Hop to Hopdoddy Hamburgers This October

Austin 360 is reporting very exciting hamburger news!  According to the report, Hopdoddy Burger Bar will open up in early October and will fill the spot on South Congress vacated by Cissi's Wine Bar which closed down earlier in the year.

The brains behind the Hopdoddy burgers are Moonshine chef and Hopdoddy partner Larry Perdido.  Austin 360 says Moonshine's Chuck Smith is also on board, along with Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles, the creators of the Roaring Fork, Eddie V's, and Z'Tejas.

The name mix of beer (hop) and the name given to the Aberdeen Angus cow of Scotland (doddy). 

Special burgers might include local cabrito or lamb, Perdido said, every burger using brioche-style buns baked in-house. Prices will start around $5 for a basic burger, he said, going to about $9 or $10 for specialty burgers.

The handmade approach will extend to fries made from Kennebec potatoes, ice cream for shakes, even special ketchup and mustard blends, Perdido said. Fountain sodas will use cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup.

 You'll be able to find Hopdoddy at 1400 S. Congress and is on the web here.  Click this link to read the full Austin 360 article.