LA West Elite Event at Hopdoddy

What a great event to kick off the year!
The service here is absolutely amazing; the staff were all very friendly and attentive. They were bringing us drinks left and right, and the food, oh the food was delicious! We loved the fries, just alone by itself was mouth-​watering, and you can also get the yummy dips. We were given quarter-​sized burgers so we were able to try many different ones. The burgers were all very juicy and flavorful, and my favorite is the tuna burger (very unique). To top things off, we got to rate milkshakes at the end!
We had a great time meeting other Unilocalers and pigging out. Thanks, Unilocal!
*ps, their homemade buns were AMAZING… and they sell them (4 for $ 2) if you want some good buns for that next cookout!

Holy Texas Hospitality Unilocalman!
The folks at Hopdoddy killed it last night, or so my head says this morning. This was an elite Elite event, Elite squared.
The Food: Those burgers are AMAZEing. The regular Standard is one of the best burgers I have eaten, ever. Even a quarter burger taster was succulent and showed off all the burgers components: juicy, well seared meat in a nice soft bun. I’m sure there was some veggies in there but whooooo careeeeee?. Shroom Burger: Bomb, Ahi Burger: Bomb, Prime Burger w/​Brie: Bomb. Goodnight burger: Spicy Bomb. I’ll relax a little, we all had the food. Queso dip!!! As a former resident of Texas I have missed this Tex Mex classic and theirs was a taste of home and cheese. The fries were great, so good I was eating them cold. The Salad, I’m going to call that texturally unique with some serious chunks of butternut squash and dates.
Drinks: They served that yummy frozen thing in a shot glass then a 2 oz pour of beer and my wife was asking if she could order a drink (right!) The pace picked up considerably until they were bringing them faster than we could try them. Were there 7 drinks last night? Too many to count, too many to handle… almost. That was by far the wetest Unilocal event I have ever been to. The small samples eventually turned into small drinks and they even offered seconds.
The Staff: Ray, John, Luis, Emily Nathan, GM Ben, Marketing Erin and VP CB were incredible.
Good service, friendly service, informative service and complete service took this event to the next level. I can’t wait to go visit these guys ASAP including their hometown of Austin, TX. CB dropped a full size Classic on me and Ben made the rounds after to inquire about our experiences. $ 5 guitar pick to come back always appreciated.
Unilocal staff, Chelsae, Thank you for a phenomenal evening, easy smiling check in etc. Brian thanks for the photos. And as for the Unilocalers, I know we were busy posting, taking photos and liking each others contributions. Brittany, you missed a great one, but thank you so much for the reservation and setting up what must be LA’s best new burger chain. I didn’t even mention the cute milk shake taster platter… tooooo much!!!

I went to the El Segundo location! First time in the newly remodeled area… probably the only reason I would come back! Awesome Unilocal event! Wish it was a weekend event so that my buzz wouldn’t have been in vain :)
Sampled 5 burgers, a salad, truffle fries and dips. My favorites were the classic burger and the truffle fries! Ahi burger was good as well. I really was hoping they would sample the Diablo burger with the habanero slices but I was out of luck! I will return shortly to try it! Fries were delish and the truffle sauce was yum! Didn’t care much for the queso and chili con carne dips… Kind of had a waxy plastic like consistency to me… But flavor wise I liked the queso dip better… but would probably never order them.
Cocktails were a pleasant surprise! I usually dislike cocktails because the are too sweet but these were tasty. Really liked the pomegranate drink and the little Larry but my fav was the sweet tea… It was extremely sweet which I I didn’t like but the flavor was outstanding. Yum! Drinks were being handed out left and right… I luckily wasn’t driving lol
Couldn’t stay for the shakes unfortunately but the sample photos look awesome!
Got some cool merch and our host Lesia was awesome! Thanks Hopdaddy and Unilocal West!
Will return for the sweet tea and el diabloooooo!

