"Cost: Starts at $20 per hour for up to 5 people Buford Highway’s Happy Karaoke isn’t new, shiny, or high tech. The private rooms look like a tattered basement den, and the Korean snacks are reminiscent of microwaved kid meals (although the spicy kimchi pancake is a winner). You’re here to sing, so what’s important is that the prices are reasonable, and the song catalogue is regularly updated (flip to the binder’s back pages for the current chart toppers). Just stick to the drinks here, which range from canned soda and bottles of soju to liquor-chaser combos that you’ll mix yourself in plastic cups like you would at a frat party." - juli horsford, nina reeder