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    Lab 88

    4.4 (366 reviews)
    ModerateLounges, Korean, Beer Bar
    Open 6:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Chelsea B.

    I loooooooooooove this bar! The food is sooooooooo good. The bulgogi fries are a must. The quality of the meat is fantastic not fatty cooked to perfection. Got the lavender Soju which is sweet and boozy. My bf doesn't even like lavender but he loves this drink. I like how they play Korean music videos. The server was highly attentive and friendly. There's a huge parking. I didn't take a picture of the menu because they us QR code but the prices are really cheap compared to other bars especially their happy hour. Highly recommend if you like good food and good drinks

    Tony Y.

    Cool little pocha bar in the SGV if you're not looking to make a far drive down to Koreatown in LA or Buena Park. My friend and I had a couple drinks, enjoyed the music and games they offered. Service was alright and parking was good despite being in between a bowling alley and kbbq spot. Good spot to have a group of friends to celebrate or just kick it.

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    Nicole L.

    First time coming to Lab 88 and I love how this pocha is literally down the street from my house xD We came mostly for drinks and games & I had lots of fun :-) this is a really cool spot to go to with friends if wanna do something more chill. Next time I come I wanna try their food hehe

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    Gail Astrid M.

    Went here for happy hour and it's a decent place. Music was too loud for my taste. Love the call button for servers on the table. The truffle fries (not pictures) was actually pretty good. The food was good and there's a lot of drink selections

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    Shwe N.

    honestly a nice lil spot to hang out with your friends and drink, eat finger foods with loud music and dim environment. service is always pretty slow here tbh but drinks come out very quickly. i rly do like this entire plaza, and with in n out right across.

    Annie T.

    a great place to hangout with friends, snack on food, and drink the night away! this soju bar has a variety of board and card games in the back for you and your friends to play, even an ouija board (u guys r crazy). my friends arrived on a saturday night, approaching midnight and i was surprised that it was completely empty. the past few times i came, it was either decently packed or there was a wait list so it was interesting to see no traffic at all. prepare to black out friends!

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    Kira B.

    I am a fan of Korean culture. Their kimchi fire rice is the main reason that I keep consuming at this place. They have a large TV that non stop playing k-pop that gives the customer lots of entertainments. The server is professional and nice. She quickly provided my request like serving ice and extra cups. It definitely a perfect place to hang out with friends.

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    Michelle C.

    Came here for a friend's birthday and it's a good place to celebrate and hangout with friends! It's spacious with Kpop MVs playing throughout the restaurant. Very good for a night out if you don't want to go to the club but want to drink and eat! The food is all Korean bar food we ordered A LOT of food but the obvious highlight is the giant fishbowl we shared with our large party of 14. Staff was nice and made sure we ordered enough. They provide cups and a ladle for the fishbowl but the straws make a good photo.

    Jennifer W.

    Always wanted to try this and finally decided to go to happy hour. On a weeknight, it was pretty empty, but it was a clean bar with all kinds of k pop posters and TVs with k pop and american popular music. I enjoyed the ambience, and I was surprised to find that the volume of the music was just right - I could hear my partner at the table, but can hear the music well. I order only from the Happy Hour. They have daily specials, which I had the Makku Mango. It was sooooo good. I loved the frothiness of it and they gave us two ice cold empty glasses, so we could share. We also enjoyed our appetizer, which was the elote fries. It tasted very good, just like the elote you taste from street vendors. The army ramen soup was so large we couldn't even finish among two people. They put it on a portable stove, which made it so special because you knew your soup was going to be perfectly hot as you finish it. It was loaded. The broth was very tasty. I was happy with everything we got! There was a table full of boardgames. We played operation and had a blast. I'd like to come back when I want another drink and try out their other menu items. Perfect for hanging out with friends or on a date where you can hear eachother while enjoying music, play games, or just enjoy a drink or two with some solid eats.

    8/5/25, ignacio, reporting.... Them sochelada FYE Never had one with soju but it was something I never had but was a great experience!

    Celine L.

    Convenient spot to come if you are local to the area and just want to have a chill place to drink! The place is definitely loud and they blast a lot of K-pop music here as well. I enjoyed that there were a bunch of games to play here as well. They had a variety of the basic games. They are definitely a little sticky probably not cleaned from alcohol on it. I saw there was uno, monopoly, jenga, and lots more drinking based games. I've been here several times and I recommend the fries if you want food. I recently tried the army stew and I thought it was lacking in flavor and needed to cook more ( I prefer my ramen more soggy, and the bok choy was too hard as well) keep in mind though it does come with a stove so you could cook it more to your preference as well, but it tastes like they just barely heated it and had it come out undercooked already. It also took a while to come out. Also some of my friends had the mocktails and it's definitely delicious! A little high for the price point but does taste good. If you aren't a fan of the taste of alcohol you can hide the flavor with the mocktails.

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    The Foods needs to be a bit better, this is more like for drinks. I will try again soon.

