I can't sing well. Neither can most of my friends. But we sing anyway. Oh you don't appreciate that? Â We can sing if we want to... we can leave your friends behind. ...Because your friends don't sing and if they don't sing well they're no friends of mine.
Tell me that little jingle didn't just make you wanna go to the nearest karaoke bar and do the safety dance. Maybe not at Yes KTV, though. These guys have a few issues.
I went here to celebrate a friend's birthday (is she diva? she is diva). Unfortunately, Yes KTV had some sort of sewage leak issue that-- I'll spare you the details-- caused the lobby/front room to reek of unmentionables. But alas, our birthday princess insisted we stay since she had a reservation and the place was still packed. So we persevered.
For $35/hour, we had a small private room with big couches and a huge flat screen that would project knock-off music videos for our pleasure (like, weird 90's videos featuring the same blonde haired woman being rescued from a bearded rapist while various Britney Spears, O-Town, or Lil Wayne lyrics flashed on the screen. Seriously). We brought our own bottles, and for a $10-15 corkage fee, that's a steal.
Unfortunately, most of our time was spent drinking and trying to figure out how to get the karaoke machine to function properly, rather than actually singing. You see, despite having a very technologically advanced system and a vast inventory of songs that would rival the congressional library, their little remote is about as functional as Lindsey Lohan in rehab. After about twenty minutes of frustrated button-punching and waving of the remote, we finally discovered the trick to getting it to play the song of our choice: you have it hold it just a little to the left, pointing directly at the blinking red light on the machine and then perform the entirety of the Swan Lake ballet. By the end of the second act, it should've registered your selection. You'll be singing Pitbull songs in no time. Red one! Dale! Whatever that means.
Meh. The service is okay and the song selection is really iffy. You still have to flip through laminated pages of outdated songs and guess at which one is the best version to play.
The remote has to be aimed *just so* or else the Jay-Z song you thought you entered will, surprise, end up being that Miley Cyrus song you "abhor" but sing meekly anyways (because you actually know all the words). Â
The prices are NOT CHEAP, so make sure you hit critical mass with your group or else you'll be paying more than you expected. Hm, I thought this was Chinatown! I'll stick with Spotlight Karaoke, thanks.
So we came here two Fridays ago because we couldn't find another karaoke place that wasn't packed. The room rental was $35/hr, so it wasn't so bad. We brought two cases  of beer (which they will charge a service fee of $18/box) we only opened one, so they charged for one. Song selection was okay, not as much as we're used to. Overall we had a good time, the food took a while to come to the room and it was cold when we got it. The only thing I advise doing is to look over the bill thoroughly. They charged us for the bottle waters we didn't order and we had to check what all of the charges were and when we did the math, the tax didn't add up, so we assumed they included gratuity. They don't write tax or tip on the line item, so you'll have to double check that.
All in all... I wouldn't come back unless we really really had to.
I've been here for karaoke a few times and it's pretty nice. Â Can't really speak for their Asian song selection, but their English selection is actually pretty decent. Â It's nice that a good number of the songs actually have the official music video accompanying them. Â Mic and song sounds can be easily adjusted (you'd think this would be a staple option everywhere. Â They do have multiple systems per room which was a bit confusing. Â Their main catalog of songs that were listed in their binders were on one system, but then some of their newer stuff was only accessible if you switched to the computerized system that wasn't the easiest to navigate.
Pricing is not bad. Â It's done by room size and charged per hour. Â They have different rates for the weekdays and weekends. Â We had a mid-size room (fits up to 15 people) for $35/hr on a weekday, but a small-size room on the weekend was for the same rate. Â Compared to the local karaoke joints I go to that charges by the person per hour, it's a really good rate regardless.
