Austin Karaoke

Edit: I went again after the store after being contacted by the owner, and we had a very good experience this time so I'm changing my rating! We went on a Monday night, and weekdays are cheaper which is nice, and we had most of the place to ourselves too. This time, the room we went in was very clean, from the tables to chairs to tablet. The tablet in our room was very good this time, and didn't lag at all which was fantastic. Was about $12 per person in a 6 person party this time, for two hours. Was about $15 per person for 3 hours starting at their discount time, and it's also discounted if you have a student ID. Very good price! However, the facilities were kind of sticky and run down. We booked in advance like the store suggests, but since one of our microphones wasn't working we had to relocate to another room and the table there was unpleasantly and strangely sticky. One of the seat cushions was also loose, and a phone slipped underneath it. Underneath the seat cushion was straight up concrete and metal bar supports of the foundation of the furniture. The best part about this place is that you can play YouTube karaoke videos, so my friends and I were able to sing whatever we wanted to our hearts content. Depending on the room you get though, the tablet for using YouTube can be more slow and the internet more spotty. In our new room we had a good connection. The rooms are also NOT SOUND PROOF, it's very apparent what other people are doing and singing. We had a lot of fun in the end.

We had my daughter's 8th birthday party here and all of the kids had a great time. The music selection was extensive and there wasn't a song the kids wanted to sing that they didn't have. The place is clean and the room was perfect for a kids birthday party. The staff was extremely helpful. A wonderful place for a party.

Loved going! Went on a Tuesday night around 12 AM and the guy was super cool and helped us with the controls and everything. It was also very clean and spacious. Also v good variety of songs!

Visited recently with some friends and it was a great time! So many songs to choose from. A no-frills place but it was cute. My only complaint is it got incredibly hot in the room!

Clean rooms and easy to use equipment. You also don't hear the other rooms singing which is nice. BYOB.

Had an amazing time once we were actually in the room. Colorful Lights, tambourines, and YouTube at our disposal. Only wish they were better staffed, there were several groups waiting to be let into their room and evidently only one person running the whole show, took like 15 min for anyone to even show up at the front desk.

I recently visited Austin Karaoke, and I had an amazing experience. Thanks to the employee that helped us out named Bin, our time there was special. He was professional and friendly and ensured the best for our group to have the best night. He genuinely cares about his job, by assisting us if we had an issue which created such an enjoyable experience for us. I highly recommend Austin Karaoke and especially commend Bin for his exceptional service. The place is very clean and it had a vast variety of music. LOVED IT

I love Austin Karaoke! This place is always a great time and I love coming here with friends. The vibe is so fun and they recently switched to ipads which is such a great plus if you like using YouTube. The front desk is always very courteous and helpful, Bin is great and very welcoming. He always fixes any issues we have and has such a good attitude about it. Overall I'd recommend this place to anyone looking for a private karaoke moment!!

Decent place for karaoke. Decent karaoke devices with pretty decent selections of non-Korean songs. Nothing to complain about.. except for their unwritten, unannounced "late fee" that is added after going over 5 min for $1/minute. Be aware of the late fee.

Was told they only take reservations. We just walked in and said we were lucky they had 1 room available but there was 2 hour minimum. Seems like a scam to get more money. Beware of scam artist here.

Overall, the place was just alright. I hadn't read any reviews before going but I do see that the same complaints that people have had for the past 5 years haven't been addressed. I also feel that we gave the place several chances to make things right but I guess they take the same attitude to listening to feedback from here. I won't be going back. The one perk I would say it had was that it is BYOB. Since it's karaoke, you're responsible for bringing the fun, but as a venue there were many shortcomings and I was on the fence of going down to two stars but the poor customer service made that an easy downgrade for me. We had a great time regardless and made the best of it. Having been to several other karaoke establishments, there were some things that you'd grow to expect that were missing. The equipment was outdated and there wasn't much in terms of newer selection. They did, however, have several different languages to choose from. Since we had several people it was important to have more than one microphone. We started with two but then one of them went out. After bringing it to the establishment's front desk, they took a look at it and didn't make any efforts to replace it with another one. The rooms are dark for a reason, if you turn the lights on or take a look at the ceiling, you're in for some surprises that might be related to the lack of ventilation. We were in one of the larger rooms with several people and it was getting hot in the room. We asked if there was a way to cool the room and they said that's as cool as it was going to get.

