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| - Ok, our second experience at Final Round was not nearly as fun as our first time there. We went back last Saturday night with some friends from out of town and were disappointed to find that it was not as much as of a hidden gem as we thought it to be. As I said before, I can really appreciate a good ole' dive bar with karaoke, cheap drinks, and interesting people. That being said, the second time we went, even though the drinks were still cheap and the crowd was still diverse, the wait to sing was really long (with these two very, very loud and grating regulars getting turns what felt like three times as frequently as everyone else), the sound system was turned up way too loud so you couldn't have a conversation, and the bar service was really slow for how many people were there. We all left with our ears practically bleeding and only having gotten one chance to sing in two hours or so.
Maybe it just wasn't a good place to take a big group. Or maybe Saturday nights are a lot crazier than Friday nights. Either way, I'm going to have to retract my original 5-star rating and give this place a 3. I'm sure we'll still go back at some point when we're in the mood for karaoke on a Friday night, but if we could go to Kobalt instead and have 1) more chances to sing; 2) better-quality and just-as-cheap drinks; 3) friendly, fast service; and 4) regulars who sing well and don't act like they own the place, why wouldn't we?
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