According to Jessica Gelt's artclie Beer by the Beaker for the Academic Crowd, USC has a new restaurant called The Lab Gastropub which happens to be "part of a rapidly growing roster of restaurants opened on Figueroa Street by USC Hospitality in hopes of making the neighborhood a go-to destination for students, faculty, alumni and the public." Hence it's name The Lab looks like just that, including features like chalkboard tables, white-tiled walls, beakers full of beer, leather study chairs and bookshelves packed with science texts. According to a bartender working at The Lab, it's making alumni jealous and asking 'Man, why wasn't this here when I was here?' The menu features beautifully presented un-greasy bar food, including boneless hot wings; crisp calamari with two sauces; tomato, mozzarella and basil salad; black Angus beef burgers; spicy grilled lime and garlic shrimp; and meatloaf with mashed potatoes with gravy. There are 14 beers on tap, with the number one being a special "Trojan Blonde" brew by Karl Strauss. You can find this article at (http://www.latimes.com/theguide/restaurants/la-et-earlybird30-2009mar30,0,3781710.story)
- Is this an effort to persuade prospective students to consider USC?
- Is this bar open to everyone or do you have to be a certain age to enter?
2 comments:
This place is open to everyone: students, non students, over 21 and under 21 (just...if you're under 21 obviously you'll have to stick to the non-alcoholic stuff).
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