I love this place! Me and my friends (crew) always come here for food and drinks/beer towers. We usually get the red 88 fried rice and or the Asian/drunken pig fries. They're always extremely delicious and on point. Also, the staff is very accommodating and friendly. Two thumbs up! read more

Red 88 - Davis - Sapporo beer tower - Asian Fusion Near Me - Davis, California

The last drink, The FML from Red 88 Noodle Bar, was definitely the hardest to drink. Yet another pink looking fruity drink... but very, very alcoholic. Apparently, people call this drink "Wicky's daddy" because they taste similar but this has a bigger punch. I had a hard time drinking the FML because it was so alcoholic... definitely worth your money! Unfortunately, the food here didn't stand out to me. But hey, my girls had a fun night here, so all's good! read more

The food and drinks are great. It has a college bar atmosphere, but they deliver so idc

I LOVE this place, their fried rice is so good, I always get the barbecue pork and it's always delicious.The sauce they give you with it? I would drink it if it was offered to me, it slaps. If I'm in the mood for ramen I get bbq pork one with chicken broth and because the portions are great I can get two meals out of one. Their potstickers and crab wontons are delicious and their desserts are wonderful. If you're gonna order some take out/delivery order through their website it helps them out more than if you use delivery apps. Definitely one of my favorite spots in Davis if not my number one. read more

My fiancé and I love this place. My favorite is the Red 88 Fried Rice with their fried tofu or chicken. I almost always add more egg too cause it's just sooo good. They are very fast too. When I placed an online order, we usually can drive straight there and it is ready to pick up when we arrive. I've never dined in with them but they always make for a great takeout dinner option for us. Their location is very convenient downtown and within walking distance of some other great spots for drinks and desserts. read more

I used to love this place to get noodles and drinks! But their Thai boat noodles was possibly the most saltiest meal I've ever had. It was like drinking ocean water. We didn't finish it. Also, their mango sticky rice was sub par. It was a very small amount for the price. The tables were also extremely sticky. :( read more

Best place for happy hour. We came here on a Saturday around 230 and it was happy hour. We got the drunken pig fries for 6 bucks! And it was a huge quantity with tons of pork! The staff is so friendly and welcoming! We were able to talk with her and enjoy our food and drinks. Definitely will be back: read more

This place has become a staple for my family and I whenever any one of us comes to visit Sacramento (though it's in Davis) all 14 of us will order their duck soup and bottomless Thai tea . It's amazing and never lets us down. Been coming here the last 6/7 years, and will continue to visit read more

The main issue here is not the quality of the food. The main issue is the absolutely absurd wait times for food. I placed an order for pickup with a pickup time of 7:45. Upon arrival, I was told it would be an extra 25 minutes until my order was ready. It's been 35 minutes as I sit here writing this review. The staff appeared completely used to this issue. I must have watched a dozen people walk in one by one for pickup and told their food would be a while. Lastly, customers walking in to place their food orders weren't even warned about the wait time. Absolutely unprofessional. They should do a better job of clearly setting the wait expectations. read more

Awful. We can attempt to support "small businesses" all that we want, but when we are strong-armed with bad food and high prices it becomes difficult. I had the most disappointing order from this place. I will never return and others should skip this place as well, and that's real. When a business takes so little pride in their food it makes me wonder whether I can even trust eating it. read more

First time trying this restaurant, but wasn't a good experience. First, there is no service at all. we need to get ourselves a couple of water. It's a self ordering w/ QR code for placing order. We were tries at lease 15 minutes for submitting the orders w/person info. name, email, credit card, etc. but our orders never got accepted. We approached the waitress for answers, then we were told that the chef doesn't take online order 30 minus before closing; only can go through the waitress for ordering food. After placed orders, another 30 mins. of waiting to get our bowls of noodle soups, but the foods/soup were wait tooooo salty. Feeling like we were wast money and time to dining in this restaurant. I won't go back again and recommend others. read more