Went to Austin Karaoke with a group of 6 and had a private room. It's BYOB which of course made the night even better. The room was spacious and had fun lights. I think we booked for an hour or two and ended up asking if we could add one more hour. We had so much fun! The technology is very old school but it did not hinder our time at all. The front desk guy was nice and straight to the point. Highly recommend this karaoke spot!

This was a family ran Asian karaoke place. A bit run down in terms of the facility, but it's good to support local businesses. They have English and Asian songs to choose from.

My friends and I were visiting Austin for my birthday. We planned to go pretty far in advance so we didn't go on great days. It was when the cold hit, so many places were closed. We did have a reservation at 6 when they opened and we knew we were going to be drinking so we took an Uber to the location. We get there and they're closed. I understand being closed due to the weather but when you run a business where reservations are mandatory, you would think they would call and reschedule with you or offer you a refund for your money. Especially knowing people drink during their karaoke so they are inclined to take lyfts or ubers so that was just time and money wasted. Poor business running

The place is pretty run down and the rooms are not clean. The music videos are not the actual music videos and instead weird trace videos of Thailand of some parts of Asia and the instrumental music is not the actual one from the song. They use covers of the song as the music and some are okay, but some are just way off, making the song sound weird. The remote for choosing songs is also really difficult to use so we wasted a lot of time trying to play songs which in turn lead to increased time and more money. The rate is $5/person/hour which is not bad, but there are other karaoke places in Austin that charge that same rate and their songs are more legit.

Run down Korean Karaoke place. BYOB and still fun with what you make of it. Sing/yell your ass off with your party the whole night. It will have all of the hits you've been singing since you were kid. However, it may not have a lot of current music/hits from the past few years. Make reservations ahead of time because it will be crowded.

I used to have such an amazing time here however in recent days, this place has brought me nothing but anxiety. They have a strangely strict cleaning policy that doesn't seem to accommodate the use of the room. If you spill water on the floor, it's a $20 charge, even if you clean it up with napkins yourself. In addition, the attitude is completely unjustified and surprising. They claim That sweeping the floor and lightly wiping the table is all that needs to happen to throughly clean the room. To me, that seems neglectful. I have enjoyed my time here in the past, but I will no longer choose to spend my weekends or time off singing at this karaoke establishment.

Went there this past weekend for a kickball teammate's party. Pros: -large rooms -good sound system -BYOB -open till 4 or 5a Cons: -HOT!!!!!! as in hott as hades...a ceiling fan, some air conditioning...that would help. I was really too uncomfortable. I mean..when you get a bunch of people in a room without any air, what do you expect? The drinks we all brought helped. -song book a little skimpy..like who doesn't have "holiday" and "into the groove" by Madonna??? Thats just one example...it was a bit challenging to find songs i wanted to sing. I may be back or no...I actually enjoy performing in front of strangers so a free spot suits me just fine.

Okay, you've just finished dominating Rainey or 6th Street, but you're not ready to give up the night. You could go home and continue another round of Power Hour until you pass out with Cheetos and Keystone Light in hand, or you could rally and move onto the next step. Trust me. Rally and move onto the next step, Austin Karaoke. This is going to be a fun night you'll remember... at least, parts of, depending on how hard you pushed it up before that. Facts: - $20 an hour for 4 people, then an additional $5 per hour per person. - Open every day from 6PM - 4AM EXCEPT Monday. - Right off Lamar Street in a Korean shopping plaza. Tips: - Make a reservation the day before. I know this is counter-impulsive, but you can always cancel it if you have burned out too much too quickly. - Pick up a few tambourines from the front desk. Even if you can't sing on key, you can likely tamba-jam on beat... unless your motor skills are blasted past the point of a tambourine beat. Then you should probably resign yourself to dancing as you pass the tambourine off to a friend. - Stop by a store on the way over... it's BYOB! - Don't forget that you left your ID there as a room deposit... especially on a Sunday night. You'll have to wait until Tuesday evening for them to open again. Watch sweet karaoke videos with cool scenic backgrounds from around the world and turn on the disco ball! Give the tuner a lil key change if squeaking out some Bruno Mars is a little too high for your vocal range. Have fun!

