amazing time. Derek the owner made me feel like I was at home, even though I was from Louisiana and very out of place. just a solid guy, with a great voice... the DJ and bartenders were also very personable and charming... just don't forget to tip, or the Mongolian lady will let you know. amazing time and a welcoming environment, that I'll be back for any time I'm in the area. read more

Our group was having a blast until we got cussed out for requesting a show tune? At the end some people in our party wanted to sing a show tune before we headed back to the hotel but it was during "rock hour". We were the only party in the facility and tried to request a show tune. One of the owners said "no f*cking show tunes" and made someone in our group cry. Will never go back when in town. read more

Trash place. Some employee was super rude, and drunk and cussed me out because he didn't have a song I was trying to sing after he spelled it wrong several times on the computer.... Because he was.,.. again... drunk.... Just rude and disrespectful. Left immediately after to Pagoda. Much better vibe there. read more

Love it. Karaoke sounds great. KJ is great. Owner is great. Just know it's $5 for 2 songs, but you get your songs in. And they sound is amazing. read more

They price gouge you here I came here with a group and we ordered 2 bottles of soju. The bill came out to $60... you can buy these bottles for $5 at ranch 99 read more

They overcharge for drinks - plain and simple. Looks like a trend based on past reviews as soon as a few hours ago... this place is terrible now! Also, they charge cash for karaoke ... who does that?! read more

Reposting from Google reviews to deter people from getting harassed and cheated by the staff: Dimples staff are crooks. They refuse to serve you water. The aged Asian lady who seems to run the place told me "This is bar, no water, drink beer".I was forced to order beer to hydrate myself, which is ridiculous. The karaoke host also announced to the crowd "If u want water, go home". They also put extra charges on your bill with no explanation, and refuse to give u an itemized receipt. Drunk bar staff claimed my friends were on my tab, but when I asked who, he said "I don't know". They also make you pay for every song you sing. This place is no fun. read more

The staff is friendly and the place is relaxed about the rules which is the only reason they got two stars. I went here for my birthday with a few friends and ordered some drinks. My friend ordered an old fashion which looked good and he only paid $12 for it. I decided to get one myself and I was charged $14 for the same drink. We left and went to Benihana's across the street for some food and decided to go back to the bar. When we returned I was charged $16 for the same drink (old-fashioned). The karaoke was a joke. They picked who was next VS going in order. I paid $5 for two songs (which is a joke because the artist isn't seeing a dime) and I only got one song. I won't go back unless my friends really want to. And when I do I'll be sure to bring up the pricing. read more

The bartenders weren't very friendly and the DJ wasn't very good. I also ended up getting roofied

I came with a group of friends for karaoke and for 4 people our tab was over $300. They ar charging $14 for jameson and fernet. It's very unfortunate bc the vibes were great and the bartenders were awesome. But when we addressed the owner about her ridiculous prices and she was extremely rude. It's very sad that this place steals your money because it has so much potential. DO NOT GO! read more

The owners are very nice and friendly. We did karaoke and they gave us a deal on that. We noticed four separate groups of people coming in. 2 pax, 4 pax etc. every group came for only one drink and left. The prices are waaaay to high. I drink all over SF, from Cocktail bars, to wine bars and dives.. this is without a doubt over priced. I guarantee If they lower their prices they will have much more people drinking here. Return customers and higher drink sales PP. read more

This place has previously been shut down by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for charging customers extra without customers knowing about it (do a Google search). I didn't know any of this before going in one evening and spending 45 minutes here and having four drinks. The cost? $99. For. Four. Drinks. When I saw the bill, I knew it was a mistake immediately and told the very drunk 60 year old, Asian female bartender, who I assume was the manager or owner. The karaoke DJ, male, Asian, 60s, very nice - maybe the other manager/owner - noticed and apologized for the mistake. He was sitting next to me the whole time in a bar with four people in it, so I'm sure he knew how many drinks I had, particularly since we talked to each other throughout the night. After apologizing, he offered to buy me a shot, which I accepted. They corrected the bill and I still left a $10 tip on the four drinks. When I got my credit card statement, I found out they had still charged me the $99. Read the other reviews here. This place is disreputable and has a long history of shady practices and overcharging. Don't come here unless you want to end your night with drama and haggling and months of credit card disputes. read more

