My siblings and I all stopped at star for wings, beer, karaoke and laughs. The private rooms are very tiny but the systems work and the wings were okay and the beer was cold. It definitely made for an experience and some memories. read more

Had a girls birthday party in one of the karaoke rooms. It was great. Tons of songs to pick from. We ordered some Korean appetizers that were awesome. Also ordered a couple of pizzas for the girls which surprisingly was pretty good. The room was large enough for 12 and the people that work there were great. Overall a good place to check out if you are in town. Good food. Plus a full bar if you need it. read more

My Korean friend said these food and the environment inside were close to the real Korean ones! I very impressed with the fried chicken with sauce. They were all homemade styles. Awesome! read more

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Star Karaoke chicken is amazing! Hands down, probably one of my favorite chicken places in the Champaign-Urbana area. Actually, they're in Savoy in the same mall as the movie theater, but relatively close to UIUC campus. We ordered the boneless chicken with sauce and let's just say their chicken is extra crispy and juicy at the same time. The fried chicken is coated with the perfect amount of sauce, and when you take that first bite, you won't want to put it down. We also ordered the tray jjajangmyun, which is perfect for splitting since it's huge. I've heard their other menu items are really tasty as well. Be aware, their dining area is small and can't accommodate a whole lot of people, and plan on getting cozy. I haven't been to the karaoke side here, but my friends go very often and they've said positive things! read more

Such a great find! Korean food like I had in Korea. Very good. Fast, helpful service. Way fun throwback karaoke rooms. This place is a total gem! read more

We stopped by uiuc and decided to try this restaurant as it was recommended by a uiuc alumnus who said that this place has been here for more than 10 years and students would always come here for late night snacks and food. The food was great and some items were barely seen in Korean restaurants in Chicago. We ordered the sweet potato pizza and spicy pork bone soup. They tasted great! read more

3 stars because it's a little cheaper than the other karaoke place in C-U and for having decent food. This place is pretty run down so I don't understand why everything is over priced. On top of everything being hella overpriced, I got charged 2 dollars extra for having sauce on the side for my chicken.. like what. I wasn't so impressed by their chicken either. Also I made a reservation earlier yesterday for 8 pm. They said that was fine and the room will be ready. Once we got there, we had to awkwardly wait in the room until 9 pm for the guy to set up the machine/room. The karaoke room was very small and hot. I'm honestly not saying that I'm entitled to anything but like ....wouldn't you offer customers complimentary hour or even half an hour of karaoke or a drink (or anything really) if you made them wait for an hour after making a reservation ...and having a large order???? Everyone ordered food and drinks ..But nope nothing. Not even an apology.... I don't totally discourage you from going to this place but do it at your own risk lol. read more

Allow me to share my Star Karaoke adventure. During a trip to the Savoy 16 Theater, I spotted this strange building as I was pulling into the lot. From a distance, I could only make out the more prominent part of the building's sign: "BBQ & PIZZA." I shrugged it off as a typical family restaurant, but a friend told me later that it was actually a Korean karaoke place. This piqued my interest. With an upcoming birthday, I thought I would investigate Star Karaoke as a potential venue, especially as I have an appreciation for quirky spots. After some investigation through the Internet, I was able to confirm that Star Karaoke was a true Asian karaoke place; that is, the setup they offer is not the standard single stage that you see in American bars. Instead, the building holds many separate "booths," or small enclosed rooms. Each room has the requisite big screen TV and equipment (microphones, song lists, etc.) so you can fulfill your karaoke dreams. If you're someone who is easily embarrassed by your singing abilities, this is an ideal setup as you can karaoke with your friends in the comfort of a private booth. I also found a "food list" while searching the Internet. Do not expect to find American-style barbecue and pizza if you come here; all of the food is made with Asian cooking techniques and flavors. According to one website, Star Karaoke sold food items like "ricecakes covered in lava." Yikes? I called a week in advance to reserve a booth for my birthday celebration. With a party of 10, the employee offered us their largest booth, which cost something like $40 per hour. The price seemed pretty expensive, but was not too bad if you consider splitting it between 10 people. For whatever room you intend to rent, just anticipate paying around $4 to $6 per person. When we got there, she led us to our booth, which had a large table, plenty of seating, and a miniature disco ball on the ceiling. (Don't forget that these are still fairly small rooms, so prepare to get cozy.) For anyone interested in just trying the food (not the karaoke), I also saw a separate, large dining area that I assume is for dinner guests only. We ordered beer and several dishes to share, including bulgolgi (Korean-style barbecue), sweet potato pizza, seafood pancakes, and the previously mentioned "ricecakes covered in lava." Most of it was pretty mediocre and did not stand out too much in my mind. The sweet potato pizza was interesting, though the cheese and crust were a bit hard and bland, a pretty amateur attempt at pizza. I enjoyed the seafood pancake with its crispy edges and flavorful dipping sauce (I think it was everyone's favorite dish). Unfortunately, nobody really wanted to touch the ricecakes covered in lava, which was indeed spicy, but also tasted a little weird and came with a single, huge boiled egg (?). Although this karaoke venue is owned by Asians, the provided song lists had both Korean and American tracks. I didn't look at the Korean list, but the American song list was pretty extensive (probably 300+ songs) and had all of the favorite karaoke tunes, including (surprisingly) some pretty recent hit songs from the previous months. The equipment was easy to use and the staff only interrupted us to deliver food, pick up dirty dishes, and take additional orders. Overall, the experience was a good one and while I would consider going back for another celebration, I probably wouldn't make this a permanent hangout on Friday nights. I docked points mostly because the facilities seemed a little outdated and the food wasn't too exciting. For anyone who hasn't had the Asian karaoke experience, though, I would suggest trying Star Karaoke at least once. read more