It's no secret that Karaoke isn't my favorite pastime. Some people have voices of Fergie + Jesus, but mine is closer to Maude from the Simpsons + a grackle. I will never impress a room full of strangers, but Austin Karaoke allows you to sing to only your friends and my truest friends can tolerate my absurd voice. Each room is set up like a luxury party bus, minus the neon lights. They have vinyl booth seating that curves around the walls. There's plenty of room for the performances, BYOB spread and to sit, watch and sing along. The sounds is pretty good too, or at least as good as the singer. You can come in with alcohol anytime before 2AM, but after that they won't let you bring in anymore, so you better come prepared. They stay open really late, so this is a great option for an all-night rager where you won't get the cops called on you.

One of the best places for karaoke with the homies! They have songs from many cultures. They have many Kpop songs and even Vietnamese songs, props to them! Many American pop songs as well. Me and my friends had so much fun and we are definitely returning soon!

They miscounted our group size and insisted on over charging my friend who made the reservation. When he gave them a bad review they gave out his phone number somewhere to get people to harass him. On top of that, there were multiple technical errors and the system didn't work several times. Horrible business.

I'm not a huge fan of karaokes, so I wasn't really expecting this place to be amazing. But to my surprise, my friends and I had a blast here. It's BYOB, and it is open until 4am. We were having so much fun that we stayed until the place closed. There is a huge song selection, and the rooms are clean. I took out one star because the restroom was quite dirty, and the door lock on the stalls did not work properly. It would have been great if the remote control machine had English on it too. Couple of my non-Korean friends had trouble using the machine. Overall, it's a great place to hang out with your friends. Highly recommend this place!

Austin Karaoke is the place where you can sing with your pants off! NO PANTS THURSDAYS, Y'ALL! Ok. While that may not be 100% accurate, Austin Karaoke is one of those places where you get your own room so if vodka fueled Backstreet Boys is your thing, then so be it. BACKSTREET'S BACK, Y'ALL One big huge giant caveat: AK is BYOB which is a huge double edged sword. Great if you planned your evening accordingly with a cooler fill of liquor, beer and mixers. But kind of shitty if you made the decision to go after getting closed out at Blackstar COOP down the street. GOT NO PINOT GREEGE, Y'ALL How you gonna keep the party going? ... Especially when you can't buy all that good stuff? You're gonna need that liquid lube when you hear some "basic bitch" who thinks she's Rihanna try to belt out some classic Britney. I don't think so miss thang. HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME, Y'ALL It really is a fun place and they're open late. They have a pretty weak selection of English songs though and thus my rating. If you're a karaoke hound you should check out DK sushi on Thursdays. It's a good party.

This place will rip you off so beware!!! We had a party of 8 and a few of them left early and paid their portion after arguing with the guys up front because they were trying to say you can't split up the payment you have to pay on one card, (all split up the price) and at the end of the night I was charged for the whole price (none of the money that the other people paid was taken off my total price)!! When I figured all this out a few days after my friend told me it's happened to her at this place too!! Also during the time we were there the guys were nice the first 30min we were there but then later when we needed help working the karaoke he just looked mad and irritated!!! Won't be going back that's for sure!!!!

It's not a particularly original formula, but it is an amusing one. Shoehorn 8-15 of your closest (or future closest) pals into a private room, fire up the TV and plug in tunes from any of the massive tomes they carry here for anywhere between a couple of hours and what seems like the rest of your life. Yes, time slows down at Austin Karaoke, some might even say spins backward, and before you know it, your 6'5" buddy is making everyone imagine what Madonna might sound like -- if Madonna were some sort of truck driver or professional athlete wielding a Lone Star, the athlete's weapon of choice. I'm a little disappointed in the fact that some of the song volumes tilt heavily to the Korean side first (what are we, chopped liver? :)), but then again this is a place that's as popular with its regulars (both international and local) as one might potentially expect. It's a fun vibe, and the owners do, by my estimation, a pretty good job of keeping things light and rentals easy, so you can get straight to the main event. It's BYOB, so remember to hit the store on your way, and remember to make a mental snapshot of your pals on the way in. 'Cause it's possible you may never look at 'em the same way again...

Well, we really wanted to karaoke and the original place we wanted to go to was completely full. They referred us to Austin Karaoke and we were lucky to get a small room for the night. The neighborhood is a bit stabby, but we heard nothing but joyful out of tune singing when we entered. You can BYO libations and snacks and they even provide cups and bottle openers here - all you need to do is ask the nice people in the front. I loved the scenes playing in the background of the lyrics - it looked like scenes from a Asian travel show that were spliced together. We had no problems with our equipment, but one of the seats in our room did collapse under the weight of one of our friends. The place isn't the cleanest and people can get a bit rambunctious in the wee hours of the night, but singing louder and being roudier than your neighbors is a great remedy for that. They charge by the hour so keep an eye on the time and ask for rates beforehand because they did not tell us how the payment worked up front. Other than that, I would keep an open mind for this place and enjoy singing along to your favorite one-hit-wonders!