Hear me people. I think sometimes bars get a little rowdy and accidents happen, but when they continually happen all night long it becomes a trend of rude disrespectful and unfair behavior. Dimples did a horrible job of treating us with kindness and inevitably shamed us for accidents they made. 1) we ordered two songs and paid to do karaoke. When the 2nd song came up the person inputting the songs put in our 2nd outlast song incorrectly we assumed she made a mistake an politely continued to sing the song anyways. In the middle of our song she came up and shamed us for stealing others songs and blamed us for a mistake she made. Even after when I went back and confirmed on the paper that there were two songs and she input them wrong she blamed me for stealing the song and refused to either give me my money back or just allow me to play another song for free. Instead she doubled down and said we weren't allowed to sing again. 2) at the end of the night my buddy went to go close out his tab. They apparently didn't have a tab or his credit card so we left. But little did we know l, the next day they charged us twice for that tab and doubled down on it. This is a shadey establishment with less than ethical or even fair practices. I write this not to be mean but just to warn people to be safe and keep an eye out for this behavior. Hope you have a great night singing! read more

The bar was a little quiet and dead when my friends and I went, but I guess it's a fine place to start the night and have a small chat. I had the Apple Martini, which was actually decently made, although it probably needed a little bit more apple liquor or some kind of apple flavor. The lady bartending for us was nice, and we got some tiny snacks to much on with our drinks. read more

Dimples - Apple Martini - Dive Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

Not good.. aggressive owner spit in the djs face. 20 dollar card minimum ... really interesting and not good ownership

Divey Korean bar in Japantown Came here with a friend the other day. I've walked by the bright neon storefront sign countless times, but it's only now that I've actually had a chance to visit. Inside, the place was actually much smaller than I had thought. When you go down the stairs, you'll see a table which is usually occupied by customers who want to sit down and smoke near the outside. When you walk even further in, you'll see the actual bar area, with some couches etc. Usually the place is not packed at all. There is some background music, and the waitress is pretty cute. In terms of the drinks, they seem to lack basic things like fruit juices for cocktails from time to time, but other than that the drinks are not bad. Overall, if you walk in, expect a divey bar with not a lot of people in it. If you want to find a quiet place after a long day of work to chill out and sip some alcohol, then this is a good place to go. read more

Dimples - bar - Dive Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

If I can give them ZERO stars, I would but sadly I have to give them one. Do not go if you want your money to be basically stolen. They're charging $14 for a shot of Fernet. The bartender was cool and the karaoke dj was so dope but wow. I won't ever be coming back. The woman owner was soooooo rude. I'm sad that this was our experience. read more

Shady owner, stay away! She accidentally pours an extra drink which we dont want and charges us for it. Given this sizeable "mishap," i leave zero tip. The shady lady then changes the tip on the credit card receipt!! Im appalled and shocked people do this. SMDH read more

Great place for karaoke! Bartenders were both extremely friendly and service was extremely quick. If you're down to blast yourself vocal skills to the entire bar this place is definitely the spot for you. Inside atmosphere is also pretty modern and cute. read more

My absolute favorite bar- a true gem. The co owner derek is a lovely man, as are the bartenders Lee and Brandon! I've lived in the city for 4 years and this is a true gem. read more

Friendly and Courteous Service in a setting of an excellent musical atmosphere. Unusually arranged stage and sound system keeping focus on a performer desiring to interpret a song and improve regular performance.Excellent Lounge and Efficient Service by Waitress. read more

It is a fun place to be after you have a nice dinner in Japan town. The DJ is fun and professional. Even though it costs $5 for singing 2 songs ($3 for 1 song), it is still worthy. The sound system is nice. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars for my review because they allowed people to smoke by the entrance where there is a sofa and table. My two guests were very bothered by the cigarette smoke and we had to end our party for the night because of that reason. read more

well, as others have said, they steal your money. $14 fernets? Who ain't no hotel or bougie spot it's a dive bar karaoke spot.. bartender was super dope and the karaoke dude was awesome. Spoke to the female owner and she couldn't give a darn read more

