Do NOT go here if you want to sing karaoke unless you are willing to pay for it. Â My friends and I arrived at 8:45 p.m. and karaoke begins at 9 p.m. Â We put our names in the system (computerized, not pieces of paper) and there were four people in front of us. Â By 10 p.m. we still had not been called, and our names had dropped down the list over and over again. Â Why? Â Other people were tipping the karaoke dj and getting bumped up the line. Â Ultimately, we left never getting a chance to sing. Â DO NOT GO HERE. Â The place across the street, Wild Rover, has karaoke and way nicer employees.
Review Source:Hong Kong, you beautiful diamond in the rough. This is the place I've been searching for my whole life.
Now to be honest my memory of my last night there is a little hazy. Â After the second scorpion bowl all I really remember is blowing my paycheck on chicken teriyaki and someone singing Whitney Houston...
Pros:
Karaoke- The guy who was running it was really chill and had basically any song I could think of. Â They even had Tenacious D....
Scorpion Bowls- They are no joke. I consider myself a pretty seasoned drinker, and I still got my butt kicked by these goblets of sweet fire water.
Chicken Teriyaki Man- Need I say more? A man roaming around with $1 hot chicken on a stick? Amazing. He's pretty easy to find, just look for the man with the "Teriyaki" t-shirt.
Small- Not a tiny place, but very intimate, get there early and get a spot to set up shop for the night. Â
Nice bouncers- Very odd for Boston, where it seems like every other bouncer is angry that his AFL dream never came true and is determined to take it out on everyone.
Cons:
Only one karaoke mic. Â It can get a little uncomfortable singing cheek to cheek with your bro.
Other than that, I can't think of anything. Granted I've never been here before 8, and I've never ordered any food.
Bottom Line:
If you want a cool little dive bar where you can have fun and make a fool of yourself whilst singing "I wanna dance with somebody", this is the place to do it. Â Order a scorpion bowl, or 5, and watch the night slowly fade in darkness.
If you are looking for gourmet food, quiet and/or classy atmosphere, then keep looking.
However if you want a quick tasty bite paired with delicious cocktails and a fun, loud, and entertaining environment than this is your spot. Â Should I be ashamed to say this may have been my most enjoyable bar stop in the city of Boston?
Maybe it was just the night we were in, but there were at least 3 karaoke singers that blew me away! The crowd was an awesome mix of ethnicities and ages and everyone was friendly, singing along and laughing. Â Just great energy all the way around. Â
Our waitress was so funny, "If you need something and I am somewhere else, just flag me, holler, whatever, it doesn't bother me." She was so nice and helped us make our menu selections. Â We had to try to Scorpion Bowl, which was such a large delicious cocktail. Â I wouldn't say though that it was strong, we both had a buzz (after a few Mango Tangos each before the Bowl) when we left that wore off 2 T stops later.
Overall, fantastic way to end the Boston portion of our trip. Â If I visit Boston again, I will definitely return.
Hong Kong.
Everything about this place is so cheesy, I oddly like it. The interior says absolutely nothing about HK. The closest remotely Chinese thing I saw were golden horoscope animals on the wall juxtaposed to colorful laser lights. The first thing you see when you walk in is an Asian man holding a tub of teriyaki wearing a T shirt labeled 'teriyaki' lmao. $1 a stick, it's a steal!
Downstairs has a public karaoke while the upstairs has a dance floor. It's LOUD.
The crowd here is mainly Caucasian and old..late 20s to grandpas. Yeap-- old grandpas shaking their booties and bad public karaoke going on, it was a good sight and source of laughter.
Our mission here was to try their scorpion bowl. A first for me, it's like fruit punch. Except if you treat it like juice, you'll def leave with a buzz like me. There's legit alcohol in there. Just so you know.
My friends and I have been coming here for 4+ years and I love love love it here.
Amazing staff (Mike and Melissa my two favorites!) Helpful bouncers, cold beers, and chicken teriyaki!!...
Salt n pepper popcorn chicken is pretty great!
I've seen this place change for the better over the years.
