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Is Hopdoddy Burger Bar Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Austin, TX)

Food Paradise, Season 12 Austin, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Hopdoddy Burger Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.

What the source shows: A site check on 2026-09-09 found the South Congress location's page live and server-modified that same day, with a current happy-hour promotion, a working online ordering button, and posted weekly hours; Google Places listed the business as operational. A fresh fetch confirms the page is still live with the same hours and ordering links. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

On the ‘Spicy’ episode of Food Paradise, the show featured Hopdoddy Burger Bar’s flagship South Congress location in Austin, Texas, known for gourmet burgers and a full bar. According to the business’s own website, the South Congress store is the chain’s original flagship location, offering dine-in, takeout, and live music. A site check on 2026-09-09 found the page's server marked it modified that same day, listing a ‘Happy Hour Is Back’ promotion for Monday-through-Friday dine-in service from 3 to 6pm, a working ‘Start Order’ button, and posted hours of 11am to 10pm Monday through Wednesday. Google Places listed the business as operational as of 2026-09-09. The page's copyright footer still read 2023, though the site's dynamic content and live ordering system were current as of the check.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 12

Episode 11
Air date not confirmed
Title: Spicy · What was featured: Gourmet burgers and a full bar at the flagship Austin location
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 12 Food Paradise

Season 12: 79 of 100 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 13 Season 12 episodes →

Nearest restaurants By distance from 1400 S Congress Ave Ste A190

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. hopdoddy.com https://www.hopdoddy.com/locations/southcongress
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hopdoddy%20Burger%20Bar%201400%20S%20Congress%20Ave%20Ste%20A190%20Austin%20TX%2078704
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Record fp-0944 · checked by Cal Marchetti.