Encounter Restaurant

30 July 2013, 11:30a

Dined here for lunch with three others.  Restaurant was fairly empty when we arrived, but it seemed to do a brisk business while we were there.  After being seated, the hostess asked if we were on a time schedule, which was a nice touch for those folks needing to catch a flight.

Our party ordered:

2 Roast Turkey French Dip Sandwich w/Fries
Grilled Free-Range Chicken Breast Sandwich w/Fries
Tropical Chicken Salad

Everyone enjoyed their orders, although the bun on my Chicken Sandwich was a little stale.  Not REALLY stale, but I could tell it wasn't fresh.  The chicken breast was fairly large and the peanut slaw was pretty tasty, albeit quite messy.  The (Parmesan chees garlic) fries were very tasty, though.

I've been here a few times before both for lunch and dinner and the food is decent, but the prices are high for what you get.  I probably wouldn't come here on my own, only if friends wanted to dine here, and even then, not on all those occasions.  Parking can be a pain, but the views are interesting if you're into watching planes take off and land while you're eating.

they serve food and beer. View wasn't what i thought it would be, kind of cool environment. Great place to meet people while they are passing through LAX (why i went). I'll go back if I someone I know is flying through LAX and we want drinks, which I'm sure will be soon.

I made Valentines Day reservations here in 2013.

I waited almost two hours for me entree. We seriously considered leaving and eating at Chipotle.

The food was a little on the small size for portions and the flavor was all just a little off.

The wait staff was a bit overly curt as well.

The ambiance though, out-of-this-world (forgive the pun). The charm of The Encounter cannot overcome the rest of my experience I will not be going back.