The atmosphere on a Sunday night was fun and warm, people at the bar were laughing and the restaurant had a nice neon lighting. The waiter was pretty nice, although a bit slow. However, the food was really bad. My boyfriend and i walked in craving some ramen, and we decided to give this place a shot. First of all, they technically don't have ramen. They have noodle soups. So I ordered a veggie soup, and he got some beef with noodles (I forget the exact order). For the first time, i couldn't finish my dish. It was half cold, there was no soft boiled egg (my favorite part of ramen) and there was not a single part of it I liked. My boyfriend didn't like his dish either, and we left disappointed, hungry, and $20 less in our pockets. Don't come here read more

I've had enough good experiences here to owe this place a review. I visited Red 88 at the end of this past Friday night and did my usual Super FML with a choice of noodles after. Usually I go with the Hot Sour Chicken Noodle but last night decided on the Spicy Ramen BBQ Pork. I find both very good, especially after a night of drinks for whatever reason. The music always sets a good mood with the overall atmosphere of the place. It's a great place to go and sit down with friends. I've always had good experiences with the staff on all ends of the place so I'll give some kudos to them. Hopefully I've remembered their names from last night correctly, I had a few drinks under my belt by the time I thought to learn their names, so no guarantees here. Johnny, who I've often met while he was serving, has always been extremely nice and friendly. I actually spilled my cup of water all over my table last night and he came over and cleaned it up while being very nice about it. Also, the bartenders I think named Bri & Trisha were very polite in the moments I had interacting with them. Also worth mentioning that I spoke to Maray, who was working security at the front. While I was waiting to leave at the front, she was very nice to me while I carried on a momentary conversation with her. Those were just the few I was able to meet and remember. Overall a great place where I enjoy ending many nights, anchored by the good personalities I always find working there. 4/21/2018 update: Johnny has a great beard growing. read more

Had the drunken pig fries and chicken chowmein. Was pretty good. One of my fav spots in Davis

This place is very loud, yet inviting at the same time. All ages of patrons between 20-50.. Good vibe.. Food is excellent and The service is extremely nice. We will definitely be back. read more

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Racist establishment. My friend and a group of people came in with a real California ID and he was the only one withheld from the group. They questioned his status, his ID, and if it were real. All while they were letting white people straight through the door to order drinks. My friend even called the police department to scan his ID and proved it was real to the establishment. The establishment then returned his license and told him "there was a difference a difference in opinion" when the cops finally arrived. Plain and simple, they are racist. White people were getting questioned about the status of their ID's but they were all allowed inside. My friend however, was not allowed. This is a racist establishment. My friend and I(whose I'd was withheld) have been here over 2 times already) and his ID was still denied this time because the woman didn't "believe him" and had a "difference in opinion" with him. Never coming here again. read more

i tried this place out because of the good reviews on google and the nice pictures of the food (which don't actually match what you get). way too overpriced for what they offer. got a red rocket, pacific rim, ka-ree soup, and spicy ramen bbq pork. total $45 not including tip. the drinks were so overpriced and the pacific rim was only filled to 1/5 of the cup; not at all like the picture. neither of the drinks even got us a little buzzed and were too overpriced to order any more of. the food was absolutely disgusting. ka-ree soup was saves by its udon noodles but the vegetables in it didn't work together and had a bad aftertaste. the spicy ramen bbq pork tasted like burnt plastic i couldn't have more than one bite of it. waste of money. read more

I will fully admit that this review is a protest review. I actually like Red88. It's the perfect late night craving stop. The employees are somewhat friendly and there are usually interesting people there to chat up while you are waiting for your food. The Lamb Rad Naar is unique. I crave it every time I go back to Davis. So then why would I one star a place I like, you ask? They charge for using credit cards with purchases below $10 (Which happens quite frequently when they run their countertop service hours late at night and you decide you want a beer or a dessert after ordering your food). Ya, its not THAT much money but its illegal to do so in the State of California. I brought up the issue to the cashier nicely and she laughed it off. Here's the rule: http://oag.ca.gov/consumers/general/credit_card_surcharges I hope you'll change your illegal policy (and at UOB too)... read more

