Fermentation Lab Japantown

The best atmosphere, drinks and food in Japan town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Seat at the bar and have some uni pasta and penicillin. Food was good and tasty and drinks were great too.
Lorenzo was warm and friendly, make me had a wonderful dinner.
I recommend and I would certainly come back :-)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came for a pre-dinner drink. Good service and drink. Win definitely return if I'm in the area.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Attended Ronnie Reddick's @ronredd Fright Night on Halloween. Wow, what a delightful experience. Very attentive staff, great atmosphere, fabulous culinary delights. Dinner 4 course meal with drink, Show was the BEST!!! @AunteeBebe

Vegetarian options: Variety of choices. Appetizers were out of this world. Salad perfect. Dinner a kind of surf n turf... utterly delicious.

Dietary restrictions: They will accommodate.

Kid-friendliness: Not a kid atmosphere, but I'd take teens there.

Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access, wheelchair parking space in front.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tebasaki Chicken Wings, Onion Rings, House Churros, Menchi Katsu Burger, Loco Moco, Avocado Toast, Duck Fat Fries, Charcuterie Board, Calamari, Poached Oysters, Breakfast Plate with Bacon

Appreciate the creativity behind the dishes and cocktails, but the deliverables need some work. The tartare had too many conflicting flavors and lacked focus-the taro chips were excellent and plentiful. The octopus kimchi pasta was … and the duck tacos were simple and underwhelming. Nice vibe inside. Understaffed. From the outside, the menu is intriguing, but the execution is not there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Visited on a Friday afternoon so there wasn’t too many people, and I got to seat myself at a nifty spot in the corner where I could pop in my headphones and go at my own pace. I was served by Phoebe, who was all sorts of friendly and helpful. I lucked out and came during happy hour so I picked out a couple of things: One cocktail, poached oysters, calamari misto, and the squid ink pasta with uni. Everything came out larger than I expected, but even as one person I very much enjoyed the food. One word of warning for those that can’t handle spicy, there are a few peppers that are breaded and included with the calamari. Against my better judgment I also ordered two desserts, the Ube whiskey Pie and the Pear Bread Pudding. Im definitely planning on visiting again to try even more of the items, everything looked really interesting!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Calamari, Poached Oysters

Best Uni Pasta!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have attended a birthday party a the Post location this past Saturday and the food, atmosphere and service was exceptional. I totally recommended to everyone.Jeannie Kim's customer service was exceptional as always.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Tartare

Very cute dinner spot with awesome food, close to Japan town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came here for a friends birthday dinner and surprised with a sign at the entrance that said to seat yourself. We made a reservation but went ahead and sat ourselves since it was had vibes of a bar/lounge. I had the dragon breath mocktail which was tasty and order a ton of dishes to be shared between four. I recommend the steak tartare with taro chips and duck fries as appetizers! We also had the poached oysters which were good but a tad on the salty side, mussels, and the deviled eggs which were solid but not memorable. Our entrees were the loco moco, uni pasta, octopus noodles, and tea leaf salad — my favorites were the loco moco and uni pasta. The crispy exterior of the meat in the loco moco was different and very tasty. The uni pasta was creamy and delicious too. Octopus noodles/pasta was good but the octopus was a little salty, but when eaten in a bite with the noodles, it helps balance it. We ended with the churros — came out fresh hot. Solid but not too memorable. It was around $300 for four people including tax and tips. Service was amazing. Our server was super nice and friendly. He seemed to be the only one waiting tables for the whole space too! Props! Recommend checking this place out :)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Loco Moco, Duck Fat Fries

TLDR: nice service and pretty good food but a few misses on the food

I really wasn’t a fan of the pork belly and the steak was way overcooked. Everything else was pretty fantastic. The wings were sweet and a little spicy, the fried calamari and “friends” was perfectly crispy and just the right amount of salt, I also really liked the raw oyster

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duck Fat Fries

Service was excellent! (Thanks Riley!) And the burger satisfied my burger craving. Also, a bonus point for being open when everything is closed at 3pm nearby. The ambience is nice too! Back to the burger, it had kimchi in it but it didn't overwhelm the burger. Burger was cooked perfectly, medium and moist. We had the mezcal espresso martini (as suggested by our server) - it was yum! We also had the
Spicy old fashion. Very interesting! 4 stars because the fries were so little for an additional $6?!?!

Oh, their uni squid pasta is good too!
And so was the HH beer. Yum.
And! Surprisingly good drip coffee! (equator coffee)

I would definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Really cool place to chill or eat a delicious meal. Had a wonderful birthday dinner with my wife. Staff had great recommendations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: House Churros, Loco Moco

Outstanding Happy Hour selection of food and spirits, and enjoyed the vibe as owner/bartender Jacob shared details on items he’s working to add to the food and drink menus.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duck Fat Fries, Calamari

It was a good mix of innovative and traditional Asian.
Pet friendly ⚠️
Be careful if you have allergies

The food was a good mix between innovative and traditional Asian ingredients.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5