5/5 Carl V. 11 months ago on Google • 251 reviews
After
making
my
rounds
through
the
coffee
purveyors
of
the
Tampa
Bay
area
for
nearly
20
years,
I'm
done.
I've
made
my
decision.
The
Lab
gets
the
crown.
This
unassuming,
easy
to
miss
location
puts
out
the
absolute
highest
quality
product
in
a
few
distinct
areas
that
are
near
and
dear
to
my
heart:
#1
-
Dirty
Chai
Latte
-
This
is
always
my
beverage
of
choice,
but
nobody
does
it
half
as
well
as
the
Lab.
I
visited
twice
this
week
and
there
was
no
difference
in
the
absolute
deliciousness
I
got
in
this
drink.
Not
just
in
Tampa,
but
probably
the
best
dirty
chai
I've
had
in
my
travels
around
America.
#2
-
Espresso
-
In
some
ways
this
is
a
hard
one
to
screw
up,
but
at
the
Lab
it's
just
a
little
bit
better.
They
typically
have
at
least
a
couple
different
varieties
available,
and
the
waitstaff
is
knowledgeable
about
the
nuances
in
each.
#3
-
Food
-
The
selections
here
are
not
very
extensive
(and
I'd
love
to
see
the
breakfast
flatbread
back
on
the
menu!)
but
what
they
do,
they
do
with
precision
quality
and
in
just
the
right
sized
helping
for
my
taste.
In
terms
of
ambiance,
this
is
an
urban
adjacent
hideout
with
a
low
key
industrial
feel.
There
are
cozier
places
in
the
city,
but
in
my
opinion
they
don't
hold
a
candle
to
the
quality
level
here.
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