Star Karaoke - Karaoke Near Me - Savoy, Illinois

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First time here, service and food were awesome! This is a hidden jem. We had so much fun, can wait to go back.

I keep forgetting how expensive this place is! I'm still exactly unsure how the pricing breaks down but every time I've been here with friends, I end up spending $20-$30 more than I expect. The food is pretty good. I recommend getting the various korean style omelettes. I forget what they're called. read more

Star Karaoke - Private room! - Karaoke Near Me - Savoy, Illinois

The fried chicken here is big portioned and juicy. The pan cake could be a little too oily. I also really enjoyed interacting with the restaurant owner. She is very friendly and would invite you to taste some food items she cooked for innovation or just fun. Will definitely return. read more

Interesting little place by the theater that offers some good Korean bbq and other Korean food. Stopped by with someone before a movie and had a decent experience. The beef bulgogi was good but my buddy and I agreed there was no strong flavor. The soup I ordered was pretty good but the pork belly was pretty chewy and there was a small bone inside. We also tried chicken wings, which were surprisingly crispy and covered in delicious sauce. The service was fine. We did not check out the karaoke rooms and could not hear the singing but they were very close to the tables, which is interesting. read more

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You can only get good fried chicken here but other dishes are not so good. The seafood pancake is sticky and no seafood.

Was definitely not happy with my experience here. I've been to many many karaoke places and this one is pretty low on the list. I was in town with my cousins and we were really in the mood for karaoke and drinks! We walked in and the guy in the front was short (attitude) when he spoke to us. No greeting, just kind of stared and spun around and walked off to find us a room when we asked if they had one available for 8 people. He disappears down a long, extremely dark hallway, us unsure of it we should follow since he didn't ask us to. He came back out after a minute and said, 'Room 8.' We finally found it after briefly feeling like we were in a horror movie. I'm not sure if karaoke places are run differently in Illinois, but I thought it was weird when no one came to greet us in the room and ask for drinks or food or anything. Eventually, my brother went back out to get us a bottle of liquor, and he came back to tell us they "didn't serve bottles" and, "he would need to see everyone's ID." ... First off: What? Who doesn't serve entire bottles of liquor? Especially if you already sell shots/drinks? Secondly: If you don't serve bottles (or won't serve one to us), why would you need to see everyone's ID? What sense does that make? We had to go back and forth all night ordering and taking shots at the bar, which was a HUGE hassle for us all. Definitely a buzz kill when we just wanted to sit and drink and sing. Speaking of singing, the song selection is TERRIBLE. There's about 4 entire pages of Reba, but hardly any up-to-date songs. I don't even like the radio, but I would've gladly taken some newer artists over the genres this place had. No doubt about it, this place is geared towards specific clientele. It took me ages of flipping through their torn apart, sticky song books to find anything worth singing. The only reason it has 2 stars is because the drinks were cheap (compared to back home) so it mended my mood a bit. Will not be returning. read more

