Step into Pacific Dining Car, a historic 24/7 steakhouse that feels like a time machine with its vintage railcar décor and no-fuss charm, serving up classic steaks and comfort food any hour of the day.
"Former LA Historic-Cultural monument that was demolished following a fire." - Mona Holmes
"There aren’t many places in Los Angeles (or anywhere) where you can eat both a steak and an eggs benedict at 3am, but Pacific Dining Car is one of them. This restaurant that looks like a train dining car on the western edge of downtown has been open since 1921 (Mae West used to be a regular), and serves food 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And while the booth-filled room has the same dim lighting at any time of day, you should be here for the 10pm to 6am late-night menu, when the famous “baseball steak” - which looks sort of like a baseball and had a starring role in Training Day - is less than half the regular price. It might not be the best piece of meat you’ll get in LA, but it’s good enough, and the whole place somehow makes you feel like you’re on the set of a 30’s gangster movie." - Jess Basser Sanders
"Pacific Dining Car, a beloved late-night restaurant in Westlake, Los Angeles, likely will not reopen. It was known for its unique atmosphere and has been a place of great memories for many over the years." - Eater Staff
"It’s difficult to talk about the year in review when everything changed, when people and businesses suffered during the pandemic. In light of the challenging year for everyone in Los Angeles, we asked food writers and industry folks share their saddest restaurant closures of the year. But that feeling sinks even further when I think about the ones that are permanently gone and we don’t know about them yet. I know they’re all hurting, and it’s not just about not being able to eat Lincoln Carson’s pastry anymore at Bon Temps, or a late night baseball steak at Pacific Dining Car." - Matthew Kang
"Pacific Dining Car is another significant restaurant that has closed recently." - Farley Elliott