Go have a great experience for yourself, ignore negative reviews!
My friends and I just popped in Tuesday (10:30 ish) and had a blast!
The place wasn't to packed, but definitely wasn't empty either. The wait staff was incredibly friendly and down to earth, not pushy or rude at all. The $1 Sangria tasted terrific for $1 Sangria and the $1 shish kebabs, while not the most delicious or filling thing ever, sure were alright for $1
The karaoke was the best part, while not everyone was fantastic, some definitely could really sing, and no matter how the people were doing, everyone there was having a great time and cheering them on anyways.
If you are looking for somewhere pricey, upscale, and classy, no, this probably isn't your place. But if you are looking to just have a good time and get some cheap drinks, I would highly recommend it!
Please note that this review is for UPSTAIRS ONLY.
I will come back to this place very soon. The music was good, and so were the drinks.
I pretty much stalked the shot girl for the hypnotiq shots at $2 a pop. Not bad.
Plenty of food available all night should you wish to have some - food is questionable when you are sober and delicious when you are drunk.
Besides waiting in line for 40+ minutes, this place was a good time, and there were staff members around everywhere inside so I never felt unsafe. They also greeted you hello and said goodnight to you, which is a nice extra touch.
Please let me relay my awful experience about this place to you, so hopefully you will avoid ruining your evening by just going somewhere else.
Granted we went on a Friday before St. Patrick's day (by accident), but everything from the crowd to the music was awful.
We have been here in the past for karaoke. That is all we wanted to do. We were there for like 2 hours and I think 3 people sang. The rest of the time was awful, weird background music playing that bummed all 5 of us out so much that it literally ruined our night and we all went home early. And the karaoke guy basically kept lying to us about when he'd start up again, and instead just stopped at one point even though he'd just taken our song requests.
I approached to manager to tell her how unhappy we were and ask her some questions, and she was rude and condescending. I went and got my coat and left immediately after talking to her, that's how unhappy she made me. Not a good way to run a business.
I didn't have high expectations for the food, but on top of it all, the food there is awful too.
I get that this place caters to the loud, the drunk, and the rude, but come on, at least try to not suck.
Hong Kong in Faneuil Hall is definitely an acquired taste and something you need to be in the mood for. A lot of my Hong Kong nights are followed up with mornings where I wonder what happened and rely on my cell phone photos for answers.
Bad karaoke is mandatory, the sound system is questionable, the shot girls and teriyaki are readily available, and scorpion bowl races are a must.
If you're in the mood for cheap drinks, loud music, bad singing and dancing, friendly staff, and questionable food....Hong Kong is the answer!
When I recommend Hong Kong to people, it usually comes with a "it is what it is" disclaimer. It's kind of a seedy atmosphere, but drinks are cheap, and your experience is what you make it. I've gotten blackout on their $1 sangria and shaken my booty on the dance floor upstairs, and just hung out and gotten moderately drunk with work friends while watching the karaoke performances.
I've never had to pay a cover to go upstairs, and usually end up moving between the two if I'm hanging out downstairs because the drinks at the downstairs bar seem to be cheaper. However, if you buy your drinks at the downstairs bar and want to bring them upstairs, they make you pour it in a styrofoam cup and leave the glasses. Understandable, whatever, if I'm buying 4 glasses of sangria at a time it just makes my life easier to pour it into fewer cups. The upstairs, in my experience, isn't great early on in the night with bad music and not a lot of people, but fills up as it gets later. Hong Kong is a fan of playing early 2000's R&B (which is a plus in my book.)
I've never had to wait to get in or pay a cover, and downstairs is a lot busier than the upstairs every time I've gone. There's the shot girls and teriyaki guy walking around, god bless them. Karaoke is fun to watch. In the bathrooms it seems as if they have only the sound from the microphone hooked up, so you just hear the vocals without music which is pretty hilarious. Coors light is $1.75 for a draft / $7 for a pitcher, which is a pretty good deal. Scorpion bowls are alright, but I don't think I'd choose it over the beer or sangria deals. The place clears out pretty quickly once the T gets close to shutting down for the night, and is definitely a place people like to get together with friends.