Although I was elite last year, this was actually my first event as an elite, and I got to say, they completely sold it to me.
Despite being a little hard to find, Hopdoddy was a great venue to host this event. The outside seating area was reserved for us while the interior was still open for regular business. I admired how they wanted to still stay true to their customers while also hosting a great event. It was a bit cold outside, but they had a lot of those stand up heaters, like the ones shaped like a lamp – you know what I mean?
Before we even sat down, a frozen margarita was already handed to me. The whole rest of the night was pretty much like that. Not going to lie – I got quite buzzed. They served us with 6 or 7 different kinds of drinks; I couldn’t resist.
Fries, then a drink, then kale salad, then a drink, then the burgers, then a drink… you get the idea. The burgers were sliced up into quarters so that we could try all the different kinds, ranging from seared tuna to kobe beef!
Oh, and I can’t possibly forget to mention the 6 milkshake sampler for dessert! They had us rate them, and then submit it for the raffle. I believe someone won a $ 50 gift card to Hopdoddy, of course. Also the freebies, which included Unilocal earphones and external battery pack, and a guitar pick from Hopdoddy.
Shoutout to the forever young Joseph, filming extraordinaires Jenn & Dave, and the lovely Linda for being the best table there! (My apologies to the other tables.)

Such a great Elite Event to kick off the new year! I am so glad that it was held at Hopdoddy because I probably would not have ventured to all the way to Playa Vista on the reg. That would have been a shame not to try these delicious burgers. Not only were the burgers and fries delicious, the alcohol was non-​stop, and the Unilocal swag was on point. Thanks for the phone charger and headphones! The charger is so useful for those long days after work and small enough to put in your pocket. And headphones are always helpful for those times I don’t want to talk to anyone at the gym. Okay now on to the food and drinks…
Truffle fries with habanero cheese dip: what a way to make truffle fries even richer and tastier. I indulged in this cheesy dip even though the lactose intolerance in me was screaming no. It was just that good.
Primetime burger: made with a kobe beef burger with caramelized onions, brie cheese, and a truffle aioli, this is the burger of all burgers. I would come back for this burger alone. So juicy and moist, this burger definitely stood out among the rest. I have dreams of this burger. I was sad they brought this out last because I was stuffed to the brim by the time we got this one, but I ate it anyway. That’s what being an elite means.
Classic: an all around good normal burger, definitely one to get if you don’t like the frills and toppings on some of the others. The patty was super juicy.
Other Burgers: I wasn’t a huge fan of the Ahi burger because of the wasabi, but this is definitely something interesting to keep on the menu so that you have non-​beef options. The Goodnight/​Good Cause burger is cool because they donate $ 1 for every burger sold to the Ballona wetlands. The jalapenos were spicy and you gotta take them out if you are scared of spice like me. The Magic Shroom burger was pretty darn good and smothered in field mushrooms. Of all the burgers the Primetime and the Classic were my faves.
The drinks were non-​stop! I loved that except that I had work the next day and wasn’t ready to have a hangover. I think we had about six different drinks to try and mixed all different types of alcohol haha. Started with a little blended margarita in a cute little cup. Then we got a sample of their Pilsner beer, followed by two exotic margaritas, then had a vodka drink, and then finished with a sweet tea drink. I liked the vodka drink with the cherry and the sweet tea drink the most. The margaritas were very strong and I have a weird gag reflex to tequila now. Thank you Hopdoddy for being so generous with the drinks!
We finished off the night with a milkshake sampler. So cool to see the flavors right underneath your little cups of milkshakes. I’m boring and liked the Oreo and Vanilla shakes best but the flavors were super unique: Stout chocolate, red velvet, salted caramel just to name a few. The red velvet actually has chunks of red velvet in it, not sure how I feel about chunks in my shake. The salted caramel was a bit too salty for my taste. But so fun trying them all!
Thank you Brittany F, Unilocal LA West, and Hopdoddy for hosting me and the boyfriend for such a fun night. We had the chance to stuff our faces and meet new people. Shout out to Dan B. and Jess B! Happy 2016 and happy Unilocaling!

Awesome event Unilocal… everything I tried was excellent. The cocktails were great and the burger samplers were yummy. Service and staff were awesome as well!

I attended the Elite event on Tuesday and very impressed by the establishment. I sat at a table and met some other great Unilocalers. The servers were super friendly and knowledgeable about the drinks and food. I was impressed to see that the manager was on the floor and working the line. I can’t return to try the homemade ice cream milk shakes.
Great Job Unilocal & Hopdoddy!

