Complaint About LA's One-Michelin-Star Meteora 🌟😖

After hesitating for a long time, I finally decided to try Meteora. Turns out the reviews on Xiaohongshu were right—it really wasn’t good, and the restaurant had some baffling practices. 1️⃣ Ambiance was nice, but on a hot mid-August day, they didn’t turn on the air conditioning indoors—it was uncomfortably warm. 🥵 2️⃣ Seating arrangement was strange. The restaurant was empty (more staff than customers), yet they still gave us a tiny table. 3️⃣ Rushed service: Even before we finished eating, waiters kept hovering around our table, eager to clear plates. The moment we put down our utensils, the dishes were taken away lightning fast—like they were rushing for table turnover. ⏳ 4️⃣ Zero dining privacy because someone was always standing nearby watching us. 👀 5️⃣ Food quality: We ordered the 7-course menu at $150 per person. Overall, it was disappointing. Only the complimentary starter and the first two courses on the menu were decent—the rest were hard to appreciate. 6️⃣ Birthday mishap: It was a birthday dinner, so we brought our own cake. At the end of the meal, the server brought the cake over and asked what we wanted to do with it. We said just leave it for photos. Within five minutes, the same server rushed back to cut the cake. We said no, and then he tried to take it away—before we even got photos! 📸❌ I only found out after getting home that it’s a one-Michelin-star restaurant and that it’s related to Destroyer. It all made sense then—I also thought Destroyer was terrible! Overall, not recommended at all. The food was mediocre, and we didn’t even get proper photos—total loss! 😤 If you’re considering going, think twice! There are much better restaurants out there! #LifeInNorthAmerica #LosAngeles #LALife #LAEats #MichelinStarLA #LARestaurants #LAFoodReview #HiddenGems #DiningFail #ThinkTwice