88 Club
Restaurant · Golden Triangle
9737 S Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Highlights
Modern Chinese dining with refined interpretations and shared plates
Modern Chinese dining with refined interpretations and shared plates
"Throw the best parts of Mr. Chow, La Dolce Vita, and P.F. Chang’s into a blender and you’d end up with 88 Club, a swanky Chinese spot from the former Nightshade chef. With a low-lit clubby vibe, thumping Michael Jackson and Big Pun playlist, and glammed-up prawn toast the size of corn dogs, the place has all the ingredients for a fun Beverly Hills dinner, remixed with Chinese food nostalgia. The crispy sweet and sour fish sauced tableside and glistening char siu with hot mustard should be your priorities—both spendy but shareable. Get the milk tea custard buns to end the night, or the cheeky Long Island Iced Tea with baijiu and bergamot to keep it going." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, garrett snyder, cathy park, cathy park, cathy park, brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, brant cox, brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, brant cox, sylvio martins, brant cox, cathy park, brant cox, brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, cathy park
"A Beverly Hills restaurant opened by Mei Lin that places modern, personal takes on Chinese dishes in an upscale setting; Lin says, “The LA diner is very curious. They’re not afraid to try something new,” and that she’s “always willing to put something weird on the menu, whether or not it’s weird to them.” One standout is a cold tofu-skin salad inspired by a Temple City appetizer — it mixes snappy celery and a hit of red vinegar — which sits alongside homages like kung pao scallops and sweet and sour fish. Lin, who draws on a Cantonese family background and a trip to Taishan, says she doesn’t call her food traditional: “It is a modern Chinese restaurant located in Beverly Hills serving dishes inspired by my childhood and my upbringing,” adding, “The food on the plate is what it is, and I will make that food as unapologetic as possible.” Everything is served family-style, shared around a lazy Susan, and designed to be paired with rice, including saucy dishes like Sichuan fish-fragrant eggplant and Taiwanese-inspired three-cup maitake." - Cathy Chaplin
"88 Club marks chef Mei Lin’s return to fine dining after the closure of her acclaimed restaurant Nightshade in 2020. While Los Angeles has still been able to enjoy Lin’s cooking at her Silver Lake fried chicken restaurant Daybird, 88 Club offers a wider framing of her exceptional talent and creativity, expressed in dishes like a prawn toast with dollops of sweet and sour sauce and hot mustard aioli. The menu is influenced by Lin’s experiences growing up in Dearborn and her travels through Hong Kong and Vancouver, weaving its way through dishes like Singaporean chow mein, kung pao scallops, and more. The Art Deco-like interior is dressed in sumptuous greens, contrasted by black-and-white checkered floors and a bar the color of capicola. Book a table on Resy. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Matthew Kang
"Chef Mei Lin opened a fine-dining restaurant in Beverly Hills on April 4, marking her return to fine dining after the 2020 closure of Nightshade and following her operation of Daybird since 2021. The menu draws on Lin’s experiences in Hong Kong, Vancouver, and other travels, featuring dishes such as sesame prawn toast topped with dollops of sweet and sour sauce and hot mustard aioli, Singaporean chow mein, kung pao scallops, and more." - Mona Holmes
"Throw the best parts of Mr. Chow, La Dolce Vita, and P.F. Chang’s into a blender and you’d end up with 88 Club, a swanky Chinese spot from the former Nightshade chef. With a low-lit clubby aura, thumping Michael Jackson and Big Pun playlist, and glammed-up prawn toast the size of corn dogs, the place has all the ingredients for a fun Beverly Hills dinner, remixed with Chinese food nostalgia. The crispy sweet and sour fish sauced tableside and glistening char siu with hot mustard should be your priorities—both spendy but shareable. Get the milk tea custard buns to end the night, or the cheeky Long Island Iced Tea with baijiu and bergamot to keep it going." - Brant Cox
