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Background: I am 22, but I was trying to find something fun to do with some friends who were 19 and 20 and both from Europe. We had been turned away from other places for not all being 21 (which was a huge annoyance to the Europeans who have been going to pubs and bars since they were 16) and saw that this place had karaoke and thought we should give it a try. Outside the door was a sign that said "Must be 18+ to enter" so we thought we should be fine.
As we approached there was a dirty looking man pounding on a car. He seemed to be beyond wasted, but we figured he was probably just someone who had gotten out of hand and walked inside. The interior was dirty looking, and everyone at the bar seemed very drunk already (it was only 10pm on a Saturday) and no one was going near the karaoke machine. We were deciding if we wanted to stay and sit, when someone put his arm around me and one of my companions from behind us. It turned out to be the guy who had been pounding on the car outside. He asked us for our ID's and I asked if he worked there, considering he was not wearing anything official looking and smelled like stale beer. He informed us that he was the bouncer, and then insulted my friend by commenting that she looked to be about 15 years old. We all handed over our ID's and he left with them, returning quickly to tell us we were fine and to have a seat. We picked the nearest bar stools to us, and the bartender was with us immediately. We all ordered non-alcoholic beverages (coke, lemonade, water) and were about to start looking through the karaoke options when a man (I'm assuming the manager) came over. He asked how old we were, and we told him our ages. He said that since drinks were being served, we could not stay, even though we had ordered non alcoholic drinks and the sign outside said otherwise. I pointed the sign out to him, and he seemed unaware of the markings on his own bar and asked us to leave. We ended up leaving without any drinks, feeling like our personal boundaries had been crossed and like we had been super insulted.
I like a good karaoke bar as much as the next person, but this is NOT the place to go unless you like random men crossing your personal boundaries. It did not seem to be a safe place for women at all. Or for people who like to be clean. Don't go here. It's awful
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