The Yard House
 

Why don't you do Long Beach? Plenty of places right there on the water, this might be more conducive to Lehava, better parking than some of the other beaches and easy access off the freeway.

I would suggest "The YARD HOUSE" which I love, is fun, and has what I think is over a hundred beers on tap

http://www.yardhouse.com/flash/default.asp

(so its an annoying website LOL)

I just love this place. Just my 2 cents but its the perfect place for a do

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As June 2 is my last day of work in FLL (being laid off - shameless plug in case someone is hiring), things look good for Saturday & Sunday. Where should I fly into LAX/SNA/ONT/BUR/CLD/PSP?

I like the idea of Long Beach also. Anyone else like that idea?

you forgot LGB

Mrp Alert is probably a member of a mileage-earning program other than JetBlue TrojanHorse, so Long Beach airport not really an option. ;) :D

Personally I always think flying into LAX is best cuz usually more flights, bigger planes for upgrades, cheaper fares, more centrally located, lot of cheap airport hotels, but that's just me. Find the cheapest fare you can get & then get a car rental.

For those coming in for Sat/Sun only, I'd definitely pick LAX area because then you've got access to (free) shuttle to Manhattan Beach and you can catch the cheap Big Blue Bus to Santa Monica, both of which are two good things to do on a quick weekend. Anything more than that & you'll need a rental car (although if one of the folk in town gets one you all can car pool).

Edited to add: Whether you do a dinner in LAX area or Long Beach area, there will be rush hour traffic on the Friday night. Saturday not really. Personally I'd pick Long Beach for Sat as more people might be coming from up north & that would make it easier for them.

Also, for those in from out of town who want to do some things in Long Beach on Saturday day, there's the beach, the Long Beach Aquarium (part of which is outside), the Queen Mary, etc.

Cheers.

Long Beach sounds good to me! I guess we can plan on doing that on Saturday. The Yard House looks like a good place to eat and drink too. (Thanks TrojanHorse)

As far as a dinner on Friday can someone suggest a place in the LAX area? Is The Proud Bird out since they don't have happy hour on Friday?

Where's Newself, wouldn't this be right in his backyard??? LGB I mean

SkiAdcock, which are the free shuttles to MB? I've never heard of them... seriously

after all these years, there are free shuttles to MB!!! Doh!!! :eek:

if you are seeking a Friday night dinner near LAX, I'd 2nd the MB/HB/El Segundo area.

Hey LGB, has Alaska (AA miles as well), HP (US air now - Star alliance??? I don't know I'm not a *A flier) , as well as DL (skyteam) while not as great as LAX for mileage earning carriers, it does offer miles on almost all US Majors

http://www.longbeach.gov/airport/

Not sooo fast....

http://www.theproudbird.com/restaurant.html

according to their website:
"Happy Hour is offered Monday through Friday 4:00 to 7:00 pm and features complimentary hors d'oeuvres and $2.50 house wines, domestic beers and Margaritas."

Met with a friend yesterday there, and am happy to report the early bird dinner still in place. I love that deal. Huge amount of food for the price. Total for 1: $24.00 including tax/tip. Hor d'oeuvres, 2 margaritas, bread, salad, 2 med chix breast w/mashed potatoes, and veggies, and cheesecake.

And, no I didn't eat everything on my plate..... sorry Mom. :p

Here would be my picks for Friday night:

1. Beaches in Manhattan Beach; IIRC Beaches has a Happy Hour M-F as well on drinks/food (although not sure if it's a full meal).

2 Proud Bird near LAX (Tina's detailed it above);

3. Pancho's (Mexican) in Manhattan Beach-another FT hangout;

The advantage of Beaches over the others is it's at the Manhattan Beach pier/beach overlooking the ocean w/ great views (you want SoCal beach life, you got it :) ), and IIRC it too has a Happy Hour M-F (not sure if full meals or appetizers). Beaches does serve full meals; I just don't know if they're included in the happy hour deal. Since it's in downtown Manhattan Beach, you can go to several other bars/restaurants/shops within a 2-block walk in any direction. Beaches has 2 levels. The downstairs bar where the Happy Hour stuff is, and then upstairs another bar and a restaurant.

My vote would be for Beaches for the reasons mentioned above & because some of the folk are coming in from out of town, & it would give them a chance to experience SoCal beach life. Not to mention for some of the 'locals' who don't really get to MB.

TrojanHorse, the free shuttle is called the "Ocean Express" & it runs along Century Blvd to downtown Manhattan Beach (cute red trolley looking thing). All the hotels in 'hotel row' have the schedule. Just ask the belldesk or front desk & they'll give you the booklet.

Just for general information as long as we're talking free shuttles from the airport area, the Hilton Garden Inn in El Segundo also does a regular Manhattan Beach run w/ its shuttle bus. So if someone is staying there they can get over to MB as well for free. I 'think' both the Ocean Express & HGI shuttle stop off at the Manhattan Village Mall as well, which has shops (duh), restaurants, & a movie theatre.

Cheers.

Edited to add: newself lives in Long Beach so if he's around I'm sure he'd join folk there. But he rarely reads Community so someone would need to PM him.

My vote would go to Beaches. However I would be fine doing any of the above...whatever the majority wants to do.

I am all in
 

Well, it looks like I will be in attendance. LGB was eliminated due to the lack of early morning arrivals from LAS. US/HP connects through PHX and JetBlue does not do an early departure. The good news is that this turned into a mini MR along the way... $143.90 - 2320 EQM - 6.20cpm - not a bad stretch for LAS-LAX r/t.

June 3, 2006
Northwest Airlines 627 9:20am Las Vegas 10:31am Los Angeles International Airport

June 4, 2006
ALASKA AIRLINES 519 Los Angeles 05:37 PM Seattle 08:01 PM
ALASKA AIRLINES 660 Seattle 09:46 PM Las Vegas 12:10 AM (next day)

Oh, and you all crack me up - can't wait to meet all of you all in 2 weeks!

My vote is for Friday at Beaches.

I'll be walking to downtown Manhattan Beach during the weekend, so I'll check out the sign at Beaches to get the Happy Hour times/details & post here so we can pick a time for the Friday.

I'll let you all sort out your Sat day/eve activities & what time you want to meet at that place in Long Beach. I can PM newself and jailer to check out this thread so they can potentially meet you there (although jailer might be iffy based on what the family's got going).

Cheers.

So what time should we do dinner on Friday? Would 7pm be too early for those that would be coming from work dealing with traffic?

If you're talking Happy Hour 7pm would probably be right after it ends ;). I would do it earlier - probably 6pm & folk can get there when they get there. But I'm getting ready to walk to the pier in a few minutes so I'll look at the Beaches signage to get details & post here in a bit.

BTW - found out jailer's out of town so won't be at the Sat dinner. I'll give newself a call later today to find out if he's around. You should probably pick a time to meet at The Yard House on Sat.

Cheers.