Star Karaoke

I tried the sweet potato and kimchi pizza. It was really good and very cheesy. There was more potato then kimchi in the taste and texture. The kimchi was too mild for me, I like it hot and tangy. So it fell short on that area but it was still delicious. I would definitely go back.

The fried chicken is really good if you get it in hot and spicy. The soups are decent, but the last time we ordered kimchi pancakes they came out burnt…

I used to study in this area. The tofu soup and seafood pancake are soooooooo good! So is the fried chicken. Whenever I come back to champaign area, this is a must go! This time, we drove 3 hours from north chicago. Star is supposed to close within 40 minutes. The owner and cook must leave. We are so sad. But after we told her, she was surprised and helped us make the order. She cooked the dishes quickly and left. Leave us with the whole restaurant. Wow! What a huge faith! Thanks very much! Thank you for letting us fulfill this must go! Again! Must go, must come place in champaign/​Urbana area!!!

We stopped by here before going to a movie and its obvious the place’s focus is the Karaōke. It was very busy and as a result we were only able to eat one of the dishes we ordered, before we had to cancel the rest due to needing to get to the movies.
We had the bul go ki chicken was just so-​so. I think a few pieces had the texture like it was not fully cooked (possibly thigh instead of breast). Though we definitely checked and it was not pink.
So if you are looking to enjoy karaōke with friends and have time, I imagine this place is great (most people going for karaōke see to have ordered pizza and wings), but definitely not if you are on a schedule.

This place is awesome if you are looking for a place for late night or for eating before movies. Their chicken is pretty good and I love their budae jjigae. They also have a nice variety of korean wine and alcoholic drinks. I will definitely recommend this place if you are looking for a satisfying meal with friends or alone.

Good place for eating before movies. Nice fried chicken, pizza, and hot pots. Noisy since the door of karaōke never closed. You could hear people singing during the meal.

I lost my keys there and they kept that for me till I went back for it! And their fried chicken is the best.

It only got two stars because I enjoyed the karaōke machine and it had a lot of songs that I wanted to sing. It’s pretty updated for popular songs that we listen to in 2014.
Other than that, prices on food and karaōke are overpriced. The waiter wasn’t friendly with us and barely came to our room to offer us water or to provide us customer service.
Every time my friend tries to go find our waiter, he would always be lounging around with other Koreans or giving other Koreans better service than us.
The food took over a half an hour to be served and some of the food was already cold. Definitely don’t wanna come back here again.

I ordered delivery and it was only «ok» if not bad. I spent over $ 30 and I ordered fried dumplings and Sam Gyup Sal Kim Chi Bok Eum. The person who answered my call said the Sam Gyup Sal Kim Chi Bok Eum could easily fill two, but when I received it, it couldn’t even fill me up. Furthermore, I ordered fried dumplings but I got steamed instead. The next time I come, it won’t be for the food. Maybe for the karaōke experience (but heard it wasn’t that good as well).

I had a very bad experience here. My boyfriend and I went to this place because one of our friend recommended us to go. However, their services are terrible. After we found a seat, no one came to ask us anything for 10 mins. Then we went for asking for some warm water and saw if we could start to order something. The waitress wrote down the dishes we wanted and then never came back to us for 20 mins. People came after us got their dishes ready before us and you can tell easily that they spoke Korean. We went to ask when our dishes will be ready. The guy in the front desk told us that it should be very soon. Then we wait for another 10 mins and asked him again. He went to the kitchen and said whatever things that I completely don’t understand (of course, coz I don’t speak Korean.) and then came back to me saying that we need to wait for another 5 mins. We started to realized that they never truly started cooking our dishes!!! I have never saw a restaurant has services like this before. Very unfriendly to people don’t know how to speak Korean!