This won't be a classy night out, but if you're with good people, it'll be a great time.
Another Faneuil Hall sneak attack bar!
The lines can get a little long, ya know why? BECAUSE $1 Teriyaki chicken skewers while drinking - that's why! I must admit, I probably bought ten of them just for myself throughout the night.
The drinks here are pretty average tasting, but really cheap for the price. I'd stick to generic [1 liquor + 1 mixer] if you want it to be good. Make sure you watch them pour it too, as they're more likely give you a little more. You might want to look at them anyways, the bartenders are kinda cute if not a little cold. If you're staying downstairs, it's free as long as you eat/drink. If you want the full bundle, it's an extra $5-10 bucks to go upstairs and dance. Worth it.
Bathroom totally sucks though. It sucks so bad there was an attendant directing traffic in and out. I was hoping he'd at least hand me a mint and towels or something - but I guess he's there to make sure you do the nasty quick and get out.
They have a great setup upstairs with the light show and the sound system. Everyone is full of energy minus the people along the walls waiting to cop a feel on unsuspecting passerbys. Expect to dance with strangers, get drinks sent your way, and have an overall good time. There's no food upstairs though, which is a good thing - you don't want to dance around with one of those skewers.
If you had to pick between which bars to go to in the area, pick this one. It's got chicken.
TERIYAKIIII!!! That is almost all that needs to be said about the Hong Kong @ Fanueil. The teriyaki chicken will deliver and it WILL burn your tongue! Caution: Contents are hot. Before you do anything else, you must immediately find chicken teriaki man and buy yourself some $1 chicken teriyaki skewers. These are legit.
Came here last week for the first time after hearing great things about  HK @ Fanueil, primarily the teriyaki chicken. There was karaoke and most people suck but hey that's fine because so do I. The downstairs was a lot smaller than I expected and they only have 1 microphone for karaoke (wtf, I am trying to do a duet & harmonize) but it's still fun. When you get tired of listening to the karaoke, you can go upstairs to the DANCE FLOOR! yeah, there may be some predators creepin' on the side lines waiting to cop a feel of your fine booty (it happened) BUT if you can look past it, you will find yourself groovin' to some hip hop/top 40 under laser lights.
Scorpion bowls -- okay, these are NOT lethal, they taste like juice. I consumed a significant portion of 2 scorpion bowls and felt fine, soooo this leads me to believe they are not very strong (They tasted like pineapple juice) BUT they were still good. The highlight was fishing for the maraschino cherry at the bottom - score!
Coors light -- $1.75 = cheap! and apps are 1/2 off after midnight. Pizza rolls anyone?
As I walked into the bar at 5PM on a Saturday someone was screaming "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias and I grew a great admiration for this bar (very underrated karaoke song by the way). I used to go to the Hong Kong in Harvard Square when I was in school and was a big fan of their Scorpion Bowls (or getting 7 with friends) Â so this I've obviously been a supporter of the Hong Kong brand for a while now. Â
Place was packed on a Saturday with cheap drinks and, the most interesting thing I've ever seen, a bowl with teriyaki on a stick that an employee was carrying around and selling to patrons. Wow. I passed on the $1 teriyaki (not surprising) and enjoyed the karaoke and cheap beers though. This place is decent, not really a destination bar though. Would recommend it if you are also an avid karaoke fan.
Ok, so I'm not a huge fan of Faneuil Hall. Actually I despise the area, more or less. As a local Bostonian, I instinctly shy away from the more touristy areas of the city. The seedier, the better, I say.
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised and enchanted by the atmosphere of Hong Kong. Right off the bat, it was evident that this was not your run-of-the-mill overpriced, underwhelming joint that has tyified the Faneuil Hall area: there's a tiny man walking around with a bucket of chicken teriyaki for $1 each, draft beers are $1.75 each, and oh, did I mention the karaoke EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK?! The "stage" is literally a shipping pallet that someone spray-painted black, and the mic is no stranger to multiple layers of duct tape from regular abuse. I'm a sucker for belting out my favorite tunes, so if I have an opportunity to do that in public while drinking some beers with friends and eating delicious finger foods, I'm totally won over.
