Any nice restaurants/ karaoke bars in Los Angeles?

Question

Hi. Does anyone know of any nice, more upscale restaurants in the LA area... especially any that offer karaoke? I am trying to plan an event for 10 of my co-workers (we are in our 20's and 30's) from my accounting firm. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Answer 1

Boardwalk 11 on National Blvd in Los Angeles. Its upscale, the bartenders are generous(the drinks are no where close to overpriced). The servers were on it and the food is great (I tried the burger).  

If you're going on Fri/Sat, make a reservation (#310 837 5245) because that place gets pretty busy!

Answer 2

brass monkey...i think it is off wilshire

Answer 3

The Orchid at 6th and Oxford (block east of Western).  

Some other people mention some nice karaoke bars but Smog Cutter is decidedly downscale and I don't think they have food.  Brass Monkey's food is far from upscale and the wait to sing can be really long.

The food at Orchid is pretty nice (although looking online, it looks like they've made their menu a little less ambitious since I was last there) and they have private karaoke rooms which are great for parties.

Answer 4

try barragan's. it's a mexican food place and they do karaoke in english and spanish.    it's fun.         or try a karaoke place on vermont and 3rd it's inside a kind of korean shoping center.

Answer 5

The "Best of City Search" website has these listings for the general Los Angeles area for karaoke spots:

Backstage Bar & Grill

10400 Culver Blvd , Culver City , CA , 90232

Smog Cutter

864 N Virgil Ave , Los Angeles , CA , 90029-2941

Bigfoot Lodge

3172 Los Feliz Blvd , Los Angeles , CA , 90039

Max KARAOKE Studio

(not a restaurant, books rooms by the hour)

1757 W Carson St Ste H , Torrance , CA , 90501

YUU YUU KARAOKE

(alcohol-free club, offers private rooms, over 40,000 songs)

2130 Sawtelle Blvd Ste 101 , Los Angeles , CA , 90025

Broadway 11

10433 National Blvd , Los Angeles , CA , 90034

Rosen Music Studio

3488 W 8th St , Los Angeles , CA , 90005

Koreatown mega karaoke bar features more than 30 private karaoke rooms, some accomodate up to 40 guests; full bar and light menu available.

Britannia Pub

318 Santa Monica Blvd , Santa Monica , CA , 90401

Orchid Music Studio

3900 W 6th St 2nd Fl , Los Angeles , CA , 90020-4203

Koreatown club with private fully equipped karaoke rooms hosting up to 40.

Brass Monkey

659 S Mariposa Ave , Los Angeles , CA , 90005

Another directory of karaoke clubs and restaurants also lists:

E.B.'s Beer and Wine

6333 West 3rd Street

Los Angeles, CA 90036

[phone]

Sardo's of Burbank

(they have a hooker night where prostitutes actually advertise onscreen)

259 N Pass Ave

Burbank, CA, 91505

[phone]

Tattle Tale Room

5401 Sepulveda Blvd

Culver City, CA, 90230

[phone]

(a customer reviewer said the drinks were very inexpensive)

Dimples

3413 W Olive Ave

Burbank, CA, 91505

[phone]

(warning: this place is extremely popular and there are long waits to sing just one song)

Pat's Cocktail Lounge

12121 Riverside Dr

Valley Village, CA, 91607

[phone]

(Valley Village a.k.a. North Hollywood)

The Schooner

1120 22nd Street

Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266

[phone]

Guy's

12711 Ventura Blvd Ste 400

Studio City, CA, 91604

[phone]

Belly's West

1156 W Valley Blvd

Alhambra, CA, 91803

[phone]

The Boulevard

3199 E Foothill Blvd

Pasadena, CA, 91107

[phone]

The Barrel

4547 Van Nuys Blvd

Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403

[phone]

Vermont Karaoke and Billlards

191 S Vermont Ave

Los Angeles, CA, 90189

Cozy's Bar & Grill

14058 Ventura Blvd

Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423

[phone]

Pig'n Whistle Pub

6714 Hollywood Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA, 90028

[phone]

...and there's probably a lot more. The karaoke experience really depends a lot on the KJ (host). The best KJ's in the business are Lester and Sheila Crawford of Spectrum Productions. They do a lot of private parties as well for celebrities and movie wrap parties.