iRock Karaoke Lounge

Yesterday was my first time at irock, and it was so awesome! On Sunday the rooms are free if you drinks. So we got a room and ordered a lot of alcohol. The service was really fast, jiajia is the manager and she was super friendly. We had some misunderstanding about the three hour time limit and she worked it out for us really quick. I have never written a review before but I’m giving it to I rock because it really blew me away. Love the set up, the sound system, my only complain is that some really new songs like hotline bling isn’t in the system. But they generally add it in after a month or so. You can also give them a list of songs you want. Alcohol was good-​a bit on the pricier side. They also have Smirnoff which isnt in their menu but you can order it anyways. We got a dozen Smirnoff strawberry acai. I will be coming back for sure. So keep up the good work

Came here with a group of friends on a Saturday night and the place was packed! Very good section of English songs, fast and attentive service, easy to find parking and all the equipment worked well. We ordered a basic chicken that our stuff recommended and it was really good! Hope I will be back soon!

I have been here on several different occasion and each time I had great experience in this place. Their song selection was on point and their services was great! I really enjoy koarake in Irock. overall, I had so much fun in this place!

It’s a good place to go if you want to spend time with your friends. There’re rooms to rent for various party sizes in which you can sing and drink with your friends. There’s also a bar outside if you prefer to order and drink there. The bartenders are beautiful and hot. Strongly recommend this place for weekend hangouts.

I think this place has great service! The owners are incredibly nice and they have a wide selection of songs, including Korean, Vietnamese and Spanish. The food is good too. Although it’s on the pricier side, if you bring 4 – 5 people to share the bill with you then it shouldn’t be a problem. I love drinking at this place whenever I need a break. It gets really busy on the weekends so if you want a room make sure you call and reserve ahead of time.

Good Service. Nice Place.
Best birthday memory ever !!! Definitely hold next birthday party here.

The main thing that shocked me was the fact that the workers pressured me to pay for tip even though they didn’t do anything for my group. I have been to many karaōke bars in the past and none of their workers expected a tip. I didn’t order food or ask for their help at iRock, so I assumed that it operated the same way. As I was leaving after paying for an hour worth of karaōke, one of the workers ran towards me and told me that I didn’t tip which I found extremely disrespectful. I would have totally tipped if I asked for workers’ services during my time there, but everything was self-​service. I don’t really understand why I would have to tip if they didn’t do anything for me. Never going there again.

Friendly owners and nice setup. Kevin is very kind and makes you feel welcome. The place is really nice and it almost has a club feel to it. The people usually sing Asian songs but they also mix it up with current jams as well. The karaōke machine is a little tricky at first but once you get it, it’s easy. Took me about 2 visits but it’s all good. When you walk in they have a main bar with a main karaōke machine. They also have several rooms, maybe 4 – 5 that accommodate different sizes of groups. It’s a cool place that also has food. The wings are pretty good but I’d like them to spice up the menu a little bit. The truth about this place is that it’s a hidden gem in a predominantly industrial neighborhood but that’s fine with me. Get your drinks on and sing whatever you want, this place is fun. I’d give it 5 stars but some of the bartenders need a little more training and that’s being rough.

I have never been to a true Asian karaōke place in the United States. But decided to try this one. There is a main bar area with karaōke. You can drink and listen for free if you wish. If you want to sing it is a $ 15 drink minimum. There are also small rooms to rent for private karaōke. They do serve food here as well, but I did not order any. They have a mix array if drinks you can choose from but no true variety under each specialty type drink.
We rented a small room for four. It was $ 35 an hour which is prorated for the time you are in there. The karaōke machine is not the easiest device to use when trying to look up sings. It can be used in many different languages but I believe song selection is limited for old songs. There does seem to be quite a few new songs which is good.
So if you are into karaōke this might be a cool place to check out. However, most people I know have some sort of system at home. Or one could just sing off of you tube which would be phenomenonally easier to do.

I did come back and talked to the owner and he took full responsibility for what happened. He owned up to it and we had a great time. As long as the service is good and we have fun, this place is a blast. Check it out!

There was a room mixup when we got there, but we eventually got into the room we reserved. The room smelled like we walked into a can of Axe… yum. Service was slow, and they forgot some of our drinks. Song selection was ok. People kept walking into our room on accident because I guess they had a room mixup too. When we paid out bill, they were having register problems, and it took about 30min to fix it. The next day, we noticed a double charge. After calling the bank, we found out they had actually charged us 10 times but only 2 went through. The bank canceled 1 and submitted a fraud claim. Now we’re waiting on a replacement card. Fun times. Will not return.

Hours say they close at 2 but no– they close early. I came as the employees were walking out and they told me they close at midnight when it’s slow. It’s not even midnight ([it was 11:45 when we got here). I don’t even usually write reviews for non-​restaurant establishments but I am so blown right now. I am visiting from California right now originally from here but recently moved) and I was excited to be able to karaōke tonight. I hope this place goes bankrupt for ruining one of my few nights i have back in town. This is the first time I’ve ever written a review on the spot and hopefully my last.