Thanks Hong Kong for making me hate Faneuil Hall just a tiny bit less.
The one down-side of my experience was that a homeless-appearing drunk man sat next to me while I was sitting at the table next to the stage, but I was buzzed enough to find it amusing and not creepy.
Hong Kong is that shady dive bar that everyone should have as a go to when there is just nothing better to do. That staff is fairly cool, and they have a really nice Karaoke system that they mostly have running throughout the night.
Upstairs is the the dance portion. Separated from the crooners downstairs. You will sometimes have to pay extra cover to go upstairs. Coors Light is their special and it will only set you back a $1.75. Beware of the Scorpion Bowls, although they taste like Kool-Aid they will catch up on you unsuspectingly.
The only reason why it loses a star is because many of my friends will not come with me, due to the bar being cramped and its low-class clientele. I like to consider myself a man of the people. :)
"Hey Paul, where did you go?"
"Oh...I was doing a secret scorpion bowl shot"
"They have shots of scorpion bowls?"
"No, you don't understand...I did a scorpion bowl....as a shot...."
"....."
"....."
"....."
"....."
"....soo....like the actual bowl?"
".....yes...."
"....by yourself? ...."
"Well Dave was there but he had his own"
"Why didn't you tell anyone else?"
".....then it wouldn't be a secret..."
For that real life conversation alone 3 stars. For the fact that a bowl of ice and fruit juice with SOME booze in it costs near $20....when the booze and juice sans ice would probably fill a 20 oz glass...and not get you drunk....no more.
Good for partying but you probably need to a) be already pretty drunk and b) not concerned about waking up the next morning $150 poorer...
Here are some dos and don'ts to make your experience enjoyable at the Hong Kong
Don't get dress to the nines and walk in underwhelmed by the wooden almost dive bar-ish  atmosphere of the place .
Do not for the love of sweet baby jesus order food if you aren't completely and utterly intoxicated and plan on vomiting up whatever you consumed in the near future.  Do yourself a favor, if you need to eat stop by Chinatown a few blocks away before coming here, their food is crappy, random, and  just bizarre.
Ladies do not leave your drink unattended as this is sketch central, and I'm pretty sure one of my friends got something slipped in her drink before here.
Do make friends with the staff, Mike(I am pretty sure that is his name) the bartender is an awesome guy
Do order cheap pitchers of beer and drink specials
Do order two dollar sugary tooters three at a time
Do make sure you get a couple of scorpion bowls (one final don't, don't be surprised when those suckers sneak up on you, they are stronger then you think)
First time I went to Hong Kong to say I wasn't impressed was an understatement. This place definitely grew on me. I made the mistake of ordering food, it was not good. The only thing I recommend eating is the one dollar teriyaki chicken sticks. Served by a guy with a bucket in hand you don't even have to stop dancing as he makes his rounds on the dance floor, if that isn't great customer service I don't know what is! Â I used to go most Thursdays, there tends to be a decent karaoke crowd in there on those days, and we would go upstairs early before anyone got there and enjoy our "private" dance floor.
I been on the weekends and it's been surprisingly good, the crowd isn't spectacular but I'm one of those people who if I go out with my friends I'm having a good time and ignoring everyone else. I am still shocked that I paid the five dollars or whatever the cover was but the Dj has been good the last two times I went there on a weekend. Â Hong Kong is definitely not a classy establishment but that is part of its charm, you can get decent drinks here without paying a whole lot, and the staff are all awesome people. It's perfect for a cheap easy night out on the weekends or for a few drinks after work. .
I didn't really think we'd find a place like this here. In Boston. Like we would, in New York. But we did. Here it is.
We somehow managed to park right out front.
I'd get here early, FYI.
$1.00 teriyaki sticks, DJs and karaoke in one building? Swimming in scorpion bowls? Delicious scorpion bowls? In fact, this is better than anything I've seen in NYC.