This is a karaoke place. Meaning, it's not a bar that features a karaoke machine. This is Japanese-style private rooms where you can have your own party. It's BYOB, and they have some regular drinks and will serve you steamed dumplings in between your sets of Journey, Eminem, Backstreet, Josh Groban, 50 Cent, Katy Perry, and whatever else you might want to sing (that was a snapshot of part of ours). It's open until 4, we got there at midnight and stayed till 2. Dumpling and some Yakult (a Chinese light yogurt drink) cost us $15, and the room for 2 hours was $36. Split among the 5 of us, it's cheaper than bowling, but your voice will be more hoarse. This isn't a "come to Austin" and karaoke pitch - I just want to point out that there aren't that many cities that have dedicated karaoke places like this, and Austin has 2. You might want to check this one out. Also, don't be intimidated by the Chinese character remote control...you'll figure it out after a few minutes. They have every song you can ever think of and then some.

I can't, in good conscience, give this place more than a star. Little interaction with staff besides the beginning and end. Facilities were normal (kinda run down, but the price seemed right) BYOB is a convenient touch. Song list is more robust than you realize if you search the machine, but if you're only left to use the books they provide (all of which do not match up with what is available and seem to be in every language but the one I'm typing in) then it can seem like there's not much at all. It all seemed very nice and transparent, and had an authentic charm until the very very end. The part that gets really inconvenient is the way in which they complicate the simplest transaction. You'll find out very early on the going rate: $5 dollars, per person, per hour. It's not a bad deal, though one crucial detail they seemed to intentionally leave out until the very end was that they CANNOT charge more than one card. No, it's IMPOSSIBLE. Technology does not ALLOW split-tender transactions. Therefore, people CANNOT pay for themselves individually. They'll watch you shuffle and they'll laugh as your group figures out how to Venmo or ATM the problem away, to get the main persons ID back (they take it for ransom because it's impossible to charge more than one card, so they gotta have someone's ID to make sure only one card pays) It was just mind boggling. No more than one card. We can't. No. We can take cash but no more than one card because why? Transaction fees? Do you want an extra dollar, buddy? I'll pay a convenience fee, just don't leave people standing there with no solution. Unacceptable and disrespectful sums up this business. There's other places that will let you split the transaction. Everyone would be better off going there next time.

This place was friendly and took a large group of us last minute. We had a blast but had trouble finding a lot of English songs we wanted to sing

This place is BYOB. $5 per person, per hour. Only one star short was the sound quality. It was too quiet, then adjusted to too loud, then squeaking, then adjusted again and again and ended up stressing everyone out for the first half of our get together!!! But after it was all said and done, the BYOB was the best part of it all and we had a good time. They have a good variety of songs and don't make anyone feel left out. (since we had a multicultural group of friends this particular night)

After going to this place for years, I've moved on to Hi Tunes Karaoke. We have been overcharged the last few times. They used to take everyone's ID when they checked in, but they have stopped doing that. Perhaps this is an attempt to make more money off of drunk people. It was fun while it lasted, but I'm not coming back. The liquor store next door is convenient, but it doesn't outweigh the oversized tables which crowd the room, the old TVs, and the run down bathrooms.

One of the few private room karaoke you can find in Austin Cheap pricing. Byob everything. Open till 4. You can't find another place like this when u can't sleep and wanna go have some fun singing lmao

Austin Karaoke is the cleanest Korean style Karaoke Bar available in Austin, in my opinion. They do a good job with their upkeep, which is rare for most Karaoke bars. They've also got some helpful employees and treat everyone kindly. I've been coming here for the last few years once or twice a year, and haven't been disappointed. Mostly just drunk, and having fun. You get a private room, pay $5 per person an hour, bring your own beer/liqour, and sing your heart out. Doesn't get much better than that. For all of you shy folk that don't like singing in front of strangers, this is definitely the best option for you to test out your vocal skills. Music selection is pretty good, but should definitely have a LOT more songs available. Hence, the docking of a star.

I've been an occasional Austin Karaoke patron for years. They just got a nice (American) song refresh. BYOB? Respectable song selection? Love this place. Just be aware their new song scoring app is ruthless. I scored a 000, again? Oh, and the amusing, pseudo-romantic background videos have been replaced by scenic videos from various Asian countries. (I think I prefer the old vids, honestly.)

