Odd Duck
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Score Breakdown
9.8 / 10
high confidence 127 signals computed Sep 23, 2026, 12:47 AM| Source | Raw | n | Bayesian C | Adjusted | Weight | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.78 | 112 (147 uncapped) | 12 | 9.32 | 0.55 | 5.13 | ||
| 7.71 | 1 (3,763 reviews) | — dyn | 7.71 | 0.45 | 3.47 | ||
| Awards | 9.03 | 11 | bonus, no Bayesian | +1.81 | — | +1.81 |
Base score (weighted avg of 2 active sources) = 8.60
+ Award bonus = +1.81 (capped at +1.5)
= Final score (capped at 10) = 9.8
+ Award bonus = +1.81 (capped at +1.5)
= Final score (capped at 10) = 9.8
Per-Category Scores (11)
| Category | Type | Score | Signals | Confidence | Computed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger | dish | 7.5 | 28 | medium | 9/23/2026 | |
| Restaurant | business_type | 6.9 | 10 | medium | 9/23/2026 | |
| Fine Dining | business_type | 5.8 | 5 | medium | 9/23/2026 | |
| Salad | dish | 5.4 | 3 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| Dessert | dish | 5.1 | 2 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| Food Truck | business_type | 5.1 | 2 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| Bar | business_type | 4.8 | 1 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| Cocktail Bar | business_type | 4.8 | 1 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| Cocktails | dish | 4.8 | 1 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| Pizza | dish | 4.8 | 1 | low | 9/23/2026 | |
| tamales | dish | 4.8 | 1 | low | 9/23/2026 |
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| Award | 0.3 | Restaurant | — | positive | Austin Chronicle Best of Austin 2025 - Readers Poll | Verified |
| Award | 0.3 | — | — | positive | Austin's Best Restaurants of 2025: Austin American Statesman | Verified |
| Award | 0.2 | — | — | positive | Conde Nast: Best Restaurants in Austin (2025) | Verified |
| Award | 0.2 | — | — | positive | The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin - Austin Monthly | Verified |
| Award | 0.1 | — | — | positive | The 38 Best Restaurants in Austin, Winter 2026 -- Eater | Verified |
| Award | 0.2 | Restaurant | — | positive | Austin's best restaurants and chefs revealed at 2026 Tastemaker Awards | Verified |
| Award | 0.3 | Restaurant | — | positive | Best of Austin 2024 - Austin Chronicle | Verified |
| Award | 0.1 | Restaurant | — | positive | The 38 Best Restaurants in Austin, Summer 2026 | Verified |
| Award | 0.1 | Burger | — | positive | The best burgers in Austin, according to our restaurant critic | Verified |
| Award | 0.2 | — | — | positive | Top 25: The Best Restaurants in Austin | Verified |
| Award | 0.4 | — | Odd Duck | positive | Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurants - 2025 | Verified |
| Google Rating | 4.7 (3763 reviews) | — | Odd Duck | — | Google Places - Odd Duck | Verified |
| Google Reviews | 3763 | — | Odd Duck | — | Google Places - Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck has the best burger in the city. And probably the best I've ever had. | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck burger shocked the hell out of me when I got it. It’s rich but it was a... | Burger | — | positive | Best burger in Austin | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck was the best burger I’ve had in 2025. Not your traditional burger but w... | Burger | — | positive | Best burger in Austin | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Beat salad at odd duck was money | Salad | — | positive | Favorite salad in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck praised for many amazing flavors and consistency. | — | — | positive | Name your top 5 BEST restaurants in Austin right now? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck praised for amazing flavors and consistency. | — | — | positive | Name your top 5 BEST restaurants in Austin right now? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck repeated recommendation. | — | — | positive | Name your top 5 BEST restaurants in Austin right now? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck praised again for consistency and quality. | — | — | positive | Name your top 5 BEST restaurants in Austin right now? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | what is your absolute favorite restaurant in austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I always come back to Odd Duck | — | — | positive | what is your absolute favorite restaurant in austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | The skillet cornbread is excellent | — | — | positive | what is your absolute favorite restaurant in austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | All of their salads are amazing! | Salad | — | positive | what is your absolute favorite restaurant in austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck remains a favorite | — | — | positive | what is your absolute favorite restaurant in austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Absolutely love odd duck | — | — | positive | Best restaurant you visited in Austin in 2024? Building my 2025 bucket list. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | If you could only eat at ONE Austin restaurant.... | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I always point people to Odd Duck. | — | — | positive | If you could only eat at ONE Austin restaurant.... | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | If you could only eat at ONE Austin restaurant.... | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Favorite all around: Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Intero, Odd Duck, Leroy & Lewis, Uchi, Jeffrey’s, KG BBQ, Suerte, Loro, Canje, P... | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck, Uchi/Uchiko, Red Ash, Lenoir, Intero, Jeffrey’s, Mum’s BBQ & Deli, Buf... | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | The first time the pork chop was very unmemorable. Second time the fish in yogur... | — | — | negative | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Every once in a while there would be a place that serves things you wouldn't exp... | — | — | negative | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | odd duck | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Your top 10 restaurants in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Sangam Chettinad, Odd Duck, Asia Cafe, NG Cafe, Rice Bowl. | — | — | positive | Name your top 5 BEST restaurants in Austin right now? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Loro, Odd Duck, Barley Swine, Bar Peached, Uchiko - so many amazing flavors. | — | — | positive | Name your top 5 BEST restaurants in Austin right now? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck | — | — | positive | Mods are asleep, what’s your favorite restaurant in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Has anyone else tried the fried fish head they used to have on the menu? Thing w... | — | — | positive | Mods are asleep, what’s your favorite restaurant in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Always my go to! Works for nearly any reason or season 🫶🏼 | — | — | positive | Mods are asleep, what’s your favorite restaurant in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Hard to beat the level of service and fine dining level food. | Fine Dining | — | positive | Mods are asleep, what’s your favorite restaurant in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Soto and Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Best restaurant you visited in Austin in 2024? Building my 2025 bucket list. