Hopdoddy

[Rover]

I don’t think Hoppydoddy is an example of Austin’s cool vibe. All I know is the parking lot has been jam packed here since they opened. So, Botox laden Nichols Hills snobs and tatted up hipster doofuses all seem to be liking it.

[Urbanized]

I got a serious education on Austin's vibe on a ULI trip there a few months ago, and it is a much different place than I remembered; much more big city and at the same time much less funky and cool the way I remembered it from trips in the 80s, 90s and early aughts. There is a pretty pronounced culture war there right now with massive tech money infusion pretty much overrunning the hippy vibe the place once was known for.

[Rover]

Yes, Austin is driven way more by the buttoned up crowd than most think. If we think gentrification is happening too much here, go try living downtown Austin.

[okatty]

Tue. at 145 must be the perfect time to go....walked in and got our order pretty quickly. Enjoyed it - the truffle fries are worth a trip back all by themselves. Burgers were good - regular classic for me and my wife had bison. Will fit great at C-Creek when that one opens.

[tuck]

FYI - Hopdoddy wasn't started by a group of Austin hippies trying to keep Austin Weird. They are owned and operated by a family and group considered by some to be restaurant royalty. Think Hal Smith, but in Austin. They sold their Eddie V's concept to Darden for over $50 Million. That helps their expansion plans of Hopdoddy and several other concepts. It wouldn't surprise me if they sell off Hopdoddy at some point soon, if they haven't already.

[sooner88]

FYI - Hopdoddy wasn't started by a group of Austin hippies trying to keep Austin Weird. They are owned and operated by a family and group considered by some to be restaurant royalty. Think Hal Smith, but in Austin. They sold their Eddie V's concept to Darden for over $50 Million. That helps their expansion plans of Hopdoddy and several other concepts. It wouldn't surprise me if they sell off Hopdoddy at some point soon, if they haven't already.

Tuck - has there been any impact on Republic or Tucker's with Hopdoddy coming in?

[tuck]

Tuck - has there been any impact on Republic or Tucker's with Hopdoddy coming in?

Not much, just normal honeymoon loss. Both stores are up over last year.

[Roger S]

Not much, just normal honeymoon loss. Both stores are up over last year.

I may be contributing to that.... Pretty sure I've been to Tucker's at least 3 times since Hopdoddy's opened..... A bunless Mother Tucker fills my keto macros pretty well.

[Urbanized]

Since Tuck is here I’ll tell a story that he may or may not appreciate. About a week and a half ago, as is standard one turns 50, I had a... ...medical procedure. It required me to essentially not eat a thing for two days prior. The morning of, I couldn’t even drink water, and didn’t go in for the test until after noon. As someone who can probably count on one hand the days when I haven had a meal since I was a toddler, I cannot begin to tell you how hungry I was.

Incidentally, for the past two months I have been on a weight loss plan. The good news is that have dropped 30 lbs and have cut my BP medication in half while at the same time dropping my numbers. The bad new is that the plan looks most unkindly on burgers. So I hadn’t enjoyed a Tucker’s burger - or ANY burger - in nearly 60 days.

So after denying myself a delicious burger for two months, and food of any kind for two days, plus enduring a miserable several days culminating in an ignominious, humiliating exam in front of a room full of strangers, I felt like I deserved a burger. So much so, apparently, that I loudly announced to the entire hospital as I was wheeled to recovery (I really don’t remember much) that I was going to have a G-D Tucker’s burger and fries and one of those delicious G-D milkshakes as soon as they let me out of that place. I was absolutely obsessed. Apparently I provided quite the entertainment for saint Anthony’s gastroenterology department for a while. But I will also point out that I also was shilling (pretty loudly) for Tucker’s. Which clearly proves the place it has in my heart.

Unfortunately, my heart is pretty full of hamburger already apparently, so I will have to keep the Tucker’s visits to a bit of a minimum for a while - until I drop some more weight at least - but I CAN tell you that absence makes the heart grow fonder and at that moment in time it was without question the most delicious burger I have ever eaten. I doubt I will ever attain that amount of emotional connection with Hopdoddy.

Tuck, you are absolutely welcome to print out this story and frame it in your Tucker’s locations.

