Dive! was a 300-seat restaurant, shaped like a neon-yellow submarine located in the Marketplace food court of the Century City Shopping Center, Los Angeles, California. It was owned by director Steven Spielberg and Disney Studios Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, and operated by Larry Levy, the Chairman of Levy Restaurants."Levy, Spielberg Take An La Dive $7-Mil. Bet On High-Tech Hoagies" Crains Business Journal May 7, 1994 Retrieved Nov 11, 2017 The restaurant had a nautical theme to it, owing to Spielberg's love of undersea exploration. Dive! opened in May 1994, and was a popular hangout of celebrities until it closed in January 1999."Dive!". Seeing Stars. Retrieved February 19, 2017. A branch in Las Vegas opened in 1995, but would also close its doors by the early 2000s."Failed Celebrity Businesses: Steven Spielberg" Seattle Pi Sept 15, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2020
See also List of defunct restaurants of the United States
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