The sign for Traxx restaurant in Union Station. (Hayes Davenport / L.A. Material)
TRAXX RESTAURANT IS BEST KNOWN for being the only sit-down dining option in L.A.’s historic Union Station. Located near its companion Traxx Bar at the bottom of the clock tower, the restaurant opened in 1997 as a fine dining concept, helmed by the late Chef Tara Thomas. In 2019, when Thomas was ready to move on from the project, Kristin Jensen and partner Chris Nordstrom (a former employee of Thomas’) were handed the keys to both the restaurant and bar.
“We had to pivot from the more ‘fine dining’ Traxx post-COVID as that crowd began working from home… to a scratch-made comfort food concept to engage with the entire crowd of Union Station,” Jensen says.
The clientele at Traxx is a mix of local commuters, politicians, tourists, business people, and sports fans. According to Jensen, 80 percent of daily business is drop-ins.
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