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A beloved restaurant that celebrates Halloween year-round is closing on July 1 after nearly a decade in business, unless the ...
After eight years of serving up spooky thrills, Beetle House LA announced on Instagram this week that it will close its doors for good.
Encounter, LAX Theme Building restaurant, closes with no plan in sight The Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport awaits a new restaurant tenant. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) ...
The Encounter restaurant atop the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport closed permanently at the end of December, leaving airport officials seeking a new operator. Delaware ...
The Theme Building, that spiderlike 1961 landmark at LAX, has been sleepy for years. But airport officials want to wake it up, maybe with a hotel next door. News ...
Even before the woodsy Brookdale Cafeteria opened in 1932, theme restaurants were an essential piece of Los Angeles’s dining culture. The city is famous for dining establishments shaped like ...
One of LAX airport's iconic buildings is the Modernist LAX Theme Building. If you have a layover, we recommend stopping by Encounters for a meal or drink.
LAX’s flying saucer-esque Theme Building is impossible to miss, though it’s been a tragic figure in recent years. Its previous iteration, Encounter restaurant , closed in 2013 and remains empty.
Inside, the restaurant upholds its theme, replete with medieval furnishings, kilts, tartans, and crested flags lining the walls. Walt Disney loved Tam O'Shanter and even had a favorite table ...
The Proud Bird, a 48-year-old aviation themed restaurant next to LAX, was set to close at the end of this month, but now the historic spot will stay open at least another year, the Los Angeles ...
Encounter Restaurant. 209 World Way Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 215-5151 More info. Encounter Restaurant is an alien themed eatery located outside the main terminal of LAX.
Those who love “The Golden Girls” and live in the Los Angeles area will soon have what can only be called a golden opportunity. From the people behind the “Saved by the Bell”- and “90210 ...