Jo L.
Yelp
Be warned that there's a $50 minimum for any group, and that can translate into 2.5 hours of karaoke, 2 hours of karaoke and one drink, etc. As long as you meet the $50 baseline, you're set.
LOCATION
It's a little difficult to find as it's tucked down an alley in Chinatown, and it's compounded by the fact that you enter what looks like a mini-mall and go down a set of lit-up stairs before reaching it. You'll find it, but it'll take some exploring.
I would also be wary of staying out too late, as we were almost jumped several times upon leaving. ***Don't walk on the sidewalks, walk in the middle of the street!!!***
KARAOKE
The sound system isn't as good as other karaoke bars I've been to, but it does what you would want it to. They use a Chinese karaoke system, so knowing how to read Mandarin would be helpful when navigating the portal. Since it doesn't have a wide selection of English songs, they Chromecast YouTube to the TV, and you can karaoke from there. Not the most professional, but it does the trick.
One thing about the portal system too is that you can't karaoke without the actual artist singing as well, so that was a MAJOR downside for our experience. We asked the owner about it when she came in to check on us, but she said that some songs had the artist singing along and others didn't. You just had to be lucky when choosing the song. We got it to work, though, once by pressing random buttons, but were never able to replicate it afterward.
DRINKS
If you're looking for good drinks, this is not the place. We shared a Sprite Vodka, and it was worth the price considering it was mostly vodka, but the execution of what we ordered was off.
SERVICE
The barista/cashier up front was very accommodating in explaining to us how the system worked and resolved any issues should we have any (upping the volume, how to connect YouTube from our phones to the TV, etc. Again, the downside of our experience was that they didn't know how to navigate the system so the artist wasn't singing along with us (which defeats the purpose of karaoke).
Unlike other karaoke spots I've been to, the place here was very flexible in regards to timing, and we were able to sing a little longer than our allotted time without penalty.
Overall, if you're really itching to sing, this place isn't bad, but other places might be more worth your fancy.