Hampden karaoke bar and restaurant concept nixed by zoning board again

Plans for a karaoke bar and Korean barbecue restaurant in Hampden suffered another setback this week as city zoning board officials voted once again to deny the project’s karaoke component. Restaurateur Wayne Laing envisions a dining-and-entertainment concept at 4001 Falls Road, where he wants to convert a collection of mostly vacant garages behind Red Fish Liquors into dining and karaoke rooms. But nearby residents are concerned the project would disrupt their quality of life by inviting parking issues and noise into the late hours of the night.