Rock It Grill

2.5 stars
I've went to Rock It Bar once.  A friend didn't have her id and showed some DMV paper that said it was in the mail- while most places would be very suspicious and strict about it, they let her in (she WAS over 21 mind you), helps to be a cute girl with another cute girl i guess and i have cute friends so no worries there.

A bit divey and we went on a friday night(?) and it was a ****show!  Karaoke, horrible singers, cheap booze, just a whatever goes feel as were the creeps that would not leave us alone and the other creeps that tried to follow us but I can't hold creepy clientele against Rock-it Bar.  If you want a sloppy who cares night with cheap booze and bad karaoke, ding ding ding you have a winner, but it's not all my scene.

Oh Rock It! This is one of my go-to places in Old Town and not to mention it's location is great.
If you're a liquor fan I suggest ordering a Vodka & Red Bull here. They only pour half the can into the glass, unlike other bars, so you use one can per two drinks + it saves money.
Karaoke is priceless and Rock It provides a great place for people watching. You will find customers wearing everything from suits to sweatpants to cowboy hats.
We normally visit on Thursday's and try to get there by 830 p.m. to grab a seat; weekends I'd suggest 8 p.m. or earlier since they host bday parties and it really fills up fast!
Last, but definitely not least, ask for Linda as your server! You will not be disappointed! She is so attentive and has memorized our drinks.

Ok, so I live like 3 blocks from this place and decided to show up on a random Saturday night mostly out curiosity. I was blown away.

1) Food was incredibly bad. People have low standards if they think this is good for any restaurant. I got a burger with bacon and fries. Fries were terrible. Burger was terrible. Wouldn't ever order anything here again just from looking at other things on other tables.  Though, I don't think people go here for the food so who cares?

2) Karaoke was amazing. I didn't understand what the deal was but then some dude with a pony tail, beret, sweatpants and an incredibly trashed girlfriend (mind you this was like 8 pm) and she barely able to stand) got up on stage and started belting out "My Sacrifice" by Creed. I understand now.

The best part of the whole karaoke thing was, at one point, some random woman treated it like American Idol -- and on cue, random diverse crowd of 20 somethings rushed the floor in front of the stage and started dancing?? (mind you there isn't a dance floor??) I felt like it was staged, it was so Disney. And amazing.

I would definitely call this a dive bar. A very strange one with a lot of character. Go here if you want entertainment.

Don't eat the food.