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    Thanks for the Great foods, services, music and vibe !! !!! Everything was a great experience! Thank you

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    Love this place but still can't find the best drink for me! Do not get the soju Pinapple or passion fruit pitcher !!! Unless you wanna

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    4.5/5 just because the restroom line is a wait! Overall though really good place to spend on a saturday!

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    Ben is amazing!!!! Food was great and the service was spectacular !! It's so chill the music that they play is always a hits! Thank you

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    Ask the Community - Lab 88

    Is there any karaoke available, if so, private room or open?

    No karaoke available.

    Are you group size friendly? Some places charge a ridiculous surcharge for large groups. Do you?

    Hi! You can make a reservation on our website for parties of 8 or more, no additional charge for making a reservation, however we do add an automatic gratuity of 18% for parties of 6 or more.

    Can kids come and eat here?

    No kids unfortunately. They do card you at the door before entry.

    This place is listed today as having outdoor seating. Is it still available? If it is, is it covered or heated? How many people can sit there? / April 8, 2023

    Hello! I’m sorry we no longer offer outdoor seating. Thank you for bringing it to our attention! We will change that now.… Read more

    Is this place open for all ages?

    It's a bar, 21+ only

    When is happy hour?

    Happy Hour is 6pm - 9pm daily! Every 8th of the month we do happy hour all day

    What time does the kitchen close?

    12 midnight! and alcohol last call is at 1am ~

    Thjs comes up as a hookah lounge on Yelp, but are you though?...

    No. Lab 88 is a lounge. No hookah.

    Do you need to show covid card to enter?

    Yes, we require proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test within 72 hours (cannot be at home test) for entry.

    What are the happy hour deals on saturdays?

    Hi Anny, our happy hour is the same everyday from 6pm to 9pm. You can find out happy our menu on our website!… Read more

    Is there karaoke?

    There is currently no karaoke

    How many guests are allowed to join a party?

    If you're asking how big can your party be, it can big as big as you want, as long as you let us know if its a party 8 or more. Reservations can be made on our website. If you're talking about adding people to an existing table, we would preferably… Read more

    When will this place be opening and what will be the hours?

    Do you guys do live music?

    We do not have live music ~

    Do you have to be a certain age to enter?

    Must be 2ne1 or older to enter (21+)

    For the reservation does it have to be all party here to get seated?

    For a reservation, as long as 50% of your party is here, then you can be seated ~

    What food do they have now? Can someone post an updated menu? 8/15/19

    we just Grand Opened ~ Our new menu is on our website and included in our yelp photos. Check it out and let us know what you think :)

    I would really like to check the menu out. I have a 10 year old, she enjoys sushi too. Can I bring her with me?

    Yes, absolutely I have 3 kids myself and they welcome children. There sushi is really good by the way. I highly recommend LAB 88.

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    I had my 50th birthday celebration at Blush and had an amazing time. The venue was super nice and…read morethe decor had my guests loving the atmosphere. The Manager Jin was so accommodating and friendly. His bar staff kept my guests happy and they were very welcoming. I would definitely recommend it and I would host another event there.