The venue — if you can find it — is actually quite nice given it is located in the middle of a Maryland suburbia. Once you enter the plaza, there are 1 – 2 small, white signs with arrows that direct you to iRock Karaōke, but they’re very easy to miss especially if you’re looking for iRock by driving around (as opposed to by walking). Also, do not walk straight up the staircase behind the iRock sign as it is just leads to a locked door to the back of a sushi restaurant. The actual iRock venue is to the right of the sign and staircase.
My boyfriend and I came here at around 9:20PM on a Friday night to find it empty. Our very friendly host led us to our room and booted up the system all the while explaining how to use the touch screen system. I asked if we could use the complementary drink coupon that’s on Unilocal if you sign in to the establishment but was told it could only be used if we sat at the bar (disappoint…).
The rooms are actually quite nice with good lighting and surround sound. No tambourines though, and the mics we had were both low on battery and flickered on and off.
The one real complaint I have about this venue is this: a want for more Korean songs. The home page of the songs system offers to categorize the songs by country of origin — no Korea. Mind you there are some Korean songs, but the repertoire is neither updated nor diverse. It didn’t even have Girls Generation– and that says something! Not to say all karaōke venues should also prioritize Korean songs, but still?
When we finished our hour, we walked out to see the bar area filled with people. Seems like a nice, casual place to hang out!

The new ownership is really trying to make the place better.
Better audio system, better food/​drink, and better service.
They even have bouncers now.
Very good experience when i was there last week!

Went there for my daughter’s 14^th birthday. The kids had a blast! All items (room, food, and beverages) are reasonably priced even during the weekends (think they have happy hour special during weekdays only). Bartender is also doing a great job keeping us adults entertained with delicious drinks in the bar area. Wasn’t sure about the song availability but it turned out to be great. Definitely will go back again.

This place is finally getting cleaned up. They got rid of that ugly carpet. The updated décor is pretty cool. I also see they added more staff to improve their services, plus they now serve liquor and have a much improved food menu. It gets pretty crowded on weekends with more mixed crowds. I’m glad to see this place becoming one of my other options, Clyde’s or Rockville town square, AND you get to sing!

It was a great turnaround of the game!
Even though I live close, I don’t visit here a lot before when the shop was under old management. However, I visited it again after I heard it changed owner, and later it obtained liquor license (the old owner only had beer and wine license and later was revoked because of wrong doing).
Karaōke is always my thing and I am glad that the songs are pretty up-​to-​date. The drinks are fairly good and I was told by the owner that there are some experienced bartenders starting working there. The crowd is fun and not too crazy. They are mainly Asians, but I have seen people of all colors and ages mingling here. The bar area is newly renovated and looking pretty good. There are several interesting updates to the décor, too, such as the colorful LED ottomans. Btw, love their new floor and overhead lights at the bar!
They changed the food menu! And it’s definitely an upgraded! Snacks and food are great! Some Taiwanese style food were on the menu. The noodle is pretty good! For a late night snack. Awesome!
The people working there are easy and fun to talk to.
The actual location of this place is a little bit tricky to find. It’s behind the plaza. There is a drive-​through kinda alley by Bank of America. I was a bit confused when I was looking for it the first time like three years ago.
I would recommend this place to friends who want to hang out casually and maybe pick songs to sing together near the bar, or have a karaōke theme night with a group of friends in their reserved karaōke rooms. Fun!

This place is horrible. No service, mics broke twice in 1 hour, the song selection system is non intuitive and takes 10 min to figure out, plus they’re remodeling so the place looks like crap. If I could, I would close them down. What a terrible place.

I had a really good time here last night. It was kind of confused entering the place since it is tucked away and the sign is not much help but once I found it I was good to go. I have never been to a karaōke bar like that before, just a bar that has karaōke a night or two a week. There was a pretty good selection of music and my friends and I had a good time jamming out. I just wish that there was no hourly rate set. I think the $ 55 per hour was a bit high. I wish they charged a flat rate/​person for the entire night or a flat rate for the room for a 4hrs block or so. The drink menu was fine with beer a wine and the food menu was ok. I got the fried chicken wings and they were alright. They should add more to the menu. I think I had a lot of fun because of the group that I was with and after a couple drinks everything seems super awesome. I probably will return because it was a nice hangout spot on a Thursday night!

Had a blast with my crew tonight! We drank, we sang and had a good time. I ordered the fried chicken wings, which were pretty good. The wings are only served fried with ketchup and ranch dressing on the side. It would have been nice to have a few more dipping options… like bbq sauce or honey mustard maybe? There was only one waitress/​hostess for the night. Good news, it wasn’t very busy considering it was Thursday, so it wasn’t a big deal. It gave our group some privacy. I’ll definitely go back again. I’d like to go back on a busy night and see the difference.