I'm truly astonished that so many of these negative reviews come from people who are apparently HORRIFIED that Ego's has the GALL to behave responsibly in the face of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Oh, so you can't dance around with your group of 10 friends? Oh, so the bartender told you to stay masked when you're not seated? Get over it. Ego's is a treasure, and Austin is lucky to have such a great spot in town. read more

Me- "What are your shot specials" Rude Bartender - "we have shots" Then she points to a sign with some shots listed / printed in chalk. Only names, no specials, nothing else. So we each just order a drink. She hands us the drinks and says - I'm leaving in 10, can y'all close out? Yes. I'll gladly close out and NOT be back. We had planned on a few drinks and shots, relaxing evening. Just took that elsewhere after our 1 drink. read more

I wish I could give a zero. This place was filthy and the only thing going good good for it were two waitresses when we arrived. They were not as hospitable when it was before closing time. I arrived at 1:55 and I do have video proof for, and they served my friend but not me And I was the one that bought all the drinks and tipped. So I politely Asked for taking back the tip because of the lack of and this by who was obviously struggling and claimed he didnt run the bar asked me to leave. Well he or they weren't doing there job and then defamed me in front of everyone instead of properly fixing the issue like a proper manger should. So please by all mean save yourself The money the trouble and take your business elsewhere. Trust me it wasn't the most fun it was dirty and the so called bouncers were quite rude. So please go somewhere else. read more

Great place! Had my bday here. Was a lot of fun. Would love to go again. Make sure you get there early and sign up for songs!

Great dive bar and killer karaoke set up. Had such a great time there last weekend. It's in a weird like corporate parking lot set up location but once you get in you'll love it. read more

We were on vacation and wanted to do karaoke. The bartender was extremely rude as soon as we walked in and informed us she would not serve us because it was her choice not to. We hadn't even tried to order a drink yet. I have never been treated so poorly. Never go here, tell your friends! read more

This is a small karaoke bar that is just outside the main downtown area. It's a tiny bar and has a maximum capacity that's easily met. We had to wait in line about 20 minutes on a Saturday night before we could get inside. The inside of the bar is small, as expected, and divey. The bar is small, so prepare to wait in line again. The tables and chairs look as if they were assembled from a hodgepodge of garage sale collections. The highlight is the karaoke stage. In order to perform, you have to sign up and the wait can also be long. There is a tv screen that shows the upcoming performers, name of the song that's on, and song lyrics. It makes for a great time because people can join and sing along. The vibe was fun and everyone that performed on stage had fun with it. This isn't the place where people take their karaoke seriously or where a performer will be judged. It's a lot of fun and a great little eclectic place that's different than the typical bars on Sixth Street. read more

NEVER GO TO THIS PLACE! I have never experienced a worse staff in my life. The bouncers and bartenders were belligerently drunk, and were screaming at people for adjusting their masks or taking them off briefly. They proceeded to make violent threats against family members (threats they were not physically or mentally capable of backing up). I wouldn't step foot in this place again if it was the last option in town! read more

This place doesn't even deserve a star. What an awful experience! From the moment we walked in the staff was so rude to us. They told us that we couldn't even stand to dance that we could only remain seated and sway slightly. After feeling very unwelcome and realizing they don't allow any fun here we left. We ended up going to The Common Interest and what a 180 experience. The staff was awesome and the DJ was so fun! Save your self a trip if you want a fun karaoke experience and don't go here!! read more

Didn't want us there because we had a big group even though we were fine splitting up but then pushed us out because we weren't drinking alcohol. Though we said we were ordering soda and tipping! Awful customer service . And only one person allowed on the karaoke stage. read more

I arrived early for karaoke on a Friday night with the intention of saving seats for some people I was meeting up with but the place filled up fast and seating was soon in short supply. I quickly found myself surrounded by incredibly friendly people who fed me pizza and offered me drinks. The people I was meant to meet never posted but in hindsight I'm almost glad they didn't, I've hardly ever shown up at a place by myself and felt less alone. That said, there are a few things you should know: -Ego's is tiny and fills up quickly, get there early if you want to sit down immediately -The bar gets packed but the bartenders are competent. Drinks are cheap and poured generously -They don't hand out binders full of songs, there is a laptop stage-left where you can find your selection -Don't expect the wo/man running the show to call names in order of arrival. Be nice and pick a fun and recognizable song The place is a dive to be sure but the singers were unusually talented and got the crowd going. The goal is for everyone to have fun, not necessarily to give you a stage tough money talks. If you think this is unfair go somewhere else (or maybe show a little leg). If you keep these things in mind I find it hard to imagine that you'll have a bad time. I like to think that this place is called Ego's for a reason - if you don't check yours at the door then the joke is on you. read more

