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Tesla’s Hollywood Diner Faces Overcrowding and Political Protests

Operational bottlenecks have clashed with organized unrest at Elon Musk’s retro-futuristic charging hub.

Anti-Tesla and Elon Musk protesters demonstrated out front of the new Tesla Diner and Super Charger venue in Los Angeles, on July 26, 2025.
A diners line up and wait to enter the Tesla Diner, an American diner and a Tesla Supercharging station in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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Overview

  • Visitors continue to face lines and congestion more than a week after opening, with reports of up to 11-hour waits and fully occupied Supercharger stalls.
  • Many patrons have criticized the diner’s food and pricing while technical glitches in ordering kiosks and charger access have compounded delays.
  • The Tesla Takedown movement has staged protests at the Hollywood site, with organizer Joel Lava estimating up to 75 demonstrators accusing Musk of funding extremism and undermining government agencies.
  • Elon Musk has defended the flagship location’s performance on social media and indicated the diner could be replicated internationally if consumer appetite remains strong.
  • The Hollywood diner experiment underscores Tesla’s push to broaden revenue streams beyond electric vehicles as the company grapples with declining auto sales.