Sorry NY, I still love you ;-)
Came here to try the famed scorpion bowls. Was disappointed. There were a bunch of odd people in the bar as well. This was on a Saturday about 2 o clock. We drank our scorpion bowl and got out of there. I been on nights and it gets really packed. Â probably because it is so small.
Im not a fan
First off, I must say that I adore Boston with all my heart. Â I would move here if I wasn't in love with New York City. I have come here twice with my boyfriend and we have had a blast every time.
We came to Hong Kong one Friday night after hearing about there scorpion bowls and $1.00 teriyaki sticks. Â When we entered, there was a large crowd singing there hearts out on the first floor. We quickly went upstairs where they had a DJ. Â We immediately ordered a scorpion bowl, which was very delicious. Â It does need a tad more alcohol and less fruit juice, but nonetheless, it's a good buy. The music was good as well. Â It took a while to order some food and our waitress kept forgetting about us since there were so many people.
If your looking for a fun night with a group of friends, this would be the ideal spot to go to!
On principal alone I refuse to give any faneuil bar more than 3 stars. Â So of the craptastic slums that make up faneuil, this is definitely one of the more interesting unique bars. Â I would rather spend a night sober that hit up Market, Trinity, or Kitty Osheas just to give you a frame of reference for this deep hatred of some of these bars. And for those of you who know me well, a sober weekend night means a lot. Â I might as well be giving up my first born child. Â
My reasons that HK can actually stack up against the rest...
1) Scorpion bowls that will destroy you
2) Mixed crowd, hit or miss (tends to be rap/hip hop upstairs
3) Fair priced drinks
4) $1 chicken teriyaki on a stick
5) Decently friendly staff
6) I do not even remotely get the sense of being anywhere Hong Kongish or even asian
7) It's connected to trinity and I despise that place so much that HK is guilty by association
8) Can be casual or can be dressy (whatever you want to make it)
Somehow Hong Kong was able to be reborn again while remaining mostly unchanged after its big fire a few years back. Â Respect.
Something changed after the fire of 2011. The phoenix Kong that has emerged from the ash and rubble is a little too new, too shiny for the fans of old.
Drunkenness is as essential as oxygen, karaoke is as available as their ominous scorpion bowls and sticks of chicken are served in a bucket. For $1. The university crowd rejoices - more protein than store-bought ramen and just as much sodium.
Like a paternal twin, this site has similarities to its Harvard Square sister, but has become its own entity. A little, underdeveloped lady with an acidic tongue and the only triviaoke in town. You read that right - triviaoke: the most magical hybrid since ligers.
I'm not adverse to a return trip, and may be showing my age by simply shaking my head at regularly glorified shit shows in the way a dad solemnly wants for the salad days after dropping his kid off at college. I get it, just not anymore. Therefore, plan your journey in to the Kong abyss accordingly (read: get faced beforehand).
Drinks are cheap and the upstairs is for the dance-advanced. Go, fine, you will (they always do). But come the next day, you won't like yourself or the passed-out thing next to you. For now, grab a straw and race!
The only way I can describe Hong Kong is: "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
It really is just a melting pot of guilty pleasures. Â You don't even have to decide which to partake in because here you can have them ALL.
To start, this place is incredibly divey. Â If you're looking for a drunken night, this is where you should be. Â The scorpion bowls are huge. Â They're not in the typical scorpion bowl, but instead in just a large bowl that looks like it came out of my kitchen. Â I don't know what they put in it, but I don't think it's the same every night. Â Friday a group of us went and four of us split eight of these bad boys. Â Yup, eight. Â No, I do not remember my night.
After about two, the karaoke guilty pleasure kicked in. Â My guy friends sang Ke$ha and Tiny Dancer. Â Apparently they have around 300,000 songs so you really can sing anything (just don't sing Circle of Life; that did not go over well).
After about four, when the drunk munchies kick in, you get incredibly excited to see the teriyaki man. Â Meat on a stick for a dollar is never a good idea, but never a bad one either. Â Just do it.
