Wilson's

Fun Drinks!Pros:- Good drinks to have while eating other foods at the Riverside Food LabCons:- None

My go-to spot when I am downtown. Perfectly located in the Riverside Food Lab (lots of different food choices inside the Food Lab to eat. Yelp them too lol).Wilson's is now "Brass Monkey Social" & I love the concept. They have hands-down the best, most creative craft cocktails I have ever had. There seasonal craft cocktails are so creative and cute!! & even cooler knowing they are created by the bar tending staff themselves. There service is the cherry on top of every visit. The manager, Sam, is so involved with the staff, working behind the bar and promoting the events they frequently have. I consider the bar tenders real friends & real conversations. (S/o to Kat during morning shift and Dez and Meriah during the night shift. & all the boys on the crew!)Definitely a must try when you are in the downtown area!!Also, s/o to them for being reals ones and always creating an awesome Mocktail for me, since I am no longer drinking. All pictures attached are non-alcoholic mocktails.

Stumbled upon Wilson's because my partner and I were looking for a post-indoor climbing place to go--- happy to have stumbled across Wilson's, located in the Riverside market place (food hall). The bar is part of the food hall and by the door--- could get cold if you sit by that during the winter time. The bartender definitely hooked it up and my double shot mango marg was SOLID. I mean, I think I really only had that drink and was good to go for the rest of the night. Maybe I'm the lightweight, so IDK but it really was that good. I *wished* I had more, but I think my $18 fruity marg was enough. Haha!I'm thinking of trying maybe one of the holiday speciality drinks next time? Anyway, also they were super nice about letting me eat dinner at the counter, so long as I cleaned up after myself (aka bring the trash with me). I thought that was reasonable and really nice of them. Overall, happy with Wilson's!

Haven't been to the Food Lab in a while and I'm glad to see Wilson's is a good spot to start Friday lunch for the ROMEOs. From our perch and gin, beer and some drink that had Gran Marnier. We set up the tag team to keep our spots at the bar and go order our food. We dispersed to different stations from Creole, to Mexican to Japanese. We brought our pagers back to the bar like we were 80s pharmaceutical salesman. Had a second round and went to find comfortable quarters on the patio near the Box at the Fox. Thank you Janis Joplin the pours, service and conversation was the best. Sorry I didn't remember your name. After I got done screaming at my cousin I forgot. ;-( Service 5Drinks 5Value 5Retired Old Men Eating Out.

Just went for a few drinks. Prices are good but the service can definitely use some improvement. They are not attentive at all.

So as other reviews have stated, this place has a blond bartender (I know that's vague- so to be fair it might not be the same person)- that is very unpleasant to deal with. The BF and I came to Riverside Food Lab to get some dinner last weekend and he likes sitting at bars and watching the TVs so he ordered a drink and was told we can eat there with food from other vendors as long as we clean up after ourselves. However we did not feel this way. I originally wasn't going to drink, but ended up ordering a drink anyways because I felt bad for taking up space at the bar without ordering anything. A couple sat next to us and ordered a bloody mary. The blonde bartender made it for them but made them feel guilty because it was a day drink and not typically ordered at night but wanted them to know she was going out of her way to make it for them. When the girl complained about her drink (made by a different bartender)- instead of remaking it, blonde bartender very loudly exclaimed to the bartender who made it that she'll just add agave and reshake it- don't worry. When I asked for napkins to clean up after ourselves, I was told I had to go back to the food vendors I got food from.Overall I'm not a fan, we felt uncomfortable sitting a the bar eating even after we were told it was okay. The couple next to us felt uncomfortable for making the bartender go out of her way to make them a drink. It was just all not a great experience.

Awesome selection of drinks! They have seasonal drinks like the merry mule which was a delicious twist on a classic drink! They do have happy hour specials even on the weekends! Seating is limited but they offer a walk up area where they can provide a plastic cup for you to walk around.

Tony made us great perfectly balanced drinks. Laurie offered her magician skills to make us the perfect cocktails off the menu. We will be back to see Laurie

I love how my bartender does my mix drinks the best I ever had. I highly recommend this place.

My favorite place to get a good cocktail, watch the game, or just hangout. Their bar manager, Sam, is one of the best drink makers in downtown! Rest of the staff is always super friendly as well. I'd definitely recommend to anyone looking for a good drink and great service. Always good vibes!