KBOX Karaoke House

very nice KTV, not the best in shape, but very wide selection of songs. I and my wife just ordered 2 VIP cards, even we are from Ohio, will be back here for sure!

Had such an amazing time here last night! We went for a friends birthday and our group of 10 – 12 fit pretty comfortably in their biggest room. Each group gets their own room so the karaōke is just in front of a small group, which helps at the beginning of the night before drinks are consumed haha. There are comfy couches, a table back lit with your choice of color, and a huge screen and karaōke system in each room.
The song selections were pretty good. There were some songs we searched for that weren’t in the system («teenage dirtbag» by wheatus and a few others that are certainly not karaōke standards). You can select to either just have the background music play or have the original song with lyrics play to help you out. My only gripe is that the lyrics on the screen lagged behind the song slightly. That was fine if you knew the song well and the majority of the lyrics, but if you picked a song you didn’t know by heart then it made it tricky to sing.
Our VIP room was $ 60 per hour, which I didn’t think was too bad. The smaller rooms are cheaper. You have your choice of beer, wine, champagne, or bottle service. The standard bottles (Jack was the whiskey option at that cost level) were $ 70 each so pretty reasonable as far as bottle service goes. It turned out to be a pretty expensive tab but I thought it was reasonable for the experience that we had. Overall, I would definitely return and I hope others will try it out too!

Update since the liquor license: It still has all the same great features, but the price is now even more steep. The VIP room is still $ 79 per hour, but that doesn’t include alcohol, and you’re not allowed to bring your own. They have a pretty small selection: rum and coke, vodka orange juice, and vodka cranberry, plus a few wines and beers. They also have bottle service upwards of $ 70-​$ 100.
They now ask you for a tip, as a percentage of the entire total including room rate, and not just a percentage of what they serve you. They also won’t split up the beverages into separate checks, or even itemize what you’re paying for at the end of the night.
A few hours at Kbox quickly turns into hundreds of dollars. It’s still fun, but I would go more often if the prices were more reasonable.

Last time with some of my friends. At last, owner asked every single one of us for membership card, for discount purpose. Most ridiculous place I’ve been to ever.

Not the typical Korean Noraebang that I’m used to. The touch screen machine is quite cool, but I don’t like how we don’t have the option of changing up the tempo/​pitch/​skipping instrumental without the original remotes at noraebangs. Also, KBOX lacked a lot of old school Korean songs.
On the bright side– the service was great & rooms were clean.

We’ve been here to celebrate birthdays twice now. The price is reasonable and the rooms are fun with games and disco lights of sorts. Good for groups, songs are updated. BYOB. Like any other place, nights and weekend rates are more expensive.

Good technology karaōke the business. The employees are friendly. When I came, they asked us to bring alcohol if we had wanted. They said one month later, they would have a alcohol license and we won’t able to bring beer or wine anymore. Good equipment for karaōke room. We were 2 people: my husband and I got a small intimate room and we got fun in singing. However, my husband was looking for american songs but they don’t have all. We will send them an email to ask them to add more song. Then I was looking for Vietnamese song but they didn’t have either. I recommend this place for private room karaōke not only for a couple but also for a group if you want to go there after dinner party.

Last night was my first time here. There were seven of us and two of us showed up after the other five were already in and seated/​singing. I’ve never been to a karaōke place with private rooms, but it seemed like a cool idea. We walked in and it looked like a regular house to me with renovated rooms for singing. We walked upstairs and turned right into our room. There were couches, chairs, and tables in there for us to sit. The screen was a good size to follow along with all the words. I was shy at first, but the BYOB helped loosen me up to where I finally belted out a few songs.
I thought the system was easy to use for picking out songs and the room was spacious enough for us to spread out. I had a blast! The only thing that caught me off guard was the price. I was told one thing, but then we stayed and extra hour and for seven of us it ended up being something like $ 24 per person. I believe this included tip and opening bottles that we brought in. We were informed of the specials they have during the week. I didn’t even know there were snack options. I’ll have to try that next time!

Have a lot of fun with friends there. However it is $ 12 per hour, a little bit expensive. I will come back on a half price day later. :)

We went to Kbox on a Monday for their 50% deal. The guy that helped us out seem kind of scared of us/​nervous, but very friendly.
The system they use is easy enough to use, but there is something helpful about being able to leaf through a book of songs to be inspired. They were missing some classic songs– no SHOOP? Also, a lot of times the lyrics weren’t in sync with the music so you’d have to concentrate pretty seriously not to f*ck up the song.
I like that they have tambourines but I wish they had party lights. It can be a little boring to do karaōke with a regular overhead light on. There is also a window through the door so people can stare at you… didn’t really like that.
I’ve been to a ton of karaōke places and while this place had a TON of value for Mondays and Tuesdays, I wasn’t overly impressed and wouldn’t run back.

We were walking around downtown Pittsburg looking for something to do. We happened upon this place and had a blast! You get your own room and pay by the hr. the song selection is extensive and the system is easy to use!