So I've been here quite a few times and my best guess for not having reviewed it yet is because I'm always drunk after I leave this place and then hungover the next day! Why, you ask? One word: FML! They have this incredible cocktail that's both strong and tasty, brilliantly named FML. I didn't know strong and tasty was possible until now! It even comes with a shot in the straw..and the best part: you get a full tall glass for only $5. I like to consider myself NOT a cheap date..but if I was ever on a date that involved one of these bad boys, that's exactly what I'd be. It only takes one to get me pretty buzzed..who knows what two would do....I'd rather not experiment. As for the food, from what I recall, was never that amazing and never left me impressed. Not that it was bad food, though. This is our after party spot when the cow bells signal our cue to leave Sudwerks. Service is always great, always open late, never a wait. Hey, I found you guys a motto! read more

What to get: Duck fried rice. Thai fries. FML. AMFML. Pacific Rim. Crispy rad nar. What not to get: any of their soup dishes because it's bland and effortless, basically just combined stock broth and noodles, not seasoned or garnished right. Don't come here to eat on a Thursday night if you don't like crowded drunk college students being belligerent and obnoxious. Most likely empty during the afternoon, so dine in during the day. Purchases over $10 gets you one free Ket pass. read more

Red 88 - Davis - Shrimp dumplings - Asian Fusion Near Me - Davis, California

PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF A TRIP AND DO NOT COME HERE. I went to the bathroom while eating my dinner (the fries are super good btw), and i saw A RAT RUN ACROSS ME! Totally grossed me out and I lost my appetite. It seriously makes me wonder how well they take care of this place and how clean they are when they prepare my food. This is such a shame because I absolutely enjoy the food here but the rat is a total turnoff. EDIT: I also forgot to note that when I informed the manager he just brushed me off! So rude! read more

Alright, I'll admit it....so many wonderous drunken memories were made here at this bar/restaurant. Some are remembered, some are kind of remembered, and some shouldn't be remembered but your friends just won't ever let you forget it. The fact that this place is open until 3am, it invites all kind of late night fun. At first it was where we went to end the night after Ket/all the other bars closes, but after awhile it's basically where we start, stay, and end our night. I am giving this place four stars for all the drunken s*** the poor workers have to deal with. I've been a regular here long enough to see bartenders come and go as well as work their way up to supervisor cleaning up yak and kicking people out. A bar that is open until 3am basically every night serving HEAVY alcoholic drinks such as the Super FML, the Kraken pitcher, and the AMFML with only ONE bathroom in house - is literally just asking for a s*** show. DRINKS The HEAVY Stuff - This bar has quite a few nasty strong a** house made cocktails here. Really, none taste good - but it will get the night going...or end it. The FML is part of the Davis Trinity (guaranteed to have a good night if you can hang), upgrade to a Super FML to complete a Holy Trinity (guaranteed to have a s***faced night if you last) and also get at least 2 extra shots in it. The AMFML is just as it sounds, it's half AMF and half FML in a SuperFML sized glass. The Kraken pitcher has nothing to do with the Kraken spiced rum unfortunately, but it's just a BIG pitcher of blue DRANK. Kind of reminds me/tastes similar to an AMF? They usually stick a bunch of straws in it and you drink it with a group of people. I don't think this pitcher is as bad as their other mixed drinks since I've shared it with 2 other people and we were fine. There's also an Abominable Snowman, but it's not that bad compared to the previous. The LIGHT Stuff - They have Sake bomb kits here as well as beer towers. The beer is decent, Sapporo, Blue Moon, or Bud Light. A $16 beer tower can crank out maybe 4-5 glasses. Their late night Happy Hour (10pm-12am) is a whole list of drinks ranging from shooters, small cocktails, and large cocktails for $4 each. Some unique ones I've had here were Grasshopper (like mint ice cream!), Mind Eraser (coffee liquer), Pacific Rimjob, Red Headed Slut, and White Gummy Bear. Sex on the Beach is always a tasty one, though pretty weak - comes in a large glass here though! PRICE wise, I personally think their cocktails are a bit on the pricey end, but they do have a stamp card system for every $10 you spend, and after you spend $100 you get $10 bucks off next purchase. You can combine cards too - be sure to ask for freee KET entry passes! AMBIENCE Lots of tables and big corner booths to fit both small and large parties. This place can get crowded and tables do fill up though! I love coming here with a group of friends and just drinking/eating the night away. The bartenders/supervisor/bouncer were always really nice here, until you yak/wreak havoc obviously. FOOD I've mostly eaten their appetizers which are pretty good sober or drunk. Crab cream cheese wontons and Asian style fries are always good. Their Nutella wontons are meh, a bit too sweet for me. Their deep fried bananas are also bland. I personally think their popcorn chicken is too spicy. They also have garlic noodles I believe. In terms of entres, I've had their duck fried rice and duck noodles, pretty greasy and good on a drunchie stomach. TL;DR - Where all the cool (Asian lol) kids go. My favorite bar in Davis to chill and/or get ratchet at with a group of friends. Drinks would probably be 3 stars, food would be 2 stars maybe 3 stars if they're drunchies, but for all the great memories made here - SOLID 4 stars. read more