    UPDATE. We rescheduled our Vow Renewal from May-Dec, which seemed easy enough to do at first when…read morecommunicating with Chris, who was going to be onsite manager for our event. It proved more difficult when dealing with the owner Scott. I'll start by saying the end result was us rescheduling at the same rate that we booked & our event went well, however it wasn't without hiccups. When rescheduling, we were specifically instructed by Scott to cancel our booking in Peerspace & rebook the new date. That's when issues started. Before cancelling I mentioned how Peerspace won't refund our full amount & Scott replied that whatever isn't refunded will be credited toward the new date. That didn't happen without us constantly reaching out via text, email, & Peerspace. When you request a date on Peerspace it's pending review/approval from Blush, however it charges you immediately. Since we opted for the payment plan that required about half down & remainder later, we were waiting on our refund to book the new date. It never came. When we were finally able to have a phone call with Scott, I couldn't get one word in the entire time he was mansplaining the world of business. He was very patronizing & I swallowed my pride because we just wanted a resolve & to not lose the deposit. I asked very clearly whether he was going to uphold our agreement. He did, but under the condition that we pay the remainder of our balance upfront in good faith to them. We did & that was that. Thereafter, it was back & forth whether Chris would still be working our event which Scott said he was. Chris was the saving grace of Blush in our opinion. Customer service & how you treat people is king, so it put our hearts at ease. But not for long, since it was changed later to Jin. Getting Jin to respond was difficult. We requested a final walk through with our coordinator about a month before our event. Jin told us he wasn't feeling well & wasn't present for most of the walk through. So we asked questions via email instead. I specifically mentioned a clean facility is important to us. The place just wasn't as polished as we first saw it. He was responsive only after I'd send text follow ups. The week of, not at all. I was waiting on confirmation about our drink selection which I never got & we just hoped it would all work out the day of. Day of our coordinator arrived first. The bathrooms were clean but the bar, cocktail tables, mirror hallway, & front door were full of fingerprints and sticky as if not cleaned from a previous event. We were told there would be 2 staff & that they'd be able to help us move cocktail tables. We weren't aware one of those people would be Jin & he wasn't helpful at all. He completely ignored our coordinator & aunt, but jumped to help our DJ with the sound system. We can only conclude it's because our DJ is a man & as a same sex female couple that leaves such a bad taste in our mouths. Our coordinator & aunt ended up cleaning everything with the one rag & spray bottle he gave after we repeated asked. Coordinator, wife, son, & I moved the heavy tables/ottomans. The drinks didn't taste like our selections. But the worst part was that he started charging our guests upon arrival. My wife & I stepped away to change our clothes. We were there 1.5hrs before start time & Jin never approached us or our coordinator for our card. He also had our itinerary ahead of time and met our coordinator. FYI on top of booking fees, you're also required to use their bar service for ALL drinks alcohol/nonalcohol which is included info on Peerspace. We agreed we'd cover the required minimum of $2500 & once we reached that amount it would turn into a cash bar. Our guests approached us confused about the bar so my wife personally went to Jin & asked why people were being charged, to which he responded "I couldn't find you guys." They immediately include their tip, which we weren't aware of, so drinks totaled to about $2100 w/ the remainder being tax/tip. They continuously ran out of cups & had zero cups for the water dispensers. We were refilling used water bottles to give to the kids. My aunt & cousin were busing tables. Bartenders didn't care to stay quiet or hold drink orders during vows. Every video we have of our vows is them shaking drinks & slamming glassware. There were good things too, kinda. It wasn't communicated to us that the front bathroom was for staff only & we had a outfit change planned, so after first saying no, Jin ended up letting my wife & I use the front bathroom. Also him assisting our DJ resulted in the music going well. It's sadly overshadowed by all the other things that needed improvement. It comes down to a lack of customer service & professional decorum, because the venue itself is beautiful. We gave a final 3 STARS because everything came together. Those missing components are just so vital. A work day for them is literally someone else's most important day that they're choosing and paying to celebrate at Blush.

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    Ogopogo Brewing is doing great things in San Gabriel!…read more It was over 100 degrees out so I pivoted from usual dark brews and went with a whole lot of summery feels IPAs. I tried~ *6.9% Sharlie, a hazy IPA. *8.5% Mothman, a DDH hazy IIPA. *10.5% Yacumama, a hazy IIPA with pineapple & coconut notes. ~I liked them all! They were all nice and refreshing on a scorching day. I brought my laptop to do a little work while I sipped and the staff was really nice about directing me to outlets. I actually had my first drink on their patio outside but it got soooo~ hot so I was thankful for all the indoor seating. Clean bathrooms, beers can be bought in cans for purchase and I saw some people just dipping in to grab & go. They had a couple of dedicated spots which filled quickly and then I reckon other parking may be a bit harder to find. Prices are good, staff is great and most importantly beer is cool & inventive. The pandan IPA was tapped out when I came in but I will surely be in again to try more.

    This brewery has SO much potential, but it isn't truly meeting it. There is so much that can be…read moredone so it could have a lot of foot traffic. Located in the industrial area of San Gabriel, Ogopogo highlights their ube beer and food. Sad to say, they do not make a pandan hazy IPA anymore, which was my main reason for coming. I had no idea! We parked in the faded parking lot in the front of the brewery. The parking is unclear as for the opposite side says no parking. We walked in, and felt very cold, since it was a rainy/cloudy day. They had their doors open that led towards he outside seating and the front entrance, so a breeze was going through. On a Sunday afternoon, it was not busy at all. We took a small look around the brewery and didn't see anyone. The beertender was actually hidden towards the left and wasn't near the register. She didn't say anything nor greet us. In fact, I don't know if she said anything at all. We ordered out two beers and went to sit down. I found out that she was counting her minutes to leave and another beertender took her spot. We sat in the back where the music wasn't as loud so we can do some work. I ended up going back up to order their hot dog happy hour: a Boeman and a hot dog for $10. I then ordered myself a hot dog for $5 in addition to a Hazy IPA. the second beertender was a tad nicer than the first. She explained to me the discontinued beer, which I didn't know about. The hot dog was pretty good for the cost. It's bigger than a hot dog you'd get at a stadium and it was definitely half the price. They had ketchup packets and offered onions as a topping. As for their beers, it was decently priced with the haze I was expecting. They had a bigger crowd of people starting at 6 when we left. The parking lot was filled on both sides and people created their own lot with their cars. It's just odd how no one really comes throughout the day on a Sunday. They could offer more foods, snacks, or incentives to get people coming, but I didn't see any of that. The workers seemed not to care too much either, so that's a bummer. Again, lots of potential, but the care needs to be put in. I probably won't be back.

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