![]() ![]() ![]() Oddly the controls for that machine were labeled in Japanese, so we had to experiment a bit to get it to work. An attendant explained that the catalog related to an older model of karaoke machine, then went to get the older machine for us to use. Early on, however, we ran into a small problem: although we'd been emailed a catalog of available songs before our visit, none of those songs appeared on the machine in our room. The restaurant's main draw is karaoke, so we reserved a small room where we spent about three hours singing (I use the term loosely) to a wide range of songs. ![]() My friends and I went to Yakitori Boy to celebrate a couple of birthdays, and we had an excellent time. It was an all around rude experience and as much fun as this place could have been, I am not returning here again. I've never been dismissed by a bartender. I've always been generous and respectful of waitstaff. One could argue that perhaps she didn't see me, but I don't think that was the case. I would expect someone in the customer service industry would be more people focused. I really doubt the bartender was having an off night. The sad thing was that while I was waiting to give my $2 for a song request she took about a half dozen other song requests and served drinks to other customers, including my friends. My friends decided we should leave as they didn't want to support an establishment where the bartender was so rude to their friend. Even though we expressly went there for karaoke I didn't even get to sing. After a 10 minute wait to pay $2 to request a song, I decided to forget it. I'm identifying her because she was so especially rude. The bartender was wearing a tube top and had her hair in a bun. I asked a busboy if he could please get her attention for me, he tapped her shoulder, pointed at me, she looked over and didn't even blink. I have no idea why she was so dismissive. ![]() She helped a dozen other customers, some right near me, but never acknowledged that I was ready with the cash. She seemed confused that I wasn't aware of their policy for charging per song, and reacted as if I had made an error (is it a philly thing to charge people to sing karaoke?) Anyway, I immediately pulled out the cash and then waited for her to take my money and give me a ticket to write the song. I wasn't aware this place charged, I've never had to pay to request a song to sing, but I said sure I'd like to pay. She informed me the cost per song was $2. I wasn't aware of their policy for requesting the songs, I saw the songbook by the bar, and asked the bartender if I could request a song. ![]()
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