I went here last night during a Unilocal Elite event. First time ever hearing about this place and trying it! Really appreciated that this place uses recyclable material, bakes their own buns daily and also uses hormone free-​antibiotic free meats! Yes!
Service: Excellent! The GM was super friendly and had a great personality; all the servers were knowledgeable, friendly and all were really attentive and had a great pace checking in with us.
Drinks: Sangrita was yummy. Tasted like a sangria margarita. I recommend it. Little Larry: a shot of yummy regular margarita with a floater of Gran Mariner… definatley packs a punch for it being so little. I recommend it! Black Cherry Limeaide — I was not too crazy about this one personally; I did not taste the black cherry in it so it really tasted like a limeaide with vodka, but still decent. So cal sweet tea — really good! The Double Fina Silver Tequilla lime drink was really great. The rasberry purree was a yummy twist. I really appreciated and enjoyed their soda machine: not your typicals! The Mexican cola was a treat!
Food: I tried their garlic fries — highly recommend them. Their chili queso sauce and chilie con queso sauce are really good as well; I like the chili queso sauce better though. Their kale salad is a must! It has dates, pickled red onions and feta — a must try. Our favorite burger was the Goodnight burger! If you add the egg, bacon and avocado, it seriously is a ridiculously great burger. It has that charbroiled taste to it that other gourmet burger places loose. And, everytime you order this burger, they donate $ 1 to a local charity. It can’t be beat! The magic shroom burger was okay (wish my piece had more mushrooms on it) and their classic burger is a great take on a gourmet classic burger. I appreciate all the flavors and layers of the burgers they have

What an amazing event! Loved every second of it.
Hopdoddy, first of all, did an AMAZING job with service. They had plenty of people working, and everyone was friendly. Loved being greeted with a margarita (which was delicious) and then sitting down to quickly be served some amazing fries. Loved, loved, loved the fries – the truffle fries at the top of my list.
I kind of expected this to be an event where you got to choose a burger to sample, got a little side order of fries, and maybe one small milkshake to try, and then some tiny cocktail samples. Instead, it was a awesome surprise to get to try 5 different burgers, 3 kinds of fries, the fantastic kale salad (which was packed with awesomeness), so many full-​sized cocktails /​beer, and then the flight sampler of six milkshakes. I loved all the burgers, but the Prime Burger (with brie) was my favorite, and I also loved the Goodnight Burger (with jalapeño).
I will definitely come back for my favorite cocktail, the Little Larry, a burger, and an order of truffle fries very soon, and bring lots of friends. I’m so excited that Hopdoddy is in Playa Vista now – it’s a great addition to the local dining scene.
Thank you to Hopdaddy for your generosity, and thank you to Unilocal for a fabulous night.

This experience is slightly different than the other ones here because I went to the Elite Event in El Segundo as a +1…
Such a great event with a good variety of samplings!
The evening started with the check-​in process. Super smooth and Lesina was friendly and welcoming.
We then chose a seat in our Unilocal section. I first met Anika (for the first time IRL), then Kim Y, and lastly, Lisa & Phil. I was the plus one invitee by my friend Kimberly C.
We had a nice table, we talked about everything, places to eat (of course), where we were from, about each of the drink & food items brought out, and the conversation roamed from there.
We were first brought a Doble Fina Margarita, I think this was my favorite. We were also served a Little Larry, Sangrita, and SoCal Sweet Tea. I only had a few sips of each and that was plenty. For me, a much smaller sampling would have been welcomed! I’m sure for others, they appreciated getting as much of the spirits as they could. I kind of remember something about a Hard Cherry Limeade, so I’m thinking we were served that one also, but I declined? Each of these drinks were pretty strong! They did not hold back on the liquor! Luckily, we were able to go to the soda machine and get what we chose that was non-​alcoholic! The soda machine are stocked with Maine Root Sodas, which contain cane sugar.
They brought out 2 different baskets of fries, one was the truffle fries and the other was fries with 2 queso dips. I loved the queso dips! A baby kale salad was brought out between the serving of the different types of fries. This salad was full of deliciousness and so fresh! It consisted of Baby Kale Leaves, Arugula, Feta, Roasted Butternut Squash, Roasted Corn, Pickled Red Onions, Spiced Pepitas, Dates, Pomegranate Vinaigrette.
We were brought out ¼ of 5 different burgers, each were quite good! My favorites were the Ahi Tuna & the Goodnight/​Good Cause Burgers. We also had a Classic, Magic Shroom, and Prime Time Burger. They bake their buns in-​house and they are super fresh and excellent for their burgers! If you like them, you can also buy a pack (with 6?) for $ 2.00. Such a deal!
I highly recommend the Ahi Tuna Burger! It has Sushi-​Grade Tuna (which is seared), Sprouts, Nori Chips, Teriyaki, Honey Wasabi, Mayo, Pickled Ginger. It is a well rounded burger and alternative to beef.
The last edibles of the night was our taste test samples of 6 shakes. We were given a tray with 6 shakes in little condiment cups and instructed to write our name on them and rate them. The shakes samples arrived to the table quite melted, so it was a tiny bit difficult to judge them, but I managed.
At the end of the evening, they collected the papers. They then tallied up the popularity of the shakes. The Caramel & Sea Salt won, then Nutella & Chocolate Pretzels, followed by Oreo! The last three were the Chocolate Stout, Vanilla Bean, and Red Velvet… I am not sure of the order of those last three.
The big prizes were for two winners to win a gift card, either $ 25 or $ 50 each. Either one would have been great for me, but alas, I didn’t win! Congratulation to the winners of these prizes! I did score a Unilocal Ice Cube Tray, finally! And we were each given a guitar pick with a $ 5 value for next time we visit!
Those of us who were able to come were all winners on this evening! Thank you Hopdoddy for your generosity, friendly service, and having us Unilocalers invade your business! Thank you to Brittany for offering this event. Thank you to Lesina for checking us all in and making sure things went as they should!

