaōke bar with private rooms) with a communal bar where everyone can just sing without renting a room. I have never seen that before. I suppose Americans just have to warm up to the idea of noraebang.
They have a very wide song selection and it’s a good place to make new friends if your on Grand St.
Would I ever come here again? ONLY if I drink enough Jameson.
Beers run about $ 5.00 a pop which is standard in this hood.

To be honest I’m not a big fan of Karaōke but stopped in a few weeks ago to meet a friend and ended up having a good time with some fellow crooners at the bar!
They have good drink prices and I’m pretty sure you get a free song with your first order. I didn’t see a food option but I’m sure like most bars you could bring it in or get it delivered. The interior is pretty open and unassuming with private rooms on 2 levels for larger groups. The staff was really friendly and it seems like a cool addition to the neighborhood. If i’m with some friends or coworkers and looking for something different to do this seems like a nice option. I would write more but it appears Unilocal does not like my review so I thought I’d be as generic as possible to inform the public about an establishment in the area I live. I guess I thought that was the point of the website.