Hopdoddi Burger Bar

After weeks of hearing about the new burger joint downtown, I finally made it there.  The set up is a little confusing so it was good that there is an employee to meet you at the door to explain.  You stand in line to order and since it is so crowded, one of the employees finds a table for you as you get near the front of the line.  The choices of burgers is interesting.  They make them using either beef, bison, lamb, turkey, tuna or veggie.

I have been trying to eat healthier but after a 9 mile run in the morning, I figured all bets were off.  As soon as I read the ingredients of the Terlingua, I was sold.  It is a beef patti with chili and cheese and wait for it.... Frito's.  I decided not to be a total pig so I split it with Jo.  But, we did add a side of chili cheese fries and a chocolate shake to split as well.  Let's start with the shake since they make such a big deal about churning their own ice cream.  It was good but it was kind of small and a costly $5.  Personally, I think the shake at Mighty Fine made with Blue Bell Ice Cream is just as good if not better and less than $4.  Either one of these restaurants would be smart to copy the old Mad Dog and Beans shakes.  They carried about 10 different flavors of Blue Bell and would make a shake out of any of the flavors they had in stock.  A Cookies and Cream Shake is unbelievable.

The burger was sublime.  The combination was great with the Frito's completing it.  I am glad I only ate half especially with the chili cheese fries.  The fries were good but I would not say the best I have ever had.  The chili cheese sauce was served on the side which was nice.  It was more cheese than chili but it was good.

I will definitely be back to try some of the other burgers.  I think next on my list will be one made with Bison.

Doing my part to Keep Austin Weird,

Alan