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This.. is the WORSE... CUSTOMER..SERVICE... I HAVE EVER RECEIVED.. let me start by asking any of you. Has a MANAGER ever told you to shush because he was talking ? Has a WORKER ever straight up told you that you were wrong and threw a drink in your face?? Has a manager ever threatened to look at security cameras to prove you were wrong (even though he admitted before that you were right?). Probably not right? Well that's what happened at red88. Came here on Saturday night. Ordered fmls and everything wad fine. Up until we asked for another round for TWO (NOT THREE). The waiter argued with us telling us to be adults and to shush. We were not drunk nor belligerent. What he should have been worried about was the freaking drunk guy next to us that was drooling all over his effing table. The workers and manager gave the drunk fool better service than our sober table. I will NEVER EVER come here, recommend anyone to come here. The manager and waiters are d-bags.. they have no sense of what good customer service is and they are rude as f*ck. its sad cause they KNOW they can be douche bags and get away with it. Davis students PLEASE do not go here. read more

Terrible service. I've had an issue with Dani (Danny?), one of the female servers who is supposedly the manager, on multiple occasions. Initially, I gave her the benefit of the doubt assuming she was just having a rough night, but damn, every night must be rough because she's given off a hostile vibe and treated customers in a rude manner each time I've been there. I've been in her position before and understand that serving is stressful and demanding, but that never justifies belittling a customer or raising your voice towards them. You're simply turning good business away by doing so. I understand that as it gets later, people get more drunk and boisterous, but my particular group of friends weren't. We finished our drinks as quickly as we could and left. Yes, they're open late and the food is decent, but it honestly isn't worth it. read more

I hate to give bad reviews but I can't accept the terrible customer service here. Came in here to celebrate my friend's 21st birthday party and read on the menu board that they offer $4 sake bombs all day Saturday. Mind you that our group went in on a Saturday (October 15th, 1AM) and I tried to order one but they said that the rules changed and it's only offered on a Saturday NIGHT. After having several friends go over to ask them why, they wouldn't budge as to why the sign they had was misleading. The man I was speaking to was a fair skinned man with a buzz cut and he wouldn't even allow our group to speak to a supervisor or a manager, he told me to go ahead and email the manager instead. It wasn't very helpful. After accepting the fact a few of our other friends (who hadn't complained and were innocent) ordered some drinks. They gave us smaller portions of drinks than what other people had gotten and there was at least 75% ice in each. We order a thai tea that had 1/4 alcoholic content and a gin & tonic which did not taste very good since it wasn't bubbly enough. It's one thing to tell us that they don't do what they advertise but it's another to give our friends (who weren't doing anything) terrible service. Don't come here. They have a 3 star rating for a reason. read more

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Several issues. First even with practically empty restaurant had to wait almost 30 minutes for a rice dish. They seemed to have just forgotten about us. Food was ok - price was ok until I noticed the next day that they ran my credit card twice. So double price for mediocre food not to mention that I am pretty sure fraud was not on the menu. Avoid this place. read more

