Staff on site said the facility should be open to the public “in a few weeks,” giving drivers and diners in Hollywood a 24/7 option for food, movies and dozens of EV charging stalls. As we poked around the site, the two screens appeared to be playing E.T. — a fittingly transportation-focused scifi film.
(While many publications are reporting that the restaurant will host 75-80 charging stalls, based solely on an enthusiast’s tweet, looking at the site’s permits, and doing a gut check on the lot size, suggest it will hold closer to 32.)
Many of the restaurants details are covered in retro-appropriate neon, giving it an eerie glow at night.
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Bet the apartment building behind the screen really loves it…
Elon Musk first teased the idea of a Tesla restaurant back in 2018, but permits weren’t filed until 2023. Construction crews made quick progress, with the building’s general form being visible by February 2024. Other details have been murkier: the chefs associated with the project seemed to rotate in and out as Elon’s political views grew darker, before settling on ghost kitchen magnate Eric Greenspan.
Located at 7001 Santa Monica Boulevard, on the site of a former Shakey’s Pizza, the location will fill a rather gaping hole in Tesla’s Supercharger network, which currently has zero ports in densely populated Central Los Angeles neighborhoods like Hollywood, Koreatown and Westlake.
Comparing the current Tesla Supercharge map with how it looked two years ago, the company has otherwise made scant progress, which is perhaps unsurprising as the company fired much of its charging-focused team in April 2024.
September 2023 Supercharger network at left, July 2025 at right
We’ll report back with a review to see if the restaurant’s burgers are as fried as Elon’s mind after a 10-day ketamine bender...
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