Ambassador Restaurant and Lounge is located on Sandy Boulevard in northeast Portland's Rose City Park neighborhood.

"[2] In Eater Portland's 2020 list of "14 Spots for Late-Night Dining in Portland", Alex Frane wrote, "With retro dive bar vibes, nightly karaoke, and a menu of Chinese-American classics like sweet and sour pork, chow mein, and an assortment of fried rice plates, the Ambassador has been a late-night party staple in Hollywood for over 30 years now.

[4] In a 2005 overview of Portland's karaoke scene, the Portland Mercury's Justin Wescoat Sanders said of Ambassador, Chopsticks, The Alibi, and The Galaxy: "All wonderful karaoke havens in their own special way—all so crammed with caterwauling lushes on any given night that you're lucky to get a song in edgewise.

There's a multi-step process to sign up to sing, and I struggled to comb through the digital songbook for Lana Del Rey before realizing that you have to search artists by their last name.

The elevated stage, lights, and mirrored walls make for an immersive pop-star experience, even with a small midweek audience.