I never write bad reviews but this place is a racket. They charge per person and if you have a lot of people it can get really expensive. It was really hot and muggy not sure if the ac was broken or just turned on low. The restroom is disgusting only one of 3 toilets worked (the other 2 were full of turds). The door on the working stall was broken and there was no outside door to the main hallway. The music selection is terrible and the technology is not intuitive and hard to figure out. Both of the people working were just chillin at the front desk not trying to fix all the broken shit or show us how to use the technology. Do not recommend.

Always our go-to spot for my group of people. We always have a great time there and leave happy.

This place sucked. They were so rude. They turned me away when i walked in with my MOTHER simply because we walked in 10 minutes past our reservation. NEVER GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!! The workers are rude, disrespectful, and arrogant. I am so so so disappointed.

Pros - Cheap, laid back, BYOB, good large selection of songs. Cons - this place is RUN DOWN. Now, it makes sense because it's a byob place so it's probably frequently used by super drunk people. However, they really need to remodel or fix some basic things up including the sinks in the bathrooms, and any broken hard ware in the room at minimum. There also needs to be better a/c or air flow as it got hot in the room very quickly. Overall, I wouldn't mind coming back because of the price and the fact that basically no one bothered us. But there are probably nicer options out there if you're not just looking to get totally wasted.

Unbelievable! Not only did they cancel our reservations without calling us, but then they tried to blame it on me! We booked online and LEFT A NUMBER, and they tried to say that "email is a legitimate way to contact someone that their reservation is being cancelled". Yeah...you're right, but when you have a number, shouldn't you try CALLING the person before you cancel their plans they made with you? For a business I've patronized before, I'm very disappointed at how unwilling to accommodate our party their front desk was. Terrible customer service, condescending, and unwilling to make it right with the customer. Take your business elsewhere to someone who actually holds your reservation and communicates any changes. We're having to scramble for our birthday plans at midnight the day before because we received absolutely no call or confirmation except an EMAIL from the company at some random time throughout the week (which, by the way, went to spam...so maybe work on your email server you send from as well). Do not give this company your business.

If there was an option for 3.5 stars that is what I would give this place but I don't want to give it 3. They have all different size rooms which is really great. I reserved the room for 20-50 people. If 20 people show up, the charge is $5 per person per hour, which is an unbeatable deal in my opinion. They don't make you figure out the payment either, they let your party come up to the register to pay individually, cash only though. You can be as loud as you want in your room and they screens on both walls of the room and two mics. The room that they gave us seemed to only seat like 30, it would definitely be a tight squeeze with 50, but maybe because we told them prior to arrival we would have no more than 30 they squeezed us in to a smaller room. Either way, our group fit comfortably. The remote control is quite difficult to figure out at first so definitely be ready to ask for help your first time. The videos that play while singing are also hilarious. The rooms do get pretty loud so I don't know if I would suggest this to someone who doesn't like loud music. Anyway overall an awesome place to have an affordable party with some laughs!

I love Austin Karaoke, and have been here well over a hundred times. In fact, whenever I hear the words "last call", I instinctively round up everyone in the near vicinity and attempt to organize a field trip to AK. WHY? Because the point of going out is to cut loose... and there's no better way to accomplish this than singing crappy backup vocals to a song you'd otherwise never listen to (but somehow know the words), with friends who are singing just as bad (if not worse). As an AK veteran, I can say that the entire experience hinges on 2 things. A) Who you're with and B) how wasted you are. I will assume that we're all grownups here and can adequately address B with no problems so I will expound on A based upon years of karaoke wisdom. Tip #1) Bring chicks. Nothing sucks more than a roomful of dudes serenading each other. It's gay. Especially when some assclown violates every man law by putting in a cheesy love ballad like "Right Here Waiting"... If you need added imagery, look up "whack" in the dictionary. Tip #2) Hide the Remote from the Mic Hog*. There's always one in every group... the one that thinks their voice is the bomb and has to sing every one of their greatest hits before the night ends. Yes, karaoke's about showin' off, but allowing the mic hog to hold a private concert breeds boredom. Giving autonomy of the remote to this person is even worse, because the song queue will fill up faster than you can say "Hotel California" and no one else will get to sing. Tip #3) Don' t be shy. There are no good or bad singers at karaoke, just people that don't sing and people that sing too damn much. Nobody's gonna care if you butcher Green Day if it means postponing the Mic Hog's third rendition of Celine Dion. And when you DO sing, put some heart into it and let loose. I'll take a spirited performance complete with screams and falsettos any day over someone that just drones in a lower octave but hits every note... Tip #4) Leave the Room once in awhile. One of the coolest things about AK is the diversity of people that frequent the place. Get out of your room and talk to some ppl. You might end up singing in a room full of strangers, you might even get some digits, but you will definitely have fun. That's about all I've got for Austin Karaoke. I still don't know what anything costs there because usually by the time we check out, I've blacked out. But I will say that there are certain "benefits" for people that the staff recognize. If you haven't been, make an effort to stop by after your next night out on the town. And if you hear someone doing the Axl Rose "ay-eeeeeay-eeeeeaaaayyyyy" thing too much when you're in the hallway, well... come in and say hello, I could always use another backup... * disclaimer: The author is a repeated offender, guilty of several mic hogging sessions.

