"Less than six months since it opened, Elon Musk's Tesla Diner has the feel of a ghost town. Gone is the Optimus robot serving popcorn, gone are the carnivore-diet-inspired Epic Bacon strips, gone are the hours-long, hundred-person lines wrapped around the block. Even the restaurant's 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."
"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 retro-futuristic diner, a handful of people trickled in, ordering burgers and hotdogs or asking for merch. The upstairs deck, AKA Skypad, 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 novelty of eating at a restaurant owned by the richest person in the world seems to have worn off. When the Tesla diner opened in summer, it brought in droves of the CEO's fans and curious onlookers. But then came the onsite anti-Musk protests, noise complaints from neighbors and customers who said menu items often sold out or, when they were available, were served soggy and cold."
Less than six months after opening, the Tesla Diner now resembles a ghost town with many signature features removed and few customers. The Optimus robot, Epic Bacon strips and long lines have disappeared, and chef Eric Greenspan has departed. Parking for Tesla charging is only half full on busy afternoons, and the Skypad upstairs often sits vacant. Staff spend more time cleaning than serving customers. Early crowds and curiosity faded amid onsite anti-Musk protests, neighbor noise complaints, and reports of sold-out or poorly served menu items. Greenspan plans a separate Jewish deli and removed prior social posts; Tesla offered no comment.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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