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Best restaurant you visited in Austin in 2024? Building my 2025 bucket list. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck. | — | — | positive | Best restaurant you visited in Austin in 2024? Building my 2025 bucket list. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | Fine Dining | — | positive | Upscale and quiet | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Uchi/uchiba and odd duck have some great desserts! | Dessert | — | positive | Life changing restaurant dessert | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | Cocktail Bar | — | positive | Best Wine Bars and Cocktail Bars for a solo business Traveler. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck became my favorite restaurant in recent memory. Truly spectacular food.... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Looks like you sat at the Chef's Counter, as well. It's a lovely spot. | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | It’s consistently one of the best meals in Austin... every single person is blow... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | They were brilliant in their accommodation and supported a wonderful evening | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I’ve been going to Odd Duck since they opened the brick and mortar location... I... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | if I'm in Barley Swine or Odd Duck, I will try anything they have on offer. | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | My not-always-adventurous mom still loves bragging to her friends about the cric... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | That cornbread is the best I've ever had. I want to go back for the cornbread al... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck is great, but now you have to try Barley Swine | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is better | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Next time you go, get the tamal if they have one on the menu! | tamales | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | for some reason the pizza and burger are sounding pretty damn good. | PizzaBurger | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Same and the burger was very good. | Burger | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | $39 for a burger? | Burger | — | negative | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is even better, but more of a special occasion. I think its probably my... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Went there this weekend and had a good time. | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | The counter seating is top-tier, I really feel only a truly excellent restaurant... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | My partner and I had our first date at odd duck and we go back every year for ou... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | One of my very favorite places to go, and you had the cornbread! That alone is w... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | One of the best spots in town and parking is always easy! | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Started with the pickles, which were a fun starter and were surprisingly pleasan... | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Definitely adding Odd Duck to my list next time Im in Austin. | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | the trailer had just opened and was bouncing around locations... It was a great ... | Food Truck | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Highly underrated restaurant | — | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I personally do not care for it. It’s overpriced, food is underwhelming, and ser... | — | — | negative | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Also one of the best burgers in town!! | Burger | — | positive | Odd Duck is stunning. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck was great and the reason why we booked Barley Swine | — | — | positive | What is the best tasting menu in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck disrespect… | — | — | positive | 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now- NYTimes | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Selfishly, I'd rather it stay out of the limelight. | — | — | positive | 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now- NYTimes | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | #1 on infatuation list. getting plenty of limelight | — | — | positive | 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now- NYTimes | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I legitimately walked away from Odd Duck not super impressed | — | — | negative | 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now- NYTimes | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | My favorite isn't even on the list! Barley Swine or Odd Duck... | — | — | positive | 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now- NYTimes | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck - When we want something "fancier" | — | — | positive | South Austin best local eats | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | ...the very best places are ... Odd Duck... | — | — | positive | What’s up with the Austin food scene? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck…Hot Damn that’s a good $35 hamburger. | Burger | — | positive | Best Burger ATX 2025 | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | we went to odd duck and got the burger there. Holy buckets, that thing was unrea... | Burger | — | positive | Best Burger ATX 2025 | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Surprised that no one has said Odd Duck for a fancier option. | Burger | — | positive | What’s the best burger in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Oddduck wagyu burger is the best I’ve had. | Burger | — | positive | What’s the best burger in Austin? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck | — | — | positive | Good sit down burger restaurant? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Best burger we’ve ever had. | Burger | — | positive | Good sit down burger restaurant? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I second this as best burger. $40 crazy price tho. | Burger | — | positive | Good sit down burger restaurant? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | A $40 burger? Say it ain’t so! | — | — | negative | Good sit down burger restaurant? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | others have suggested ... Odd Duck. | — | — | positive | Good sit down burger restaurant? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Best over 20 is Odd Duck. It's 39 fucking dollars, but it's genuinely quite divi... | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Gawd damn. It's a great burger. Probably the best burger I've ever had. | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Sour Duck happy hour is the best damn deal in town. | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Sour Duck burger at Happy Hour for $6 | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | It was pricey for a burger but for the first time I had a burger that was season... | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Sour duck during happy hour is pretty damn good. | Burger | — | positive | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Jeffrey’s is way better than odd duck and cheaper | Burger | — | negative | Best burgers by price? