Gladstone's

Every visit to Los Angeles we have lunch at Gladstone's restaurant, the quintessential Malibu beach restaurant on the sand at the foot of the west end of Sunset Boulevard. We always have lunch on the deck and have never be disappointed. This trip we both had the Seafood Cobb salad with lots of crab, shrimp, avocado, etc. and a portion of lox on top and two oysters on the half shell to the side. Even by NW standards it was a great salad. When we spend time in LA we always notice that the lettuce down here is much crisper that the lettuce back home. I'm sure its because the time from the fields to the stores is considerably shorter. Portions of everything here are very large and the waiters are trained to wrap leftovers in gold foil in the shape of different sea animals. Crabs, swans, whales, and many others are presented with the check. To the dessert lovers reading this; the deserts here are huge to the point of obscene! We have never eaten desert here because the meals are so large but have seen the plates being delivered to tables. Susan ordered the chocolate cake to go as she wanted to try it. We had two pieces that night with coffee while watching Dancing With The Stars, then took the rest to Mark and Carol's house to watch the season finale of DWTS and it still was four big portions. I took a picture of the desert at the table, yes it is one order, because you have to see it to believe it. LOL