Yakitori Boy & Japas Lounge Reviews

Omg, I had my birthday party their last May and it was AWESOME. The food was fabulous, the service was amazing and the Karaoke, my whole point for going was out of this world. The energy was positive and high octane. Loved the main karaoke lounge but for a private party, eight of my closest friends came and we sang our hearts out in that private room! I think we shut the place down and had the best night ever.

The down town vibe was very hip but not obnoxiously so because Philly Pholk aren't so on that nose in that way. Uber home if you go here because you're gonna drink good stuff and eat and SING!

Great place to go on a Tuesday night. Specials are phenomenal and food is delicious.

Great place to come and unwind with friends. Love singing karaoke after a few drinks lol

They no longer have Japanese Karaoke. They changed the system a few weeks ago and the new selection is quite disappointing. No Japanese, Korean, etc, and few classic rock favorites except the Beatles. No even Hey Jude, though, but a bunch of other random Beatles songs. It was a poor decision to get rid of their old machines! The two stars are for the food which was still good.

The food is great, and the drinks are well mixed. Although the song selection might be a tad confusing at times, they have almost all of the popular karaoke hits. My group of friends and I have come here a couple times, and we enjoy getting a private room to sing our hearts out. The pricing is fair, and it is always a good time.

Can't beat this joint...Great food and drinks... Crooners paradise

Food is good. Service in dining and at bar is awesome. Upstairs singing is always at least entertaining...Go and you'll find out.

The only place to karaoke the right way in Philly. If you have a big group, rent one of the rooms which are affordable and us a good option for those more on the shy side.

This place was good but not great. It's a great place for food after drinking but I wouldn't come here to expect exceptional yakitori or sushi.

Amazing good and great service. The tamago was not spectacular but it didn't matter because everything else was spectacular!!

A fantastic and expensive (if you let it) experience. Awesome wait staff!

The atmosphere is awesome and the employees are very nice.

We came here for my bachelorette party. They set up a private room for us to grab dinner and then we went upstairs to sing karaoke. We had a great time and of course the food was delicious.

Only O. K. for a quick bite. Not a place to give a second look.

Awesome place. I've been going for years. Happy hour is amazing. Good vibes. Great food! Awesome people.

I ve gone to this sushi place over a 100 tines and only ever had something negative happen one time

Great place. I grabbed a late night dinner on Wednesday when they had great prices on the smaller rolls. My favorite part is the portion size - it might be small for some (especially since the sushi was really fresh and tasty!), but it was perfect for me. This allowed me to order small rolls and some skewers - giving me variety and a complete meal with some 2 4-piece sushi rolls, pork sausage and some broccoli all for under $8!

I've been coming here for like 11years it's still my favorite resturant and I absolutely prefer their sushi over many sushi places I've been to. I've celebrate at least 6 of my birthdays here. Whether it was for dinner or karaoke I've never been disappointed.

Really Really love this place!!!! They have really awesome happy hour specials and I could eat 1000 of these skewers!

They have a free flowing kitchen so it's fun to go and order lots of different things and enjoy them as they come out.

Looking forward to coming back on a Tuesday for their $1 skewers.

Great sushi! I love the waitress Jenna! We always ask for her. They also have karaoke upstairs.

Best soft shell in the city great atmosphere and well mixed cocktails

Was in town for company training. I love this place. I wish there were more places like this where I live. If you're about karaoke, hit up Yakitori Boy

Private party rooms were a great idea. Service was good too.

The staff was friendly, we were a large group who went in without reservations but the manager made sure our wait time was minimum and got us a table in 10 mins. The food was amazing with $1 Skewers on Tuesdays. Definitely would come back to try Karaoke lounge

I never have a bad time when I come here. Great good & great service!

Very nice restaurant, amazing food and Tuesday deals were pretty awesome. Draft beer for 3$ and tasty skewers for 1$ each. Must try this restaurant. The staff was very generous and lovely

Overally okay atmosphere, Yakiroti was great. However...I was craving Kare-age, that's the reason i came here for... but it wasnt the Fresh one as i expected. Pre-heat Kara-age. Kare-Age is only great when its served right after it got fried, freshly...T.T

I definitely had fun, but the karaoke room was just a little too cramped for 6 people. Our server was great, miniature sized sushi rolls, not so much. Shots of tequila were watered down. I would give a 2nd try but maybe not on a busy Friday night.

Was surprised that you had to pay $2.00 per song for karaoke but the energy was nice and so was the staff! Nice establishment!

A nice place but just don't wear a hat they don't allow that,that's the dress code "NO HAT'S "

This place is a MUST go to for Karaoke lovers. They have private rooms and then the public karaoke at the bar. The DJ was cool as hell, tried to find songs that I wanted that weren't on the list. Drinks were ok. The atmosphere was cool, met some cool ppl and we just had fun.

One of my favorite places to eat. They have food specials on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

The grilled squid is excellent, many other things are sorta hit or miss. You'll have a great first experience due to the fun atmosphere but after the 2nd and 3rd visit, it's not something you'd really need to/ want to do again. You will want to return though so that says something.

Great time!!! Great food!!! Great drinks!!!! Had a blast!!!!

