Review of karaoke at Frank N Stein

House of Frank N' Stein

Saturday, June 5, Gypsy Songstress

As one of the few (maybe the only) local venues that boasts karaoke 7 nights of the week (yes, that’s every single night), we decided to finally pay a visit to House of Frank N’Stein.  Already knowing the history of the building before arriving there (it was a funeral parlor in a previous “life”), we were prepared for the fact that it has a rather odd looking exterior.  But that’s only the exterior.  Inside, it is a very dark, plain (and I mean “no frills” with a small “n”) under-decorated bar/tavern.  Mostly bar with a few tables and a pool table at the back.  So if you’re looking for a place with a flashy remodel, and upscale décor, this isn’t it.  Far from it.  The restrooms could definitely benefit from a good cleaning and overhaul—and some air freshener.  Probably the rest of the place could as well, but the lights are kept so dim, it’s too hard to actually tell how clean (or dirty) things are.

As its name suggests, there are really only two items available for “refreshment” here: hot dogs (franks) and beer (stein).  Although, they were also offering some Mike’s hard lemonade the night we were there, but I don’t know if this is a regular thing.  I actually asked for some ice water (okay, I’m not exactly a big drinker), and was told they had no ice.

On the plus, side the kj who was hosting the karaoke had a very upbeat and positive attitude.  He offered singers a lot of encouragement. Another plus—being that there was such a small “crowd”—less than a dozen people including me and my husband—those of us who wanted to sing got ample opportunity.  Unfortunately, the selection of songs was more than a bit limited.  A few small books, with small print and the remains of what looked like more than a few spilled drinks, were scattered around the place.  There was only a list by artist, no list by title. And then there was the sound system—not very high quality and with a lot of crackling when people held the mike too close.  But the ultimate question was “did we have fun?”  Well, yeah, we managed to have some fun.  I mean everyone was very hospitable and it was quite helpful that the kj was so upbeat.  Did I mention that other than me and my husband, everyone else seemed to be way ahead of us in the drinking department?  Okay, so if you like to drink beer, want to get drunk, and enjoy singing or listening to karaoke, this is your kind of place.

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