The food wasn't good, or appetizing, or cheap, but it was edible. Extremely expensive. Open late. Honestly, don't come here if you're not drunk already, food is really bad, and I'd rather have Panda Express. And if you're drunk and eating here, prepare to spend the next many hours in the restroom. So, happy eating! =] read more

$20.00 minimum for credit card purchases. In-house ATM with service fee. Ground meat instead of higher quality cuts. Deep desire to end own life read more

Like what the fellow yelpers say... save your stomach, time, and money. Pick somewhere else. If anything, come for the drinks (happy hour and daily specials) stay away from the food and bad service. Came in here and there were already about 5 tables filled. Shortly after another three tables filled and over 20 people inside the restaurant, with only one person working. He happened to be the bartender/waiter/server. So you can only imagine the lack of service we all received. It was about to be dinner time too, 6pm. Why only one person working... tsk tsk Anyway, I asked him what to order and he was pretty useless on that part. Came around to order the Pork Dumplings, Lamb Rad Nar, and a pint of Blue Moon. Blue Moon came out icy cold, just perfect on this hot summer day. The Pork Dumplings were one of the dinkiest "appetizers" I''ve had. It came in 6 small pieces that were bland and dry. I don't understand how something that is steamed, comes out dry. Tsk tsk again. I've had larger appetizers at fine dining establishments. They fell apart before you could even pick them up. I then asked the bartender/waiter and he said "I don't know, that's just how they are"... great - I can see where the rest of the meal is going Holy crap, what the freak is this noodle dish I ordered. It was not noodles with sauce... it was sauce with noodles. The wide-flat rice noodles came in little crumb pieces drowned in this super salty sauce. It was not edible. After about 3 fork fulls... I felt like yacking. In addition to this, I ASKED FOR THE SAUCE ON THE SIDE and he said "Absolutely, no problem". Guess what guy? There's a big problem. Sauce everywhere... The only good thing about my meal was the Blue Moon. Not enough alcohol in that to revive this catastrophe though. I've been here several times before and even when I was drunk off my ass, the food still didn't satisfy. I had the popcorn chicken and it wasn't great. Better to order that at Old Teahouse. The Kah-ree Noodle Soup wasn't bad though. That's because I'm obsessed with curry. It had pretty tasty udon noodles too. They rave about the Crab Wontons but they only come with a couple and they're just typical. The Lamb Spaghetti tasted like my dog could've made it. Last time I was here and simply went to the bathroom to pee and wash my hands the supervisor lady was slamming and knocking on the door like crazy because she thought she saw an Asian couple come in the bathroom together. Sorry, not all Asians look the same. They do however have great drink specials and daily specials. Especially on Wednesdays. Get the FML for only $5 on wednesday. It's guaranteed to mess you up after one. And if you want to black out - opt for a second FML. Sadly, I've given this place so many tries and each time gets worse and worse. read more

eh. came here for dinner once with a friend. i ordered some noodles with roast duck $9. the roast duck was suppose to be like the roast duck you get at those chinese poultry. the noodles was just ramen. it was literally ramen with roast duck. -_- i was HELLLAAA salty! i didn't know ramen with roast duck was suppose to have HELLLAA salt! yuck. i came here a few times at night with friends when we are bar hopping. since red 88 and ket are under the same ownership, they have some deals. such as--- spend $10 at red 88 and ONE person won't have to pay that $2 (with valid UCD ID) or $5 (general admission, WITHOUT valid UCD ID) cover charge. so we usually get the a draft of blue moon and that's about $14 and maybe a FML $7? which is suppose to be the wiki's daddy?! i don't remember, but it taste like candy. HAHA the vibe is alright. this place used to be Thai 2K and i always love the sink in the restroom. LOL its AMAZING!!! the decor is dark with a red light. i guess red because of their name? its CASH only! they have an ATM machine. it sucks that they only take CASH. their service is alright. but sometimes i feel like they rush us to drink and leave. O_O hellooo!! we're not done yet!! sheesh. it is also open late.. 2pm till i don't know when. AFTER ket closes. AHHA i guess to get business from all the drunkies who were at ket. CASH ONLY! read more