[tuck]

Love this! ^^^

[RadicalModerate]

If you really want a real taste of the so-called "Austin Vibe" one actually needs to make a detour off the beaten path and visit Fredericksburg via the Willow City Loop and Luckenback. There are some really good, old time authentic, eateries down there. Hopdoddys Ain't One of 'Em. =~)

[RadicalModerate]

Since Tuck is here I’ll tell a story that he may or may not appreciate. About a week and a half ago, as is standard one turns 50, I had a... ...medical procedure. It required me to essentially not eat a thing for two days prior. The morning of, I couldn’t even drink water, and didn’t go in for the test until after noon. As someone who can probably count on one hand the days when I haven had a meal since I was a toddler, I cannot begin to tell you how hungry I was.

Incidentally, for the past two months I have been on a weight loss plan. The good news is that have dropped 30 lbs and have cut my BP medication in half while at the same time dropping my numbers. The bad new is that the plan looks most unkindly on burgers. So I hadn’t enjoyed a Tucker’s burger - or ANY burger - in nearly 60 days.

So after denying myself a delicious burger for two months, and food of any kind for two days, plus enduring a miserable several days culminating in an ignominious, humiliating exam in front of a room full of strangers, I felt like I deserved a burger. So much so, apparently, that I loudly announced to the entire hospital as I was wheeled to recovery (I really don’t remember much) that I was going to have a G-D Tucker’s burger and fries and one of those delicious G-D milkshakes as soon as they let me out of that place. I was absolutely obsessed. Apparently I provided quite the entertainment for saint Anthony’s gastroenterology department for a while. But I will also point out that I also was shilling (pretty loudly) for Tucker’s. Which clearly proves the place it has in my heart.

Unfortunately, my heart is pretty full of hamburger already apparently, so I will have to keep the Tucker’s visits to a bit of a minimum for a while - until I drop some more weight at least - but I CAN tell you that absence makes the heart grow fonder and at that moment in time it was without question the most delicious burger I have ever eaten. I doubt I will ever attain that amount of emotional connection with Hopdoddy.

Tuck, you are absolutely welcome to print out this story and frame it in your Tucker’s locations.

Dude . . . Like, Lighten Up . . . OK? =~)

[icecold]

FYI - Hopdoddy wasn't started by a group of Austin hippies trying to keep Austin Weird. They are owned and operated by a family and group considered by some to be restaurant royalty. Think Hal Smith, but in Austin. They sold their Eddie V's concept to Darden for over $50 Million. That helps their expansion plans of Hopdoddy and several other concepts. It wouldn't surprise me if they sell off Hopdoddy at some point soon, if they haven't already.

That would be Super Bowl MVP, Nick Foles' family.

[Thomas Vu]

That would be Super Bowl MVP, Nick Foles' family.

Learn something new every day, if true anyway.

[Urbanized]

Nice dude in my experience. I met him at LaGuardia waiting for our shared NYC-Dallas flight the summer before his junior year at Arizona (he was in NYC for media interviews ahead of the then Pac-10 football season). Chatted for quite a while about football and his head coach Mike Stoops, then he ended up sitting in the seat directly in front of me. Was pretty amped to watch him do so well in the NFL.

[bluedogok]

My ONLY problem with the place (and I know others may not agree with me) was that they serve Maine Root Cola. I HATE Maine Root. I almost walked out when i saw the drink machines, but I decided to stay and just get water. Burger was pretty good! But water with a burger just doesnt cut it for me. It will definitely be a SECOND choice for a burger in the future.

I like the Maine Root colas, I always get the Black Cherry at Torchy's.

Hopdoddy is average at best. Shake shack has always been better, but doesn't make a damn since we don't have one. Garage burgers are some of the best around especially for the Price.

We tried the new Shake Shack in Highlands Ranch and it was good but to me is a completely different type of burger from Hopdoddy. More akin but definitely superior to Freddy's, Culver's and Steak 'N Shake. I hop[e they put one out here in our far SE outpost of the Denver burbs.

