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This place is almost awesome, but the biggest reason I come is for the karaoke and that is a huge letdown. I can't believe nobody else has said this because my friends and I have collectively been there over 10 times and over that time we have figured out that the male DJ there (assuming there isn't more than one) does not let you perform if you don't tip him. I have never tipped him, and hence, have never been able to do karaoke while he's there. If I knew it would let me up I'd maybe give him a couple of bucks, but I've seen my friend multiple times give him $5 and wait for 90 minutes to do karaoke, and even then it's only after he's gone up and asked the guy when he was coming up (he always says "in 3 songs") that he's been allowed on stage. Meanwhile I've watched people who didn't even come into the bar until after we'd signed up for songs go up before us. He's a jerk too. My girlfriend once went to the bartenders for change to tip the DJ and the bartender told her he didn't need a tip because he'd made over $100 in tips that night, then she went to him to sign up for a song and commented how he must be having a good night and he told her he hates his job and all of the people who come in, and said he was glad it was his last night. If only it had actually been his last night. He also glares at you every time you look over at him. I thought it was just me but I asked other people and they said the same thing, that every time they looked over at him he stared right at them. I'm probably reading too much into that, but it sure seemed like he was acknowledging that he knew we had signed up for a song and hadn't tipped him and he is daring us to say something about it. I've been there one time when he wasn't DJing. It was some woman and she was fantastic! She was funny and complimented people on their song choices and performances, and didn't play favorites. She just played songs in the order they were signed up for. I tipped her for doing a good job. Other than this, the place is a dive bar. It has great drink prices and it is kind of a hole in the wall. The first few times I was there is smelled kind of like pee, but either I've gotten used to the smell or the smell has gone away because I don't really notice it anymore. If the woman was always the DJ I would give it 5 stars, but the jerk who is always DJing there brings the score way down. I'm not sure I'll ever stay for more than one drink again while he's working.

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negative