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Odd Duck

“Can a farm-to-table fine-casual Austin restaurant maintain culinary identity and local sourcing at scale as a permanent brick-and-mortar?”

Founded2009
HQAustin, TX, USA
FoundersBryce Gilmore, Dylan Gilmore
IndustryHospitality / Restaurant
The story

Odd Duck began in 2009 as a pioneering farm-to-table food trailer in Austin, TX, founded by brothers Bryce and Dylan Gilmore with a mission to serve only locally sourced ingredients. The concept gained national acclaim and helped catalyze Austin's local food scene. The operation eventually transitioned into a full-service brick-and-mortar restaurant, maintaining its commitment to local sourcing and innovative cuisine. The restaurant's embedded finance footprint is minimal, consistent with a single-location independent restaurant using off-the-shelf point-of-sale and payment infrastructure.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2009
Bryce and Dylan Gilmore launched Odd Duck as a food trailer in Austin, TX, serving locally sourced ingredients from Austin-area farms.· pivot
2013
Odd Duck expanded from trailer to a brick-and-mortar restaurant on South Lamar Boulevard in Austin.· pivot
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Odd Duck’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Toast (self-operated POS payments)
Accounting gap: none

Odd Duck — frequently asked

Who is Odd Duck's payment processor?

Odd Duck processes payments through Toast (self-operated POS payments).

Who founded Odd Duck?

Odd Duck was founded by Bryce Gilmore and Dylan Gilmore and is founded in 2009, headquartered in Austin, TX, USA.

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