If you really want a real taste of the so-called "Austin Vibe" one actually needs to make a detour off the beaten path and visit Fredericksburg via the Willow City Loop and Luckenback. There are some really good, old time authentic, eateries down there. Hopdoddys Ain't One of 'Em. =~)

We used to ride out to Orsak's Cafe in Fayetteville, Texas and the Blanco Bowling Cafe in Blanco. The burger at Blanco was one of the best that I ever had, it reminded me of the burgers at the old Windsor Hills bowling alley snack bar or the old flattop at the Lake Hefner Golf Course Pro Shop. We went to Hopdoddy on South Congress some and it was very good but we went to Mighty Fine Burgers in Sunset Valley (a concept from K&N Management, the owners of the Austin area Rudy's BBQ franchise) because it was about the same distance without the wait. I thought for a basic burger it was much better.

Since Tuck is here I’ll tell a story that he may or may not appreciate. About a week and a half ago, as is standard one turns 50, I had a... ...medical procedure. It required me to essentially not eat a thing for two days prior. The morning of, I couldn’t even drink water, and didn’t go in for the test until after noon. As someone who can probably count on one hand the days when I haven had a meal since I was a toddler, I cannot begin to tell you how hungry I was.

Incidentally, for the past two months I have been on a weight loss plan. The good news is that have dropped 30 lbs and have cut my BP medication in half while at the same time dropping my numbers. The bad new is that the plan looks most unkindly on burgers. So I hadn’t enjoyed a Tucker’s burger - or ANY burger - in nearly 60 days.

So after denying myself a delicious burger for two months, and food of any kind for two days, plus enduring a miserable several days culminating in an ignominious, humiliating exam in front of a room full of strangers, I felt like I deserved a burger. So much so, apparently, that I loudly announced to the entire hospital as I was wheeled to recovery (I really don’t remember much) that I was going to have a G-D Tucker’s burger and fries and one of those delicious G-D milkshakes as soon as they let me out of that place. I was absolutely obsessed. Apparently I provided quite the entertainment for saint Anthony’s gastroenterology department for a while. But I will also point out that I also was shilling (pretty loudly) for Tucker’s. Which clearly proves the place it has in my heart.

Unfortunately, my heart is pretty full of hamburger already apparently, so I will have to keep the Tucker’s visits to a bit of a minimum for a while - until I drop some more weight at least - but I CAN tell you that absence makes the heart grow fonder and at that moment in time it was without question the most delicious burger I have ever eaten. I doubt I will ever attain that amount of emotional connection with Hopdoddy.

Tuck, you are absolutely welcome to print out this story and frame it in your Tucker’s locations.

The gastro doc was the one who diagnosed my liver disease and sent me on the path to transplant.

Yes, Austin is driven way more by the buttoned up crowd than most think. If we think gentrification is happening too much here, go try living downtown Austin.

It's pretty much all of Austin now, it changed so much in just the nine years that I lived there from 2003. A friend from OKC who moved down there in 1988 said it is nowhere near the same place that it was.

[Pete]

[Pete]

Location at Chisholm Creek opens Monday Oct. 15. Birra Birra getting close next door.

[BridgeBurner]

Did they end up opening Monday? Chisholm Creek website still says "coming soon"http://www.chisholmcreek.com/directo...category_tid=3

[Pete]

Did they end up opening Monday? Chisholm Creek website still says "coming soon"http://www.chisholmcreek.com/directo...category_tid=3

Yes, they opened on Monday.

I went to a soft opening on Friday night. Had the Diablo Burger which was excellent. Truly a bit spicy and cooked perfectly; nice and juicy.

[BridgeBurner]

Nice! I'm going to be somewhere in the Chisholm Creek area tonight, glad to see this is now another option.

[Pete]

How have been the crowds been at both locations?

I really liked the food I had there but not willing to stand in line for any restaurant.

[Libbymin]

I just went to the 63rd location last week and there was no line at all. Don't know about Chisholm though.

[David]

I've had good success with the two locations at lunch time, but last Friday night there was a long line. Probably no surprise there.

[soonermike81]

My wife and I went to the 63rd St location on a Tuesday evening a few weeks ago, and there was hardly any customers in there. I know it was Tuesday, but there are plenty of other places that keep busy on the weeknights.

We both really liked our burgers. The fries had good flavor but they seemed to be harder than normal. Not a good crunchy hard either. I liked the shake but my wife thought it was a little weird, as it wasn’t cold. Will definitely be back to try one of the other burgers and try the fries again to see if that was a fluke.