3.5 stars. I was in the area and wanted to see if i can just walk-in and do my bloodwork. I realized I left my wallet in the car, but wanted to at least check myself in so id be in the queue. The self kiosk wouldnt take any digital cards, so I waited until the tech came out to let them know im here as a walk-in, that I will BRB because I needed to grab my wallet from the car. Thats why its 3.5 stars and not a 4. There was another lady that was a walk-in that had been there longer and she kept checking with the tech when her turn would be because she had been waiting for quite some time. She didnt seem like she was having a good experience. I knew it would take some time to be seen, so I was ready for the 30 min or 1 hr time frame. I had nothing else to do or be for the next 2 hours. This was a convenient stop so I waited no longer than 30 minutes and out in the same time. The tech was really nice and I provided her with information that was the best of drawing blood from me. She was very thorough and fast with my blood work. I was in that plaza for no more than 1 hour. read more

I entered the parking lot from Catalina. There is a booth with an attendant at the entrance. A directory is posted on the side of the building. Quest is located near the directory. When you enter there is a kiosk that is used for check-in. My name was called quickly (they accept walk-ins with wait times between 30 minutes and two hours). I was directed to an exam room. Karen took all necessary information and took the appropriate samples gently and efficiently, taped my arm, and had me on my way. As I left a few people were waiting and most appeared to have appointments. The lot had ample parking at the time I was there in the afternoon. I paid the attendant at the booth. Parking rates are listed. Karen made a normally unpleasant task a pleasant experience. Thank you! read more

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Another facility did not allow me to get my labs done and went here solely on a walk in. I was seen in less than 20 mins. Sarah I believe was my phlebotomist and she was awesome. She was friendly, funny & made the experience very easy and quick. read more

This place is unimaginably awful. They have put a shield up over the entry desk so that you can't see anyone or talk to anyone. You must sign in with an iPad and wait even if you want to drop off a sample. We waited an hour and 45 minutes to hand them a sample. Obviously it must be better to have an appointment but nobody else in my recent memory requires an appointment for a drop off. And there was hardly anybody waiting in the waiting area. This place is terrible and they hate their customers. read more

I do not understand the plethora of negative reviews. I've never been treated with anything but kindness and professionalism at this location. Employees are friendly and welcoming. I'm wondering how many of the complainers are those who didn't make appointments and had to wait an extra long time or perhaps have confused this location with another. I've been coming here for over ten years. Never an issue. Thank you to Quest Staff. Know that you really are appreciated. read more

Been being diagnosed by Quest technicians--at Several different locations--and have experienced various levels of satisfaction with the service I've received. A week ago, I called around Pasadena and found that most Quest labs were booked weeks ahead. Searching about, I found one on Green Street in Pasadena that had a couple of openings. To my dismay, my wife and I checked them out and discovered they have been maligned pretty badly by folks who claimed to be former clients. Because I am routinely suspicious of negative critics, I ignored what I read and scheduled a 3:00 p.m. appointment for today. When I arrived, I checked in at 2:59 without fanfare...and was called in by Karen at exactly 3:00. No delay. No rudeness. No bad anything. Inside the lab, Karen was sweet, funny, polite and efficient. Had me out within minutes. Doesn't get better than that. Donald Long read more

Had an appointment for 9:40, got taken in at 9:50. The guy who did my blood work was fast, didn't feel the needle go in at all. Was out in no time. Pleasant experience. Biggest knock is that it took 10 days to get a morning appointment. read more

I tried to do a walk in here for seemingly common blood work my doctor gave me. It was almost completely empty when I arrived. I signed up on their screen to do wait list. There were maybe 2 people who were there. They got taken. Someone who worked here came out and said wait list would likely not be able to be seen because they "didn't know if staff was coming in". I tried to see if I could make an appointment for this day because it's literally empty in here as I write this (see photo). Anyways, I'm going to wait a few more minutes as I didn't want to have fasted for no reason. Somehow despite having about one person in here they don't have almost any way to do simple blood work. But id recommend making an appointment and not coming to this place as they don't seem to have a grasp on what services they can provide or when they can provide. I now wish I had a different option on who I could go do blood work with. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Pasadena, California

I don't know why this place is rated so poorly. My blood technician Marcella is the sweetest. She was very patient very kind and had a light hand. The waiting room was fine. The check process was fine. The only thing I would suggest is they need a new TV because you cannot see the order of the appointments Because the TV is busted. Great location with easy parking too read more

Rude staff and no one in the front to assist you. Only a check in machine with the reception window completely covered

