in a nutshell: for beach bums, families, and foodies alike, dig into the incredibly fresh burgers and crisp, chunky onion rings at this beachside hotspot. their storefront sign humorously boasts, “under 99 billion gazillion sold!” their motto, emblazoned on a sign above the cash register, reads, “no shirt, no shoes, no problem!” the definitive southern california beachside burger joint is found at hodad’s, where the line stretches a block down every day with crowds clamoring to get inside. named for “someone who comes down to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs,” hodad’s opened in 1969 through the efforts of byron and virginia hardin. first located on the beach at the end of santa monica avenue in ocean beach, several moves took it to its current location in the heart of ocean beach’s newport avenue in 1991. they opened a second location downtown san diego this past year, with the restaurants now owned by second generation burgermeister mike “boss man” hardin and long time