Joann’s Lounge

Local spot! Definitely cool! Great service and prices! Karaōke, seems to always be hopping. My new go to place for drinks and smiles when in Hilo

Great place for karaōke, free pupu’s and standard beer selection. I have been to all the bars in town and this place has the best pupu’s and largest song selection. The service is great too. Five stars!

Decided to try somewhere new so me and a few friends went Joanne’s! After a few drinks they provided us with pupus for free which was very good. The waitress Kristine was very nice and constantly checked how we were doing and if we needed anything.
Only gave 4stars because drinks that were ordered didn’t seem as if they were made correctly. I recommend ordering more basic drinks. Perfect environment for groups

Another great old style Hilo Karaōke/​Sports Bar offering booths and tables, pool table, tv, karaōke, and in the tradition of Hilo… free pupus!

After starting at another bar, the next place to visit on my visit to Hilo was Joann’s. The wonderful thing about visiting a small town is the fact that everyone has pretty similar opinions on places. We wanted to sing some karaōke and everyone consistently said that Joann’s was the place to go on a Friday night!
I’m glad this joint is located where it is. This building used to be home to the Fun Factory and McDonald’s, a childhood memory. Without this place, the building would look like a ghost town. When you walk in, you’ll notice the place is pretty drab. Green tables, dark carpets and Hawaiian print show how outdated this place really is. The bathrooms are in a weird area, always full because they were busy and not the nicest facility. Look past all of that and you would probably have a great time like I did.
The cocktail waitresses were super efficient and frequently visited our tables for continuous drinks. The place offered free pupus, or appetizers. The food was actually good! Fried chicken, meatballs, edamame and more. Lots of different foods paired very well with any kind of drink you were enjoying. The drinks were reasonably prices. I paid $ 3.25 for vodka sodas all night. The karaōke was a little long of a wait. When you sign up, you can choose 3 songs at a time. When it’s your turn, you get to sing all 3 songs before handing off the mic. It took about an hour for our turn. Thank goodness I was with great company.
Being that Kim’s closed down for good, Joann’s is a great alternative to visit. Whenever I’m back in Hilo, this is a place I will definitely visit again. Good food, good staff, cheap drinks all mean that I’ll have a good time!

Super local karaōke bar, with free pupus. The pupus were not bad. Lots of song choices and way lax. The bartender/​server was awesome. We had a crazy group there on a Sunday night after the Merrie Monarch craziness and they totally accommodated us and put up with our shennanigans.
Ample parking in the parking lot. I remember back in the day when it was the movie theaters and Fun Factory upstairs, and McDonalds downstairs. and Fiasco’s across the street. Those were the days!
I know 3 stars isn’t much of a rating but it is super divey so don’t go in expecting much. All you need is the right company with you and you’re golden and it will be a happening spot, lol.

This is a real local spot! If you are from the mainland and find yourself here, it’s because you know someone local and they brought you here.
Joann’s is like a bar/​lounge/​karaōke kinda of place, that can be surprisingly busy any day of the week!
They keep the pupus (appetizers) coming, and they change them up from day to day…(oh yeah the pupus are free!) you just pay for your drinks brought in by very pretty and friendly waitresses.
Joann’s is frequented by local police officers, city workers, and just people nearby who want to come in and have a drink and chill with co-​workers and friends. Music is playing and once folks get a few drinks in them, they don’t mind doing some karaōke.
The mood is fun and easy going there, and the pupus are great! They can having anything from: chicken wings, lau lau, kimchi, grilled chicken, etc. its all good!
If you are from the mainland, you might be the only haoles in there, if you are comfortable with that, then I would check it out. (If you want a more mainland type of bar… go Cronies.)