A new burger counter is moving into Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto this month, taking over the dedicated kiosk once run by Hopscotch Chicken inside the Epicurious Garden food hall. The Burger Fix is set to open at 1511 Shattuck Ave., Suite A, this October.
The transition was first detailed by Berkeley Eats, which reported that The Burger Fix is taking over the former dedicated Hopscotch Chicken counter kiosk at Epicurious Garden this October, while select Hopscotch Chicken items will remain available nearby at Itani Sushi in Berkeley and Itani Ramen in Oakland. As WhatNow notes, The Burger Fix is expected to occupy a counter space within Epicurious Garden, a food hall in Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto neighborhood that describes itself as a gourmet food court.
The Burger Fix is expected at 1511 Shattuck Ave., Suite A, though its full menu remains unclear.
What's Actually On the Menu Remains Unclear
Based on the business name alone, The Burger Fix may center its menu on burgers and fries, but specific menu items, burger styles, toppings, sides, sauces, and beverages have not been confirmed. The Burger Fix is preparing to open in Berkeley.
Hopscotch Chicken previously occupied a dedicated kiosk at Epicurious Garden. Epicurious Garden itself was established in 2005 and brings together food businesses offering different cuisines and dining options, including Eggy's Neighborhood Kitchen, Mexicana, Itani Sushi, Juice Appeal, and Tigerlily, alongside a garden and an upstairs patio for dining and socializing.
A Food Hall Mid-Shuffle
Hopscotch Chicken isn't the only name that has rotated through the hall this year. The Epicurious Garden marketplace saw a vendor update in 2026 with the addition of ice cream shop Serotonin Scoops, Tovin Lapan reported. The hall's garden patio has also hosted community programming this year, including a Summer Fridays live music series.
The 1511 Shattuck Avenue address has cycled through tenants before The Burger Fix's arrival. The standalone restaurant venue within Epicurious Garden was previously occupied by Sunny Side Café from January 2022 until its closure in mid-2023, following the earlier departure of Imperial Tea Garden, per Berkeleyside. Years before that, the same address served as the Berkeley location for San Francisco-founded Lush Gelato's Berkeley shop, according to Hoodline's own 2020 reporting.
Neighborhood Momentum on North Shattuck
The Burger Fix is landing in a corridor with established neighborhood businesses. Cheese Board Collective is located across Shattuck Avenue. Between those legacy businesses and the churn inside Epicurious Garden itself, the arrival of a new burger counter adds one more data point to a stretch of Berkeley that's clearly in flux.
For now, key details remain open. The exact opening date, the full food menu, and whether the business's owner has run other restaurant ventures in the Bay Area have not been confirmed. The Burger Fix is expected to arrive in October.