Not bad for karaoke...if you want to wait a least 2 hrs to sing. Showed up around 9 on a Saturday nite with some birthday party folks. We were already having fun prior to the spot, due to the "Party Bus". It wasn't that crowded upon arrival, and most folks were sitting round and watching the singers. I put in my song and i'm told 2 hours...wowza...And i'm not karaoke virgin...i've tasted most of the spots in town and outside of the ATX area..but hey I had good company so the time went ...well it went by. There's an adjourning stage in where I found myself dancing with some friends while others sang. The sound system was not bad...but also not that great either. The drinks were...well...ok..as I only had a couple of beers and no cocktails. I wouldn't go back unless it was under the same circumstance...there ae other karaoke spots i'd go to in the area ahead of this one. read more

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The staff is extremely rude, everyone from the bartender to the bouncer to even the DJ. They definitely show big time favoritism for what looks to be their regulars. I waited for about an hour for karaoke until I left, several people went twice before I had my chance at the mic. I had high hopes and was looking to have a good time with friends but turned out the complete opposite read more

A+ Best karaoke spot in Austin hands down. If you're cool, the place is cool. Follow the rules, and they treat you nice. Bring Whataburger before you go there isn't any food there. You can get food delivered there. All employees are good looking and friendly. read more

Dear Egos, Sorry for pulling the gigantic red mexican panties off the ceiling and singing Fat Bottom Girls in them with the rest of my insane friends wearing mustaches. I blame it on the elite event earlier in the evening. And on Sabrina S for forgetting that particular souvenir there back in July. And for the Red Panty Bar in Reynosa for making that particular takeaway. Thanks for being cool every Thursday when we dance and act ridiculous and sing Bad Touch sweaty wearing kickball outfits while doing interpretive rolling chair dance. Thanks for the amazing karaoke selection, the "no cropdusting" sign and the ever changing landscape of the stage. Thanks for leaving the hilarious graffit like "peep this b*tches" and for always having TP. Thanks for cheap drinks and goldfish and pretzel sticks and opening that back room so that no one can escape the madness. I love you and hope we're not broken up. Call me! xoxo, Kelly read more

This is not your typical lame karaoke bar. This is an all out dance party. Came here with the baddest bia in town - Yelp Austin CM Kelly S - and a few others after a wild shindig. We were already feelln' it, so walking into this karaoke bar/dive dance club was a great feeling to be had. I had a great dirty vodka martini - er, maybe it was two - and was set for the night. No, I didn't sing, but you can bet yo a$$ I danced my pants off. Fun night guaranteed if you come with a group. Or even come solo and make a few friends. NOT sorry for partyin'. Note: This place is completely unassuming from the outside. It's actually parked in what looks like an apartment/condo complex. I wasn't sure if we were i the right place, but sure enough, we found the crowds flocking to the door. Friendly staff too. read more

10 beautiful, positive women walked into this EMPTY bar on vacation and wanted to have fun!! We were hassled about masks and about our party of 10. The bouncer tried to help us out but the owner/bartender? who apparently doesn't own a bra, starts yelling at us because we're going to be trouble and become a 'blob' of people. They pretty much ran us out of there. If you're worried about a minimum and making your tips off of people drinking, charge a damn cover. Awful experience. read more

Ummm one of the best dive bars in Austin. Best karaoke anywhere. Yelp is forcing me to write more but that's all that matters. Amazing karaoke, fantastic bar. read more

To say it was a diamond in the rough would be an understatement. I've passed this place many times and never thought to go. Then a friend suggests it and I was interested enough to go with her. Group of 7 of us Uber to the small parking lot and fall out the van. Friday night around 10 there was a short line to go in. Some come out, some go in. It took about 15mins. When you get in you are treated by darkness and yelling (singing) The bar is small but just enough. Get you drink and try to find a seat. Or do like we did a wait for a pool table and play pool for a dollar. Tight quarters in the whole place but makes for a fun environment. My fiend put in a song request but never got called up, so we left. I'm sure when we left (almost 12) they called her name, lol. We had fun. Place has been open for 40 years, go check it out. read more