Second time here. Good value Japanese food. Open late until 2am and Happy Hour menu on Wednesdays!

I chose Yakitori boy's for a celebration Friday night with a few friends and one of the private rooms. It's the only karaoke place I had been to previously, my friends had been elsewhere. I chose to book during happy hour special where aslong as you meet the minimum spending limit per hour, they waive the room fee. Food was good but drinks were very watered down, and I don't drink often. Song selection seemed good but very overwhelming with many Asian artists even after choosing English play lists. As someone stated before in an earlier review, the videos in the background were pretty distracting and unrelated to the songs.
My friends were disappointed and here's why I may not go back:
Waiter didn't check to take last call orders as our time was almost up. When I noticed the time, I hit the service button and he came in and said "last call" in an "oops I forgot" tone. So I asked what our tab was up to so we could order. He didn't know, went out to check. Then comes back and tells us our total including the room fee because we "didn't order enough". What happened to taking our last call order?! When I asked he said it was too late. Really rubbed me the wrong way.

There are better restaurants out there.. I didn't like the food at all.

First time being here yesterday and I must say we had a blast. While waiting for my party to arrive, I got a drink and some skewers on the first floor from a very kind and smokin hot bartender. There was 7 of us so we had a private room which was nice so we could have our own karaoke experience. The food was good, the karaoke equipment is legit and I like how they have disposable covers for the microphones to keep germs from previous parties using the gear. The servers were very attentive and kind (Pat & Nancy). This is definitely a fun place to go to. One of the party members vowed to leave at 11:30pm due to having to work early in the morning, let s just say she never made it there the next day . Need I say more on the fun factor?

Nice set up with sushi and drinks. Decent prices for room rentals

The price is still affordable and the food quality is great. My husband and I always come on Wednesday for the $1 skewers and sushi. The food is so delicious and food. We would come more often.

Get the skewers and sake. They also have cool cocktails

The is the place to go to get rowdy and sing. Can get expensive quickly.

This was our first time here and the customer service was awesome. They were pleasant and patient as we sat there for many hours having a meeting.

Not impressed by the song selection...I can't believe they didn't have any Bury Your Dead, Hatebreed or Chimaira songs

I went with my classmates and chef for our class outing. I was initially impressed by the decor and lighting (re: low, moody, intimate), but throughout the night, found it bothersome and straining on my eyes. The seating was tight for a reservation of 12, and we found ourselves a lot closer than usual. The food + cocktail menus were fairly easy to read, the cocktail menu being easier to understand than the former. Even without descriptions, the servers were readily able to answer any questions we had about the food.

That being said, that seemed to be the extent of their service. We had a few people late for dinner, and you could just see how bothered they were. It was clear by the end of the night they were annoyed with us, and made us wait at least 30 minutes for the check, and another 10 minutes to process everything.

For my dinner, I order the mini ramen with pork, the spicy salmon roll, the spicy toro roll and an Angry Orchard. The mini ramen with pork was flavorful, the broth was well balanced and the pork was tender. I would have liked the noodle-to-broth ratio to be a bit higher (it seemed like there was a lot more broth than noodles), but overall, it was enjoyable. The spicy salmon roll left a lot to be desired. It was plain, not spicy at all. Palatable, but I wouldn't order it again. The spicy toro roll was the wildcard for me as I had never had it before. I enjoyed it. Again, it wasn't spicy as advertised, but it had a salty, briny flavor that kept me going back for more.

Overall, the night was enjoyable, and the food was alright, but I wouldn't go back on my own.

The food is awesome. If you can pace yourself, it's affordable. Otherwise, go nuts

This place is awesome , good food, loved the private rooms but the bathroom was disgusting!!! Wish they had someone to keep it clean!!!!

Great karoke; Love the personal karoke rooms. Cool atmosphere.

We went here to celebrate a few birthdays and we reserved a karaoke room prior to our arrival. The servers were great along with the food. I enjoyed the romantic lighting in the rooms. A few things I would change is for them to add more song options. Also, the drinks are expensive so keep that in mind. Overall I enjoyed our visit.

Great Karaoke bar. The main bar is really fun. It's really relax there is no stage. The mic gets passed around the bar to those who have ordered the song.

This place is ridiculous, called to make a reservation for tomorrow and cancelled it less than an hour later. They still charged me a $40 fee even after speaking with the manager. Certainly will not be going there for karaoke anymore

Good experience but they didn't have any of the present artist I listen to like lizzo and Janelle monae and her, and the artist they did have they only had some hits I would have love it if I could have been able to sing all the songs I desired to sing bit for the most part it was still a good experience food was great and the served was superb

Nice rooms, but limited song selection and cumbersome system.

Fresh sea food exelant customer service. Friendly staff.

Cheap and authentic. Best izakaya & karaoke in Philadelphia. Great sake and cocktail selection. Happy hour is on point.

I went here for a friend s birthday dinner. The decorum to this place is nice and it has a very great aesthetic. There were a lot of people there and I don t think they had an adequate amount of staff because you had to wait a long time before them coming back to your table. The food is not my cup of tea. It seems like the chicken is extremely chewy. I m not sure if it was done or not. It s safe to say I won t be returning.