Okay so hear me out... I enjoyed Live K for what it was. A karaoke lounge. So for that alone, Live…read moreK can get 4 stars. And parking in the surrounding area wasn't bad - about $24 for 3 hours on a Friday night in The Wharf garage. If I caught the parking price list accurately, 0-1 hours was $6, and 1-2 hours was $11. There is also valet options available too. Outside of that, let's step into the inside.... I attended Live K on a Friday night for a friends birthday. She did not book an isolated room but the opened floor was just that - an opened floor, people walking past, mics being passed around the floor, the bar steps away, all of the things. It's fun. BUT, I'm not going to lie - I will NOT order food or drinks from this place. I was told from the birthday girl that there is a happy hour with food and drinks from I think 4-7p but I arrived later than that, and paid MORE than full price for drinks in my opinion...... .....4 shots.... & 1 Red Bull, $124....... So do with that information what you will. I could NOT give this place 5-stars if I'm including REASONABLE prices.

My review is more for my personal experience than the customer service…read more I attended a birthday party here and I had an amazing time with my friends so I can give them credit for not ruining that haha. The location itself is awful but that's the wharf for you. Parking is horrible and the garage is super expensive so the new location at the harbor may be better. We had a separate room and it came with two mics which was fun for us to duet or just share a song with a friend. The database is hard to navigate and a great deal of the songs don't come with lyrics so that was a bummer. Also they don't display the song when you're singing, sometimes it would be random figures on the screen so that was different. My friend ordered skewers, wings and fries and that was fairly solid so I don't have much input there. The bathroom was disgusting. Water leaking all over the floor and trash cans overflowing. I'd come back to the location if I could carpool but with the new location at the harbor that would be easier to navigate for sure.

Kostume karaoke is always a really good time. Solly's is an authentic dive bar in the DC scene and…read morethe weekly karaoke is a great way to enjoy an evening. Really friendly crowds and lots of fun.

It's karaoke in wacky costumes! What's not to love and enjoy about it? Well, the premise is…read morefantastic and awesome in so many ways. You want to sing? Then you must put on a crazy costume. And you can choose from their selection of costumes, complete with various wigs and hats. And the song list is quite extensive too. (Though, there are zero New Kids on the Block songs.) The delivery, however, fell a bit short of the expected awesomeness. The host I experienced was honestly one of the worst karaoke hosts ever. She was bitchy and un-fun. And who wants a bitchy and un-fun host? She kinda sucked out the fun. Maybe it was just an off night? Maybe there are better hosts? I will totally be checking it out again and hoping for a better experience. Karaoke in krazy kostumes should be an out of this world fun time. Maybe next time it will actually deliver such an experience.

We had our son's 13th birthday and they had a blast. The food was better than expected. The service…read morewas really good. The only thing lacking was the machine because it didn't have many Korean songs and hard to search for them. We rented a medium room and it was plenty large for 5 boys.

Food could be a little better, fun place. The bar area turns into a club itself which is kinda fun.read more

10/10 no notes! We started in the main area and got a couple of drinks at the bar. The bartenders…read moregave great recommendations on drinks and food. I took too long to make up my mind regarding food and the item that was recommended to me wasn't on the late night menu. Once we got to the karaoke room we had a great time. We had one instance where we heard the feedback from another room but the staff came and fixed it; any time we used the bell for assistance them came quickly. The food was amazing and everything was so fresh it was almost too hot (temperature wise) to eat. The pork gyoza were delicious. I was also able to make substitutions to the bulgogi fried rice (just onions, no other veggies, with eggs, and added shrimp). Loved the presentation of the rice but it tasted it even better, pretty sure I demolished it in about 15 mins once it cooled down. The mango mochi was a perfect sweet touch after the food. When we left around midnight (on a Saturday) there was a dj in the front bar area and space had been cleared for a dance floor. Definitely recommend for a fun weekend outing!

I have a love/hate relationship with this place. When it comes to events, everything is at the…read morelobby once you walk in and it's filled with neon lights, a dimly lit bar full of many offerings of alcohol you can get, a few small sections for VIP for your friends, and usually a DJ playing their music. There's open karaoke as well but I don't know if people sing often in the lobby. So I have been here many times for my friends and even booked a room as well. Rooms are spacious and they do have pretty nice audio. But there is one thing that truly irks me every time I come here. So they have a touch screen where you can add your karaoke songs through YouTube or through their system but getting the videos to load is a pain. It's annoying to deal with because it skips to the next song in queue so if you are with a group of 5+ more people, it can be very stressful. The worst part is we asked the staff about it and they aren't really sure what to do about the connection. I mean they should really fix that because I'm sure it gets people upset. No one wants their song to be skipped. Aside from that, you can also hear the loudness from other rooms, I don't expect that to be an issue but it's noticeable on busy nights. If you do plan to go here, there's one thing I highly advise before going. Check their socials if they are hosting any event and call ahead to know about the room rates. The website shows their original flat rates for the room but in events, they raise the prices up. If you go in person, check the menu before deciding to put your money down. This place also adds gratuity to the bill so be prepared to drop down a lot. While I frequently come back here just to hang out with friends, karaoke is one of my favorite hobbies. Its never a good time when your song doesn't get played or you get charged way more than you should.