You know, it doesn't have to be like that. Why would you pay upwards of $60 for a room where everyone keeps their clothes on and there are no animals in funny costumes? Why would you come back to place whose staff are almost antagonistic? Why would you want to sing karaoke with keyboard-covered versions of songs instead of the originals? Why would I give two stars for this? I dunno. Why did I do any of the above things to begin with?

This place sucks. Once in a blue moon they will update the songs in their system but they won't update it in the page book to locate it. That's fine and dandy I'm a pro at searching for songs so thank goodness there's a REMOTE that I can use to search via name of the song or name of the artist. Imagine my surprise that the letter 'N, O, and T' don't work. Do you realize how many songs/artist have those letters? It's annoying and I have mentioned this to the front desk so many times because its happened in multiple rooms that some of the buttons don't work. I've come here a few times so its not like I only had a one time bad experience. Every time I go we have about 5-7 people and we understand their policy at 5$/head but they either try to overcharge us on purpose or the workers at the front desk don't know how to count. Our bill was 200$ for 7 people this last weekend for 3 hours. 35X3 does not equal 150$ even after tax. Of course when we asked about it in the front desk they told us we had 12 people in the room and they were giving us a discount! Btw I understand DIFFERENT people walking in and out of the room to say Hi to think they might be in the same room but nobody new ever came in. The only thing I can think of is that some of the guys were smokers and to be considerate of non smokers in the room they took a step outside when needing a smoke break. Regardless this place sucks, the equipment is old, and the employees don't know how to count.

I love this place!!! Late night karaoke, hot girls, ramen, sushi at 4 am man what else could a person ask for. This place is actually in a nice strip center with lots of light. They always have a security/cop so it's safe inside. The rooms are kept clean and the songs are updated. The equipment is up to date. The party doesn't have to end with Austin Karaoke.

Have you always dreamed of a huge room full of all of your friends with coolers full of booze and a huge flat screen with unlimited karaoke? Oh, no? Weird. I do, at least once a month. Austin Karaoke made this dream come true for me. The best part - each person pays for how long they were in the room. No more of this who owes what and people overpaying. When you leave you pay for exactly how long you were in there. Two hours - approx $10. For those of you who lack the courage to hit up the stage in front of tons of people, this is a great place to go to practice your fist pump, air guitar or amazing dance moves. My only complaint was that they blasted the heater and I was sweating the entire time. Note to every business in town - just because it is cold outside doesn't mean it needs to be 80 inside. Please learn. Thanks!

This is the place people go in a last ditch effort to woo the women of 6th. Srs. It is a great place and I have been here many times after a night downtown. The song selection is on point as well (I suggest all star from Shrek). The establishment is also byob so its good for continuing the process of utterly destroying and eventually sending your liver into the shadowrealm.

There are some people that are not down with self-embarrassment, not even for the sake of amusing absolute strangers. (I know, it's so weird!) For those who aren't interested in asking for respect - just a little bit - from amused, probably inebriated onlookers, this place is for you. This place is also especially for you if you've only ever heard like... 20 songs. Or if you know Cantonese, or Korean. Because *those* songbooks were huge. The English songbook... not so much. Oh, it is for sure entertaining reading your lyrics overlaid on a totally unrelated Asian video where a couple is obviously being torn apart by work, or another woman. It is especially funny when you're singing Ain't No Other Man while this couple is in turmoil. Off-topic videos? Check! Absent KEY karaoke songs? Check! You can't be asking for respect in any amount because they don't carry that Aretha Franklin classic. The limited variety wasn't worth the trip, but it was fun to see otherwise shy friends grab the mike, even if only to sing some N'Sync - you better believe they had the boy bands. The BYOB aspect was nice, too. Also, we split the room fee (I think it was 8 of us?) and it was maybe $12 each for two hours on a Saturday night. Hmm.