Booze, you want booze?? They got booze...and a decent to heavy pour to boot!! Beer, you want cold beer?? They got cold ass beer...and lots of it!! Songs, you want cool song?? They got cool ass songs and lots other cool shit you sing along with too!! Good looking people, you want to see some good looking awesome outgoing people?? Yup! They got those too!! Where has this place been hiding all my life?? Holey Moley...in the past when I wanted decent karaoke, I drove up north; but hell, that's not happening anymore!! Although I was only there for 45min, I knew the moment I walked through the doorway I was entering an alternate universe where all of the Badass Outgoing People of Austin hung out. And you know what, I can't wait to go back!! read more

Terrible service. The bouncers were very rude before we went into the bar. They will overcharge and double charge your card. The bouncers will tell you to leave because they are having power trips.....be ready. read more

Dear Ego's: Thank you for hosting the drag queen show last night. My friends and I had a much needed, long time coming FABULOUS time! Your bartender with the pink hair and voice that blew us away - we love her. Your drinks? YUMMY Atmosphere? Too much fun! *paying for it this morning at work... Please host more drag shows and we'll come much more often!!!! Love, Shani & friends P.S. Who knew I could laugh so much in a bathroom? Love those walls! read more

I'd like to think I'm a connoisseur when it comes to dive bars. This place is definitely a crap-hole of a dive bar. The bar is located at the bottom of a parking garage. The door person isn't friendly and you're not likely to get a smile or warm greeting from him. The bar is dimly lit with some loud karaoke. The bar area is small and when crowded can be a couple of people deep. There's some tables and chairs, a couple of pool tables, and some video games. The floor is sticky and the bathrooms are disgusting. The drinks are fairly cheap and sometimes pretty strong. My only issue with this place is that on the night I was there the bartender was an absolute wench. I understand it was very busy and there is only one person behind the bar. That's no excuse for poor service. Several members of my party were completely ignored multiple times when trying to get drinks (I hope there was no racial component in this). I had no issues getting a drink and ended up getting my Korean friends a couple of drinks. A good place for a cheap drinks and some karaoke. Don't expect anything close to good service. read more

Great Dive Bar, Bartenders and staff are super nice! The crowd is always encouraging and cheers for everyone who sings. Great place to meet people. The KJ has mostly been fair about the line up. You put a song in and you wait for your turn, which is reasonable. Con is only with this KJ on 11/23/18 - put in songs at 9:19pm, asked the KJ an estimated time we would be up. He said 1 hour and 20min. After an hour passed, decided to ask the KJ again, how long or how close we'd be up. (A bunch of people left the bar within that hour of waiting) He said we would be up in 2 hours. Doesn't make sense. So we left. I'll go back, this was only me time this has happened so far. Place gets super super super packed and there's always a line out the door. Suggestion: Get there before 9pm if you want to sing. read more

Probably the best karaoke bar in Austin, and I really don't even like karaoke. Like seriously we always bring people from out of town here. It's kind of divey but I like that. This is Austin. C'mon. Karaoke isn't exactly a posh art. The stage is cool. They have a ton of songs to choose from. Drink prices are reasonable. And service is usually pretty on point. The crowd is also always fun, which is a necessity with karaoke. A quintessential Austin spot in my humble opinion. read more

Ruby was FABULOUS! Had so much fun chatting during the day. Such a great bartender!!!

Egos! What a wonderful shit show this place always is. As you arrive you will notice there are blackout angels hovering around the cars, maybe getting some fresh air from a Marlboro 100 before they try to get past the bouncer again. Once in, you elbow your way to the bartender for some very cheap cold drinks. Great deal on Lone Stars! The whole inside sings along to the songs and the stage is a simple corner of the bar that you can wonder onto while someone is cranking out another audio gift to us all. It's a dirty wonderful dive bar. Don't change anything. read more

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This was a fun little dive. It was my 21st & the bartender & the door man were super sweet. They had karaoke on the night we went & that was super fun! They also had Brut Austin east cider (which in my opinion is the best one!) I would for sure come here again. read more

