have a 4 hour window, maybe 5, to grab some grub around LAX for dinner. Could use some guidance on what may be worth having and can be done with UBER / taxi as I won’t have a car.
With a 4 to 5 hour window I would think you have many options. So that leads to the next question what are you looking for in terms of cuisine, price point etc.
Whats the timeframe? Italian is not unusual but Felix is amazing – you’d have to be there at 5pm and lineup putside to grt a bar seat at 5:30pm when they open. Order a bit of everything.
Alternately Cassia’s Asian French fusion on the west side may please your curiosity.
If unusual amd unique is truly that important, you could do Korea town or something but it’d be a forty minute uber from LAX.
Best upscales in town prolly n/naka, maude, gwen. Provodence is good but not unusual enough prolly. Ditto Fishing With dynamite.
Not sure about getting in last minute or time factor of getting there and back to airport.
I think Fishing with Dynamite or MB Post would be good options, Manhattan Beach is close to LAX. I’m not sure if it’s worth going too far since with traffic, waits at the restaurant, etc., 4-5 hrs can go by fast. Plus security lines at the airport, etc.
Venice/Abbot Kinney is also relatively close, and prob more unique to SoCal. Gjelina, etc. plus Abbot Kinney’s a nice place to stroll around before/after, you can check out the canals
These would be my top three choices too. But if you want unique, the Venice AREA and Abbot Kinney are cooler to visit than Manhattan Beach on a weeknight.