Goosetown Lounge - San Jose

Small and cozy local irrigation hole. Good drinks, great staff. Karaoke on Friday and Saturday night!

I like the staff. If they weren't friendly and cool people it wouldn't be worth it. Karaoke isn't bad but could use a lot of improvement. The KJ needs to use his hard drive more and stop being lazy depending on Karafun which should only be used as a supplement and not a main source of song selection. Many of their versions suck.Also drinks are heavily overpriced but the establishment is still nice enough to spend the money on occasion.

Great atmosphere and environment. Had a blast there

Nice, chill, and cozy spot to grab drinks and sing with friends. The main concern is if you actually get to sing your song and it doesn't disappear in the queue.I ended up coming here to visit with friends and it was a solid location. I loved the goose decor and cut outs it felt so whimsical and fun. There are geese everywhere! I couldn't help but admire them. It had such a fun atmosphere and the name was so fitting. I ended up getting a ginger ale and it was delicious and not watered down at all (you'd be surprised how often this happens) and there were a lot of spots to sit at if you're in a big group. Other reviews mentioned how their drinks didn't arrive timely, but this wasn't an issue we experienced, but we also carried all of our drinks back to our table.As for karaoke, the options were extensive and it was really exciting to pick out songs. I did feel like country music does take precedence here (from firsthand experience, people who came after got to sing before I did my first solo and I was there an hour before them), so keep that in mind. It doesn't feel fair, but I guess the DJ is particular about it. Along with that, I was able to do one duet with my sister but no solo. Not even once. People who came after me got their song done quickly, while we waited about 2.5 hours seeing our names pop up as 3rd or 4th and then be bumped all the way back down. I get it if you chose a song and left, but they didn't even try to see if we were there. It wasn't until I left my friends (who stayed out later) ended up texting me my song finally showed up. At this point, it was over three hours and we were gone.Another technical issue that happened that night was the karaoke book online was malfunctioning early on and some of my friends couldn't request a song to sing. They said they closed the book early, but it still was so early that it didn't make much sense. Even walking up to physically sign up was out of the question.Overall I know my friends had a great time besides the missteps but it was less organized and fair than other karaoke nights I've attended. I hope music taste isn't a determining factor for who gets to sing next.

Goosetown never misses. This is a great place to meet up with old friends and grab a drink. Something about finding some old choices on the jukebox really makes me always have a great time.