I'd give zero stars if I could. I agree 100% with all the previous commenters. Rude and unprofessional attitudes all around. But they are also terrible at the ACTUAL job. The lady asked if I did well at blood draws and I told her I do not. I think she asked to spite me because she then gave me the most painful blood draw I've ever had. When I told her she was hurting me, she pressed even harder! Then half way through she randomly stopped the blood draw and told me I have to come back another day to finish, because SHE felt uncomfortable. And she left a GIANT bruise. Worst experience of my life What kind of sadist would be so openly cruel? Avoid at all costs. Go to labcorp down the street and save yourself the pain. read more

It was a fair experience. Here's a valuable tip, if you need an employment drug screening, and there are no appointments available, arrive just before 10am, sign in on their machine, and use the option that lets you get on a waiting list. & you will have to wait, but you will be seen in the same day! Not bad right? I would have given a full 5 stars, but the phlebotomy tech was a little cold and robotic, replying with terms like "that's not my job". But she was ultimately helpful, also no 5 stars because they don't freaking validate not a cent, I paid $5.75 for parking but other than that, not bad read more

Quest Diagnostics - Quest Diagnostics. - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Pasadena, California

Horrible employees at this location. They do NOT care about customers nor do they want to assist with any questions. I was a walk in and it took me over 1.5 hours to be called in. Besides that, the lady was not friendly whatsoever. I felt weak after my blood draw and told the worker and she didnt seem to care at all. HORRIBLE service. read more

If you have to go to any quest come to this one! They attended me fairly quick and the nurses were very nice and understanding overall I had a decent experience with them :) read more

Not only is it practically impossible to make an online appointment because their system either has a glitch which will not allow you to submit the form to make an appointment, nor does their customer service email work either they keep bouncing back. I finally went in person to wait as a standby and the tech informed those in the waiting room they wouldn't be seen after 4. As I was trying to explain the difficulty in making the appointment she said to me , " you know you're taking up the other patient's time right now?" So wholly unprofessional. If there is not a system for quest diagnostics to interface with their patients you cannot condemn others for the time needed to do your job which was to inform the walk ins we were out of luck. It's about managing expectations with empathy. Kindness goes a long way. I understand you have systems and need to close at 4 but training your staff to extend a modicum of empathy or manners would be beneficial for your business because people would feel positive about using your services. As it is now I loathe quest diagnostics and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Of course said technician could have been having a terrible day- just not professional to accuse me of wasting another patient's time. read more

I was really nervous after reading the reviews but I was pleasantly surprised. I went to get a blood test. Karen helped me and she was really friendly and gentle. I came with an appointment and was in and out in less than 10 minutes. read more

Here to drop off a specimen and chose this Quest instead the Bellevue because it seemed less busy. Staff kept me waiting with no one in the waiting room for 45 minutes with literally know one in the waiting list. Then told me I was not even on the list. It was cleared while I was sitting there in the waiting room. Appears to be 3 or 4 employees but doing it one at a time. Amazingly unsympathetic and unhelpful. Really unpleasant experience read more

If you are looking for an unwelcoming, unpleasant experience, this is the lab for you! Upsides? Efficient, and the building has a convenient parking lot. read more

In the beginning of October, I came to get testing done for my new job. Around lunchtime, the workers started telling everyone to get out because they needed to get lunch. Okay, understandable. However, I turned around to ask KATHY (eyelash extensions, decrepit, short black hair, Caucasian) what time we should come back and she told me she didn't know. I turn around and this lady PUSHES ME THROUGH THE DOOR FRAME WITH THE DOOR. I turn around grab the door handle and tell her, "Uh, hello, you're pushing me with the door." I get that everyone's eager to eat lunch and get a break, so I told her that to call attention to what she was doing because me, stupidly, thought she didn't know what she was doing. Do you think she apologized? No, of course not. She actually PUSHES ME AGAIN AND SLAMS THE DOOR IN MY FACE. I was so shocked and confused. Since October I've been calling Quest customer service, trying to get some kind of retribution for having been assaulted by one of their workers not once, but TWICE. I have multiple ticket numbers from every time I've called, and every time I'm told how sorry they are for my experience and that the supervisor will get back to me. Never has anyone EVER gotten back to me. My advice? PLEASE DON'T GO HERE. Don't go to ANY Quest but ESPECIALLY not this one. However, I know we have to what we have to do, so if you absolutely have to go, PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM KATHY. She is an unhinged, violent women. She's a loose cannon. I'm a young woman and she was comfortable enough to put her hands on me, so read more

1 star is too much. No empathy. No sense of customer service. No care whatsoever. The attitude is appalling. They are obviously used to unhappy customers, because they have a sign posted asking customers to be "kind" to the employees. Whoever needs to preemptively ask everyone to be kind to them, is obviously the one with the problem. read more

Quest Diagnostics - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Pasadena, California

