Rumors

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. AVOID AT ALL COST.
Pre-​2011: One of my favorite, let’s walk to the bar down the street, kinda joint.
Post-​2011: I’d rather stay home and stare at the wall.
I’d give no stars if possible. Everything has been overpriced. It’s still ghetto — so sorry, new coat of paint doesn’t make it nicer. They have girls waiting on-​call to come in skanky outfits to sit with customers who request them — they’ll pour drinks, make conversations, and show skin. I believe they’re catering to old Korean men (DUH). I saw a group of people (mainly caucasians) be turned away saying this is a «private party only». Uh huh — it’s a *nudge nudge wink wink* ‘private’ party. Ooooh, and the girls… old faces, skinny bodies, fairly big boobs. But they were OLD.
However, if you’re still inclined to visit this nasty place, remember that a bottle of soju will cost you $ 20 — $ 25. Hue and VIP range from $ 10 — 12 and the local grocery store, $ 2 — 4. The food went from good in 2006, to decent in 2008, to «I’m starving, I’ll eat anything» in 2010, to WTF is this **** in 2011.

ICE COLD SOJU.
Ice cold. Flakes of ice in the bottle, cold.

Great place of late night hang outs! This place looks old and run down but what does a building matter, when you can have a great time with friends. I came here last week with a few friends and fell in love with this place. They have 2 rooms for Karaōke and many tables for friends to just talk and catch up. They have a good selection of drinks and bar food. Personally I love the sake bomb that a friend made me. It was delicious and new for me.
The servers there very nice and friendly, (him being cute made it even better). He made me a strawberry drink that tasted like strawberry juice. Over all great place to chill and it is open late into the night.

I was invited to come here for someone’s birthday. This is my least favorite Korean bar so far. It looks kind of ghetto from the outside. The inside is not that much nicer. Everything is also overpriced here.
I would rather go to Hue or VIP. The only thing this place has going for it is that it’s not as crowded as Hue or VIP, but now I know why it’s not as crowded…
I’m pretty sure I’m never coming back here.

Just came back from a going away party. My usual karaōke buddies like to soju it up outside and then head over to Renaissance for a few good bouts of soul searching and screeching (whichever strikes the heart’s chords at that moment in time), but I may try to get them over to rumors next time.
Food was okay — standard fare. they have yogurt flavored soju and 2 karaōke rooms, so make sure to book the karaōke room ahead of time. We went and then lost our room after sitting around for about 20 mins outside waiting for our friends.
Food selection was a plus, but the best out of what we tried was probably the chicken wings and fries.
We had:
dried squid
rice cake
korean pancake
kimchee fried rice
chicken wings
fries
soondoobu
omlette fried rice

rumors looks like a really bad strip club from the out side but its actually not that bad of a little dive bar.
help there was very cool.
only thing was there were signs just in korean and some with pictures but couldnt figure it out.

Always passed by this place, but never really checked it out…
Seemed kinda sketch, seeing that the building was kinda old, and there were a lot of homeless ppl just loitering at the building like everyday I pass by…
Walking in, the ambiance was pretty nice actually. Maybe not as nice as Hue, but maybe better than VIP. There weren’t that many ppl but we ran into a lot of friends, so it made it that much fun. The hyung that worked there was pretty nice as well. Pretty spacious and wide spacing. Their food was okay. We ordered ddukboggi, n it was decent. Maybe not go there for food.
There’s also a couple rooms for karaōke so that was nice. Our friends invited us to join them, but I kinda don’t like to sing when I drink. I think the loud music and ppl screaming gets to me lol.
But the best thing I’d have to say about this place is their price. It’s cheaper than the other places. Not by much, but enough to notice.

i dont come here very often, but again, its your everyday korean bar, BUT theres also karaōke rooms! whats a korean bar without a karaōke room?! we rented one out for my birthday a couple years ago, i believe the minimum for the small room is $ 200 or so worth of alcohol and food, which you can build up in no time. definite plus for this bar to stand out from the others~

Rurmors is like a whisper you wish would disappear, but lingers on, like horrendous gas, in the minds of friends and strangers. This place is expensive. You’ll be surprised how fast you can empty your wallets on peanuts and pastel colored juices. They supposedly try to placate your fury by claiming if you spend over $ 150 they’ll give the karaōke sesh free of charge.
Sounds too good to be true right & like all childish fantasies that come crumbling down it sadly shares the same fate. They knock an hour off, which is better than nothing, but in the scheme of things is nothing.
Don’t mind the dark outside ambiance and the gaggle of «Asian thugs» this place is harmless.

Yet another Korean bar with overpriced food and alcohol. Pretty cool atmosphere, small, welcoming. The food was good though, at least the kim chi fried rice my friend ordered, and the free fries that the server placed on our table as a little treat. They also have free bar snacks like chips and popcorn. The yogurt soju was DELICIOUS. The bar only has soju and beer, which was weird to me but I guess normal for a Korean bar?