So full. and I’ve never seen so many cocktails at an elite event, ever! there were at least 5 that i can remember, and they kept bringing around «extras» for those that wanted more. I ate so many fries, salad, ahi burgers, shakes i had to waddle home.

Wow! Staff was soooo friendly & accommodating! Treatment was top notch! The manager visited each table and spent a good amount of time chatting and answering questions. LOTS of free strong creative cocktails and at our request they even brought over a beer flight!
Very organized event with every table being served ample samples of salad, truffle fries, green chili fries, and FIVE different burgers. Best of all was the milkshake flight with six flavored to rate.
As usual met some great fun folks which made me not as nervous to attend future events solo.
I love that they went the extra mile to do a raffle at the end and that everyone left with a really cool guitar pick printed with a $ 5 coupon for future food! Nicest hosts ever!!! I love being Unilocal Elite!!!

I’d forgotten how much fun these were! It’s been 3 years of so, but met some cool people that made this a cool event. I remember most being a grabfest, but you got to mingle around. This one was a sitting one and they can be hit or miss if you end up sitting with unsavory characters.
We got lucky and had a great time sitting, snacking and drinking. Talk about frog in boiling water, before I knew it, I’d slammed down the equivalent of 2 half pound burgers, quite a few fries and had 3 magaritas that they were offering more of.
The sangrita and their classic burger were nice. The ahí burger was my fave though. I already liked this place, I was excited to have a tasting of their offerings. We will try and make this a site for our next happy hour!
Great event, though I assume it was Brittany running it.

I had been wanting to try Hopdoddy since it opened in September so celebrating the new 2016 Unilocal Elite here was a dream! (And can I just say that this year’s squad is already shaping up to be better than last year’s? Just speakin’ #TRUTH here.) Everyone I’ve ever known who has gone to Austin raves about this place though so I was excited to try it for myself and I definitely was not disappointed. From the friendly, attentive staff who came by to explain each menu item to the delicious food and drinks that never seemed to end, everything about this event was 5 stars!
First of all, the drink to food ratio was about 3:1 which was super on point. I drove so I only had a taste of all the drinks but my personal favorite was the Black Cherry Hard Limeade with vodka. These people don’t mess around! As far as the burgers go, they were all juicy and flavorful, made with meat they grind in-​house and bread they bake fresh twice a day. I especially loved the Primetime and Goodnight/​Good Cause. Pair those with the Truffle Fries, Green Chili Queso, and six shots of milkshakes and what else could you possibly need? Oh yeah, Unilocal headphones, chargers, and $ 5 off the next time we come here! I love it all and I’m already planning my next meal back.
Shoutout to Brittany and Chelsea for another amazing Unilocal Elite event!

This was my very first Elite event and I enjoyed it.
My favorite burgers of the night was the magic shroom and the primtime. We had a chance to try seven drinks. All of them were good but the sangrita was the best. All of the Hopdoddy staff was attentive and friendly. The photographer also deserves a shout out because he made those awkward event pics easy to take.
I look forward to coming back to Hopdoody and the next Elite event.

