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March 29, 2023

Mar 29
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Three New Restaurants/Bars Opening in the Next Seven Days

By Austin Chronicle

A trifecta of new restaurants and bars open in the Austin area this week. Make your dining plans accordingly.

Wednesday, March 22

Top Notch Hutto
121 Co-op Blvd., Hutto
The long-awaited Top Notch in Hutto celebrates its grand opening today, opening its doors at 11am. While the walls and ceiling don’t have the patina of decades of grease just yet, our neighbors to the northeast can now easily partake in the classic burgers, fried chicken, and shakes generations of Austinites have enjoyed since 1971.

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Mar 29
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Top Notch, Iconic ‘Dazed and Confused’ Burger Joint, Opens in Hutto

By Houston Chronicle

It’s the home of the Longhorn Special and some paddles used by the seniors on the freshmen in Dazed and Confused. And now, Austin’s iconic burger joint has a home away from home.

The much-awaited second location of Top Notch opened in at 121 Co-Op Boulevard in Hutto, a suburb east of Round Rock in Williamson County, on Wednesday, March 22. The Austin location on Burnet Road is famous for a few reasons: its many variations on the charbroiled hamburger (the Top Special, for instance, has hickory sauce and grated cheese) and for an iconic Dazed and Confused scene filmed at the still-vintage-looking spot featuring Matthew McConaughey’s Wooderson.

By all accounts, the opening was a success. A small line formed outside just before the 11 a.m. opening, according to a post on Facebook. Williamson County residents left dozens of comments about the excitement caused by the opening.

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Mar 29
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Top Notch Hamburgers Location to Open in Hutto

By KXAN Austin

In an announcement Friday, the City of Hutto said the much-anticipated opening of Top Notch Hamburgers in the city was set for March 22.

“This will mark only the second location of Top Notch since its iconic original location opened on Burnet Road in Austin in 1971,” the City of Hutto said in a release.

The drive-in burger joint rose in popularity when it was featured in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused starring Matthew McConaughey, where he first coined the iconic phrase “Alright, Alright, Alright!”

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Mar 29
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Top Notch Hamburgers Opens Doors to Hutto Location

By Community Impact

Historic Austin burger joint Top Notch Hamburgers opened a second location March 22 at 121 Co-Op Blvd., Hutto. In a release, owner Kelly Chappell said the new crew of about 40 employees consists mostly of Hutto residents. The original Top Notch opened in 1971 on Burnet Road in Austin. The restaurant is known for its charcoal hamburgers and old-fashioned drive-up format, in addition to being featured in several movies and television shows including the 1993 film “Dazed and Confused.”

Mar 29
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Austin Staple ‘Top Notch’ Opens Second Location in Hutto

By KEYE Austin

An Austin staple is expanding. Top Notch Hamburgers survived the pandemic and held a grand opening at its second location Wednesday morning in Hutto.

The burger joint known for dishing out charcoal-grilled burgers, hand-dipped onion rings, fried chicken and more can be found at 121 Co-Op Boulevard and will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

“We’re letting everyone and anyone in, and we’ve been super busy and super excited, and everything is going really well,” said Top Notch co-owner Kelly Chappell.

The Hutto location marks the second restaurant for the iconic Austin business since it first opened on Burnet Road in 1971.

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Mar 29
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‘Alright, Alright, Alright!’ Top Notch Hamburgers Opening in Hutto

By KUT News Radio

Austin’s iconic burger joint Top Notch Hamburgers is opening a second location Wednesday — more than 50 years after its first restaurant opened on Burnet Road in 1971.

The new restaurant is in the Hutto Co-Op District near Highway 79. It’ll be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

According to the city’s website, owner Kelly Chappell said he hired most of the restaurant’s 40 employees from Hutto as a way to invest in the community.

Chappell said the restaurant plans to host a grand opening party in a week or two, as well as an old-school hot rod car show on April 23.

Top Notch was made famous as the drive-in burger joint featured in Richard Linklater’s 1993 film Dazed and Confused, where actor Matthew McConaughey first coined the phrase, “Alright, alright, alright!”

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Mar 29
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Top Notch, Iconic ‘Dazed and Confused’ Burger Joint, Opens in Hutto

By My San Antonio

It’s the home of the Longhorn Special and some paddles used by the seniors on the freshmen in Dazed and Confused. And now, Austin’s iconic burger joint has a home away from home.

The much-awaited second location of Top Notch opened in at 121 Co-Op Boulevard in Hutto, a suburb east of Round Rock in Williamson County, on Wednesday, March 22. The Austin location on Burnet Road is famous for a few reasons: its many variations on the charbroiled hamburger (the Top Special, for instance, has hickory sauce and grated cheese) and for an iconic Dazed and Confused scene filmed at the still-vintage-looking spot featuring Matthew McConaughey’s Wooderson.

By all accounts, the opening was a success. A small line formed outside just before the 11 a.m. opening, according to a post on Facebook. Williamson County residents left dozens of comments about the excitement caused by the opening.

To read the article in its entirety, CLICK HERE.

Mar 29
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Hutto Gets Taste of ‘Old Austin’ with Opening of Iconic Top Notch Hamburgers

By Austin American Statesman

Hutto may be full of new growth, but it now has a taste of old Austin. Iconic burger and fried chicken restaurant Top Notch opened on Wednesday at 420 U.S. 79 in the Hutto Co-Op District, a 35-acre mixed-use development that is also home to the new Hutto City Hall.

The new location of the longtime Burnet Road burger joint, memorialized in director Richard Linklater’s seminal 1993 film “Dazed and Confused,” joins fellow tenant Southside Market & Barbecue.

The owners have made efforts to transport the classic feel of the original to the new location, including aesthetic and service touches like the neon signage and car-hop stations.

Frances and Ray Stanish opened Top Notch in 1971, and Frances sold it to the team behind Austin-based Galaxy Cafe in 2010.

The Hutto location will be open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.