Was definitely not happy with my experience here. I’ve been to many many karaōke places and this one is pretty low on the list.
I was in town with my cousins and we were really in the mood for karaōke and drinks! We walked in and the guy in the front was short (attitude) when he spoke to us. No greeting, just kind of stared and spun around and walked off to find us a room when we asked if they had one available for 8 people. He disappears down a long, extremely dark hallway, us unsure of it we should follow since he didn’t ask us to. He came back out after a minute and said, ‘Room 8.’ We finally found it after briefly feeling like we were in a horror movie.
I’m not sure if karaōke places are run differently in Illinois, but I thought it was weird when no one came to greet us in the room and ask for drinks or food or anything. Eventually, my brother went back out to get us a bottle of liquor, and he came back to tell us they «didn’t serve bottles» and, «he would need to see everyone’s ID.» … First off: What? Who doesn’t serve entire bottles of liquor? Especially if you already sell shots/​drinks? Secondly: If you don’t serve bottles (or won’t serve one to us), why would you need to see everyone’s ID? What sense does that make?
We had to go back and forth all night ordering and taking shots at the bar, which was a HUGE hassle for us all. Definitely a buzz kill when we just wanted to sit and drink and sing.
Speaking of singing, the song selection is TERRIBLE. There’s about 4 entire pages of Reba, but hardly any up-​to-​date songs. I don’t even like the radio, but I would’ve gladly taken some newer artists over the genres this place had. No doubt about it, this place is geared towards specific clientele. It took me ages of flipping through their torn apart, sticky song books to find anything worth singing.
The only reason it has 2 stars is because the drinks were cheap (compared to back home) so it mended my mood a bit. Will not be returning.

Fired chicken are the best! And I also like the pork, but I forget the name. I will go there again.

If I could give zero stars I would. The prices are higher than most Korean places in town. Once they seat you, the waitress grabs a water and asks you immediately if you know what you want. I did not and she left me waiting. I would comment on the food, but after 30 minutes of no service I left for a place with real service. The place was ½ empty. The wait staff just does not care about the customer. Unless you speak korean, avoid this place like the plague.

It’s the combination of karaōke and restaurant. It’s really cheap compare with other Korean restaurant and karaōke. You can have food while singing. My favorites are Kimchi hotpot and fried chicken.

I went here because I heard that they had the best Korean fried chicken in the area. The exterior planted doubt in my mind that this was a real Korean restaurant, and I actually drove around for 5 minutes because I didn’t expect that the sign saying «BBQ and Pizza» was the one I was searching for. The restaurant is managed by an old, and very friendly Korean couple. I ordered the whole chicken instead of the wings, which was a very good choice because the table next to me ordered the wings and they were pretty small. The whole chicken was carved into 16 pieces, each with a large amount of juicy and tender meat, and just the right amount of crispiness. The sauce was very good.
I also ordered stir-​fried calimari, which was excellent. Comparing to the other restaurants on campus, I’d say this place is definitely superior. They also gave us white pickled radish as an appetizer which was equally great. Perhaps most of all, I like the fact that they give rides to and from their restaurant for groups. This probably cuts down on the incidence of drunk driving on karaōke nights.

budajige。not bad. We always order this dish, and the restaurant open late, good for people like me who stay pretty late at night

So having lived in Austin for 5 years now, I am very spoiled when it comes to private karaōke and this place just doesn’t cut it.
While the cost of renting the room out is not so bad, you are not allowed to bring any food or drink (even water!) in without paying a fee or buying food/​drink from them. This wouldn’t be as outrageous if their prices weren’t outrageous. I cannot say the quality of said food and drink since we refused to purchase any.
We’ve always gotten stuck in the back room which is apparently one of the largest but is still fairly cramped.
The song selection is pretty decent and we were able to find a TON of songs to sing and dance to, even recent hit songs within the last couple months.
Another weird thing. There’s a window on the door so the employees can walk by and look in whenever they want. I’m sure this is partly for security or so they can peep on you and make sure you haven’t snuck in your own food or drink, but it’s a bit unnerving and sort of takes away from the whole privacy feel.
I’ll still go here if only because this is the only korean karaōke place in the Champaign area that I know of.