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck | — | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck if you’re in a tighter budget | — | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | ^ this ^ | — | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Upscale: Odd Duck | Fine Dining | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Another vote for Odd Duck! | — | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck and/or Barley Swine | — | — | positive | Before leaving Austin, what restaurant should I try? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | If a list doesn’t have Odd Duck, I don’t trust it. | — | — | positive | Best Restaurants in Austin according to the Statesman | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Best Restaurants in Austin according to the Statesman | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Burger + cornbread @ odd duck | Burger | — | positive | What’s your ATX Last Meal? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | That skillet corn bread in amazing | — | — | positive | What’s your ATX Last Meal? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | We chose Odd Duck; fantastic as always. The ceviche and the carrot cake were out... | — | — | positive | What’s your ATX Last Meal? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I don’t like carrot cake and I love that carrot cake! | Dessert | — | positive | What’s your ATX Last Meal? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I see good things about J Carvers and Odd Duck and they are around where I will ... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is one of the all around best and most underrated restaurants in Austin... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I’ve been many times and each time... damned if it’s not the best thing I had th... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Doesn’t matter how weird it sounds, not only will it be good... The parings are ... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | It is my favorite... draft palomas are terrific. | Cocktails | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I think people like it a lot | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Same | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I’m adding my vote to this one! | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | odd duck is an eccentric place has a small and sometimes weird menu... ordered a... | — | — | neutral | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Went to Odd Duck while we were in town... that Elk tostada had apples on it and ... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is a truly unique and wonderful dining experience... Odd Duck is my fav... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is typically more innovative... Always get the cornbread. | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck will always be my pick. We love the bar seating, and I suggest that as ... | Bar | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I can remember when Odd Duck was a trailer. A food trailer. | Food Truck | — | neutral | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I had the most delicious duck and grits from Odd Duck the trailer on one of the ... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Another vote for Odd Duck... Odd Duck is uniquely Austin. | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck for sure. Far more novel experience. | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is fantastic. | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Never had a bad meal at Odd Duck! Good vibes, great location in Austin too. | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | But if I was visiting and had to pick one I’d do Odd Duck or Barley Swine for th... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck all day | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck is fantastic as well. Can’t go wrong either way | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Do the Duck! | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I suggest checking the ever changing Odd Duck menu, it’s semi-limited. When it’s... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck far and away | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck, sit at the chef's counter, start the night off by ordering a beer for ... | Salad | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck changes their menu throughout the season... you can appreciate the deta... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck FTW | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | The chicken fried fish head at Odd Duck is a great dish... I think you need to r... | — | — | positive | J Carvers vs Odd Duck | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Given that it's the same group that does Odd Duck, and this is a more casual and... | Restaurant | — | positive | What are y'alls thoughts on Sour Duck? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Never had a bad meal in the Odd Duck family | Restaurant | — | positive | What are y'alls thoughts on Sour Duck? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I confuse it with Odd Duck. | — | — | neutral | What are y'alls thoughts on Sour Duck? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is and has been my favorite restaurant in Austin for the last 10 years. | Restaurant | — | positive | What are y'alls thoughts on Sour Duck? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | inclusion of Odd Duck kind of removed the possibility of Sour | Burger | — | positive | The best burgers in Austin, according to our restaurant critic | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Of the list, maybe Hopfield's and Odd Duck can manage that? | Burger | — | positive | The best burgers in Austin, according to our restaurant critic | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | the one at Odd Duck is a transformative experience | Burger | — | positive | The best burgers in Austin, according to our restaurant critic | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | the Odd Duck sub par patty | Burger | — | negative | The best burgers in Austin, according to our restaurant critic | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Lenoir and Odd Duck are the two standard places my wife and I go for a nice nigh... | Restaurant | — | positive | Lenoir. | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | adding in Odd Duck. Bryce Gilmore makes magic at both Barley Swine & Odd Duck. | Fine Dining | — | positive | Fine dining recs pls! | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck | Fine Dining | — | positive | Fine dining recs pls! | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | we’ve been to a lot of the heavy hitters (Hestia, Odd Duck, Garrison to name a f... | — | — | neutral | Current favorite special occasion dinner? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | My favorites for special occasions: Odd Duck | — | — | positive | Current favorite special occasion dinner? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | It will always be odd duck for me | — | — | positive | Current favorite special occasion dinner? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd duck | Restaurant | — | positive | Upscale, cozy, & romantic INDOOR dining recommendation in downtown or S. Austin PLEASE!!! | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | I’ve never been disappointed with Odd Duck | — | — | positive | What is your go to for special occasions? | Verified |
| Reddit Mention | Odd Duck is amazing if you want a lower price point (not cheap but excellent val... | — | — | positive | What is your go to for special occasions? | Verified |