Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the initial Diner location on Santa Monica Boulevard is “going well,” and based on reviews and its constant out-the-door lines, it is safe to say it has been a major outlet of interest for people in the area.

It features two massive movie screens, a menu that is locally sourced and has been created by a world-class chef, and Supercharging for EVs. It truly is the perfect stop for those who are hungry, need entertainment, or need a quick charge.

Credit: Tesla

So far, Tesla has not released too many details on the success of the restaurant, but it did state in a graphic for its Q3 Supercharging stats that it sold roughly 50,000 burgers at the Diner in Q3, roughly 715 each day. Burgers are not the only thing on the menu, either.

With how well it has gone, Musk is now considering the possibility of new locations that are notable to Tesla, including Austin and Palo Alto.

On Friday, Musk revealed he believes it “probably makes sense to open one” near Gigafactory Texas and Engineering HQ in Palo Alto:”

The futuristic Tesla Diner is going well. Probably makes sense to open one near our Giga Texas HQ in Austin and engineering HQ in Palo Alto. https://t.co/l0DUtR8CFg

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2025

It took several years to get the Diner developed, built, and opened. On July 21, Tesla launched the Diner to the public at 4:20 p.m. local time (of course), after years of development. Musk first offered the idea of a drive-in Supercharger Diner back in December 2018.

By 2023, Tesla had secured building permits and broken ground on the site in September of that year.

Since its launch, it has been a popular hotspot for Tesla fans and others to visit, although it has attracted unwanted attention from protestors as well.

Cringey protestors are outside the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles singing “Elon Musk has got to go”

These people are absolutely nuts pic.twitter.com/LZ0U6rpMIn

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) October 27, 2025

They look hungry. If they walked inside and ordered some food, maybe they’d stop yelling into microphones and threatening Musk.

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In an update posted by Tesla’s Charging account on X, it revealed several interesting tidbits about Supercharger growth, as well as usage and environmental offset, all occurring in the third quarter:

• 4,000 new Supercharger stalls opened, up 18% year-over-year
• 1.8 TWh of energy delivered to vehicles, up 29% year-over-year
• 842 million liters of gasoline saved, equivalent to 2 billion kilograms of CO2 offset
• 54 million quarterly charging sessions, up 31% year-over-year

The most useful and impressive statistics here are the 4,000 new Supercharger stalls opened in the third quarter, and the environmental impact of gasoline saved. More chargers are crucial to keep up with the increase of EVs on the road, even non-Teslas, as many OEMs have access to the company’s network.

Additionally, the environmental impact of using fewer gallons of gasoline for passenger transportation reduces our reliance on fossil fuels. This is still something that Tesla strives for to this day, as Elon Musk detailed in the Master Plan.

On a lighter note, Tesla also detailed the number of Tesla Burgers it sold at its Supercharger Diner in Los Angeles in Q3. It’s a pretty impressive number:

• 50,000 Tesla Burgers sold, up 100% tastiness

Tesla’s Supercharger Diner first opened in late July, so it has been in operation for a little over two months so far.

Tesla Supercharger Diner officially opens: menu, prices, features, and more

In the roughly 70 days the Diner has been in operation, Tesla has managed to sell about 715 burgers each day. This is incredibly impressive considering the company’s focus on localized, sustainably sourced ingredients and how it stacks up against a fast food franchise like McDonald’s.

The average McDonald’s franchise sells approximately 14,000 burgers per month, Grok says. Tesla would have outpaced that by a considerable margin if its statistics are accurate. It’s pretty impressive.

4,000 new Supercharger Stalls opened in Q3, with 54 million charging sessions occuring, up 31% year-over-year

Oh, and the Tesla Diner sold 50,000 hamburgers https://t.co/0eRLgDKkXV pic.twitter.com/1PfmEZ27Uy

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) October 1, 2025

Tesla’s Supercharger presence is felt in many countries across the world, with over 70,000 stalls available. While many EV owners charge at home, the expansion of the Supercharger Network is a necessary thing to have for commuters, road trips, and longer travel.

Tesla has done a great job of being inclusive to other EV makers as well.

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The Supercharger Diner was an idea of CEO Elon Musk’s way back in 2018. It took some time to come to fruition, but it has finally opened, serving its first customers in July.

Tesla Supercharger Diner officially opens: menu, prices, features, and more

Upon its launch, people lined up around the block to give the restaurant a try. There were some who admitted to waiting 13 hours for the doors to open, which finally did at 4:20 p.m. local time.