My voice never sounded so good on a karaōke sound system — granted that I’ve gotten better at singing. Still, awesome sound that made me forget the price.
Don’t forget to order soju and Korean-​style chicken wings with your experience.
Apparently it costs money to bring water into the room though.

It’s a Korean Karaōke/​Restaurant, probably the only karaōke place in Champaign-​Urbana area.
In terms of karaōke, there are good selection of songs ranging from mandarin, cantonese, english and of course korean songs. And the songs are surprisingly up-​to-​date.
For the food, I like the kimchi pork a lot. And the soup with beef ribs is good too… On a side note, they serve really good fried chicken. Alot of customers only come in and order fried chicken.
Another note is it opens late. It serves food till 4−5am…so it can be an alternative drunk food from pizza/​hot dogs…

Allow me to share my Star Karaōke adventure. During a trip to the Savoy 16 Theater, I spotted this strange building as I was pulling into the lot. From a distance, I could only make out the more prominent part of the building’s sign: «BBQ & PIZZA.» I shrugged it off as a typical family restaurant, but a friend told me later that it was actually a Korean karaōke place. This piqued my interest. With an upcoming birthday, I thought I would investigate Star Karaōke as a potential venue, especially as I have an appreciation for quirky spots.
After some investigation through the Internet, I was able to confirm that Star Karaōke was a true Asian karaōke place; that is, the setup they offer is not the standard single stage that you see in American bars. Instead, the building holds many separate «booths,» or small enclosed rooms. Each room has the requisite big screen TV and equipment (microphones, song lists, etc.) so you can fulfill your karaōke dreams. If you’re someone who is easily embarrassed by your singing abilities, this is an ideal setup as you can karaōke with your friends in the comfort of a private booth.
I also found a «food list» while searching the Internet. Do not expect to find American-​style barbecue and pizza if you come here; all of the food is made with Asian cooking techniques and flavors. According to one website, Star Karaōke sold food items like «ricecakes covered in lava.» Yikes?
I called a week in advance to reserve a booth for my birthday celebration. With a party of 10, the employee offered us their largest booth, which cost something like $ 40 per hour. The price seemed pretty expensive, but was not too bad if you consider splitting it between 10 people. For whatever room you intend to rent, just anticipate paying around $ 4 to $ 6 per person.
When we got there, she led us to our booth, which had a large table, plenty of seating, and a miniature disco ball on the ceiling. (Don’t forget that these are still fairly small rooms, so prepare to get cozy.) For anyone interested in just trying the food (not the karaōke), I also saw a separate, large dining area that I assume is for dinner guests only.
We ordered beer and several dishes to share, including bulgolgi (Korean-​style barbecue), sweet potato pizza, seafood pancakes, and the previously mentioned «ricecakes covered in lava.» Most of it was pretty mediocre and did not stand out too much in my mind. The sweet potato pizza was interesting, though the cheese and crust were a bit hard and bland, a pretty amateur attempt at pizza. I enjoyed the seafood pancake with its crispy edges and flavorful dipping sauce (I think it was everyone’s favorite dish). Unfortunately, nobody really wanted to touch the ricecakes covered in lava, which was indeed spicy, but also tasted a little weird and came with a single, huge boiled egg (?).
Although this karaōke venue is owned by Asians, the provided song lists had both Korean and American tracks. I didn’t look at the Korean list, but the American song list was pretty extensive (probably 300+ songs) and had all of the favorite karaōke tunes, including (surprisingly) some pretty recent hit songs from the previous months. The equipment was easy to use and the staff only interrupted us to deliver food, pick up dirty dishes, and take additional orders.
Overall, the experience was a good one and while I would consider going back for another celebration, I probably wouldn’t make this a permanent hangout on Friday nights. I docked points mostly because the facilities seemed a little outdated and the food wasn’t too exciting. For anyone who hasn’t had the Asian karaōke experience, though, I would suggest trying Star Karaōke at least once.