OUR STORY
IT STARTED In THE
HIP TRUCK
HipBurger began as a food truck in 2019, rolling through Greenville, Mauldin, Travelers Rest and Greer with smash burgers, crispy chicken sandwiches, poppable nuggets and fries. It was a full kitchen on wheels. Patties hit the grill when you ordered, nuggets were breaded and dropped into the onboard fryers, and fries were seasoned and salted right before they went out the window.
The HipTruck quickly became a local favorite. We showed up at Fall for Greenville and the fireworks at Unity Park, at neighborhood HOA gatherings, and at weddings looking for something different from the usual catering. We weren’t just serving food. We were part of the moments people remembered.
Three upstate
Restaurants
As the crowds grew, we planted roots with our first restaurant on Butler Road in Mauldin. The space is modern, but the spirit is the same as the truck: a good old burger joint, deeply rooted in the Upstate, serving the same food people had come to love.
Since then we’ve grown to [Anderson and Clemson], and the HipTruck is still on the road for your events. Each restaurant is locally owned and operated, with the same made-to-order approach that started it all.
MEET THE
Come Hungry
Find your nearest HipBurger, order ahead, or book the HipTruck for your next event.
MEET THE
#HIPMASTER
Every restaurant has someone whose standards it’s built on. At HipBurger, that’s founder Daniel Knowlton, a.k.a. the #HipMaster. With 30 years in the food industry, Daniel treats a burger like a craft: a perfectly seared patty, crispy fries and nuggets worth reaching for twice. Flipping burgers isn’t just his job, it’s his hobby and his favorite obsession.
Stop by the Mauldin restaurant and you may find him at the grill, cooking the food he’s proud to put his name on.
HIPBURGERS
Philosophy
Our philosophy is “serve with excellence,” and it comes straight from Daniel’s understanding of how demanding the restaurant business can be. Orders get busy and things go wrong, so we focus on the parts we can control: getting orders right, taking the time to understand our guests and treating everyone with respect.
As a locally founded and operated restaurant, that care is personal. Our goal is simple: make a great burger everyone enjoys, starting with the right ingredients and building from there.