If you know anything about Tesla, you know that the time fits the bill for the company.

Tesla Cybertruck leftovers are the main course at the Supercharger Diner

Nevertheless, it has basically been a non-stop operation since its grand opening. It’s already available to serve customers 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. These hours, along with the long-awaited grand opening, have brought tens of thousands of customers in the first few weeks.

As a result, the Diner’s chef, Eric Greenspan, revealed there will be some things that will no longer be on the menu as it handles “unprecedented demand.”

He told Eater the menu would be “forever evolving.” It has, as a result, now been void of the following menu items:

• Market Salad
• Club Sandwich
• Hashbrown Bites
• Biscuits and Red Gravy
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Vegan Patty option for Burger
• Waffles are now only served in the morning, instead of all day
• Soft serve will return this week. It’s provided by a local farm, which couldn’t handle the demand
• Reimagined fountain drinks

Tesla focused on sourcing a vast majority of the food from local sources. This is likely why it has been forced to scale back much of its menu for the time being. When restaurants source their food and beverages locally, their menus change frequently.

To ensure that menu items are both available in plentiful quantities and fresh, the menu could feature some seasonal options moving forward.

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The Supercharger Diner was an idea of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s in 2018, and in July 2025, it officially opened for business, serving a variety of interesting dishes in a futuristic setting that pays homage to the 1950s restaurant experience.

The design of the Diner is what truly sets it apart: it is reminiscent of the stainless exterior that Tesla used for the Cybertruck. It turns out that’s exactly what it is.

Credit: Tesla

Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen revealed in an interview with Tesla Owners Club Austria that the company used recycled panels from Cybertruck manufacturing as siding on the epic diner.

Here’s what he said:

Tesla Diner was inspired by the Jetson‘s and was built with steel from @cybertruck production pic.twitter.com/3t4038RY4H

— Tesla Club Austria (@TeslaClubAT) August 4, 2025

Tesla sourced its stainless steel for the exoskeleton of the Cybertruck from Steel Dynamics Inc. and its plant in Sinton, Texas. The company confirmed this through various outlets, including exhibit descriptions at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The steel is refined through a third party before it is used.

Credit: Cybertruck Owners Club

It also uses the same steel for SpaceX Starship.

It’s pretty interesting that Tesla chose to use the stainless steel for the exterior of the diner in Los Angeles, but it also makes sense considering how durable it has proven to be.

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Tesla opened its Supercharger Diner earlier in June, and in its first week of operation, it has done nothing but garner attention from fans, food critics, and general onlookers who are surprised to see the company gaining traction in the culinary space.

Awesome look at the Tesla Supercharger Diner pic.twitter.com/l5bj1kpGlo

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 16, 2025

However, there is a little-known secret about the Diner that many people have not shared, and it has to do with the staff and customers.

Traditionally, restaurants in the United States do not pay their servers a normal wage. They are paid a lower hourly rate because they make most of their money through tips or gratuity. While it is sort of strange and has recently become a more controversial topic, tipping culture in the U.S. has garnered plenty of attention lately.

Many people outside the U.S. have trouble grasping the idea of tipping servers, as many believe the restaurant should pay them a livable wage and stop relying on customers to keep the employees to a point where they can live reasonably well.

In the U.S., people seem to be on board with one side or the other: tip them because the restaurant doesn’t pay them a wage, or “I’m not tipping them for doing their jobs.”

Whichever side of the argument you’re on, I think it seems reasonable to want servers to make enough money to live comfortably and expect the restaurant to take care of that.

Tesla has done just that for the staff at the Supercharger Diner, as it has been revealed that the company covers tipping. There is no option to tip the servers or wait staff; Tesla will do it for you.

Best part about Tesla Diner. pic.twitter.com/cmzovkJKCu

— Jeremy Judkins (@jeremyjudkins_) July 22, 2025

This is a great gesture by Tesla because more and more people every day seem to be against tipping in an effort to force restaurants to pay employees more money. While it seems like a good strategy at first, it only impacts the servers, while this decision does not impact the restaurant and its owners.

Tesla is taking that risk out of the equation by providing gratuity to employees through its own means.

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While Optimus was spotted serving popcorn at the Diner on Monday as it opened for the first time, that’s its only job, at least for now. Musk said Optimus will be getting a promotion in 2026, and it will be a food runner, bringing your order straight to your car, eliminating the need to go inside yourself.