Before visiting this place yesterday, the last time I came here was a few years ago. Back then I ordered some food and it was typically mediocre Asian food that you might expect from a place that looks like this. It wasn't bad enough for me to feel like writing a yelp review, but my last experience here left a particularly bad taste in my mouth. A friend and I went in for drinks around 5pm. Everything was fine, and a bartender (different from the one who took our drink orders) asked if we wanted to close out, so we did. After paying for our drinks, we left the restaurant only to be chased out by the original bartender who rather angrily yelled out to us: "Excuse me, are you going to pay?" We explained to him that the other bartender closed out our tab, and even offered to follow him back to the restaurant so that he could confirm. So we did, and after he confirmed, he didn't even bother apologizing to us. The restaurant wasn't even busy at the time. Word of advice to the Red88 staff: maybe you should ask your colleagues if a guest has paid or not before excitedly rushing out of your bar only to unjustifiably come off as a profiling racist POS. read more

Red 88 Noodle House forms one of the backbones of Davis nightlife, but they also offer fantastic dining option earlier in the day and throughout the night. My favorite order is a Crispy Tofu appetizer with the Tofu Ka Ree soup made in a vegan curry broth. It's a large portion and for not very much money. If you split both with someone else you can have lunch and two drinks for under 30 bucks. read more

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I've been in a yelping mood lately, so let's do this. I've only had great experiences here. Let's start with the food. I seem to have some sort of addiction to the crab wontons. The popular rice and noodle dishes do the trick if you're hungry and want something warm and filling. The drinks? If you're not a complete a*****le when you go in and order a drink, they make some dank FMLs; their sake bombs are good and good fun. I appreciate Red 88, whether it's slow or busy. No, it's not fine dining, but did you really expect it to be? It's good food, good drinks and a good time. read more

Finally got around to coming here one late night after bar hopping. Great that it's open late but unfortunate it's CASH ONLY. Tried the Asian style fries, jalapeno poppers, and their spicy popcorn chicken. Portions were decent, possible to share with another person. As for taste, it was mediocre. Definitely had better elsewhere but when your trying to sober up, anything tastes good. An A-OK place with A-OK food. read more

My favorite place to eat in Davis. The service is always great (except once when some waitress wouldn't refill a thai iced tea because someone else took a sip, but oh well, I digress). My first visit here was with my 4 yr old cousin who wouldn't eat any of the spicy food we ordered so the owner? brought out some congee for him (so nice!). Most other time has been a normal experience, not even bothering us when we sit and study while drinking our bottomless thai iced teas. Though I have to mention the last time I went, our waiter was just over the top fantastic. He gave our table free thai iced coffees and refilled our water and tea every time we drank half of it. Then when we asked if we could buy the chili sauce, he didn't know the price, so he just gave us a few teaser-sized to-go containers to hold us over until we could come back next time to buy it. Basically, great food and drinks, great service, I'm going back tonight. read more

Only giving it any starts because the waitresses were very nice and the ambience was alright. I ordered the large bao and the crab wontons. The bao was 80% bread and very little filling that wasn't even worth it. The wontons were the most disappointing wontons I've ever had....no crab in it whatsoever JUST CREAM CHEESE. I get that there is always supposed to be a higher cheese ratio but if anything it was just 5%. Don't recommend read more

I really don't like this place. I don't know why we my friends and I keep coming back. The last night I tried their food, I got some kind of clear noodle and it was extremellyyyyyyy salty. I decided from that day forth, I wouldn't be going back for their food. I've stuck to my guns. I do go back every once and awhile for their deal with Ket. For every 10 bucks you spend, you get a free admission to Ket. Pretty much, if you don't wait around at the crowded bar at Ket, you could go to Red 88 and buy drinks there. Drink. Spend 10 bucks and get into Ket for "free". Service is really crappy. When they know you're only there to drink, the service is bad. They basically ignore you. Drinks taste like juice. 90% juice 10% watered down alcohol. What is this CASH ONLY crap?! Get with the times already. I do believe they have an ATM machine but probably charges you an arm and a leg to withdrawal money. Yeah, this place blows. read more