Awesome event to kick off the a new year as Elite! I loved everything about this event.
Upon entering we were greeted with their mini margarita drink the «Little Larry» that actually packs a big punch! From there the drinks just kept on coming, I have to say of all the samples the Little Larry and their Soco Sweet tea were my favs. The Sangrita was pretty great too even though I’m not super into spicy drinks.
As for food we sampled at least HALF of their burger menu! The Ahi steak, Primetime, Good night, Magic Shroom, and Classic Burgers. How I made room for their delicious fries with all those burgers I’m not sure, but it had to be done because those fries with the Chili con queso were amazing! I seriously couldn’t get enough! I love that as the servers were bringing all these items they explained all the details of what went into to and were super nice and attentive to making sure we all got to try what we want.
Towards the end the owner Ben came around and introduced himself he was very sweet and it was great that he came to talk to us each personally. Along with some cool Unilocal swag we were given $ 5 off our next visit there and I must say I can’t wait to come back and use it I enjoyed the food and drinks so much. Also some credit goes to my fellow Unilocal Elites, I ended up at a table with 5 or 6 others I didn’t know but we had a blast talking and laughing all night it was great.
Thanks to the CMs for putting together another awesome event!

Fun event, got to try salad, truffle fries, several burgers, drinks, and everything was amazing. Loved the beef burgers, delicious combinations and meat was cooked just right, still moist and flavorful with tasty toppings. Kind of wished I’d Ubered here since I had no DD, just had a few sips of tequila drinks which were delicious. Servers were attentive and fun and kept bringing out food and seconds if requested. Milkshake samples finished off the evening along with a couple of door prizes. Will definitely bring coworkers here. Made a few new Unilocal friends too!

This is going to be great. I can already tell. The servers are friendly and attentive. Explaining each drink and letting us know about what is to come. Very exciting!
Post event thoughts — It WAS great. Very attentive servers and the general manager came out to spend time with each table.
Very well thought out event. They brought out several, and I mean several, of their signature drinks for us to try. Only slight negative about this is that I didn’t know about it before I drove to the event. If I knew they were offering such a great selection of cocktails, I would have Ubered both ways! The Doble Fina Margarita was excellent as was the Little Larry ($ 3 for a mini frozen Cadillac Margarita). The Sangrita would probably be great on a warm, sunny afternoon but after having the Doble Fina, it just didn’t hit the spot. But the socalsweettea was like a fruit punch (which I could see being dangerous if you’re in the mood to tip a few).
They brought out two types of fries. I was wondering why they brought so many fries until I realized why they brought them out. The «plain» fries are served with two different dipping cheese sauces. Actually, they were more like paste (in consistency only) as they were thick and delicious. The green chili queso dip was by far my favorite and if I didn’t have burgers coming, I could have made a meal out of those fries and that dip.
They also brought out four different burgers. The Ahi and the Akaushi were our favorites. If you have the Ahi, expect a bit of a kick from the wasabi infused deep fried seaweed (at least that’s I thought it was). Very good, looking forward to having a whole one some time in the near future.
After the drinks, the fries and the burgers, they brought out a shake sampler plate with six different flavors. The winner of that group was a caramel-​sea salt flavor, very, very good.
Lastly, to encourage us to come back, they handed out $ 5 gift guitar picks (very cool) as well as picking two people to win a larger gift card. Very, very nice touch.
We will definitely be returning and if you haven’t been there, it’s time you Über over and enjoy a few of their signature drinks along with the fries and a good burger. Enjoy!

This was an amazing event for elite only. The staff was so attentive. The first course were two different types of fries, followed by a delicious kale and rocket salad. Next came at least five different types of burgers. One of them being Ahi tuna. They do beef, turkey, chicken, tuna, and vegetarian patty burgers. They brought out at least six different alcoholic drinks for us. Beer, sangrita, margaritas, vodka, etc. we will definitely be coming back. Thank you to all who made this such a special night

Outstanding event!
Truffle fries, classic burger, tuna burger, mushroom burger, «fancy name» burger (I think they call it the Prime Time), milk shakes of 6 flavors, a beer, two margarita types, and two other drinks. We even made some friends (hey Jenn and Chris).
This was my first Elite event despite 13 months as an Elite Unilocaler, and I can only hope they’re all this magical.
Oh, and thanks for the giveaway $ 5 coupons, head phones and backup phone chargers!