THE FOODIST / THE COOL RESTAURANT & BAR INSIDE LA’S UNION TRAIN STATION.

When the weather permits, Traxx Restaurant expands from its smallish interior to a more spacious Southern California terrace. Traxx is the main restaurant operating in Los Angeles Union Station. Visually, it has an art deco feel and a menu that won’t break the bank. 

In fact, the cuisine at Traxx is Americana and quite possibly the best train depot fare in the country. Give it a try next time your train takes you to LA. 

Traxx Bar & Restaurant since 1977. 

Inside Los Angeles Union Train Station, 800 Alameda Street 

Reservations text: 323.470.7094 

Restaurant Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 am to 8 pm Bar Hours: Noon to 10 pm, 7 days. 

Owners: Chris Nordstrom and Kristin Jensen (since 2019). 

Traxx bar is across the main corridor from Traxx, the restaurant. 

Traxx's' northside terrace 

Best drink: Anything resembling a margarita. This is California. 

Best dish: Posole Verde with fire-roasted tomatillos, roasted chicken, jalapeño and garlic with hominy, tostada, radish, red onion, avocado and cilantro. 

Best customer: Harry Bosch.

Best customer trait: diversity.  This is a train station after all. 

What's New: LA's relatively new subway lines Metro Rail B and D have their eastern terminus at Union Station sharing two tracks below.

What’s ahead? Jazz on weekend nights. 

Tourists like the inside patio, but there's also inside seating and outside terrace weather permitting.  Fantastic people watching perch.  This couple split a salad and a steak sandwich before taking the Pacific Surfliner back to San Diego.