The towering bacon cheeseburger at this surf-culture shrine draws lines down Newport Avenue, where walls plastered with license plates and a 'no shoes, no shirt, no problem' policy capture Ocean Beach's beach-bum soul. Run by third-generation Hardins since the founding family opened the first Hodad's in 1969, this location has anchored the main drag since 1991, serving half-foot-tall double burgers that Guy Fieri crowned worth the wait.
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