Yen Wor Village - Seattle

My new favourite greasy spoon! The place is rough, it seems clean enough but let's not kid ourselves we aren't looking for the authentic chinese flavour here. This is one of my favourite types of Chinese American restaurants for sure. Everything might be a tad oily but damn it's good. Do yourself a favor and order some fried rice : .

The food was actually excellent. They need to hire more servers on the restaurant side. Only having one person there was not fair to the poor young man doing the job.

Customer Service was 10/10 tonight, the cashier came up to me with some positive energy and I appreciate that. Awesome place to watch karaoke meet new people. There was women who sang well, and told me the song was for Me. Very nice voice. Karaoke after 9pm everyday but I recommend showing up at 10:00 or sooner

I am going to be honest. This place looks like a dive bar at 9 PM, then turns into the best hangout in West Seattle by 12:30. The karaoke hosts (usually know what they're doing; staff is friendly; Jello Shots are cheap; Chinese food...well...it exists, but nobody comes there for Chinese. Basically, what makes this place amazing is it is the ONLY karaoke spot in West Seattle with a dance floor. And not only a dance floor, a strobing disco ball! The room is built for social dynamics, tables facing inwards, so it's easy to meet people. There is a pool table/room. Occasional fights, but never seen anything worse than the usual, downtown! Used to be a bouncer, but not lately, though everyone is friendly, and it's a mix between regulars and people who know niche hangout spots that secretly rule! Only downside is don't come on weekdays, aside from Friday. It's barren, unless you want to practice! I've had plenty of girls (and guys! buy me drinks, and you should get about 3x songs per night if you arrive at 9 PM. Occasionally, there are open mics. Also, Wendy is secretly good at remembering faces, so if you're a regular, you might score a free beer! Also, the new singer from Queensryche (not Geoff practiced there, so I bought a tank top like his! If you see me in the crowd, say hi! I'm the guy doing Bowie, Floyd, and Billy Idol. Plus a few suicides that suck less than ten drunken 21-year-olds howling N'Sync suicide numbers into the mic, then expecting men to dance to get them attention! Also, if one more bad singer attempts Radiohead's Creep, I will NEVER listen to said 90s band again! In fact, the sports bar next door will be my evacuating spot for the five minutes it takes you to ruin fine art. There are some things even alcohol can't fix.

Best Chinese food in West Seattle and downtown. Stellar service as well! José was attentive, knowledgeable and quite generous.