Opaque could best be described as a sort of novelty restaurant in Santa Monica, California — one that a lot of people seem to have heard about through the grapevine but to which few have actually been. If you haven’t heard, it’s where full-course meals are served in a completely pitch-black dining room (yeah, the above pic was taken with a flash-bulb) and plays like a sort of sensory-deprivation experiment that sort of doubles as a gourmet dining experience. One of the first things you notice about the place is how seriously they take their theme — even the outside makes it stand out as the only place on the block in total darkness. So is it worth all the hype?


