San Diego has a dive restaurant called Hodad’s in Ocean Beach. We were introduced to it back in 2015, and fell in love with their burgers. They’re not only amazingly tasty, but they’re probably the messiest burgers I’ve ever eaten. In 2022, we returned with Kyra and enjoyed not only the burgers but the incredible shakes.
And today we were back. Since those days, they’ve opened a second restaurant downtown, and it just happened to be a short distance from our destination. We simply had to stop in.
The downtown restaurant was a little “nicer” than the original Ocean Beach location, so it didn’t have quite the dive feel to it. Also, there wasn’t a line of people going around the block waiting to get in, which was probably a good thing. The burgers are still awesome.
And the shakes? Still incredible.
It’s fun having favorite restaurants scattered around the country. With our stops at Maggiano’s and Cheba Hut back in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, I felt like Hodad’s completed the trifecta. And I’m hoping we can find a few more spots to fall in love with.