I came here with a bunch of friends after hearing about how their fried chicken is freaking amazing and karaoke is freaking expensive! I loved the personal room we had for karaoke and their service was top notched in my opinion. They were really quick when it came to ordering and bringing the food out to us. We had a little trouble choosing the songs and I think it's because they need to update their system a bit. I can't believe I had to flip through hundreds of pages in a binder to find a song that I want to sing. Don't get me wrong, but their binders were either in alphabetical order of the song or artist name in which I thought was impressive. I think they should have an updated system where I can just type in the name of the song and put it in queue so I can sing all night without worrying about what song I want to sing next. Their food is quite expensive in my opinion. Overall, even though it was an expensive experience, I had a lot of fun. read more

EVERY SINGLE TIME I go there, the waiter/waitress gives us these looks like they hate us or they hate their job, or someone broke up with them. They don't talk, don't give us any facial expressions, and DO NOT SERVE us at all. When we said "thank you", they would act like they didn't hear us and walk away without looking at the table AT ALL. We had to grab our own water and get our own napkins and to-go boxes. I'm here to enjoy some food, I'm not here to be treated like this. No matter how good the food is (it's not amazing food), with that kind of service and that kind of people serving me, I can barely get anything down my throat. We used to love this place, but after these experiences, I do not want to ever come here again. read more

It's the combination of karaoke and restaurant. It's really cheap compare with other Korean restaurant and karaoke. You can have food while singing. My favorites are Kimchi hotpot and fried chicken. read more

Star Karaoke - Karaoke Near Me - Savoy, Illinois

It's a Korean Karaoke/ Restaurant, probably the only karaoke place in Champaign-Urbana area. In terms of karaoke, there are good selection of songs ranging from mandarin, cantonese, english and of course korean songs. And the songs are surprisingly up-to-date. For the food, I like the kimchi pork a lot. And the soup with beef ribs is good too...On a side note, they serve really good fried chicken. Alot of customers only come in and order fried chicken. Another note is it opens late. It serves food till 4-5am...so it can be an alternative drunk food from pizza/hot dogs... read more

The food tastes okay, but the price is too high for each item and the service is horrible. We need to find the waiter for water or other service and it took Forever for them to come!!! We were supposed to have dinner before the movie but end up almost missing it because the whole meal took so long!!! read more

Star Karaoke - Finish the plate on the right like 20 minutes ago, the second dish(on the left) still hasn't arrive! - Karaoke Near Me - Savoy, Illinois

My voice never sounded so good on a karaoke sound system - granted that I've gotten better at singing. Still, awesome sound that made me forget the price. Don't forget to order soju and Korean-style chicken wings with your experience. Apparently it costs money to bring water into the room though. read more

So having lived in Austin for 5 years now, I am very spoiled when it comes to private karaoke and this place just doesn't cut it. While the cost of renting the room out is not so bad, you are not allowed to bring any food or drink (even water!) in without paying a fee or buying food/drink from them. This wouldn't be as outrageous if their prices weren't outrageous. I cannot say the quality of said food and drink since we refused to purchase any. We've always gotten stuck in the back room which is apparently one of the largest but is still fairly cramped. The song selection is pretty decent and we were able to find a TON of songs to sing and dance to, even recent hit songs within the last couple months. Another weird thing. There's a window on the door so the employees can walk by and look in whenever they want. I'm sure this is partly for security or so they can peep on you and make sure you haven't snuck in your own food or drink, but it's a bit unnerving and sort of takes away from the whole privacy feel. I'll still go here if only because this is the only korean karaoke place in the Champaign area that I know of.. read more

Very authentic Korean bbq! Delish! Had the pork bulgogi was very generous and flavorful. The condiments of Kim chi, sprouts, jicama and some other meat item were flavorful especially the kimchi! Pretty hot, so beware. Very fresh and clean. Service while friendly was uncertain and left me feeling the same, very nice overall though. I enjoyed so much I took 2 dishes to go. read more

We stopped by here before going to a movie and its obvious the place's focus is the Karaoke. It was very busy and as a result we were only able to eat one of the dishes we ordered, before we had to cancel the rest due to needing to get to the movies. We had the bul go ki chicken was just so-so. I think a few pieces had the texture like it was not fully cooked (possibly thigh instead of breast). Though we definitely checked and it was not pink. So if you are looking to enjoy karaoke with friends and have time, I imagine this place is great (most people going for karaoke see to have ordered pizza and wings), but definitely not if you are on a schedule. read more

like the food kinda expensive for what it is. but if your white...american. the service will be slow as hell and once you get your food...forget it your have to wave yell practically tackle the "service" to bring you more fill your water or even give you the check. last time there i got no service and got up and left...sad...sad. i like the chicken and pickled diacon radish but not at the point of being humiliated im s&m but not that bad.. read more