Is this place really Thai? Why is the staff exclusively white? Much confuse. I've only been here twice and it was during the late night happy hour, so my review is probably biased. I can't comment on the food either. The first time was last summer when I came to visit a friend. We were bar hopping and this looked like a good place to stop because they had cheap drinks. Our bartender was an Asian girl and she was really nice, attentive, and friendly. I thought this was the best place ever. The second time was this past summer. The service was unfriendly the moment we walked in. Some white guy was manning the bar and maybe he was preoccupied with other shit, but he was inattentive and derp. He asked for all of our IDs and stared at them for a long time. He kept looking at the IDs then back at our faces. Why. Can you not count... We then ordered bay breezes (considered a well drink, which was on their happy hour) and he asked what was in it. I told him vodka, pineapple and cranberry. He told me it would be full price cuz it wasn't considered a well. Um I've ordered that drink like 37 times and it's always considered a well drink. I even ordered it the last time I was here. He told me a well drink is one generic liquor and one mixer. I told him I thought it was one generic liquor and # of mixers didn't matter. He was like erm nope. I mean at this point it was just getting awkward. I'm the customer and it's late. I'm not being difficult, so might as well give it to me since I have ordered it before, bartender expert. I was like ok whatever, so I just got vodka pineapple. My friend tried to pay with her card but it was cash only under $10? I don't remember. I was like we paid with card last time... In the words of Avril Lavigne, "Why you gotta go and make things so complicated?" Everything was much more difficult the second time around. I felt uncomfortable and irritated. We chugged our drinks as fast as we could and pretty much bounced. Never going back again. read more

I have been to Red 88 countless of times and it is usually the first place my friends and I go to start our bar-hopping night. Usually packed on Thursday - Saturday nights, but you won't have to wait long to be seated as people don't really stay at Red 88 for too long. Don't really come here for the food, though their Fried Eggs and Rice is pretty good, even better if you're drunk. I also had their Nutella Wontons and they were ridiculously sweet, even for an avid chocolate lover such as myself. Overall the food is decent for its price (around $10) and the portions are not small. I usually come here for happy hour drinks, (8-11 PM) as they have Blue Moon pitchers for $12 and $1 of well drinks. Most of their mixed drinks are sweet, semi-expensive, and not that strong, with the exception of the FML. It includes probably around 4 or 5 shots of various alcohol (vodka, gin, tequila, 151, rum) mixed with some "fruit juices". I never really taste any fruit juices and the drink itself is pretty gross, so you're better off chugging it instead of sipping on it. You're pretty much paying $8 for 5 shots, which is a pretty good deal if you're trying to get wasted quick and want to save money. They also introduced a new Super FML which is just a bigger version of the FML for $10. I would give it 3 stars, but I chose to bump it out to 4 due to Natida. She is friendly, a great bartender, and always makes my friends and I feel at home. No matter how busy it is, she always ensures that our drinks come out fast and that they are done properly. Overall, Red 88 is a good place to get your first couple of drinks before heading out to some other bars (most likely Ket, since it's right across the street and if you spend $10 you get a free admission into the club). It's also open till 3:00 AM Wed-Sat which is a big plus for anyone looking to satisfy their drunchies with some decent food. read more

The waiters and waitresses are very caring, a little too caring at times! A group of my friends were celebrating a friend's birthday there and I joined them, but I brought in a bag of Chipotle. As my friends ate and drank Red 88 food and drinks (generating more than $50 revenue for Red88), I began eating my burrito bowl, careful not to make a mess. The waitress approached me and said that outside food is not allowed, and that I have 10 minutes to finish my bowl. I felt like a toddler being taught to eat by a domineering parent. She then refused to serve alcohol to my friend, whose birthday it was, because she felt that he could not handle 2 drinks within 30 minutes and she did not want to clean his vomit (he is a 22 year old, well built man) How thoughtful! The last time I checked, we were at a restaurant BAR not an Alcohol addiction therapy session. That being said, the food is not bad so if you're intoxicated and don't mind unreasonable policies, check out Red 88! read more