Well based upon feedback here and my own preferences, I took the trip LAX via ORD to ATL.

Bottom-line: glad I did. Both LAX-ORD and ORD-LAX had good food service and nice crews. Nothing spectacular but no complaints either, just good flights.

The only thing that surprised me was there was no food service on either flight ORD to ATL and ATL to ORD. ORD to ATL wasn't a big deal--mid afternoon flight. However, the ATL-ORD flight was a 7:35am departure out of ATL on a 757. The flight is listed as 2h5m so I don't get this "no food service for flights < 2 hours bs". Heck, I often fly LHR to AMS on bmi and always get food.

Oh well, trip was good nonetheless. Two 757's, a 767, and an A319. Not a RJ to be found. 