Normally after about 6 we would start the guilty pleasure known as drunken dancing, but apparently we decided to go to another bar at that point.
Take Hong Kong for what it is and just have a good time. Â It's small and kind of gross but I think I'm in love.
Wow, a bar in Faneuil Hall I actually LIKE?! No way! Hong Kong is pretty dope all around for the most part. They offer fun party favors for cheap, including $1 "Meat" (Teriyaki) sticks, and $2 "Tooters" of booze. If they ever stop coming around with Liquid Cocaine (Jäger and Goldschlager = pure sweet & spicy heaven) I may be forced to file a verbal complaint.
I like that they have karaoke downstairs, but I don't like that at ends at 10:00 =( I was getting pumped to belt out my killer rendition of Salt 'N Peppa's "What a Man," but one of the staff members regrettably informed me that I'd hafta show them my skills next time. I was not pleased, but oh well. The Tooters and meat made up for it.
Upstairs is where the DJ posts up to play club beats and hip-hop for drunkards to dance to under the blacklights and disco balls. There's also a full bar up there, which is convenient. Just be aware that there's a $10 credit card minimum.
Despite all the previously mentioned greatness, there are a few cons I must mention. For one, the lines are ridiculous past 10pm, but that's to be expected anywhere in Faneuil Hall. Secondly, the cover charges can be a little excessive. I'm okay with $5, but trying to snake an extra $5 out of me just to go upstairs? That seems unfair. Lastly, the policies for going outside for some air are excessive as well (at least they were on St. Patrick's Day. Not 100% sure if this is the new standard procedure). You need to forfeit your ID inside to get a wristband allowing you re-entry. My only thoughts are, why bother stamping my hand with a blob of black ink if it gets me nowhere?
All that being said, Hong Kong is my new favorite guilty pleasure. Not sure if it will ever surpass Jose Mac's due to the long list of cons, but it's up there.
I motion to rename Hong Kong as "Douchebag Central".
A mix between busted homies, "what's up bro's," and skanky skirts, Â Hong Kong will provide you with the perfect opportunity to watch nasty desperate guys grind up on girls too drunk to know who they are dry humping.
The music is far, far, far, far too loud, the crowd is far from bearable, and well... the staff is not even remotely friendly.
If you do decide to dive in into the douchebag ditch, remember not to wear a hoodie (they make you check it for $2)... and bring $5... because even Tool Town has a cover charge.
I like to think of the Hong Kong as a video game. Â One that I've never beaten. Â
Level 1 is, oddly enough, the first level of the Hong Kong. The first guy you have to get past is the guy selling Teriyaki chicken and beef sticks out of the bucket. Â He is a skilled and competent opponent, however, you can bribe your way into his good graces by buying some of his delicious weaponry. Â While you're on this level you can acquire scorpion bowls, beers and get magic tickets as a bonus, which you can use to buy weapons such as beer coozies and crappy hats that you'll need to defeat other opponents.
Once you get past Teriyaki guy, you must face his boss, the evil lady with the shoulder-pads of death! Â She doesn't take ANY bullshit, so don't even try it, or you'll never get to the next level. Â Her weapons are death-stares, ruthlessness and highly efficient-people-moving skills. If you cannot compete and get on her bad side, she will call in Big Bouncer to throw you out into the cold. Â Game Over. Â But, if you can manage to have enough skill to get past her (which I've only accomplished twice), you can make it to the next level. The Upstairs.
Level 2. Â The Upstairs. Â You will face an onslaught of villains one more powerful than the next! Â Grinding douche-bags accompanied by bad music will surround you. Â It will take all of your skill to battle past them. Â Beyond the grinding-db's will be woo-girls and vultures.
I've never made it farther than that. Â You might want to consult Nintendo Power for more information.
I love a bar where my shoes stick to the floor......
