Good Fake LA for People Not From LA:
Universal City Walk is a fantasy version of an LA that never was (but should have been if you are an architect or designer with money to burn and the ne plus ultra of design is theme restaurants and expensive parking.) UCLA Extension and some interesting shopping is at UCW, so be prepared to kill some time. Most of the big restaurants are not as good as the little ones. The movie theaters, particularly the IMAX are impressive, but expensive. Parking is the major problem with Universal City Walk; it's expensive and far away, so the best bet is to use the expensive convenient valet service. Also, in summer during the evening it's as crowded as Soylent Green Day.
by Erron Silverstein (closed) on March 07, 2008
Crowded shopping:
This tourist oriented them mall is also popular for locals. It gets extremely crowded during the weekends and can be a bit claustrophobic. The theater there shows films in the IMAX format.
by mvmontgomery (closed) on March 31, 2007