These Los Angeles-area restaurants are unusual in their food offerings or some other aspect of the dining experience, but are not covered by the country listings (and unlike those listed by country, these “reviews” are not necessarily based on first-hand experience):
323.822.2601
Its web site touts the Hadaka dining experience as “equal parts exotic and delicious” and its sushi is “given the harem treatment.” In other words, you can pony up over $1000 to eat raw fish off of a naked lady (also known as nyotaimori). Foodmagellan would prefer to take his $1000 for dinner at Koi followed by a quiet evening at the Spearmint Rhino, but then again, foodmagellan spells classy with a ‘k.’
8401 Sunset Blvd. inside the Hyatt West Hollywood (google map)
800.710.1270 (Fri-Sun only)
Tired of all that eye candy on the Sunset Strip? Having a bad hair day? Try Opaque, a restaurant where you can eat in complete darkness while being served by a visually-impaired wait-staff. Without the need for much decor, foodmagellan assumed that food would be available at a discount, but was disappointed to learn that entrees here start at $99. On the other hand, foodmagellan enjoys practicing Neurobics.
323.960.3100
Forget about dinner and a movie - how about brunch and an audit? This highly lauded restaurant is located in the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International, and while you may not have a TomKat or Travolta sighting, you will certainly not forget this religious experience.
For foodmagellan and many others, Typhoon Restaurant provides a reasonable answer to the question “what is the opposite of comfort food?” Located at the Santa Monica airport, Typhoon serves a variety of food from the Pacific Rim but is best known for its overly-inclusive “Insect Menu” that includes chicken stuffed waterbugs, Chambi ants, Singapore-style scorpions, and deep-fried white sea worms.