Lets be serious, everybodys been here and its plain OK. There are a couple of things I like about the Hong Kong. First is the Scorpion Bowl delightful and fun to race with. The second is Pot Luck Beer where you can get such gems as Red Dog and PBR. Third is the staff of waitress that are unusually nice, we actually ate some Chinese Cheetos with one of their private food stashes. And last is the chicken on a stick, solely for the fact that my friend sent a round of them to table of young ladies and it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Things I don't like about the Kong are, first the crowded bottom floor filled with frat guys, second the bathroom that for some reason always seems to be covered in vomit (I have my suspicions of the chicken on a stick), third the fact that they take your ID when you go out to smoke, fourth is the cover charge to go upstairs, and last the fact that your shoes will inevitably be covered in some type of unexplainable goo.....
All in all its not a bad time I just wouldn't plan a night around it.
$1.50 Coors Light drafts.
Let me repeat that in case you missed it: $1.50 Coors Light drafts.
To sum it up:
+1: $1.95 Happy Hour menu that I will try at a later date.
+1: $1.50 Coors Light drafts
+1: Karaoke sung by people who suck, so you too feel like you can get up there and sing
-1: Karaoke sung by people who suck, that you have to listen to at a super loud volume until the $1.50 Coors Light drafts hit
+1: Naked Lady Photohunt
+1: Tickets to get stuff in a case just for buying booze, can I get some tootsie rolls?
I too hate the double cover charge to get upstairs on the weekend, but there is no cover if you hit it up during the week, so that's when I will be there.
Some lady friends and I were out getting trashed at another bar last night when one of them decided to drag us all to the Hong Kong for scorpion bowls and freaky dancing. After some smack talking, she eventually convinced us that this was the thing to do, and we were off!
So we arrive around 12:30am and pay a $5 cover to get in. The place smells like the deformed lovechild of a french fry and a pit stain. We realize the real party must be upstairs, where we can hear dated-but-classic club hits bumpin' from the stairway. Naturally, we head for the stairs to get in on the party.
But wait, "STOP yo," says the doorman, "you can't wear anything with a hood upstairs!" What now? I assume he thinks I look like a thug ready to pop a cap in his ass, and I must be hiding my glock in the hood of my coat. He tells me I must pay $2 for the thrill of forced coat check service. To cope, I have a bitch session with the cool, sympathetic chick at the coat check counter, then finally, hoodless and coatless, make my way upstairs... Ahh the fun is just beginning!
So the dance floor is hott and the bitches are lookin fi-i-i-ine. We start in on a slow grind and the men in the room, watching from along the walls like the boys at a middle school dance, watch on and wipe drool from their chins. Fugly sluts step back! We rule the floor. Colleen drops to the floor for a one-armed floor hump, while Mila and I move toward Ali for a full ass grab. Ca-li-fornia lo-ove!!
I'm sippin' on gin and juice, and my mind's on my money and my money's on my mind. The room starts spinning and the scorpion bowl starts tasting sweeter. My ladies have me sandwiched... I've forgotten my name! Best night evar!!!
In the taxi, I realize hey, that place actually kind of sucked. 2 stars.
I will forever have great memories of this bar thanks to Jenna C's birthday and the crazy Chinese woman working the door. We had a long weekend at my college, so I flew back from Ohio for Jenna's special night out.
With about 10 of us in the birthday party, crazy lady said she could take 5 of us in right away. Dragging us thru the crowd, she plops us at a long, beirut-like table where there were 3 people already standing.
Us: "Ummm, there are people already using this table..."
Crazy: "It's fine!! Make friend, order drink!"
Them: "There's plenty of room if you want to stay..."
So we did.
And long story short, I find out that these people are also from Ohio. One girl went to high school with a girl who is in my class at college. Small world. Smaller world is the fact that there is a cutey patooty Ohio boy next to me singing along to Mandy Moore on the stereo...
Me: "He's singing along to Mandy Moore!"
All of us: "GAY!"
Cut to us making out in the corner of this dirty, dark straight bar.
But yeah, so this bar is cool. I mean, it's a standard overcrowded Faneuil Bar with a loud, obnoxious clientele that have no sense of personal space. The scorpion bowls are amazingly delicious so grab some friends and grab some straws--it's gunna be a long night. They also serve $1 Chinese snacks that I wouldn't recommend, granted I didn't sample the food, but I did watch Jenna C. throw back up whatever she ate in a parking garage next to City Hall. Happy Birthday!