Worst business operation in Austin. Even before they tried to screw me on my birthday, I always despised Austin Karaoke. Obsolete systems, dirty rooms, and overpriced. The only thing positive is the BYOB and no one cards since management likes to promote underage drinking. My story begins on my 22 birthday when I had a group of about 20 people come to celebrate. About half of the group was going in and out throughout the night and we definitely did not exceed 20 people within our 2 hour stay. Few people even paid for themselves on the way out. At the end, a short little Korean guy charged me for 25 people for a full 3 hours. I was surprised and asked for him to double check. He said he's correct without blinking. I said how can you prove we have 25 people? He said he saw people walk in. I pointed to the 4 security camera TVs in the back and I asked him to show me. He told me, "Oh those don't work." LoL. I looked at their posted pricing and calculated the pricing on my own on paper to show him. Even IF we had 25 people, he was overcharging us. By this time, I was screaming at this fool. Extremely rude, can't provide any proof but trying to ripe me off on my birthday. I lost it. He was apple red with anger and embarrassment but he couldn't do anything. There was even a cop right next to me and he didn't even say a word. In the end, he charged me for 22 people and then added, "But now I have to charge you tax." I absolutely hate this place. Haven't been back since and I always deter my friends from it. Drive 2min and take a right on Airport and you'll find another Karaoke place for cheaper, always empty and also BYOB and bring your own food.

I want to be very clear... i LOVE KARAOKE. That is probably just the corporate drone wanna be cruise ship entertainer in me, but so be it. I went to AK with my BF for a very very gay birthday party. Literally, I was the only girl there and he was the only straight man. That is why we've even got three stars attached! Those men were hilarious... once i started it off with I will Survive, I couldnt rip the mic from their hands if i wanted to. Think drunken gorgeous gay men singing things like Ebony and Ivory. The BYOB helped for sure. They lose two stars for customer service, for random sushi getting hot and disgusting on the counter up front and because the sleaze factor is really high. Note: The coolest thing about this place are the RANDOM videos attached to the songs and the rating of your accuracy.

I had my 30th birthday celebration here last night and although it was soooo much fun, I have to drop my points for this place for the following reasons: 1: The guys at the front desk just aren't friendly. Plain and simple. 2: The song selection is HORRID. First of all, it's only sorted by song title instead of artist. This is just all around bad idea jeans. Second of all, It obviously has not been updated in atleast 10 years and is missing some serious karaoke staples. I went to a karaoke place in Japan and they had 10x the selection of English songs than this place located in TEXAS. 3: It was hot as hell in that room. A friend went to ask them to turn down the temperature and they even took cash from him when he asked! Did they turn the air down? No. No they didn't. We sweated our asses off in that place. Remaining pluses: Cheap. BYOB. Open until 5am. Huge rooms to accommodate big parties.

Love the private room - so that we all don't have to torture the innocents. Love the cheap rate - so that we could sing till we lose our voice or wasted. Love the song selections - too many to choose from and too many of us who wanted to show off!! Perhaps someone should put a sticker label on the big yellow button on the remote so that we know that means "ENTER"?! Everything on that gadget is in Korean.

