Cafe Sole

3.5 stars. This place is somewhere in between "A-OK" and "I'm a fan!"...so I'll round up.This was the last stop of our Korean Crawl through Annandale. I was rather impressed, however it's in a terrible location. If you aren't looking for it, you'll never find it. It's completely surrounded by other buildings, and the only way to get to the place is through a small tiny backalley road. At first glance, the exterior of the place looks rather nice and inviting. When you step inside, you are greeted with an equally nice interior.Our group, a bunch of Asians (not all Korean though) and our token white girl all sit at the bar. Service was average, and as a previous reviewer mentioned, the female bartenders were young and attractive. It was hardly busy especially for a Saturday around midnight. We order a few drinks as we wind down our night. The complimentary popcorn was much appreciated. All in all I had a great time. Hope to be back.

Go to Cafe Sole if you enjoy singing karaoke while choking in smoky rooms with terrible ventilation. Patrons were smoking at the bar and in the adjacent karaoke room and the smoke came through the wall. It's a throwback to the bad old days of leaving a bar with your clothes and person wreaking of cigarettes.Since there are so many other good nearby options for karaoke -- with the same karaoke machine and setup -- there is no reason to go here if you are a non-smoker. Could be a cool place otherwise. Service was decent.UPDATEWanted to suggest three good karaoke alternatives:Cafe Tu Ah (within walking distance) has a nice bar and karaoke rooms, friendly service, and the same karaoke machines as Cafe Sole with English, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese songs that gets regular updates with the latest hits. Dain Cafe also has this machine but with more sparkly lights to help set off your awesomely bad singing. Cafe Muse serves tasty entrees and has an extremely deep song catalog but it usually takes many months for them to update with recent songs. In-room service is provided at all three of these places and none allow smoking.

If I were a man with several $50 in my pocket and I was looking for a little kitty company... then this would be just my kind of lounge. It's clean, it's classy... after you get through the pitch black alley. 11 p.m. on a Saturday and there was a manageress, a bartendress, seven pretty girls in very short mini-dresses, three men in white t-shirts who work the kitchen/bus the tables, two bigger men all in black-is-for-bouncing, two Korean gentlemen at the bar hanging, and six yelpers. Every few moments, more pretty girls would come out of the private rooms and go to the ladies. Then they'd go back to the private rooms. And so on. Apparently, you can hire purr-ty mini-skirts to come sing in your private Karaoke room.My cola cost $3.95.

I went there with some friends just to check out the place. Very expensive place. Mostly designate to Korean mid-age men and business men who come there to find happy with the girls (avoid or escaping their wives?). The service is so-so and in additional they charge too much (rip off). The manager and waitress obviously work for money. I also saw the manager agrued with customers and gave them a hard time. Don't go there. You will not get much out of it. Waste time.

Nice decor. Expensive drinks, but that's the standard in Annandale. This is where all the ahjussi's go to get away from their wives and hit on young, pretty bartenders.

This is a great place. I went and spent my evening here several times over the last few months and the staff was excellent and courteous. The authentic Korean food is excellent, and the beer is reasonably priced. The K-pop sounds good, add to that I was able to hear some Michael Jackson while relaxing at my request (hee heeee!). Conclusion - It was damn enjoyable. Pass the Soju.

I absolutely love this place. It's quiet and a great place for a date or a brunch with the girls. Everything on the menu is amazing.. It has Korean-inspired dishes, but also the BEST WINGS in the area !! The french fries are amazing. Everything comes in HUGE portions, so don't be misled by the prices. You could easily split one entree between the two. The filet mignon melted in my mouth-literally. I've never tasted steak so perfectly cooked.Every table gets complimentary peanuts, raisins, and popcorn.There's a full bar - the bartenders always make the drinks strong enough, but not too strong that I can't drink it.There are karaoke rooms available for rent. The atmosphere is upscale-casual. There are pretty lights and you can see the downstairs from the upstairs, which is like a big balcony overlooking the restaurant. It turns into a bar at night, but it's not super-packed so I can still have a conversation with the person across from me. The restaurant turns into a bar at night, and it doesn't close until 2 in the morning every night - even sundays.Everything is perfect - the service is amazing, the food, the atmosphere, even the MUSIC .