It will complete what Tesla hopes is a full-fledged 50s diner experience, curated by the imagination of the future. In the 1950s, drive-in diners were a common hangout to grab a bite and watch a movie. Tesla opened its Supercharger Diner in Los Angeles earlier this week, but it has a futuristic twist to it.

You can order food directly from your car, sync your center touchscreen and speakers to the two massive projection screens that Tesla is playing movie scenes on at the Diner, and even go inside for a true break from your car.

Next year, Tesla will take it a step further, Musk confirmed:

Optimus will bring the food to your car next year pic.twitter.com/opPGjOe7t1

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2025

The Diner features 80 Superchargers that can be used by both Tesla and non-Tesla EVs, provided that the manufacturer of the electric car has access to the company’s robust network. It is also available to non-EV owners, as they can park their cars and stop in for a quick bite to eat.

Tesla’s full menu at the Diner is available here, and its focus for the restaurant was to provide healthier options by sourcing most of its food from local, organic, and humane farms:

We put a lot of effort into using truly organic ingredients from farms that we have visited

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 22, 2025

Optimus’s capabilities seem to be progressing to a point where Tesla feels confident that the humanoid robot can handle carrying food and delivering it to customers at their cars. Whether it will be put on roller skates is another question, but we’re hopeful Optimus can do it when it gets its promotion next year.

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It is not exclusive to Tesla owners, as anyone can stop by to experience the Diner and movie theater. It officially opened to the public at 4:20 p.m. local time.

The Tesla Supercharger Diner, as of 4:20pm local time, is officially open to the public!

pic.twitter.com/0PrMj1YGi1

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 21, 2025

In 2018, CEO Elon Musk said he was hoping to build a full-scale 50s era diner that served as a drive-in movie theater. Seven years later, it has officially come to life, and in typical Tesla fashion, it opened at a very appropriate time of day. We heard of people waiting as many as 13 hours for the site to open.

Tesla Diner Menu

BURGERS & SANDWICHES

• Tesla Burger: $13.5
  • 1/3 lb. prime Brandt Beef with New School American cheese, lettuce, caramelized onions, pickles and Electric Sauce on a Martin’s Potato Roll
  • Add bacon: $3
  • Add Wagyu beef chili: $3
  • Add organic free-range fried egg: $2
  • Sub veggie patty
• Hot Dog: $13
  • All-beef Snap-o-Razzo hot dog with mustard and onion pickle relish on a Martin’s Potato Roll. Served with fried potatoes
  • Add New School cheese sauce: $1
  • Add Wagyu beef chili: $1
• Diner Club Sandwich: $13
  • Roasted turkey, Epio Bacon, blistered cherry tomatoes, lettuce, avocado and maple black pepper mayo on toasted Tartine buttermilk bread
• Tuna Melt: $14
  • Wild-caught albacore tuna salad with New School American cheese and pickles on grilled Tartine buttermilk bread
• Fried Chicken & Waffles: $15
  • Classic or spicy pickle-brined organic free-range chicken between two buttermilk waffles with maple black pepper mayo
  • Add New School cheese sauce: $1
  • Add bacon: $2
  • Add organic free-range fried egg: $3
  • Sub Martin’s Potato Roll
• Grilled Cheese: $9
  • New School American cheese on grilled Tartine buttermilk bread
  • Add blistered tomatoes: $1
  • Add Avocado: $1.50
  • Add Epic Bacon: $3

ALL-DAY BREAKFAST

• Egg Sandwich: $12
  • Two organic free-range scrambled eggs on a Martin’s Potato Roll with Epic Bacon, New School American cheese, baby arugula and Electric Sauce
  • Add avocado: $1.50
  • Substitute waffle Avocado Toast: $11
  • Sliced avocado, lime, tomatoes, pepitas, radish and arugula on toasted Tartine buttermilk bread
• Greek Yogurt Parfait: $9
  • Strauss Creamery organic Greek yogurt, roasted strawberries, organic gluten-free granola and local honey
• Breakfast Tacos: $9
  • Organic free-range scrambled eggs, beef chorizo, crispy potatoes and New School American cheese sauce folded inside two Tehachapi Grain Project organic flour tortillas. Served with a side of avocado crema
  • Sub bacon: $1
  • Add avocado: $1.50 Biscuits & Red Gravy: $15
• Buttermilk biscuit with beef chorizo gravy and an organic free-range fried egg
• House-Baked Cinnamon Roll: $7
  • Warm, frosted cinnamon roll with flaky salt

