L.A. Bucket List

I have been flying in and out of LAX many times a year since I have started my love affair with this city almost 10 years ago.  (My 8 year LAnniversary is in January, but I was visiting 1.5 years before) When I do fly out I always think I should make the time to go to the Encounter, the iconic jet age restaurant with its white arches that I am sure you have seen when anyone films or photographs LAX.

My last act as Mrs. Foong was knocking this off my L.A. Bucket List. Starving after all day flying back from a tropical paradise, I really wanted was a steak. Although the food at the place I stayed was pretty great, they had to cook meat to death for safety reasons. I really wanted in the words of William H Macy's character in Happy, Texas "Rare, I mean rare, de-horn it, wipe its butt and send it in" kind of steak.

The inside of the Encounter is kind of a trip. It is like you are trapped inside of a lava lamp on a space ship in an 60's B-Movie. I was too tired to really enjoy the ambiance, but the steak was really fantastic.