This review and good karma is for ANIJI - super easy blood draw (pain free and pleasant)! She did a great job and was friendly and kind. Give her a raise and piles of money, Quest corporate! Love the cool experienced techs who know how to do pain free draws like my girl ANIJI. Had an appointment, was called in within 10 min of the appt. Easy peasy. TIP: Make an appointment via the app like I did. Dont drop in or you'll endure forever waiting time with angry and unpleasant Kyles and Karens in the waiting room ha. read more

They don't take walk-ins at ALL anymore, in any of the locations. Quest should make this crystal clear on their website, which is confusing with language like: "Make an appointment now and you'll have little to no wait time when you arrive. Appointments take priority over walk-ins." That sentence is right at the top of their website when you click the first "Make an appointment" button, but it doesn't make any sense if appointments are now actually MANDATORY. I found this out from a lady at the front, who was fine but not very sympathetic or helpful otherwise. They also don't offer or are able to do any scheduling to help you in the location either. Trying to make appointments online myself, again, at another location resulted in multiple glitches and being unable to schedule an appointment. Disappointed because I used to appreciate Quest for their technology as a patient, being able to see results and log into an account. Definitely will try other testing companies as first choice from now on! read more

Parking: find street parking because they are in a private lot that charges per 15 min. They are allowing walk-in. Online says they are by appointment only but they are due to COVID. You can check in on the tablet. Make sure your name shows up on the tv. They will text you when it is your turn. The waiting room is small so I suggest waiting outside. The staff team can be a bit rough around the edges so don't hold it against them if they are rude or grumpy. They are essential workers and should be recognized! read more

They used to take walk-ins here. Now, there is no one at the desk. You go through an entire kiosk upload program only to find you have to make an appt. Online! When I waited for a person to speak with, she was curt and nasty. This isn't healthcare-- it's healthscare. I'm a senior and running all over town to get labs done isn't helpful. read more

Dingy waiting room full of people. Staff is extremely rude and unhelpful. Istead of answering questions they grawl at people. read more

So incredibly rude, the old lady with black hair was so mean and tried to embarrass me in front of all the nurses calling me stupid. I was there to get tests dot regardinf serious health issues and left cryinf. absolutely disgusting read more

Horrible service, walked in with an appointment, checked it, never got called, they said I didn't have an appointment, they would do anything to help. There's no front desk. Ladies too busy to care to hear you out. Terrible read more

The worst Quest I have ever been to. Horrible service, myself and others waited hours for a pre-employment drug screen to only be told we all had to leave because they had to close. read more

No customer service whatsoever. Calling the number listed for this location will only get you to an automated system. I had questions prior to my visit that I was never able to ask. I even stopped by the location beforehand but wasn't able to speak to anyone because there is no front desk receptionist. The tech was unfriendly and made me feel like a lab rat. Other people's blood samples sitting out in a small room that felt so extremely clinical. It was a bizarre experience. I'm sure Quest has saved money eliminating any overhead cost on additional staff but you get treated only as a commodity and my entire experience was totally impersonal. read more

Terrible customer service. The tablet you check in on, won't let you check in if you don't have an appointment. God forebid you ask the lady for help. She will inform you that they suddenly, no longer take walk-ins. Extremely rude!! Getting up in the morning and fasting to get blood drawn is stressful enough. Maybe this rude lady should take a long look in the mirror and choose a different career! read more

If I could leave a zero rating star, I would. This location is terrible customer service for walk-in and appointment. The employees were two female women one in green scrubs with a claw clip on and one in blue scrubs with black shirt hair. They do bot acknowledge the patients. People are checked in through the tablet and some people waited since 8am as walk in and have been fasting to a blood withdrawn and have not been seen. FAIR WARNING: THEY DO NOT TAKE WALK-IN AT ALL. Despite, them saying, "we do not guarantee that we will see you today as walk-in." I came at 10am as walk in for drug screening and I have been waiting until 1pm and have not been seen nor acknowledged me for waiting for too long. Neither acknowledge the people who came in at 8am for walk-in, the poor elderly women has been waiting for such a long time and fasting. These employees have no medical ethics or understanding of Maslow hierarchy law of needs. Why do they waste people time? Why say you take walk-ins but don't see people. read more

This location has literally zero availability and customer service is non-existent. I was notified by a new employer I had 48 hrs to get a drug screen- called this location and they had nothing for about 36-48 hours which was cutting it close. Moreover they only complete drug tests for about 4-5 hours per day. With the limited hours and limited appointments I don't understand why they even do screenings at all. When you arrive there is no receptionist- just an iPad and no one speaks to or helps you until your name is called. If you need help you can ask for it... on the iPad and again no one ever actually assists you. Quest needs to look at this business model- maybe have one location that only does pre-employment drug screens... there are literally 4 or more locations in Pasadena but none do drug screens read more

The staff here is extremely rude; I understand they are short staffed but there is no need to be rude when you work in customer service!