SIDES

• Tallow-fried French fries: $4
  • Make it a cheese fries: $1 extra
  • Make it Wagyu chili cheese fries: $3 extra
• Hash Brown Bites: $8
  • Crispy, tallow-fried shredded potatoes served with choice of dip
• Wagyu Beef Chili Cup: $8
  • RC Provisons Wagyu beef chili with diced white onion and New School American cheese sauce
• Buttermilk Waffle: $5 • Dusted with powdered sugar, served with real maple syrup
• Market Salad: $10
  • Market kale and arugula, blistered cherry tomatoes, radishes, celery, shredded carrots, avocado, salted pepitas and toasted breadcrumbs.
  • Served with Dilly Ranch
  • Add roasted turkey: $3
  • Add fried chicken: $3.50
  • Add veggie patty: $4.50
  • Add tuna salad: $5
• Epic Bacon:
  • $12 Four strips of maple-glazed black pepper bacon served with choice of dip

KIDS MENU

• Kids Burger: $13
  • Prime Brandt Beef with New School American cheese
• Kids’ Grilled Cheese: $13
  • New School American cheese on grilled Tartine buttermilk bread. No crust
• Chicken Tenders: $13
  • Made with organic free-range chicken

DESSERTS

• Soft Serve: $6
  • Chocolate, vanilla or swirl
• Slice of Pie à la Mode: $12
  • Warm slice of Winston’s apple or pecan pie (gf) served with Valley Ford Creamery softserve a la mode
• Chocolate Chip Cookie: $5
  • Warm chocolate chip cookie with flaky sea salt

DRINKS

• Cane sugar sodas: $4 each: Cola, diet cola, lemon-lime, root beer, orange, black cherry or cream.
• Milkshakes $8
  • Vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. Make it a Pie Shake for an extra $4
  • (apple or pecan).
• Lemonade: $4
• Organic Draft Kombucha: $8
• Drip Coffee: $4
• Nitro Cold Brew: $4.5
• Espresso (hot, iced, decaf): $4
• Cappuccino (hot, iced, decaf): $5.5
• Latte (hot, iced, decaf): $6
• Iced Nitro Matcha: $6.5
• Charged Sodas:
  • Creamsicle: $7
    • Orange soda, cream soda, vanilla foam, fresh orange and orange popping boba
  • Shirley Temple: $7
    • Lemon-lime soda, grenadine, fresh lime and maraschino cherries
  • Lime Rickey: $7
    • Lemon-lime soda and fresh lime
  • Catawba Flip: $7
    • Grape soda, vanilla foam, nutmeg and grapes
  • Dirty Kombucha: $10
    • Citrus kombucha, vanilla foam, fresh orange and lime, maraschino cherries.

Tesla Diner Details

The opening of the Diner was launched by Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s Chief Designer:

Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen kicks off the Tesla Diner’s opening to the public: pic.twitter.com/c4utYKv1ZD

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 21, 2025

There is also merchandise available at the Diner, including:

• Tesla Bot Action Figure
• Hollywood Retro Diner Tee
• Tesla Sweets | Supercharged Gummies: Dog Mode Chill, Mango Bolt, and CyberBerry
• Tesla Diner Trucker Hat

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The idea for the Supercharger Diner, which resembles a 50s-style eatery with elements of futuristic technology, is seven years in the making. Many wondered whether Tesla would expand its idea for a Supercharger restaurant outside of LA, and now we have an answer directly from Musk.

Elon Musk confirms awesome new features at Tesla Diner Supercharger

The Tesla CEO said that the company will establish these types of experiences “in major cities around the world, as well as at Supercharger sites on long distance routes.”

If our retro-futuristic diner turns out well, which I think it will, @Tesla will establish these in major cities around the world, as well as at Supercharger sites on long distance routes.

An island of good food, good vibes & entertainment, all while Supercharging! https://t.co/zmbv6GfqKf

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 21, 2025

The Supercharger Diner has plenty of ways to draw in customers, and although the food and merchandise sold at the location will not be a major contributor to Tesla’s balance sheet, where investors want to see it, it could pay off in other ways.

The Diner is not exclusive to Tesla owners, so those who drive gas cars can still stop in for a burger, fries, and a shake while roaming around Los Angeles. The features of the Diner, however, do require a Tesla vehicle.

In-car ordering and movie screens syncing to the center touchscreen are two things that Tesla owners will enjoy that other drivers will not. These might be trivial, but the experience on its own could be a way that some consider buying a Tesla.

It might sound crazy that a singular diner experience would flip someone to buy a car, but it’s not the most outlandish thing we’ve ever come across.

