LAX Terminal 4 getting better food options
May 6, 2011, 2:33 pm
#17
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This sounds interesting. T4 has always been stagnant. Finally something happening over there.
Do the airlines have anything to do with the food choices in the terminal? Is that why DL would even care about opening up the terminal to non-DL pax? Is it because they worked hard for those restaurants and don't want AA pax to reap the benefits? Do they even have better food?
Do the airlines have anything to do with the food choices in the terminal? Is that why DL would even care about opening up the terminal to non-DL pax? Is it because they worked hard for those restaurants and don't want AA pax to reap the benefits? Do they even have better food?
May 6, 2011, 2:36 pm
#18
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Results of the new master contract
LAWA put the master concessions contract up for bid when it expired with the goal of bringing some local restaurants into the airport. It is producing some results at last. All of the other terminals should see better food options as well.
May 6, 2011, 2:39 pm
#19
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When I'm in a hurry, I trust Burger King because at least it's a hot meal I can get thrown in a bag and be running to my gate in under 5 mins. It looks like all the options will be either slow (wood fired pizza) or cold (sandwich joints). Now, I like to eat healthy, but it seems to me that at least one of the options ought to be of the "crowd pleasing fast food" variety.
Meanwhile, how slow wood fired pizza is depends on whether it's made to order or not. Over in T1, CPK runs a very efficient and flexible pizza operation, where if you want a pizza that isn't ready or in process, you can get any pizza in about 10 minutes, but they tend to have a reasonable supply of "just made" pizzas always waiting (or a minute or two away) for those customers who'd rather have it fast than to-spec.
Does Sammy's Woodfired Pizza have an existing airport concession somewhere else (that we could use to see whether they'll do this as well for cusotmers in need of food fast as CPK in T1 does)?
May 6, 2011, 3:02 pm
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In every terminal I normally go through (4, 6, 7, 8) starbucks is very busy every morning. Moving one outside would make no sense at all - "better" food is not gonna replace a cup of coffee...
Actually it looks even worse - starbucks are gone from other terminal being replaced with coffee bean. Ouch!
May 6, 2011, 3:07 pm
#22
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I'm sure they'll have excellent options, and supporting them does a really great service to keep them in the position of being able to continue doing their important work.
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May 6, 2011, 3:33 pm
#23
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Their sandwiches are too pointy. Cuts up my mouth.
May 6, 2011, 3:45 pm
#24
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AA wants easier connections to AS, which is moving to T6, which is connected to T5 by a similar tunnel. DL doesn't want AA having that conviencne. In the end it doesn't matter that DL doesn't want it open, DL has no power to stop AA from having it opened.
May 6, 2011, 5:41 pm
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However, the coffee situation at LAX is looking very disappointing. Luckily I seldom fly out of there in the mornings.
May 6, 2011, 7:08 pm
#26
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Aww look at little T4 growing up into a real cornerstone terminal. 
Glad to see this. LAX T4's dismal options are what actually compelled me to join the Admiral's Club. I'd held out for a while, but one afternoon I arrived at LAX much earlier than I planned (a rare and stunning lack of traffic on the 405). I looked over the Chili's Too and On The Border with their 100% occupied barstools and I just... couldn't... do... it. So I walked in to the AC and joined right then and there.
Plus it's good to see more cities giving local joints a shot at their airports. AUS and PDX are a couple of my favorites just for that reason.
Glad to see this. LAX T4's dismal options are what actually compelled me to join the Admiral's Club. I'd held out for a while, but one afternoon I arrived at LAX much earlier than I planned (a rare and stunning lack of traffic on the 405). I looked over the Chili's Too and On The Border with their 100% occupied barstools and I just... couldn't... do... it. So I walked in to the AC and joined right then and there.
Plus it's good to see more cities giving local joints a shot at their airports. AUS and PDX are a couple of my favorites just for that reason.
May 6, 2011, 8:14 pm
#27
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There are two Starbucks in T4. One between security and the Admiral's Club, and one down at the far end by the high numbered gates.
The second one always has a shorter line. Shhhh.
The second one always has a shorter line. Shhhh.
May 6, 2011, 8:39 pm
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May 6, 2011, 9:03 pm
#29
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+1
In every terminal I normally go through (4, 6, 7, 8) starbucks is very busy every morning. Moving one outside would make no sense at all - "better" food is not gonna replace a cup of coffee...
Actually it looks even worse - starbucks are gone from other terminal being replaced with coffee bean. Ouch!
In every terminal I normally go through (4, 6, 7, 8) starbucks is very busy every morning. Moving one outside would make no sense at all - "better" food is not gonna replace a cup of coffee...
Actually it looks even worse - starbucks are gone from other terminal being replaced with coffee bean. Ouch!
May 6, 2011, 9:05 pm
#30
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And why does DL have any say about this?
The tunnels were a cool way to quickly get to the other terminals and were an excellent option to stretch one's legs.
The tunnels were a cool way to quickly get to the other terminals and were an excellent option to stretch one's legs.