They don't serve alcohol here. Â It's BYOB but there's a corking fee. Â I believe it was $10 for wine, $15 for liquor, and $1 per beer. Â They do have bottled water and snacks like popcorn and chips, but I have no idea how they're charged or if they're complimentary. Â Our last trip was a 2-hour, small-room booking on the weekend with 5 water and a bowl of chips which came out to $90 before tip. Â I know the room was $70 so some combination of the water, chips, and tax made up the remaining $20. Â Maybe gratuity was included in that last $20? Â I didn't read the receipt carefully and tipped on top of the final bill. Â The rub was that nobody in our room ordered chips; they just brought it in. Â It may have been complimentary, but I saw it written on the ticket that wasn't itemized, so that might've been a bit shady.
So this was the second time we have gone and had a pretty good first experience. 10 per bottle cork fee is a bit high so bring a big bottle.
Now this second time was different. The rooms ac was not working. One mic kept on running out battery and it took the workers three times to change the mic for us. And we could only use the monitor for songs rather then both the monitor and manually enter song Ids from the book.
And remember to read the bill because gratuity is included even for 3 ppl.
Thinking about trying other karaoke place before giving it another chance.
I'm impressed!
Cheesy decor with flashing lights and neon colors...but we had a private room and we were happy!
The staff was pretty cool & they constantly check on you. Our room had it's own bar & bathroom. Everything was very clean and they provide cups and ice for our drinks.
The songs were pretty dated but they have a HUGE selection so you will definitely find something for everyone.
My only gripe is it is a bit expensive.
This was one of the first karaoke places in the strip mall area, as it can be up to $20 a person once you've divided up the bill. Â You can BYOB, but there is a "cork fee" for each opened container.
If you have a big party, try to reserve the main room in the back, as it can comfortably fit 20+ people. Â I was honestly impressed by this party room, as it had it's own bar, couches, and private rest room.
Oh, and definitely call ahead of time to reserve your hour(s)!
Reserved a room for a get together and it was a blast. It was pretty clean and even had a bar which Melody doesn't have. Â I'm glad there was a binder and that the screen to input the songs was in English and not some other foreign character. The price is a bit expensive though for 2 hours we paid 200 something I think.
Overall we brought in a case of beer and bottle of liquor and add 9 people to the mix it was a pretty fun night.
Compared to the other karaoke places around the corner, YesKTV is a bit more expensive. They do have better rooms and definitely much cleaner. What I mean by better room was the sound quality and ability to tone down the noise level from the other rooms. Their song selection was pretty good also.
We brought our own alcohol but since the guys were treating I don't know if we were charged for bringing the drinks. Â The size of the room was a bit smaller than the ones offered by the karaoke place next door. Or maybe we had a bigger group? Although I didn't mind the smaller space since everyone seem to enjoy getting close to their date ;) Overall we had a better time here than at the karaoke next door. Â So will definitely be back.
(Slightly south of 3 stars)
My organization recently had a get-together at Yes KTV. Â Though everyone had a good time (alcohol + Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me = everyone rocking out), the cons of Yes KTV outweighed the pros.
The pros:
- Yes KTV has private rooms that are decorated better than the standard karaoke place
- They have some very current songs (I saw Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" playing in the front area)
- It's karaoke. Â You'll more than likely have a good time.
The cons:
- You can't bring in your own food; you have to pay for their food. Â I can't remember what we ordered, but it was expensive, glorified trail mix.
- If you choose to bring your own alcohol or sodas, they charge you EXORBITANT corking fees. Â For example, we tried bringing in our own 2L bottles of soda, and they requested we pay a fee of $8/bottle of soda.
- The organization of the binders is poor. Â Instead of being organized in an easy-to-use manner, you have a few pages labeled updates as of month-year then another few pages labeled updates as of older-month-older-year and so on. Â And when you have hundreds of pages of songs without being on one single list, you'll be lucky to find the song you're looking for. Â Remember how I said they had Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" playing in the front? Â I couldn't find it in any of the binders.
- Personal con: Â they didn't have Boys II Men's "I'll Make Love to You." Â Sure, it's only one song, but it's a karaoke staple in my eyes. Â When asked why they didn't have it, the person behind the counter said, "If we don't have it, then we don't know it."
I won't go back on my own accord. Â It's a dressed up karaoke bar, but I don't mind going to some of the less nice places if they're cheaper because a group of people singing plus alcohol is a fun time anywhere.
