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Encounter Restaurant forced to closePosted Mar 9th 2007 9:31AM by Nicole WestonFiled under: Restaurants, ClosingsIf you have ever flown into LAX, you have seen the Encounter Restaurant. The iconic building - a futuristic, spider-like construction - is one of LA's more famous landmarks because it is so recognizable. The restaurant is situated in the center of the structure, where the arches come together, and it rotates, giving diners a panoramic view as they turn past the building's glass walls. But the only encounter diners are likely to have with this restaurant now is a view from afar. The building that houses the restaurant has been shut down, deemed unstable by inspectors after a half-ton piece of stucco "fell off the underside of one of the arches and smashed into the eatery's roof." The arches don't provide nearly enough support for the restaurant itself and the structure hasn't been renovated in over 50 years. It will be closed for at least six months.
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