[travel] bah

[starlady]

Somehow (and I would never book this for myself, so I'm inclined to believe that Delta did more than change my departure time) I have a four-hour layover in LAX tomorrow. It's been eons since I've done more than sit on the tarmac while more people board my plane there. Are there any good restaurants in the airport itself? Are the security queues as bad as I assume they are, thus leaving me inclined not to go outside security?

On the upside, I should definitely be able to make a dent in my reading/translation backlog.

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[boundbooks]

I'm not sure about LAX's restaurants, but I usually find that Au Bon Pain has the best airport food. I think it's because it's coldcuts and their staff assembles the sandwiches at the airport.

If LAX has one, I'd totally recommend it for airport food. Au Bon Pain's stuff is pretty much guaranteed to be actual food, as opposed to most of what one can find (after it's defrosted and microwaved) at airports. Au Bon Pain's orange juice is also extremely delicious.

Au Bon Pain is also pretty reasonably priced for airport food, in my recollection.

[starlady]

I ate there at least once a week in high school. It sounds like I'll just find somewhere to park myself and hang out. :)

[cupcakemuffin.blogspot.com]

Don't know anything about LAX, boo for the layover. Excited to see you soon! I get back tomorrow as well. :)
-Sara

[starlady]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing you too! :)

[ninj]

No, the way LAS is designed is funky. I think I ate at the Au Bon Pan place recommended and it was pretty good. However, each terminal has it's own restaurant and it's usually sports themed. Security is weird too, I've gotten through in 20 minutes and I've taken an hour. I would not transfer between two different airlines there. And to get to any other restaurants you'd have to go out. I think only terminals six and seven are linked once you get through security, and I'm not positive about that.

[starlady]

Good to know. I'll just park myself somewhere and hang out, at least I'm not transferring between airlines.

[crossedwires]

When I went through security at LAX last month, it was very slow and kind of disorganized (IDK if the security people were switching shifts or what, but they were opening and closing lines and seemed confused as to what they were doing and where people were supposed to go). They were also sending quite a few people through the scanner or to be searched.

I think LAX is the ugliest airport I've been in. And I haven't noticed any good restaurants inside the terminals. Haven't tried the ones before security either, though. But maybe other terminals have better food?

[recessional]

I've been through LAX three times, and while the last was a few years ago, I haven't heard that it's better, and it's honestly probably the ugliest and most unpleasant Big Airport I've ever been in. And with some of the worst food, etc. =\ I would recommend taking your own snacks and just finding a place to go sit and do translations/etc for your layover.

[starlady]

Sounds like a plan. I hated LAX the last time I had to spend any time in the airport itself too. At least I have plenty of Clif bars…

Thanks for your advice!