I heard about Kbox awhile ago but was waiting until they expanded their song list to include more Japanese songs. As of this weekend, they have more Japanese songs! Although I grew up in Idaho, I’m used to karaōke box style karaōke, as my husband and I lived in Tokyo for three years. I couldn’t wait to try this new place !
(Quick background: I was one of those people who used to go to a karaōke box by myself on days of when I couldn’t think of anything else to do… I would order some beers, and practice singing my Japanese songs with no one around to hear me fumble over kanji that I was still learning to read. Or I would practice English songs that I loved, that were just difficult. So needless to say, I just LOVE karaōke rooms.)
I will break this review down into two main parts… the good, and the hopefully to be improved ;) I will list the bad, then good!
A few drawbacks: As far as the karaōke set up goes, we had some trouble using the touch screen but it was nothing unmanageable. A few of the 90s grunge songs we chose, didn’t actually have lyrics on the screen, just the music. We definitely missed having a big book of songs to chose songs from. Those books are always fun to flip through, especially if you are just drawing a blank on what song to sing. Another problem was that sometimes, if we searched for a song in the English section, it wouldn’t show up… but if we searched for the same song in a different language section (Chinese, etc) we could find the song listed there in English. Some of the songs also are listed by song name only, and don’t have an artist listed. So finding songs was a little difficult at times.
Why it still rocked: Besides struggling a little with the machine, we were still able to find a TON of songs that we both liked to sing. I felt a little like I was back in Tokyo while I was shaking my tambourine and dancing around the room. The room we were in was very nice. Big tv and a comfy big couch that was clean. The mics worked well. Really great customer service. I mentioned beforehand on their Facebook page that I was coming to visit them for my birthday, and was given complimentary pop and cake! How awesome is that?! I love that kind of attention to customers. We went on a Sunday, mid-​day. Different days they offer different deals, most days and times offer a discount except of course, prime time Friday and Saturday nights are full priced. If you intend to go more than twice, they also offer a membership so for 10 $/​yearly, so you can get 30% off each time (details are on the website). They also responded promptly to my e-​mails when I asked if they had Japanese songs, and listened to my feedback on what songs I wanted to see in the store. I was able to belt out a lot of my favorite songs and it was really great time.
How’s it going to work out for the average Pittsburgher? I don’t know but I hope everyone gives it a try. If it’s your first time trying a karaōke room, just try and relax and have a good time. Have a few drinks before you go maybe. A big part of karaōke in Japan was the drinking that went with it… since that’s not an option at Kbox, if your nervous, down a pint or two before you arrive then start to belt out your favorite songs. Start with songs you sing in the shower and already know to help build your confidence! (edit: they now offer BYOB if you call in advance) (double edit ⁰⁸⁄₂₀₁₅: they now serve alcohol and have a happy hour!)
Also a bit of karaōke etiquette: If your friend sounds terrible, just let them squawk it out and search for other songs or shake the tambourine and cheer them on. Clap and do a little dance while they have their time to shine. Karaōke is best with judgment left at the door. Also, don’t put in 10 songs in a row for yourself. Best to take turns: D
We will definitely be going back and getting a membership. We’ve been missing karaōke rooms so much. Now… how to I convince my friends that this really is fun?!

It was my first time at a «Karaōke House.» In fact, I didn’t know such awesomeness existed!
We were sitting through Cappyoke last night and there are only so many times I want to see large groups of girls get up on stage and butcher «You Outta Know,» or «Sweet Caroline,» before I want to slit my wrists. The place gets so packed you never get to sing, and oh yeah – it is PACKED! I love my fellow Pittsburghers but I dont like being wedged shoulder to shoulder with them in a tiny bar.
My friends fiancé leaned in and said, «I know of a place, where we can get a private room. And we can sing all we want, in our private room.» This sounded like some sort of black market deal so naturally I was in.
Kbox is on Craig street, where Phantom of the Attic used to be. There were six of us, and the karaōke room was $ 60 for an hour. My initial reaction (based largely on consuming three Troegs perpetual IPAs beforehand) was: «$ 60? Is there champagne and a stripper in the private karaōke room?»
No champagne or strippers.
But I dont think $ 10 a person for an hour is bad at all. You get to sing all you want, its not smoky, and if you were in a bar you’d be spending at least double that on alcohol while waiting to sing.
We had so much fun! The rooms are nice, and maracas and tambourines are provided – i didnt think they were going to be needed but then we sang Hips Dont Lie and it turns out I did need a maraca for that one.
their target audience is clearly Asian. This isnt a downside, but the karaōke machine was in Chinese and also you need a computer science degree to work the karaōke machine.
They have a limited number of songs and half of them are in Chinese.
Another downside: All the doors have windows and I was totally busting out my busted version of the Gangnam Style dance and turned around there was a crowd around the window laughing at me. Whatever, they clearly hate fun.
I will DEF be back, this was soo much fun! Hopefully they will have more english songs available.
Oh – one other thing– you can buy snacks there and also there appeared to be sushi menus in the rooms? I dont know that I’d go to a karaōke bar for sushi, but the pringles we ordered were fantastic.

i spent a fantastic night with a bunch of my friends in this shining place. We re~~ally looooooove it! We felt like singing stars on the stage. The TV is huge, songs category is flourished with diversity. They even provide snacks and beverage free! I believe my friends enjoyed the happiest hours in the cozy cute room. Definitely come again!

The best KaraOk house in Pittsburgh. No doubt about it. The facilities and furniture are all new. State of the art audio and video systems. Independently developed KaraOk system and seriously take customers feedback. If anything is not perfect, just let them know and they are willing to change.

How can you missed a REAL karaōke house, i believe this is the first Asian style karaōke house in town, I was there the first day they open, it was very good experience, they have all collection of songs, nice stereo system.
Only flaw if i have to say is lack of English songs.