Lala Spicy Lab Downtown 辣辣冒菜

I come here at least once a week and recommend it to my friends. Clean environment, friendly service. They have incredibly delicious ice cream. The prices are reasonable, and the food is fantastic. Plus, the portions are huge—often enough for two meals.If you enjoy spicy food, this place is a must-try.Evenings usually require waiting in line.

I came here thanks to my friend's recommendation, and I loved it! Since then, I went here many times. The unique menu items intrigued me the most--it's kind of like a mix of malatang and hotpot. Each bowl you order already comes with a bunch of toppings drenched in flavorful, rich soup. This is perfect for my indecisive self. The order comes with your choice of carb, like rice or noodle. However, there's not a lot of nonspicy options. You can adjust the level of spiciness and numbing. If you order the ice cream or parfait dessert with the bowl, the dessert is $1 cheaper. The dessert flavours are on rotation, but I tended to love the tea flavoured ones. I reccomend the parfait--it comes with dango, tea jelly, and rice krispie cereal. A perfect combination! You can also make your own free sauce and they had many choices, like cilantro, sesame oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili oil, etc. The portions are huge, so I usually share with one other friend. But you can order smaller portions if eating alone. Overall, super worth it for the price. If it's a bowl (with no added toppings) and a parfait shared between two people, it comes out to 16-18 per person, including tip and tax! The staff were also really nice, and refilled my water way more times I could count. The posters around the restaurant were fun to look at! The place does get crowded, so come in early or call in advance! Highly recommended restaurant :))

Food was excellent! Service was terrible! The girl was very rude about customer has no place to put their jackets, and had to take an extra seat to put their bags and coats. It’s a very small restaurant, but the waitress could’ve simply move the tables a little bit to let out a bit of space for customers belongings. A girl offered to move all customers coats and scarves into their “office” in the kitchen where the food was made. But no customer would want their coats to be getting closer to the greasy kitchen especially for some expensive coats!