This is a restaurant with an airport attached - not the other way around. Food, service, view, and ambiance - The Prop Room scores high in all regards and that is not just a claim but a published fact. The Long Beach Press Telegram, in its "Readers’ Choice Awards" gave The Prop Room top honors for Best Sunday brunch and Most Romantic (the view is spectacular at night with Signal Hill twinkling in the background and the sun setting behind the tarmac). Breakfast, lunch and dinner menus offer crowd-pleasers as well as those for the diet conscious. Many low carb options are available.

The staff is adept - they seem to know instinctively who’s got a flight to catch in a hurry and who can linger over coffee. And while ordinary airport restaurants know their customers are a captive audience, The Prop Room does not exploit that. Prices are very reasonable.

Even if you aren’t flying off or flying in, The Prop Room is a delight. Parking is convenient, it’s open seven days a week and the original Art Deco design, from the incredible Zodiac mosaic in the lobby to the broad sweep of window and wall, make this restaurant a historic treasure. Call 497-0480 for more information.