I think this was the first time (and hopefully not the last time) visiting a Tex-Mex AND…read moreSalvadorian restaurant. While folks at my table went with Tex-Mex options, I decided to go with a Salvadorian option. In particular, I went with the Sopa de Marisocos, which was served with fish, a whole crab, mussels, shrimps, clams, and eggs. I thought the 20 dollar price tag as pretty fair considering how much seafood was in the bowl of soup. Although I thought the soup should have come with rice, I did not realize that the soup was served with tortillas. I guess the tortillas were the rice substitute. Overall, I thought the soup was very delicious and seasoned very well. I'm glad that I followed the waitress' advice and went with the addition of cream to the soup because it elevated the soup's flavor. Besides the soup, I had my fair share of margaritas. I thought the margaritas were mixed well because they were not too sweet or acidic for me. Also, the restaurant has happy hour most days until 6 pm (or was it 7 pm?). I have to say that I must visit again, because there are a lot of things on the menu that I would like to try during my next visitS. Overall, I thought the service was impeccable. Our bartender, who later became our waitress, was very helpful in making recommendations and suggestions regarding the menu. Also, she was very patient because it took us a while to finally order food - although we did order plenty of margaritas while deciding on what to eat. The restaurant is a decent size with both indoor and outdoor seating. From the way the tables are arranged, El Gavilan looks like it is very accommodating for medium sized groups. The restaurant does have parking; however, the parking lot is a bit tight.

I have been on a horrible luck streak, and feel bad leaving bad reviews. But, dinner from El…read moreGavilan was nearly inedible. I ordered plantains and a chimichanga. The plantains were reduced to a thick paste, overcooked to the consistency of baby food and lacking in any flavour. The chimichanga was not browned at all. It looked like a burrito, but the tortilla was simply dry. Not fried. Dried. Inside, there was little but shredded chicken -- dry and bland. It was served with white rice (?!?!) And a dollop of sour cream -- no salsa, no gauc, nothing. Tex Mex for people who don't like spices, flavour, or taste.

Representing 2018 in alphabet series, M is for McGinty's Public House. I went here twice, once in…read moreMarch 2018 & the other February 2023. In March 2018, my girlfriend at the time wanted to go here as there was a group of people going for St. Patrick's Day. We went here along with her young pre-teen daughter. They almost weren't going to let us in, but my g/f assured we just needed to eat, and they said since it was before 9 PM, it'd be ok. I enjoyed my Shepherd's Pie, a solid option here. After eating, there was dancing on the dance floor and a couple of people I knew. Then, my g/f went out to the dance floor. I'm sitting at the table with my g/f's pre-teen daughter who fell asleep. It was awkward for me especially since someone asked me if she was ok, and I said she's just tired. We left sometime in the midnight hour. But the fact of the matter was that my g/f shouldn't have put her daughter in that situation. On a positive, her daughter graduated high school & is still alive today in 2025, so her mom did something right. The other time I was here was in February 2023. I decided to have my birthday party at Copper Canyon in downtown Silver Spring. Then, a few of us were willing to hang longer asking what I wanted to do. I said I remember McGinty's was a good Irish pub. So, I had a couple of more drinks here. Staff was nice and helpful getting me drinks. Overall, I like McGinty's as it's a cute Irish pub with live entertainment, dance floor, & good Shepherd's Pie.

The best thing about McGinty's was the service. Our host proactively reconfigured a table for three…read moreto more comfortably accommodate the four of us. The servers were friendly and prompt, and cheerfully gave us separate checks when it was time to pay. But, unless you like your beer warm, the drinks may disappoint you. My beet salad with goat cheese and grapefruit was beautifully described on the menu - enough to seduce me to order something that was not an Irish classic - but was not enjoyable enough to finish. The fries were good though, and the fried fish that others ordered looked to be perfectly done. So perhaps I'll come back when I'm in the mood for some classical fare. Too bad about the beer though.,,