The question is where Tesla will plan to build these Supercharger Diners. Musk has already indicated that Starbase, Texas, will be one location, which fits with one of his other companies, SpaceX.

Austin could be an ideal location, but New York, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, and plenty of other popular metro areas within the U.S. could see their own diners in the coming years.

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The Supercharger Diner is located on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles and was first proposed as an idea by CEO Elon Musk back in 2018. Musk envisioned a drive-in movie-style 1950s-inspired diner that would feature elements such as servers on roller skates, large movie screens, and a menu inspired by classic treats from several decades ago.

A project that first broke ground in 2023, the Supercharger Diner has been in development for over two years, as Tesla performed demolition work at the site back in February of that year.

It has slowly moved forward, and drone footage shot this week seems to show things are nearly up and running. Musk even mentioned that he had eaten at the Diner Supercharger this week.

There are still details that Tesla has yet to announce and confirm. The most important thing is regarding the menu that will be served at the diner.

Tesla has not hinted at what it will be making for patrons at the restaurant, but Musk commended the food and said the diner would be one of the coolest spots in LA.

Tesla has involved “almost every team at the company…in some form” in the development of the Supercharger Diner in Los Angeles https://t.co/wLC6t79vgu pic.twitter.com/o52SWWbYPd

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 16, 2025

However, we now have details on another important thing about the restaurant: the hours.

Images taken by Aaron Cash of ABetterTheater.com show the diner will be open 24/7, as it appears on the front doors of the diner:

Tesla Diner in Los Angeles will be open 24/7 https://t.co/SlccUUlLIb pic.twitter.com/9I78ZGBdnz

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) July 15, 2025

At first thought, it seems this will operate like any other diner, as many are open for 24 hours a day. Diners typically serve large menus with numerous options, catering to the tastes and moods of anyone who walks in.

People of all walks of life eat at diners, as the food is typically affordable, tasty, and available at any hour to serve those who are night owls or those who work non-typical schedules.

However, Tesla is a bit different, and it seems that this new venture into food service could eventually transition from human servers and cooks to robots, most notably the company’s in-house project of Optimus.

It is something straight out of a Star Wars movie. I can think of Obi-Wan Kenobi visiting Dex in his diner in Attack of the Clones to figure out where a poison dart was sourced from:

Eventually, Optimus will likely be working as an employee in the Tesla Diner, and 24/7 operation will be performed by the humanoid robot that aims to eliminate trivial tasks from humans.

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X user Brad Goldberg shared photos from the Tesla Diner site last Tuesday, depicting some of the Supercharger stalls, indoor and outdoor seating areas, multiple neon lights, and even an Optimus robot. Goldberg also noted that there had been a “flurry of activity on site” while he was snapping the photos last week, suggesting that the restaurant location could be getting close to opening.

The Tesla Diner also served one of its first internal customers in the past few days, as Elon Musk posted on X on early Monday morning that he had just finished up eating a meal at the site:

I just had dinner at the retro-futuristic Tesla diner and Supercharger.

Team did great work making it one of the coolest spots in LA!

The photos also show that the site is pretty much done, with some of them even showing vehicles charging at the charging stalls.

You can see some of the latest photos of the Tesla Diner below.

Credit: BradGoldbergMD | X

Credit: BradGoldbergMD | X

Credit: BradGoldbergMD | X

Credit: BradGoldbergMD | X

Credit: TeslaKing420 | X

Credit: TeslaKing420 | X

Credit: Brad Goldberg (via Sawyer Merritt on X)

Credit: Brad Goldberg (via Sawyer Merritt on X)

Credit: Brad Goldberg (via Sawyer Merritt on X)

Credit: Brad Goldberg (via Sawyer Merritt on X)

Credit: Brad Goldberg (via Sawyer Merritt on X)

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When will the Tesla Diner open to external customers?

While it’s still not open to external customers yet, the news again suggests that the company could be close to an official opening date. Tesla first broke ground on the Diner in September 2023, after receiving a wave of building permit approvals throughout that year. Teslarati also covered much of the construction progress throughout last year, including when crews installed the first and second drive-in screens.

Located at 7001 West Santa Monica Boulevard, the idea was first discussed in 2018 by Musk and a few others on Twitter, featuring 1950s rock and roll, waiters on roller skates, and drive-in movie theater screens playing clips from some of history’s best movies. Notably, the photos of the front doors also show that the site will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, whenever it does end up opening.

Tesla’s progress on Supercharger with diner, drive-in seen in aerial footage

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