This was my first time going to a karaoke bar and I had one of the best times I've had in a long time. I always thought going to a karaoke bar would be lame and boring, listening to drunk people butcher songs-little did I know that drunk singing is the best and funniest part. I didn't know what to expect upon arriving and the BYOB concept blew my mind-I didn't even know BYOB to a bar policy even existed. SAH-WEET! So you go in to the private room and there's a U-shaped booth seating with a few cubes to sit on and a large table to set your 8+ liquor jugs (bottles are too small with that many people) and endless supply of beer on. And then there's the glorious karaoke machine that features Korean videos to go along with your awesome song choice. 1. BYOB -win win situation 2. Open 'till 5am-imagine how wasted you'll be by then and how much drunk slurring-I mean singing- you can do in that amount of time. 3. Trying to read the words on the karaoke machine and even though you know the song, you drunkly still try to follow the words on the screen and can't. 4.You swore you knew the words to a song, and then you start singing and realize you didn't-and you drunkingly yell "Hey, the words on the screen are wrong" 5.Watching a guy sing some cheesy love song and everyone is totally into it. 6. Getting a group of drunk girls to sing "bitch" and "barbie girl" good times 7. Trying to find a song in one of the Korean written books and being totally frustrated-but laugh cause your drunk...so who cares. I will definitely be back here! I think we're all gonna make this a regular thing and come at least once a month. The bill can get expensive so make sure everyone chips in. But I figure that if you have a group of 15 or more-it's not that expensive at all. If 15 of you went to a bar for 4 hours, the total amount spent there on just drinks would equal about the same as going here, only you can bring your own endless amount of alcohol and watch your friends make drunk fools of themselves and have them tell you the next day about you being on your knees rocking out, too. But be aware, you are your own bartender and we all know how strong those drinks end up being by about 2:30am and how it seems to go down like water. When you get home-the toilet may become your best friend. Do like I did when I got home and throw down a towel on the bathroom floor and make your self comfy-after murdering your liver for 4 hours...it's gonna be a long night/morning.

Private-room karaoke CAN be great for groups: fun, with a relatively fresh catalog. MANY songs/covers in East Asian languages if that's your flavor. BYOB is great for cost-savings, and price isn't that bad: $5 / person / hour. Unfortunately poor policies / management may lead to your group being subject to highway robbery. Be VERY CAREFUL to get something in writing regarding total charge. We had 12-15 people singing for 3-4h, with another ~10 people stopping by for less than 1h; we were charged for 25 people for 4h because "when [the front desk] came in and counted, that's the number [they] got." It was later explained that we needed to have individuals check in and check out; however, that policy was TOTALLY DIFFERENT than the one explained to us in advance of the evening. That said, if you can avoid administrative issues, you should expect to have a lot of fun there. Keep on singin'!

Solid as a rock. You can come back here over and over and over again and it never gets old. I've never had trouble with service, with song variety, with price, with anything. So it's insanely easy to have a good time here. I've never even had a hard time getting a room on short notice. It's also BYOB which is always a good thing. It stays open super late. It's pretty cheap. I think it's around $5/person/hr which isn't bad at all. They have new songs a lot. The korean music videos that play in the background are really entertaining. I'm just rattling off good things about this place because I can't really find anything bad. Yea so, if you need something fun to do on short notice, with very little planning, pick up some booze and snacks and go to Austin karaoke. It will be fun, I guarantee it. Unless you and your friends don't like karaoke, in which case, you are lame, and I cannot help you.

So after my experience I went back and read some reviews and imagine my surprise when their poor experience matched mine. "At the end, a short little Korean guy charged me for 25 people for a full 3 hours. I was surprised and asked for him to double check. He said he's correct without blinking." This is exactly what happened to me. Even the part where he said he's correct without blinking. He claimed we had 20 people in the room right now. Much like the negative reviews the short one started getting angry and raising his voice when I disputed his charge. I told him there was no reason to raise his voice. He said "It's loud in hear and so I want to make sure you can hear me". Ha! In the end I paid the $300 even though I should have only paid $225. Afterwards we were cleaning the room and he came in and I counted how many people were inside. There was a total of 7. Then I challenged him to walk outside and count. We counted 4 more people smoking. hmmm....that would be a total of 11 not 20. He didn't offer to refund my money. They are just scamming large groups. Stay away if you have a large group. Read the other reviews. I wish I had.

Oooooo this place is niiiiiiice. The private rooms were $10 a person, per hour and very spacious and nice. Everything seems very new and fair-to-middlin' clean. BYOB is always a plus. They have some (non-alcoholic) drinks and snacks available for purchase, well. There are two microphones; I think one of them was wireless. The song selection is okay; not as expansive as Diamond Karaoke, to say the least, but okay. The oddest thing are the videos that play behind the words on the screen; so random. But sometimes, those movies and the song match up in hilarious combos. I enjoyed it and I'd go back, for sure. :)

I had the best time here.... but that was all because of the group and not because of the location. Austin Karaoke seems to have no concern about the customer... There was no friendly smile, or warm hello... there was no "Yes sir" or "Right away"... Just a real lack of concern from the staff. They are real stingy on price and not worried about making sure your visit is pleasant and you will be returning. The songbooks are only organized by song, the remote is labeled in Korean and they provide no instructions on how to use it, the music is badly recorded... In the day of Rockband... why do we need Austin Karaoke?