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Hodad's ranks #4 of 25 among the restaurants AI assistants recommend in San Diego, CA, named by 6 of the 10 assistants that answered — up 5 places from #9 in the previous edition.

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▲ 5 since last edition

6 of 10 assistants

AlexaClaudeDeepSeekGrokMeta AIMistral

Edition of October 1, 2026·10 mentions

Best rank

6/10

Assistants recommending

Mentions this edition

Category ranked

Which AI assistants recommend Hodad's

Alexa, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Meta AI and Mistral name Hodad's when asked for restaurants in San Diego, CA. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Siri answered the same questions without naming it. Its strongest question is “Best affordable restaurant near San Diego?”, where it ranks #2. Oscar's Mexican Seafood holds #3, one place ahead, with 10 mentions to Hodad's's 10. The site cited most often in the answers that name it is kpbs.org (1×).

What “searches the web” and “answers from memory” mean.

ChatGPTNot naming youSearches the web

ClaudeRecommends youSearches the web

GeminiNot naming youSearches the web

PerplexityNot naming youSearches the web

Google AI OverviewsNamed no one on this listSearches the web

Microsoft CopilotNamed no one on this listSearches the web

SiriNot naming youVoice assistant

AlexaRecommends youVoice assistant

GrokRecommends youAnswers from memory

Meta AIRecommends youAnswers from memory

DeepSeekRecommends youAnswers from memory

MistralRecommends youAnswers from memory

What the AI assistants say about Hodad's

Across 2 answers from 2 assistants in the October 2026 edition, this is what they told customers about Hodad's — in their words, as recorded.

Positive in all 2 answers that described it.

burgers

Alexa
casual

Alexa
fun, laid-back vibe

Alexa
good value portions

Grok
huge, messy burgers

Grok
loud casual setting

Grok
Ocean Beach

Grok

These are the assistants' own statements about Hodad's when asked for restaurants in San Diego, CA, recorded as given. We don't verify them — an assistant can be out of date or wrong, and that is exactly what a business needs to know. How these are recorded.

Rank, movement and who's ahead

Each ranking Hodad's holds in San Diego, CA, how it has moved edition to edition, and the businesses directly above and below it.

San Diego, CA

Restaurants

▲ 5 since last edition

#4of 25

Rank history

2 editions on record. Lower is better: #1 sits at the top.

Who's around you

#1Addison10 AIs · 16 mentions
#2Juniper & Ivy9 AIs · 14 mentions
#3Oscar's Mexican Seafood7 AIs · 10 mentions
#4Hodad's · you6 AIs · 10 mentions
#5Tacos El Gordo5 AIs · 10 mentions
#6Las Cuatro Milpas6 AIs · 9 mentions

The gap to close: these 4 assistants name a business ranked above you, but not you.ChatGPTGeminiPerplexitySiri

Your rank by question#2Best affordable restaurant near San Diego?#9I need a restaurant in San Diego, CA. Who do you recommend?#9Who are the best restaurants in San Diego, CA?

Named by 6 of 10 assistants that answered · 10 mentions · edition of October 1, 2026 · see the full restaurants list

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Where the assistants read about Hodad's

6 sites were cited in the answers that named Hodad's; most often kpbs.org (1×), sandiegomagazine.com (1×) and en.wikipedia.org (1×).

01 kpbs.org 1× 1 of 10 assistants
02 sandiegomagazine.com 1× 1 of 10 assistants
03 en.wikipedia.orgReference 1× 1 of 10 assistants
04 sandiegoexplorer.com 1× 1 of 10 assistants
05 theresandiego.com 1× 1 of 10 assistants
06 sdfoodiefan.com 1× 1 of 10 assistants

Common questions

Do AI assistants recommend Hodad's?

Yes. In the edition of October 1, 2026, 6 of the 10 assistants that answered named Hodad's when asked for restaurants in San Diego, CA: Alexa, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Meta AI, Mistral. It ranks #4 for restaurants.

Where does Hodad's rank for restaurants in San Diego, CA?

#4 of 25, named by 6 of the 10 assistants that answered, across 10 mentions — up 5 places from #9 in the previous edition.

What do AI assistants say about Hodad's?

Asked for restaurants, the assistants described Hodad's with statements such as "burgers", "casual", "fun, laid-back vibe", "good value portions" — their own words, recorded as given and not verified by us. Positive in all 2 answers that described it.

Which AI assistants don't recommend Hodad's?

In the edition of October 1, 2026, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Siri answered the question for restaurants in San Diego, CA without naming Hodad's.

Who ranks ahead of Hodad's in San Diego, CA?

Addison (#1), Juniper & Ivy (#2), Oscar's Mexican Seafood (#3) — Oscar's Mexican Seafood is one place ahead, named by 7 assistants across 10 mentions. Tacos El Gordo is one place behind at #5.

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