This place is a money making machine. When it gets real busy on the weekends, they actually charge two different covers. $5 to stay down stairs and $10 to go upstairs. Scorpion bowls are around $16, with not as much alcohol as you would find at a traditional Chinese restaurant and it seems like that's the only thing anyone drinks! If you look down at the floor you will find a plethora of straws that were once used by some college student in a "scorpion bowl race".
Once people get all sloppy from the 5 to 10 scorpion bowls consumed, they then head upstairs to shake their ass to today's hits like "my lady humps" or "smack that, get on the floor, smack that". If you're a girl, in a group of girls, be warned you will be gawked at by the local thug community and more than likely approached by them with some sort of tribal dance, where they thrust their pelvis on any part of your body. The term "meat market " is an understatement when describing this place.
I'm glad I limit myself in going here to once a year get togethers with college friend's that aren't in-the-know when it comes to cool places to hang out in Boston.
Two stars for chicken teriyaki on a stick for $1!!!!
Here's a word of advice, when seeking out a partner to share your Hong Kong scorpion bowl with, make sure they do in fact plan on drinking said scorpion bowl. Otherwise, you will suck down the whole thing yourself (and maybe a couple more), black out, make out with inappropriate people, run THROUGH the big dig away from some sort of cop or security dude complete with jumping fences, standby while the men in your group pee on the building of your workplace (on security camera), not know how you got home, and wake up to be informed you've peed on a pile of clothes.
Thanks, Hong Kong! Lesson learned. When they say you need two people to drink a bowl, they are very right.
Granted the rules are kind of dumb, restricting all sorts of clothing that really shouldn't matter all that much, but I figure they must be speaking from experience. Â The bartenders are always really great, and a few years ago there was one dude that would make up horrible horrible shots and dare someone to take it, and if they did, he'd give them free drinks for the night. The crowd can get annoying, but you're in Fanuiel Hall, just move one bar down.
Okay, Â I should preface this with: Â I'm not a huge YAY PARTY LET'S DRINK LIKE COLLEGE KIDS AND GET WAAAAAAAASSSSTTEEEEDDD kinda girl. Â "Hey let's grab a beer and listen to some live music," is more my speed. Â But there are those nights, oh let me tell you, where all I want to do is DANCE (and drink... a lot).
And I totally needed that last weekend. Â A large group of us went to Hong Kong at around 9/930 and got in with no cover. Â After a Scorpion Bowl race and a few teriyaki sticks, we were informed by a waitress/bartender that upstairs would be charging cover in about 10 minutes, so to get up there while the getting was free. Â So, even though there are cover charges, Â you can totally avoid them if you get there early enough.
The drinks were strong and tasty (then again, I am a lightweight). Â The teriyaki was great drunk food (though most likely of questionable content). Â All in all, I had a blast. Â A definite if you just need to let loose for a night, down a Scorpion bowl, and dance to Top 40 hits. Â Avoid if you want to be all "posh and pretentious and listen to Coldplay while sipping martinis and drinking lambics," because you definitely will be disappointed.
SCORPION BOWL TIME! Â One of the best places in Boston for this concoction.. Also from what I hear its one of the oldest places in the city for this drink..
A great place to start the night out with friends, !  Just drink a couple bowls together and eat a few teriyaki sticks from the terikyaki guy  and you should be all set for the night!  It's a fun place, people openly sing with arms on each others shoulders singing like its octoberfest in Germany!  A fun place that i also found out has Karaoke!  I think i wrote the word PLACE like 5 or 6 times.. hahah
This is a fun place. Â They have scorpion bowls that are served literally in bowls. Â Giant soup bowls.
There's also what could be described as a randomly appearing teriyaki selling guy. Â He's like the ufo in asteroids, suddenly he'll just be there and then he'll scroll off the screen only to come back when you least expect it and instantly smack into a rock and blow up.
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