Hodad's

Hodad's
Restaurant information
Established	1973 (1973)
Previous owner(s)	Byron and Virginia Hardin Mike Hardin
Food type	Hamburgers
Street address	Newport Avenue
City	San Diego
State	California
Other locations	Downtown San Diego Petco Park
Website	hodadies.com

Hodad's is a small chain of hamburger restaurants in San Diego, United States established in 1973 by husband and wife Byron and Virginia Hardin, who operated from a single burger stand until 1979.

Following the death of Byron in 1984, his son Mike Hardin assumed operating responsibilities. He took over the management following the death of Virginia in 1989. Hardin moved the restaurant to its current location on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach, later opening additional restaurants in Petco Park and on the corner of 10th Avenue and Broadway. Mike died in 2015, leaving the business to his children Shane and Lexi.

Hodad's has received positive reception for its burgers, especially its bacon cheeseburger. It was featured on Guy Fieri's TV show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Since appearing on the show, the restaurant has enjoyed a large increase in sales, often selling thousands of burgers daily. It has also been included on multiple "best of" lists, including CNN's nationwide list of "Five tasty burger joints worth visiting" in 2009 and in 2015 on Foursquare's top 50 "best burger joints in America".