I have been addicted to kareoke for the last few months and this is my fave place, it's decorated to feel like a loft. There's lots of room for a big party of people and a good choice of music both new and old.
The price is average, i foresee this place becoming super popular. Considering that they have a limited number of rooms I wonder if they will take reservations?
I love to karaoke, especially at noraebong-style places, aka private room karaoke-- different from Spotlight. However, KTV doesn't really settle for me.
The good:
-- They are clean
-- "BYOB"
-- The big room is great for big groups -- there's a bar area
-- The american song selection is quite good for an asian place.
The bad:
-- The service is not very good. They are constantly going into your room to check if you BYOB-ed and if you did....
-- They charge you $1.50 uncorking/opening fee EACH bottle/can! UNBELIEVABLE! My cost savings effort of stopping by Fiesta for a case of Shiner went down the drain when I was charged for each bottle I opened.
-- If they are running late, they don't let you stay late to get your full 1 hr or 2 hrs. AND they still charge you for the entire rate.
They book up really fast on holiday weekends, so make sure you book in advance.
Been here once.
My friend from Houston but now lives in San Antonio's friends came into Houston looking for a place to Karaoke. I wanted them to go to Genji, but this was more convenient, as they were crashing nearby somewhere.
They have a lobby area as well as private rooms.
It's very cute inside, I like the decor..
The teas are a touch over priced for my taste and there's no alcohol.
YES. and if you want to get your drink on it's BYOB. quite literally.
and they charge per bottle you bring in.
This didn't really bother me.
What bothered me is that it only had Chinese and English.
I know some Chinese songs, but I can't read it. in which case, I can't search it. =(
so I can't sing it. sad face all around.
there's a little touch screen in each room for selecting Chinese songs. Clever, inventive: but still no help. My song was from a sound track and I only saw solo artists scrolling on the little screen.
The English songs, though, were very current. so yay them =)
but there weren't a lot... so another sad face.
Perhaps it was just an in between time for song updates, who knows.
Sometimes the staff sings in the lobby if it's slow.
I heard one sing Jay Chou-- very cute =D
I figure since it's quite literally KTV as it is called in China-- that is why there isn't say Japanese or Korean songs, but I still wish they had it.
That's the sore loser in me speaking.
But the variety of teas was intriguing. I just wasn't game for paying that much for tea.
I think I had to throw away my tea I had previously to entering... =(
either toss or guzzle pretty much are your options at the door.
I don't like karaoke. Â But my friends like it. Â
This is a really nice version of karaoke. Â Nicely decorated rooms (although fobby modern in an HK kind of way) and a good variety of songs. Â The only other karaoke places I know in Chinatown are super shady and the American ones don't play up the private rooms the way Yes KTV does.
I think the key to liking this place is going with someone who knows someone that works there. Â Or go there often enough to where they recognize you. Â I was lucky to be in a group where that was the case. Â They gave us such good service that they kicked out another group to make room for us. Â You should reserve your hours ahead of time so that doesn't happen.
Right when we got there, the people working there said that we couldn't bring outside drinks. Â We were bummed but then they discreetly said that as long as we kept them out of plain view, we were okay. Â
We were in the really large room which was pretty nice and spacious. Â There was a wet bar, a personal restroom, a long stretch of couches and nice lighting. Â The flat screen TV was big enough to see from pretty much any part of the room and they had this mini stage in the corner with a computer screen where you could sing. Â The wireless mics were pretty good quality -- one was running out of batteries but it was no big deal.
The R&B songs are kind of messed up on their system, a lot of times they show the lyrics of the background vocals instead of the main singers which can throw you off.
Oh and while you sing, you can order drinks and appetizers.
It's nice how you can choose from Chinese and English songs -- from what I could tell, they try to update their song database pretty frequently. Â It was annoying that they were on two different systems though -- it wasn't fun toggling between the two.
Overall it was a pretty good karaoke experience. Â The private rooms are great for a party or get together. Â It's not cheap though... I was kind of shocked at the prices, but then again, I'm not a usual karaoker.
