Bob's Big Boy hosted a coffee and chocolate shake event Thursday night in honor of David Lynch.

Fans flocked to the Los Angeles landmark to pay tribute to the late filmmaker, who died at the age of 78. He once revealed that he ordered classic menu items after lunch "at 2:30 every day for seven years" and wrote notes on the menu. American napkins.

The Burbank burger joint, which is part of Lynch's saga as the oldest chain dating back to the 1950s, is known for its iconic Southern California coffee shop architecture and for other reasons: he and fellow director John Waters (John Waters) took a famous photo outside and this is what Dennis Hopper had in mind blue velvet According to interviews, the character was born and the red vinyl booth was where the director invited Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan for a "chemistry lunch" watt.

The five-foot-tall fiberglass statue of Big Boy became a makeshift Lynch altar: grieving fans left red roses, (unlit) candles, unsmoked cigarettes, white coffee cups, Coca-Cola bottles and more at its feet souvenir. The 166-seat restaurant was already busier than usual on Thursday night thanks to a local school fundraiser, with the waiting area visibly packed with movie and TV superfans in T-shirts and hats. twin peaks, Eraserhead and other Lynch hits. Those who came to pay their respects included employees from nearby media giants such as Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Studios and NBCUniversal.

More than 10,000 Angelenos are currently rebuilding their lives after losing their homes in the Altadena and Palisades wildfires, fans told reporters hollywood reporter His departure is another blow for Los Angeles after an already heartbreaking start to 2025.

Melissa Molina was one of those who came over with friends after get off work at NBCUniversal. “Especially now, in the midst of recovery efforts after the wildfires, he has long been an integral part of the Los Angeles arts community, so this feels like an extra punch to an already tumultuous two weeks,” she said.

Commercial director Ramesh Iyer and his friend Adam Judd heard about the incident and had breakfast at Bob's. mulholland drive The director passed away.

"We're both filmmakers and very inspired by him, so we thought, what's the most Lynchian thing to do? We'd go to Bob's Big Boy and get a malt and a cup of coffee like he did," Iyer told us hollywood reporter. As a staff member called out the names of waiting guests over an overhead speaker, Iyer added that he and other friends had sympathized, saying, "2025 is already a bad year."

Judd added: "We've already lost a large part of Los Angeles to fire, and then you add another person who was very important to Los Angeles."

At the restaurant, Ben Greco, Natalie Traynor and Dominic Liotto sat in the back, each drinking chocolate milkshakes with dinner.

"We all come here occasionally, and (after the news) we said, 'We have to come here,'" Greco said. sport orange twin peaksInspired by trucker hats, set decorator Traynor added that dining at Lynch's landmark felt like an appropriate way to honor his influence and artistry. North Hollywood locals don't have to go far to grab a table at Bob's, "but even though it's an hour away, we still come," Liotto said.

On Thursday night, the anonymous art project Diva Corp organized a vigil that attracted hundreds of people throughout the evening. Some participants nodded twin peaks Zigzag-patterned clothing and runway-style wardrobes; others brought in apple pie.

Diva Corp member told via email THR What stood out about the gathering was "the warmth, the celebration, and all the beautiful things people brought to remember him — pictures, pies, family photos, Coca-Cola, flowers, sunglasses, cigarettes. There were some personal things in there too : Someone left a long letter from their ex, which talked about how blue velvet rekindled their relationship, specifically the character of Frank Booth (played by Hopper). "

They continued: "Everyone knows that someone like him will never die. He will live forever, so this is more of a way to celebrate what he has done so far. I think we are all excited to watch to what he will do next. It would be nice to be together after the fire."

Located in Burbank, Bob's Big Boy was opened in 1949 by Scott MacDonald (no relation to the McDonald's founder) and Ward Albert as part of the restaurant chain founded in 1936 by Bob Wian. This popular filming location is famous for its background role in Michael Mann's films hotwhose vinyl booth is filled with everyone from The Beatles and Bob Hope to Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato. The restaurant, located on the outskirts of the Stars Valley enclave in Toluca Lake, was designated a historic landmark by the state of California in 1992.

In an archived video posted to YouTube by Bob's Big Boy, Lynch explained: "I go there because I love chocolate milkshakes, and there's a silver goblet milkshake; it's not real ice cream. It's a Grow something they called a Taylor machine, and it would get cold and they would pull a lever and it would appear as a tube of ice cream and fill this tall glass. ...if you come during lunch, they make a lot of it and it's never cold enough to be ice cream, it'll be like soup so I'd go later when it's cold enough and it's just right. Go later, I'll be hungry, you know what I mean? I've been eating these with a cup of coffee for seven years and I'll be writing on a napkin. You need paper, have a paper. When you have an idea, you can write it down."

Hopper's violent drug dealer character in the movie blue velvet”, Lynch noted, “One day, I was at Bob’s and I saw a guy come in and he came up to the counter, and that’s all I remember about this guy. But there’s a feeling when you see him, that’s where Frank Booth comes from. "