9th Avenue Rock House

This is a hidden gem...for locals...and I mean serious locals who can carry a tune! Met up with my Hawaii posse and we had a great time! I love the shower set up for singing! Ok, we didn't sing, but the first time I was here, before Covid, I sang Only the Lonely by The Motels. Okay, I was a little out of practice.Great bar and great food too! We had nachos and wings, and both were soooooo good! I was surprised because it's a bar! Some bars just don't get it right. Super fun night!Mahalo 9th Avenue! Until next time!

Yup this place is a gem went there last night and didn't want to leave-so fun and cheap beers and awesome cheap menu-the bartender was super attentive holding the place down -it's good to see teamwork and pride in cooking -definitely old school action -I don't want this place to get to crowded but yeah they got that special sauce-2$ for karoke with 2 mics-great vibe! Mahalo

This place is always crowded on the weekends, so I make it a point to come in on the weekdays. No private rooms, but a mix of gr8 and not so gr8 singers in this kind of small communal lounge. I feel comfy because I can sing without being judged/heard in the general sitting area. Either everyone is talking amongst themselves or you get smatterings of claps when done singing. 1$ a song and the songs are many and focused on a lot of obscure but familiar songs to me. Tired of "Mack the Knife" overplayed at other lounges.Drink specials, good parking lot and 1 dedicated restroom for man and a woman. I feel relaxed and chill here.

This place is located of Waialae next to where Town used to be. I heard the karaoke is awesome here. Parking is behind in a huge lot next to what looks like an apartment. Came here to do a staff lunch order and got some fresh delicious pastrami sandwiches. The owner was awesome and very nice and so was the rest of the staff. Food looks awesome and it's in a convenient location. Will be back to try more onolicious grinds

I started going to 9th Ave Rock House about a month ago without issue and always had a good time. I described the karaoke bar as "oddly discrete". However, last weekend I went with my black friend (I say this detail because it's pertinent to the review) and had a terrible experience. We sat at the bar, and from the start the bartender was giving my friend a lot of attitude and spoke to him very rudely. I'm from South Florida and lived in Hawaii for many years, so I know racism when I see or experience it. I asked him if he wanted to move, but he was fine sitting at the bar (he is from Alabama, so he knows racism too). The compromise was that I would order for him to minimize the contact with her. We ordered drinks, sang some songs ($1 per song), and ordered the chicken wings. My friend noticed a couple wings with blood soaked bones, so he mentioned it to the bartender. That was the tipping point for her, I think. The owner came out said that he would comp the wings. However when the bill came the wings were still on the check ($15). I just paid and tipped, since I don't like to make a big deal. As we were standing up to leave the bar, she started saying things to us under her breath. Then spoke a little louder complaining that we complained about the wings (even though we ended up paying for them). She throws her arms in the air, signaling us to leave and says rudely "you should just leave!" - despite the fact we were already leaving.This experience was so upsetting to me, more than my friend. He kept saying, it's okay. But it's not okay. We live at a time that we tolerate people with their individual beliefs and are told to take the higher ground. But the bartender was unprofessional, disrespectful, and rude. I don't know if she was racist, but she definitely came across that way. I will never go here again. Unless, of course, I was able to go with 5 black guys to come sit at the bar with me. After all it is 2019, not 1955.

Super local dive bar that has a nice sized food menu, karaoke songs available for $2. Service was friendly and efficient, drinks are cold. Good place to go if you want to avoid the riff raff at Brew'd across the street and don't want to deal with waits and reservations and nonsense like that.

Had a blast there with a bunch of friends! The joint is small. There's a parking lot. Drinks were pretty cheap. No cover. No direct fee for karaoke but if you tip the karaoke guy your song will be moved closer to the top of the queue.We closed down the place. At the end there was a dude who totally sounded like Steve Perry. I'm not a Journey fan but it was cool.

Small, local, neighborhood bar with a great liquor selection. The food is good as well, so give it a try. The joint has karaoke. Just one request. Don't be annoying.

I'd tell ya but...well this place is too small for ALL of us to fit in it. :-)This is a home away from home for many regulars. Please do not yell or talk into the microphone...that means you, drunk people!! Or drop it!! LOL Thank you in advance!! If you're having fun, even if you're not the greatest singer, it's ok!! Love the staff and the food is ono!!

This place is another little hole in the wall, but this hole has karaoke :) It's not a karaoke room, it's a karaoke bar. Anyone can sing and they have a wide selection of songs. The usual bartender sings amazingly and makes really good drinks. Their food is cheap, but it's well worth it. The buffalo fries are amazing and their fried chicken wings are so good I usually order some to go. Drinks are a little on the cheaper side as well. I'm giving it four stars only because the place is really small, and if you don't know the people who run the place, sometimes you can be forgotten about. But it doesn't hurt to stretch your legs to get up and go to the bar.