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The Encounter Restaurant is a recognizable landmark and one of the most famous edifices in Los Angeles as a whole. For many years, the structure housed a coffee shop that would provide a quick meal and cup of Joe for travelers. Just a few years ago, Walt Disney Imagineering utterly revamped the interior, converting it into a Jetson-esque restaurant and bar, complete with retro-style multi-colored patterns on the carpeting, blue and red lava lights, opalescent surfaces and moon-cratered walls.

Many of the customers are tourists and there seems to be a separate life at the crater-shaped, metallic bar. There are guns that emit laser lights and sound effects when bartenders pour a drink. The barstools seem to hang in mid-air. Meanwhile, the barflies swear by Encounter’s unsurpassed martinis. The building itself is a major attraction and you will be in for a surprise if you stop in for dinner at the Encounter; as the cuisine, prepared under the direction of the Encounter’s executive chef, holds its awesomeness.

The Encounter is the place to see and be seen. The A-list of celebrities that have visited the Encounter is extensive. From corporate lunches to private receptions, the restaurant dramatic space-age vision combines with award-winning cuisine and service to make your next event a truly memorable one. For private events from twenty to two hundred, make your next gathering an encounter no one will forget.