{"id":21417,"date":"2026-01-03T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/what-happened-after-tesla-opened-a-diner-in-los-angeles\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:37:45","slug":"what-happened-after-tesla-opened-a-diner-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/what-happened-after-tesla-opened-a-diner-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The novelty of eating at a diner owned by the richest person in the world seems to have worn off in just a few months<\/p>\n

Less than six months since it opened, Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla Diner has the feel of a ghost town. Gone is the Optimus robot serving popcorn, gone are the carnivore-diet-inspired \u201cEpic Bacon\u201d strips, gone are the hours-long, hundred-person lines<\/a> wrapped around the block. Even the restaurant\u2019s all-star chef, Eric Greenspan, is gone. The Hollywood burger-and-fries shop seems like a shell of the bustling eatery it was when it opened in late July.<\/p>\n

On a balmy Friday afternoon in December, the parking lot for Tesla car charging was, at best, half full. Inside what the company describes as a \u201cretro-futuristic\u201d diner, a handful of people trickled in, ordering burgers and hotdogs or asking for merch. The upstairs deck, AKA \u201cSkypad\u201d, was vacant except for a pair of employees stringing holiday lights. More staff was busy at work, buffing fingerprints off the chrome walls and taking out the trash, than there were customers. The diner was spotless.<\/p>\n

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\nThe novelty of eating at a diner owned by the richest person in the world seems to have worn off in just a few months
\nLess than six months since it opened, Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla Diner has the feel of a ghost town. Gone is the Optimus robot serving popcorn, gone are the carnivore-diet-inspired \u201cEpic Bacon\u201d strips, gone are the hours-long, hundred-person lines wrapped around the block. Even the restaurant\u2019s all-star chef, Eric Greenspan, is gone. The Hollywood burger-and-fries shop seems like a shell of the bustling eatery it was when it opened in late July.
\nOn a balmy Friday afternoon in December, the parking lot for Tesla car charging was, at best, half full. Inside what the company describes as a \u201cretro-futuristic\u201d diner, a handful of people trickled in, ordering burgers and hotdogs or asking for merch. The upstairs deck, AKA \u201cSkypad\u201d, was vacant except for a pair of employees stringing holiday lights. More staff was busy at work, buffing fingerprints off the chrome walls and taking out the trash, than there were customers. The diner was spotless. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The novelty of eating at a diner owned by the richest person in the world seems to have worn off in just a few months Less than six months since it opened, Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla Diner has the feel of a ghost town. Gone is the Optimus robot serving popcorn, gone are the carnivore-diet-inspired \u201cEpic …<\/p>\n

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