Is The Tesla Diner A Flop?

It's trendy to hate the Tesla Diner. Not because it's a failure (it's not) but because, you know, Elon Musk is a bad person. Some "reviews" of the Diner - which opened in July of 2025 - want you to know first and foremost that Musk is a terrible person. Then it's a short hop to say that the Diner is a disaster. I would call it guilt by association: anything related to Musk must be tainted. My Most Recent Visits I went to the Diner on Friday April 3 and Saturday April 4. I estimate that on both days 90+ percent of the chargers (of the 80 Superchargers) were being used. By that metric alone, the Diner is a success. (More on the Diner itself below.) An Average Diner Or A Five-Star Supercharger Station? On Saturday, the Tesla Diner (the restaurant) was busy if not packed at times (see video). And obviously not failing, though some blogs and reports want you desperately to believe otherwise. That said, I go to the Tesla Diner to charge - not to eat. And that's what the vast majority of people are there for: to fast-charge, then leave. Some patrons grab a snack or a cup of coffee but most sit in their car, charge, and leave. Even when customers grab a snack, they generally don't hang out in the Diner. They either order from their car (and get the order delivered right to the car) or pick up and go back to their car. My point: the chargers are the main event; the Diner is a sideshow. I would go so far to say that the Diner is almost irrelevant. After all, Hollywood is full of great eateries. There is an In-N-Out Burger just two blocks away off Sunset. That's where you go to get a great burger (and 30-minute wait times), not the Diner. And Pink's Hot Dogs and 25 Degrees at the Hollywood Roosevelt are nearby too. Just to mention a few. Some of these places have been around for 80+ years (Pink's). How are you going to compete with that? A Supercharger Success (Elon Bashing Aside) Yes, I've been inside the Diner when it's slow. And the Diner as a standalone eatery isn't going to compete with In-N-Out Burger. But as a Supercharger location with the option to grab a snack it's a success. It seems that the ulterior motive of some "reviews" is to bash Elon Musk and tell you what a bad, bad man he is. That doesn't give the reader an honest evaluation of the Tesla Diner as a great charging destination, which, again, is its primary purpose for the vast majority of visitors.