# Weekend in LA (LAX area), where to eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** vacation-travel\ **Created:** [August 17, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815 "2024-08-17T02:02:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815/21 "2024-10-28T21:55:49Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > We already have plans to go back when the Endeavor full stack building is finished Any ETA on that? I’ve been putting off another visit to the CSC for about a decade for that. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815/22 "2024-10-29T16:44:39Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Any ETA on that? “A few years” was the answer they gave at the at the table they had setup to talk about it. If you have kids to entertain then I highly recommend a visit. General admission is free, there’s plenty to keep adults interested while the kids explore, and they have a fennec fox. There’s a space shuttle in that wrapper. It will be quite the unboxing video. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/kiBv2yg.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/kiBv2yg) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815/23 "2024-10-29T16:50:37Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > There’s a space shuttle in that wrapper. Rumor has it they’re tenting it for space termites. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815/24 "2024-10-29T16:55:14Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > There’s a space shuttle in that wrapper. It will be quite the unboxing video. Oh man, so it’s not even on display in runway mode now like it was when I last visited? ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815/25 "2024-10-29T17:06:47Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > so it’s not even on display in runway mode now like it was when I last visited? It’s “fully stacked” which means the shuttle is mounted to the fuel tank and booster rockets. They have pictures and videos of this happening. Pretty cool, but not as impressive as driving it over from the airport. It will be displayed vertically with an elevator next to it that stops at various observation decks along the way up. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815/26 "2024-10-29T18:30:59Z")
> [@echoreply](#): > > We ate breakfast twice at a Googie diner called Chips in Hawthorne. A mix of American and Mexican, which describes everything we ate. It was good, and I’d recommend it if you’re across the street (like we were), but probably not worth a special trip. We had to skip it on Sunday morning because the line was out the door with the crowds from the nearby churches (I presume). Chips is a great place to have visited if you have any interest in LA or googie history. Second only to Pann’s as the best example of surviving mid-century commercial googie architecture in southern California.Glad the food holds up, but you’re really going for the time capsule-ness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-in-la-lax-area-where-to-eat/1005815.md?page=1)