Amazing karaoke bar. I've never had a bad time here and my songs always are able to get picked, even when it's crowded. I love the owner - super friendly. Best karaoke bar in the city (and I've been to all of them!). read more

my friend got roofied here and instead of the owner being concerned at all or apologizing for her experience, he called her a liar and an asshole for getting ROOFIED at his bar. this is how they treat customers that didn't have a good experience. the owner's comment is still denying it because that's how much they don't care what happens at their business. what a horrible and pathetic place read more

I really never write Yelp reviews but I just really felt compelled to share this so that hopefully it can help warn other people reading. So, I went to Dimples last night for karaoke --we had a private room and were singing in there all night and were honestly having a great time. After about 1AM, we noticed no one was in the main karaoke lounge area so we decided to go there to sing --I just left my stuff in our private room since it was only about 10 feet away. I then noticed this lady (who I think is the owner) go into our private room while we were singing in the main lounge but I didn't think anything of it. After I was done singing, I went back into the private room and magically, my button-down shirt and jacket that I'd left on the couch were nowhere to be found. I then asked that lady if she saw my stuff in there and she weirdly snapped at me. In my head, I was like "what the hell was that?" but I just kind of ignored it. I then asked my friend if she saw my stuff and she was like "I haven't but right now, they're trying to double charge us --I think this place is a bit sketchy". At that point, I was getting a bit suspicious because I'd looked everywhere for my stuff (the private room, the lounge, the bathroom, inside my car, etc.) even though I knew it never left the private room. Then after that same lady finished yelling at all my friends over the bill, she snuck into this other separate room --she was about to close the door but I quickly intercepted and walked in and there on the couch, next to PILES of other random clothes, laid my button-down shirt and jacket. She tried to stop me but I quickly grabbed them and of course she started yelling at me again. She was like "stop! You can't take that! What are you doing?" and I was like "these are MY clothes! What are they doing in here?!?" and then she was like "do you really think I'm that desperate that I would try to steal from you?" and I was like "well why would you take my clothes and then when I asked you where they were, get angry at me for no reason/tell me that you didn't have them and then sneak off and hide them in this random room?" After that, she weirdly said "how do you know they are yours?" and I was like "BECAUSE I WALKED IN WEARING THEM. I LITERALLY HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE FROM TODAY OF ME WEARING THEM" --and the whole time, I kid you not, she kept trying to grab for my clothes in my hands. You can't make this stuff up. Anyway, at this point the other employees working in the lounge were like "I'm so sorry, she's really drunk". And I was like "what is going on? Why did she try to steal my clothes? What was that random room full of other people's clothes?" Anyway, I do wish I didn't have to give this place a 1 star because the karaoke was actually fun but my god that was absolutely awful. Would very much not recommend to say the least. read more

This place is great! The staff will take care of you. Please don't come in expecting top notch service, when you're being privileged, and you can't even remember the staff's name. Be better read more

This place is what I would called unique Korean bar. You need to get to know the owner to have a good time at this place! It's not like any other dive bar as their price is higher but overall it's a fun place if you know the owner and bartender. Always had a great time! read more

Fun atmosphere and decent drinks, but we also experienced the pricing shenanigans that others have experienced. Our bill was inexplicably high when it came, and after arguing briefly and to no avail with the bartender (who seemed to be running the show), we paid the bill and left. We chalked it up to the price of not paying attention to Yelp reviews. I just looked at my credit card statement and noticed that in addition to the outrageous pricing tomfoolery, they added a much more generous tip to the final amount than I left. I'm disputing the charge with my card company. Unbelievable that this establishment can continue to do this without repercussions. Simply put: do not go there. They WILL rip you off. read more

Ok this place has reinvented itself with amazing karaoke. So much fun now. They still want to swindle you for money but at least it's more fun now read more

After months of begging my girlfriend, she finally agreed to go to Dimples with me. It was pretty much what I expected. Divey basement karaoke bar with tons of interesting characters. Given the overall quality of the place, I would have expected drinks to be more affordable. They were pretty pricey all things considered. Bottom line: don't go here if you're looking for classy drinks as part of an important date. But if you're trying to get drunk and have an interesting night, Dimples isn't a bad option. read more

