Lakewood - Friendly Urgent Care
Urgent Care • Lakewood, NJ
Clinic Type
Urgent Care
Address
1091 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone
(732) 385-6820 / (732) 363-1002
frontdesk@friendlyurgentcares.com
Opening Hours
- Monday – Thursday: 12 AM to 12 PM - Friday: 8 AM to 4 PM - Saturday: 7:30 PM to 12AM - Sunday: 12 AM to 12 PM
Services Offered
Technology & Equipment
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
FAQs
What services do you offer?
Cutting-Edge Care; Injury & Incidental Care; Sickness-Related care; Covid-related care (rapid and lab PCR testing, rapid and lab antibody testing, Covid-19 vaccines, Covid-19 monoclonal antibody treatments and oral therapeutics)
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive
- Birdeye (Aggregate): 4.6/5 stars (based on 1,220 reviews across locations) (1,220 reviews total)
- RealPatientRatings (Urgent Care Pros): 4.8/5 stars (3,024 reviews)
- Yelp (Urgent Care Pros): 4.5/5 stars (364 reviews)
Patients praise
- Generally short wait times and efficient service
- Friendly, professional, and compassionate staff and medical providers
- Clean and modern facilities
- Helpful and thorough care for common urgent care issues (e.g., fractures, testing)
- Good communication and follow-up care
Common complaints
- Reports of rude or unprofessional staff members in some instances
- Complaints about turning away patients near closing time
- Occasional concerns regarding facility cleanliness or hygiene standards
- Reports of long wait times on busy holidays
"Dr. Veleva was very kind, personable and knowledgeable. Overall a great experience."
— Friendly Urgent Care (Lakewood, NJ) Patient Review"They refused to accept us and they locked the doors and were very mean to us, even after they knew we have a 2 years old who is sick!!!!!!!"
— Friendly Urgent Care (Lakewood, NJ) Patient Review"Have you ever been to an urgent care that had the best service and wait times? I haven't either, they don't really exist in the U.S.! That was my thought until I came to Urgent Care Pros!!"
— Urgent Care Pros (Lakewood, CA) Patient ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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