LAX - good restaurants in the security side of Terminal 5 or 6?
Sep 1, 2011, 7:32 pm
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LAX - good restaurants in the security side of Terminal 5 or 6?
I’m traveling with the family through LAX on Friday evening 09-02-11 and have a 3 hour layover in the Delta terminal. We have SC axis and will take advantage of it. Are there any good restaurants in the security side of Terminal 5 or 6?
Sep 1, 2011, 8:01 pm
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I hope you also have SC ""access" 
jk
Um, the options (in t5) are not terribly exciting. there is a California Pizza Kitchen, a panini/croissant/bakery/deli type place, and mcd's... There is a sit-down Latin-style place as well (names elude me)
I think this is the gist of it
jk
Um, the options (in t5) are not terribly exciting. there is a California Pizza Kitchen, a panini/croissant/bakery/deli type place, and mcd's... There is a sit-down Latin-style place as well (names elude me)
I think this is the gist of it
Sep 1, 2011, 8:07 pm
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I hope you also have SC ""access"
jk
Um, the options (in t5) are not terribly exciting. there is a California Pizza Kitchen, a panini/croissant/bakery/deli type place, and mcd's... There is a sit-down Latin-style place as well (names elude me)
I think this is the gist of it
jk
Um, the options (in t5) are not terribly exciting. there is a California Pizza Kitchen, a panini/croissant/bakery/deli type place, and mcd's... There is a sit-down Latin-style place as well (names elude me)
I think this is the gist of it
Sep 1, 2011, 8:35 pm
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Leave the family in the Terminal, grab a cab and head to In-N-Out and bring it back. Something that you could try too is to see if any places will deliver to you curbside. I've had many different restaurants deliver to obscure locations.
Sep 1, 2011, 8:36 pm
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Monet's Deli in T6 (or whatever it's called) is the only thing that has even met the somewhat acceptable standard for me in T5/6/7/8. Airside food at LAX is bad.
Encounter might be your best bet.
Encounter might be your best bet.
Sep 1, 2011, 9:22 pm
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Sadly, nothing much to talk about.
Encounter is that famous theme restaurant in the middle LAX that is in all the movies. The restaurant rotates while you eat and has a cool retro-astro Jetson's theme, lava lamps, etc.
http://www.encounterlax.com/
It has been a while since I was there, but it is typically good. Not a far walk at all from T5, but you will need to go back through security.
I even celebrated a birthday there (used to live in the area).
-=tg=-
Encounter is that famous theme restaurant in the middle LAX that is in all the movies. The restaurant rotates while you eat and has a cool retro-astro Jetson's theme, lava lamps, etc.
http://www.encounterlax.com/
It has been a while since I was there, but it is typically good. Not a far walk at all from T5, but you will need to go back through security.
I even celebrated a birthday there (used to live in the area).
-=tg=-
Sep 1, 2011, 10:53 pm
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El Cholo and CPK are probably the two better options. If you're in a bit of a hurry there is always McDonalds (eek). T6 is a wasteland unless you're craving Cinnabon.
LAX definitely leaves something to be desired on the food front, unlike many of the terminals at SFO. But the options are passable.
LAX definitely leaves something to be desired on the food front, unlike many of the terminals at SFO. But the options are passable.
Sep 2, 2011, 6:25 am
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