Long story short - owner is hella rude Now here's for those who wants to know the long story - My friends and I came here after a nice dinner and ordered multiple rounds of alcohol, we were probably drinking the most out of everyone there. We were having fun and listening to people sing karaoke and singing along until at the end of our night, one of my friend asked for water and got scolded by the owner. She said to my friend "this is a bar, we do not sell water, if you are not going to drink, get out of my bar!" She has the audacity to not only accuse us of "squatting" at our table but basically THREATENING to kick us out because she thinks we aren't drinking enough... Then she got the nerve to go on the mic at the karaoke and ANNOUNCES to everyone at the bar that if anyone who isn't drinking and just sitting there, needs to get a drink or they should get out because there are people waiting. WHEN THERES NO ONE WAITING! That completely ruined our night and I will say that I am never coming back again and I recommend anyone of you that's reading this review to never step foot at that place unless you want to have a bad time. I worked in the bar and restaurant industries for YEARS and have never witness such bizarre rudeness.. I never leave a bad review even if the service was bad because I been in their shoes, but this has just gone TOO FAR. Regardless of whether or not we were "drinking enough" which we were at our 5th round between the 5 of my friends... she still shouldn't have acted that way. OWNER IS A HORRIBLE PERSON, BE WARNED read more

So fun! Can't miss this gem in Japan town. The people signing were good and the equipment they have is nice and up to date. The drinks are good and the owner is really fun. We had a blast! read more

Dimples??! This should be called pimples. Basically butt pimples cause it's the last place I wanna touch. To be honest we were having a great time at this place at first. We decided to come to this place after dinner and we thought it was pretty good. We had about five rounds of drinks while we sat back and enjoyed the amazing karaoke of one customer. However, everything turned to shit when my girlfriend started asked for some water because we needed to sober up for our drive back home. The old lady who was the owner mistaken our table for the table behind us (who wasn't drinking) and told my girlfriend "no this is a bar and we don't give water! Either order drinks or leave!" Out of confusion my girl asked to purchase water and once again the bar owner yells at my girlfriend to order alcohol. Well excuse me but we spent a lot of money at your establishment. This b hole even had the audacity to get on the intercom and said "this is a bar! Order drinks or get out!" The other bartenders apologized to us and they were nice, but the wrinkly old bar owner needs to learn how to treat her customers with respect. Here's a song that I dedicate to you Ms bar owner....."I don't fuck with you...." Never coming back to this place. Stay away read more

We got here excited to karaoke and we found out the owner wasn't allowing it because she got pissed off at another group. This is highly unprofessional and very disappointing. Will be telling all my friends and never returning. read more

So so fun! This place is so much fun and the owners and staff are very friendly. They have a huge selection of songs and even a private room you could rent out. The drinks are reasonably priced and the space has very positive and fun vibes. I'll definitely be back! read more

Awesome place to hang out and chill!! Friendly staff fun place to drink!!!listen to peeps singing

Fun fun fun SUPER fun karaoke bar! Song selection is huge and staff is great. Went for the first time last night and can't wait to go back. Every time I sang they released smoke bubbles and fog machine. This place attracts a fun crowd and the energy was awesome. The owners and bartenders are warm hilarious and welcoming. My go to karaoke spot!! read more

Uhhh, so yeah... "What in the hell am I doing here" Is the first thing I thought when walking into this bar. I was like, wow there are a lot of young asian women behind that bar. Hmmm, what are these blankets for? What? Why is there a chair in the bathroom? I just didn't understand. Our drinks were really expensive and tiny. Will I ever come back here again? Probably not. A bit too fishy for my tastes. And by fishy, i mean WTF. read more

Dimples - LOL. - Dive Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

Terrible dont go. 2 well vodka drinks $30 before tip. Plus they charge $5 to sing 2 songs. And, you have to find the number of the song you wanna sing and then it doesn't even play the right song. i'd expect that from the Bow Bow but this place thinks it's extra and it ain't. So expensive. I wouldn't mind paying that or more, but they don't deserve it. They don't have it together to expect to dollar. boooooooo! read more