Operating since 1957 and held by the same family since the early 1990s, The Lamplighter runs a cash-only karaoke bar at 817 W Washington St in Mission Hills. The cash-only karaoke bar has operated under the same family since the early 1990s, maintaining a 1957-era dive-bar format on Washington St alongside the Sinaloa-inspired family recipes at La Puerta on nearby Goldfinch St. A pool table, a dozen mounted screens, and an outdoor patio fill the gaps between singers, and the karaoke sign-up sheet reaches capacity quickly once the mic goes live. Visitors making a full night of the Washington Street corridor often add a stop at Nunu's Tavern before circling back for another song. The venue books full-room buyouts for private karaoke events, VIP table packages with bottle service, and dedicated stage reservations for groups running multi-hour vocal marathons.