Excellent experience in the VIP Room!!!! Very spacious (they advertise it fits 22, I'd say 18 would…read morebe the most comfortable max), excellent service by QR codes directly to the room, good $10 wine pour. The system is a little confusing to use and we had some issues but mostly got everything going fine throughout. They connect to YouTube so they really have basically every song you could want. Super fun time and we will be back! (Note the automatic service fee on individual invoices)

I am rating Echo Box a 3 stars based on a number of pros and cons contributing to my overall…read moreexperience. This was my first time here on a Saturday night renting a Karaoke room with 6 of my friends. Pros: Staff was nice, greeted us immediately and ushered us to our Karaoke room. They explained how to operate the system and select songs. They also responded quicky to any issues. The restaurant itself was easy to find and clean. The Karaoke rooms were spacious and luxurious with great lighting and sound quality. You were able to customize the microphone, echo and music volumes. There was a "KPop" button which was exciting (You have to go to find out haha). Each song on the main system came with a background video and easy to follow lyrics. Cons: The system was a struggle to learn and if you couldn't find a song, switching over to an ipad for youtube and back was not easy. The main system default was in a different language and limited, even for popular American songs. So I had to call for help a number of times which interrupted our experience. The WiFi wasn't working in our room which made the QR code they provided useless, I had to walk all the way to the front just to order drinks. Drinks were expensive, $10 for Kiren Light + 20% automatic service charge + 10% tax which comes out to be $13 per beer. Usually I pay $5-7 for a basic beer. Also, usually the Karaoke rooms I've been to in the past provide tambourines or something to play with when singing. Once I asked, they gave us 2, but they were really beat up. They were supposed to light up, they didn't. They were cheap plastic and cracked easily. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at Echo Box. The staff was really nice and the Karoke rooms were fancy and well maintained. I would be aware for next time that the system might be a challenge, you may have to spend more on or work a bit harder to order drinks and maybe bring your own tambourine (if you have one haha).

Dave is the BEST! He made it so easy to have karaoke at my house party - came early to set up,…read moreexplained how to work everything, and picked up at the end. Loved that the song list was all online so guests could find what they wanted on their own devices. Would absolutely hire again!

So glad I found Dave! Great karaoke machine, hooked it up for us, took it all away after it was…read moreover. Great service, great price. Would use his services again for other events.

So I came here randomly to meet a friend and the service was incredible. As a bar person the owners…read morehave treat personality! The drinks are good and reasonable and the wings were great! I got the spicy and they were perfect. The beer selection is also awesome and it has a warm cheers vibe! They have a trivia night on Wednesday so definitly give them a tr

I'm never on this end of Silver Spring... but a friend who performs video game jazz (yes) had a…read moreperformance here. It has a very nice outdoor area, and an indoor area with a long row of high tables and a long bar. I sat at the bar for the best view, and they ID'd me the second I sat down... it's been a while outside of a security person lol. Anyways, I decided to try the samosas and their potstickers...both were lovely appetizers. I could've gotten even more, but I didn't need all that. I've been hearing things about their sandwiches... perhaps I'll try one next time! The place reminded me of Big Daddy's in the sense that it was connected to a beer & wine shop. They have quite the variety of things, and there's a takeout spot in the back of it -- in fact, all the food seems to come from back there. It wasn't on the menu I was looking at, but they definitely have pizza. I'm going to have to try that next time I go. The vibe of the spot was really nice... but then again, it might've been the music. They do trivia, and they might do karaoke? Who knows. But either way, I'll be back!

Came here for a work function. Rented a large karaoke room and everyone was very impressed with…read morethe service and quality of the venue. Well worth the initial fee. We ended up hitting the spend limit to get the karaoke room comped. Food was great and everyone had a great time. Don't forget to scan your parking validation and get your ice cream. 5 stars for karaoke room for a party of 18.

Nosh Grill House, what's not to love? You got karaoke, a big open space, and grilled meats. I wish…read morethe meats were more seasoned, but that's a personal preference. Service is simple like a Korean barbecue: meat cooking on the ground. It makes your sauces together, you dip, you eat until you can't eat no more. They changed the first time they've opened, but it's still the same. I like it quite: come in, eat, and get out with valet parking, which is good. Plenty of parking in the parking lot and on the street. Just remember the street parking means you can get ticketed. If your meter runs out . The servers check on you. They don't really pressure you or bother you much. This is also kind of nice, and the bonus is once again karaoke. I said, give me a try. Remember, some of the meats may be bland for your taste, but the sauce bar is mixed up for it. You can mix up your concoctions like a mad scientist and dip your meat until your hearts contain once again. Give it a try; I think you might like it. I have liked this since they first opened; they've changed since then, but it's still my favorite. I visit when I can. You should try it too.