The soup here tastes awful, with a fishy smell. The waitress here has a bad attitude and is rude to customers. Once I requested for a re-cooking of the smelly soup, which definitely tastes not right. They refused to re-cooking and said harsh words to us. They don't put customers in the first place and could ruin your mood. Don't go to this place. read more

Best best best chicken I ever had. Called in for pick up around 2 pm and the lady answered the phone was really nice! Picked it up within 15 mins and it was still pretty hot when I got back to the hotel. Got the 16 pieces chicken with sweet and mild sauce and supreme sauce(a little to medium spicy). It tasted sooooo good! The reddish came with it is also really good with the fried chicken. Will get it again next time I'm visiting u of I. read more

Star Karaoke - 16 piece with 2 sauces. Sweet and mild and supreme sauces! - Karaoke Near Me - Savoy, Illinois

OMG! I love star karaoke! The sweet potato and kimchi pizza and supreme fried chicken are my go to!!!! The service and food are great! They also have karaoke so enjoy yourself with some karaoke with English and Korean music. Their sweet and sour chicken is good! The price is a little pricy. read more

I went to this restaurant at least 5times but this time I received the worst service on the earth. I ordered galbitang but it turns out the the soup tastes fishy so I reported it to the restaurant. But a woman came to me saying the beef is fresh and if I don't like it she cannot find a way for me to like it. Her attitude was harsh and told me:"You don't have to look at me like that" and imitated my face rudely. I ordered the same soup three times in this restaurant and also have had that elsewhere so I know what it should taste like. The reason I give 1star is because of the rude service. read more

Really disappointed with the karaoke experience here. I took my friend to celebrate her birthday. We arrived around 11:15. We were asked at 1:15 if we knew when we were leaving (the place closed at 2am) because the owners wanted to leave. I get that it's a slow night, but just because there are a few people in your establishment doesn't mean you should kick them out or make them feel unwelcome. That pretty much ruined the mood. The waiter apologized, citing cranky managers for wanting to leave early. We were obviously not happy about being asked to leave earlier than closing time, and made that clear to the waiter but were still charged for every cent for our time there. I thought the waiter, who seemed sympathetic and embarrassed at having to ask, would have at least compensated us for asking us to leave early. Very disappointing. read more

I order the black bean sauce noodle and it was pretty bad: 1) The noodle was under-cooked 2) The sauce was watery 3) For $14 the amount given was very disappointing. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. The prices are higher than most Korean places in town. Once they seat you, the waitress grabs a water and asks you immediately if you know what you want. I did not and she left me waiting. I would comment on the food, but after 30 minutes of no service I left for a place with real service. The place was 1/2 empty. The wait staff just does not care about the customer. Unless you speak korean, avoid this place like the plague. read more

This place is an ok place for Korean food around the area. I had the beef soondubu, which was alright, but could have been better with less sesame oil and more spice. They're better known for their sweet potato + kimchi pizza, which is pretty good and is a good item to split if you're going family style. Fried chicken here is pretty good too. Buddaejigae is also not a bad option. read more

budajige。not bad. We always order this dish, and the restaurant open late, good for people like me who stay pretty late at night

This is probably the only karaoke place in central Illinois and it does a pretty good job considering the price tag. I've only been once, but the private room is a lot nicer than I thought it would be. I went with 4 other people and we each paid around 20 dollars each which is a little pricey, but that's as good as it's going to get considering where we were. Also, keep in mind we also bought some drinks. There is a devoted English karaoke machine, but we didn't use it so I can't tell you much about it, except that it doesn't have Lady Gaga's newer songs. There's a nice guy who works at the place who'll show you how to use the machine if it's your first time so don't worry about that... The other machine was what I was used to. It was your standard Korean one. There were some English, Japanese, Chinese and Thai songs on the Korean machine as well. (The Japanese songs have Korean above it for those who can't read Japanese haha!). There's also a restaurant attached to the place where you can eat before or after you sing, but I can't tell you much about that. read more