You know, it's not cool to be a jerk. Dive bar or not. The door guy, on Friday night, thought he was too cool for everyone else, and in an effort to exert some kind of false superiority, was a complete jerk to my friend and wouldn't let him into the bar. We didn't know about an unstated rule about drinking a beer in the parking garage, and my friend was stone cold sober. We nicely explained the misunderstanding to the bouncer, who instead of acting like a rational human being, decided to make rude, intimidating comments. We were with a group of 14 people for a celebration, so it wasn't an inconsequential decision - a couple of us had to go somewhere else while everyone else was already inside. Again, just don't be a jerk. It's not good for business. read more

The woman bartender yelled at 5 patrons in a row and kicked out a girl for getting her phone back from the charging port. The entire group of 30 ended up making their way out because of her. Such a fun place but I've never met a ruder bartender. Maybe they don't need the business. read more

One night, I accompanied my boyfriend there to drop off a CD, in hopes that he might get booked to play. It was a Wednesday night, and we walked into a crowded room of people cheering and applauding as a person on stage emoted fervently and dramatically. Yes, that's right: Slam Poetry. If you're not a Slam Poet, then I wouldn't recommend Wednesday nights. To me, it feels like you've walked into someone else's dimension, and that maybe you should not be there. If you've got friends playing (or poet slamming) there, then by all means, go see them! You can sit up right next to the stage (which is at floor level) for a very intimate experience. They will appreciate it, as in some venues (even the smaller ones), the musicians are perched up on a stage, far away from their listeners. p.s. The drinks aren't cheap. For a dive bar, anyway. read more

Ego's - Dive Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Best karaoke bar, ever! It's hard to explain exactly why. I'll give it a try: -People usually make good song choices -Most people have a decent amount of talent -The audience is generally supportive (and won't boo you off stage) -The audience also likes to sing along -Drink prices are OK -It's in a parking garage!!! Just go, and see for yourself! read more

My best friend and I had a wonderful reintroduction to karaoke night when we came to Ego's a few weeks ago. Ashley was an amazing and accommodating bartender and Alec was also so absolutely sweet and helpful. If you are looking for a proper Austin welcome undiluted from the gentrification that has caused long time staples to go out of business, come to Ego's! read more

When the cast and crew of Yodle come out to play .... we always choose Ego's. This is one of the best "Turnt Up Party Places" in Austin. We always set our Boogey clocks to "light speed" here. read more

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Best karaoke experience I've ever had. KJ is great, song selection is incredible, the crowd is super supportive and omg, everyone is so talented. It was incredible. read more

I'll keep this short and sweet. Divey - my kind of place Reasonably priced drinks - my kind of place Awesome and friendly crowd - my kind of place Drunk karaoke - my kind of place The only downside is this place gets super packed so the wait to get up on the stage to blast out your inner William Hung could take a while. Other than that, this place is A-okay! Check it out! read more

They are SERIOUS about karaoke. Not just excellent vocals, but the PERFORMANCE. If you're not an awesome entertainer, you may feel intimidated by Ego's. I'm not the best singer, but I like to make a fool of myself while singing every once in a while, and Ego's is okay for that. I like that they have a huge selection of songs and that they take requests that aren't in the book. And that the karaoke host (yes, they have one!) cheers me on when I'm feeling really lame and forgetting the melody to the song I'm about to sing. Oof. I like dive bars, but I don't see myself hanging out here without the karaoke...and it can sometimes take hours to get the chance to sing. read more

We came here at 11:45 and put our name on the list. The guy running things says he can't guarantee anything. I get that but why is the guy in charge singing. We never got to go and I was watching the list and he took us off there. Thank goodness we live in the big D and not Austin. We will take our business to San Francisco Rose. read more

If I could give it zero stars I would. The female bartender has a nasty attitude and looking at the reviews and having a conversation with her coworkers it's a thing with her. Makes you think why they haven't gotten rid of her. This was our second time here and loved our experience the first time but the second time she started screaming at us for no apparent reason. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. The bouncer outside who wears a Chicago cap is nothing short of disrespectful and walked up to our uber before our group was able to even finish getting out to tell us we weren't going to be let inside. We had a friend who was already inside holding a table for us but he blatantly lied and said they were "too full and we would be waiting outside all night." Mind you this was on a weekday and there was not a single person in the line. As we continued to approach the door he began to raise his voice and blatantly just said to leave because we wouldn't be let in. Pretty clear everyone who works there is full of themselves and has no respect for their non regulars. Would not recommend this place to anyone anywhere, and to all the employees who are reading this, I hope you have a terrible day. I was glad to see so many other terrible reviews, don't be fooled by their claim to be the best karaoke! read more