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10. Local place charges $11.99

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 02:42 PM

Jul 26

for their basic burger - fries extra. This is Kirk's in Palo Alto, which has been a local staple since before I was alive (and before Silicon Valley was even a glint in eye of Fairchild Semiconductor). The area is known for high rents. Local pubs offer burgers (with fries) for ~$16, and up. So the actual prices don't seem too out of line, considering the Musk Mark-up.

However, these places have all been in business for some time, know their customer bases, and can be depended on to deliver a burger that's actually cooked to specification within a reasonable amount of time. Unlike an Elon endeavor.

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Elon Musk opened a diner in Hollywood. What could go wrong? I went to find out [View all] cbabe Jul 26 OP

Kick bronxiteforever Jul 26 #1

Nourishment for brainless bootlicking cultist sheep dalton99a Jul 26 #2

Unless I missed it . . . peggysue2 Jul 26 #3

$13.50 for a burger without fries? boonecreek Jul 26 #4

Local place charges $11.99 Retrograde Jul 26 #10

Yeah, I don't know about the Elonburger. boonecreek Jul 26 #12

Reviews aren't so good JI7 Jul 26 #5

One detail: popcorn making robot broke. Day two: stale popcorn. Such cbabe Jul 26 #6

I look forward to eating there. (Can anyone loan me a Nazi armband?) usonian Jul 26 #7

They're leaving milk and frozen foods out in the heat tinrobot Jul 26 #8

I liked this... AStern Jul 26 #9

Long lines? Good for him. A new Jack in The Box just opened to long lines here in a Chicago suburb. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 26 #11

Disappointed in my fellow Californians senseandsensibility Jul 26 #13