FAILURE: No walk-ins - FAIL. You must make an appointment that is 2 weeks in the future - FAIL. Their automated phone appointment system just hangs up on you - FAIL. Their website appointment system is a cumbersome FAIL. Do this instead: 1) Call their customer service line 866-697-8378 2) Press the option for patient 3) Ask the wonderful person who picks up to help you find a walk-in location nearby. I got 5-star walk-in service about a mile away at: Quest Diagnostics 65 N. Madison Ave., Suite 305 Pasadena, CA 91101 626-243-8764 read more

I should write that this Quest is really bad so no one will go there when I want to go there. But I would be lying. This is the only Quest I will go to, when i am in the area. Have been here many times over more than ten years. If you go during/after covid, you will want to make an appointment if possible, since this is a very popular Quest. Now that they have a virtual check in Kiosk, there is no one at the front counter, and walk-ins are very limited, except for picking up testing supplies or dropping off samples. Walk-in's were eliminated to help maintain social distancing within their relatively small waiting room. The testing staff here have always been nice, however, for a few years they did have a very mean front counter employee who they have since eliminated. Checking in for a "Walk-in", if any appointments have cancelled, or checking in for your appointment is all done through an electronic Kiosk. It's not very informative or helpful when you are using it to check in for the first time. It requires scanning a government ID front and back in a somewhat unusual way. It's a poorly designed check in system. The lead technician Kathy, is very professional and friendly. They used to validate parking in the past, but they no longer do, but usually if you plan your appointment time well, you can find street parking about a block a way, if you do not mind walking. Otherwise, make sure you have money with you for the parking lot. read more

I tried to go to a different Quest location last week that accepted walk-ins, and I eventually had to leave because it was taking so long even though I had an appointment. Coming here was night and day. I arrived early and was taken back almost immediately after checking in from my car. There was nobody there except the one attendant, who was friendly and helpful the entire time. I was in and out in less than 15 min and only paid $.75 for parking - well worth it! I will always come back to this location for any bloodwork I need. read more

Utterly pathetic bottom-feeders on our broken health care system. Appointments not available online, so I did a walk-in for a pre-employment urine test. Sat there for half-an-hour, got called in...when the woman discovers that I'm there for a urine test not a blood test (which I had already stated when I checked in), she says I'll have to come back tomorrow between 1:30 and 2:30 so I can waste my time going through the same routine. Then she hands me a printout of other locations, if I want to try my luck there. Everyone associated with this organization is unprofessional and a bad person read more

I came to this location for my annual bloodwork and only chose to come to quest since my doctor requested a specific test by quest. I came in as a walk-in and completed my registration online so I can be on my way sooner. After waiting for an hour, the phlebotomist was very slow and couldn't pull up my file. My main complaint here is that I left after two hours without getting my bloodwork done. I'm disappointed in the time I spent here and they were unqualified to take my blood and then the supervisor refused to try. Luckily I went to another clinic right after and I waited 15 minutes and the phlebotomist was able to retrieve my blood after one try. I was also very disappointed when they turned a mother away because she was with her 2 year old child and it is not allowed. So rude ! read more

Quest Diagnostics - Left me bruised up and didn't take my blood - Laboratory Testing Near Me - Pasadena, California

I came in for a breath test today with an appointment. There are two women working at this location and they are super RUDE! They did not want to explain the procedure to me and when they sent me home with a random tube, i asked what I have to do. She obviously didn't know and said the instructions are in the kit (they are NOT)! The ladies are ignorant, rushed and rude af! Avoid at all costs if you can. Honestly this place needs a good manager and a totally different staff. Disgustingly disappointed! Please don't respond by telling me you'll address this bc i know that's a lie! read more

My biggest beef w this biz is that they ask you to make an appointment but that is nearly impossible to do. I went on the website and navigate to my local possibilities, but they don't have the option to choose an appointment. Ok so I tried to call, and the menu options keep telling me to go online. I select make an appointment, a valid option, and the system sends me back to the main menu again and again and tells me to go online. I decide to just get in my car and go. Be careful since they are closed 12-1:30. The parking is not validated, but was only $1.50. Only five people allowed in the waiting room at a time. So walk-in is a crap shoot. You have to scan your drivers license and insurance cards at the check in dock and follow the prompts so have ALL your medical cards handy. The whole thing took about 30 minutes w 7 people in front of me. The tech did an ok job stabbing my arm. Not the best since she went thru the vein and had to pull back to get blood flow but I certainly have had worse. We shall see if they manage to actually do all the ordered tests. If so they beat UCLA testing read more