I had my very first real ktv experience here a few weekends ago for a friend's birthday. Â We had a reservation for 10:30 but were asked to come in earlier because they had an opening. Â The problem was that we were at Star downstairs. Â Some people had just received their drinks and had to finish them before we went upstairs because of the no beverages but alcohol policy. Â
We ended up making it in at 10:15 and were set up in the small room. Â My more experienced Houston KTV companions stated that Yes had a wider selection of songs than comparable establishments. Â I was quite surprised at how wide their selection was including a few pages devoted to "Hawaiian Favorites". Â We mostly stuck with English songs, but we also switched a few times to the Mandarin machine. Â I was amused by the really random 80s songs that I would have never expected an Asian KTV place to have. Â Yes, I did a terrible rendition of Men Without Hat's "The Safety Dance," and I think I could quite possibly be the only person to have ever selected that song! Â In my defense, the version had very little backing music!
While the selection is good, the service was lacking that night.  We were there for two hours.  From the moment we stepped into our private room, the  staff would not leave us alone and pestered us every ten minutes or so to check if we wanted to order drinks.  The rooms are equipped with call buttons if you want to get the staff's attention.  Our party just wanted to be left alone to sing our little hearts out!  We are in private rooms after all for a reason...
At 11:45, the staff informed us that we had 15 minutes left. Â Our party argued with the staff to either pro-rate our bill as we had not been there for a full two hours or to let us stay for the full two hours. Â They decided to let us stay for the full two hours. Â Our bill for the two hours and drinks was around $85. Â We paid with $100 in cash, and the staff interrupted our singing once again to ask us if we wanted our change. Â Hmm... let's think about that? Â Of course we our change! Â You're supposed to leave tip at Yes, and we left one, but isn't it bit presumptuous for the staff to assume that they can keep the change?
Maybe we were just unlucky with the service that night.
My voice was definitely hoarse at the end of the night, and I had fun attempting to and failing to hit those high notes.
For the past several months I've been on a Karaoke binge... and Yes KTV has been my vice. Â Granted I'm no American Idol but suffice to say I'm a whole lot better then say... William Hung on his rendition of "Livin la vida Loca". Â
Located on the 2nd floor of a strip shopping center, Yes KTV is a Karaoke joint in the truest form. Â
Predominantly in Japan, China and most parts of Asia... KTVs mainly are private rooms rented out to customers that he/she can sing for the night. Â Each room has a TV, a sound system, seating and a vast selection of songs to choose from. Â
Well at Yes, they have a total of only 5 rooms (3 small, 1 medium and 1 large). Â The small room can accommodate up to 8 wannabe singers, the medium is up to 14 or 15 and the largest room can hold up to 21 people. Â
The rates are fairly reasonable, Small rooms: $25/hr on weekdays and $35/hr on weekends. Â Medium: $35/hr and $55/hr on Wkends. Â Large: $50 and $75/hr. Â Closed on Sundays. Â Hours are from 8:00 pm to 2:00 AM. Â
Another great thing is that you can bring your own choice of alcohol. Â $5 is for every bottle of alcohol and wine opened and $1 for each beer. Â Even though there are no alcohol for sale, they do have fresh juices, milk tea, tapioca and an array of appetizer-like dishes on the menu. Â All the food is from the restaurant Cafe 101. Â
These rooms provide seclusion for you and your friends. Â That way, you don't hear others... and thank goodness no one hears you. Â
They have songs in Chinese and English to choose from. Â Lots of them are pretty current and up to date. Â Plenty of which you hear on today's Top 40 stations.
Even though walk-ins are welcomed, rooms do book up fast. Â So call-in to reserve your hours. Â Remember, they only have 5 rooms to rent out... and unfortunately, Â 2 of the small ones are Chinese only. Â
Another thing is the entire staff speaks mediocre English, so don't be discouraged when they don't understand you. Â They're quite nice people. Â
All-in-all, Yes KTV has uninhibited any fear of performing in front of strangers... thus leaving me hoarse and happy at the end of the night!
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