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 ...

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.

The Theme Restaurant Building has been virtually synonymous with LAX since it opened in 1961. In 2001, the rooftop observation deck was closed in reaction to the September 11th terrorist attacks ...