Don’t be scared of the way this place looks, its like your regular norebang.
Good priced yummy korean food awaits you.
Karaōke room wit some Soju is a must.
It’s a hole in a wall which I really love. I’m advertising it because it’s just so good.
Wonder why I didn’t give it 5 years and 4 stars instead? Because there is no male bar tenders. LOL

I remembered coming here with a group of friends for a late night snack. Very clean restaurant but noticed that most of the other tables were couples.
We did notice some unique sounds coming from the private rooms, that’s when we realized that there was kareoke from some not as talented singers; they must also be drunk too.

Rumors is a Korean bar, karaōke and hangout conveniently located at the corner of Homestead and Kiely. Its one of the few places you can get a decent bite to eat after midnight in Santa Clara. Their menu includes the usual Korean bar dinner and appetizers: soju, tofu soups, fried chicken, pupae and some Korean only specials on the walls. The price runs roughly $ 10-​$ 15 per order, which is expensive in my opinion and for these economic times but no more expensive than what you would usually find on a Korean menu. The food and portions meets expectation.
We were there at 1AM on a Tuesday night. We were pretty surprised to find at least 2 other groups of 2 – 3 at the restaurant, not including a group of 4 – 5 middle aged moms who popped out of the karaōke rooms as we were leaving.
This isn’t a place I would go to for food or even to hang out with friends but at 1AM on a Tuesday night, its one of your better choices for food.

I really can’t say anything bad, or good about this place. We had just finished yakitori across the street, and was looking for a bar to hit up. as others have said, this place looks pretty shady from the outside and almost had me fooled to be either a a. strip club or b. hostess club. We walk in with neither intent, we just wanted some hite and peanuts! and that is precisely what we got, along with an order of dukboki, which although (way) overpriced, tasted just fine. so the 3 star review is purely for their dukboki, for those wondering. the backroom apparently has rooms for karaōke, which we did not partake in.

People still go here? Wow…
Shitty anjus.
Limited drink menus.
«Minimalist» décor that had existed ever since the Genesis.

Ghetto-​looking on the outside (think brick squat building with windows that are painted shut, small door and tacky neon signs). The first look of the inside didn’t give me a warm fuzzy feeling either. The first observation was of how dimly lit the room was, and how desolate it was at 8PM, save for a table of drunken and disorderly men.
But then again, it was a Tuesday night. And we were due for a bitchfest.
And guess what, it was 15% off if your party was all ladies.
Next thing I knew, a procession of bute jige (‘everything soup’ — basically kim chee soup with spam and noodles), pancakes, kim chee fried rice
and a complimentary serving of fries magically appeared to complement the pitcher of soju which found its way to our table earlier.
A start to a satisfying meal and an even more satisfying bitchfest.
A nice, much closer option to Toyose in Outer Sunset.

Tina’s Evaluation:
Taste: (B)
Authenticity: (B)
Portions: (B +)
Service: (A +)
Ambiance: (A)
Price: (B-​)
Comments:
On the outside of this place looks like a dead end dive bar but as soon as your feet passes through that door the interior design is very impressive. It has a Japanese tea house type look to it. Very nice and very clean.
I made reservations for both karaōke rooms that they have on site — two weeks before the event we were having. Those people are on it. They even called me on my cell to verify the date. Now in my experience, usually when you are not apart of a specific culture, most (not all) ethnic places tend to mistreat you or ignore you. This is a full out Korean bar and the staff is unbelievably friendly to outsiders cause almost everyone at the party was non-​korean. Such a cool experience!
I’ve read some of the reviews and agree that the food is just ok but it wasn’t as bad as some people mentioned. What do you expect? It’s bar food and it’s pretty tasty for bar food. lol The Omurice (korean egg omelette fried rice) fried calamari, Dduk bok-​ki and chicken wings were especially good. The best soju there was the yogurt one. everyone at the party demanded it!
It was quite surprising that they had lots of current song selections. The karaōke system was really good too! The speakers and the microphone were in tip top condition!
We hosted a birthday party that consisted of 24 people. The bill did not exceed $ 500.00 even with all the food, drinks and the cost of both karaōke room rates. That’s pretty damn decent. And we had lots of room for tipping our great hostess/​staff people too! :-)
Out of all the Korean bars that I have been to in the Santa Clara area… this was by far the most notably funnest place that my friends and I have been to in quite a while. Eight to ten years ago you can order food and drinks in the karaōke rented rooms at these korean joints. But times have change and a lot of places don’t do that anymore except for this spot.
Thank God at least this place held on to that tradition!
Soju for everyone!

Best soju place ever! My friends and I usually occupy the little open but private section. Popcorn, flavored soju, good food = good times. A little pricey depending on group-​size and tolerance, but a good place to play Titanic, nonetheless.
PS — make sure they card you because sometimes they forget and it gets them in trouble.

ZOMG! What a piece of shit! I called 320 831 208 times to make reservations. Just to find out when I got there they are closed until August!!! WTF!!! At least leave some kind of message on your phone!!! Ass!
To review another time.

im a bit biased. i’ll be the first to admit it. I knew of this place before it was anything, just cause i knew the previous owners.
i haven’t been there in a while, but from my experiences, it’s a great place to eat and chill with a bottle of soj.
if you come often and get to know the owners, they often hook u up, rather with a discount or free food. I had a few bday parties there for friends and everyone always had a good time.