I went here because I heard that they had the best Korean fried chicken in the area. The exterior planted doubt in my mind that this was a real Korean restaurant, and I actually drove around for 5 minutes because I didn't expect that the sign saying "BBQ and Pizza" was the one I was searching for. The restaurant is managed by an old, and very friendly Korean couple. I ordered the whole chicken instead of the wings, which was a very good choice because the table next to me ordered the wings and they were pretty small. The whole chicken was carved into 16 pieces, each with a large amount of juicy and tender meat, and just the right amount of crispiness. The sauce was very good. I also ordered stir-fried calimari, which was excellent. Comparing to the other restaurants on campus, I'd say this place is definitely superior. They also gave us white pickled radish as an appetizer which was equally great. Perhaps most of all, I like the fact that they give rides to and from their restaurant for groups. This probably cuts down on the incidence of drunk driving on karaoke nights. read more

We found out a big piece of the plastic wrapper in the dish that we ordered, the plastic wrapper was stir-fried and boiled with meat and vegetables in the frying pan together and it was melted down in the food. Most terrible thing was we ate more than half of the dish and found that out later. We were nauseated and threw up later and not feeling well at all after that and the next day. It ruined our dinner and time on that evening and even next day. It was the worst dish that I have had in my life. I still have goosebumps when I am thinking that I ate melted plastic... :( :( :( read more

I live in Champaign and usually order the food online, but after today I ordered it they suddenly called me and told me they can not delivered that far. I was really angry about the attitude from the manager who called me. Because if they checked the delivery history they can find me, but they just said they can not do the deliver. I don't think I will go there again because of the manager's attitude. read more

I was super, super excited to try out this place. My buddy gave me a really good recommendation and said it was awesome, and the food was great. Unfortunately, my experience has been different. The first time I went in I stood at the bar for about five minutes trying to get someone's attention to get a seat and get some food. I stopped two people who seem to work there, and we're at the bar. I asked them if I could order food. I was not able to get anyone's attention. Then I left. I am planning a big karaoke party and I really love karaoke, so I persisted. This place is supposed to be really good, so I went back a second time. This time I went at 4:30 in the afternoon. It was not busy at all. There were 6 people dining when I went in and no one in the karaoke booths. It was dead. I was able to go ahead and speak with somebody who showed me the menu some vegetarian menu options and the karaoke booth. I was getting excited again. I explained that I was trying to find a place to have a karaoke party. I told the gentleman that I wanted to order a Yaki Man Do and pancake with potato. The gentleman was very helpful in that regard. I needed a Vegan menu option. He was able to show me two good looking, vegetarian options (they weren't labeled as "vegetarian" but based on ingredients, I was ready to try them out). I can't help but think there was a communication problem, because they seemed very nice. But that person did not take my order. Someone did show me to a table and give me a menu and a jug of something. I was really hungry I told the person that I wanted a Yaki Man Do you and a pancake. But then I was left to study the menu. I studied the menu for about five minutes looking at various things. But then waitress went and took another table's order. That table was seated after she sat me, so I thought maybe she thinks I'm still trying to think about what I want. Even though I have been trying to order for 10 minutes. So I closed my menu and I set it across the table from me. I started to read my iPad then the waitress seated another table of four people or so people. Then she went and took their order. To this point no one had taken my order. I was starving. I was really excited to try the Korean food. But I did not figure out anyway to actually order and get some of that food. So I went there looking for food and karaoke, and I was unable to buy them. I left completely unsatisfied, and mostly confused about why nobody wants to take my order. The restaurant also seems confused because as I was leaving, the gentleman I spoke with at first asked me why I was leaving. I found that very confusing. I left because I came in trying to order food and you refuse to take my order, but you took the order of six people that came in after me. read more

Good place for eating before movies. Nice fried chicken, pizza, and hot pots. Noisy since the door of karaoke never closed. You could hear people singing during the meal. read more

I ordered delivery and it was only "ok" if not bad. I spent over $30 and I ordered fried dumplings and Sam Gyup Sal Kim Chi Bok Eum. The person who answered my call said the Sam Gyup Sal Kim Chi Bok Eum could easily fill two, but when I received it, it couldn't even fill me up. Furthermore, I ordered fried dumplings but I got steamed instead. The next time I come, it won't be for the food. Maybe for the karaoke experience (but heard it wasn't that good as well). read more