Hodad's Downtown in downtown San Diego carries a burger pedigree that dates to the original 1969 Ocean Beach counter. The 2018 launch of Hodad's Brewing Company added a 10-barrel brewhouse in Serra Mesa to the operation, pouring house-brewed lagers and hefeweizens on draft at this Broadway location — a craft-beer program that sits alongside Ballast Point Brewing's tasting room in the downtown beer scene. Now a third-generation operation, the brand also supplies multiple Petco Park concession stands during Padres season with the same never-frozen, fresh-ground sirloin used at both restaurant locations. Specialty builds include the Guido Burger — pastrami layered over Swiss cheese — and the blue-cheese-and-grilled-onion Blue Jay, a range that extends well beyond the standard cheeseburger format at nearby Gaslamp Burger. The double bacon cheeseburger stacks two hand-formed sirloin patties with applewood bacon and American cheese on a toasted sesame bun.