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Burger of the Night: The Counter Burger, Santa Monica

Posted May 16th 2007 9:30PM by Sarah J. Gim
Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, West Coast, Restaurants, Beef, Raves & Reviews, On the Blogs, America

I know that Joe's been slinging burgers at you every day at noon in honor of (questionably official) National Burger Month, but those are Burgers of the Day. This is the Burger of the Night.

This monster burger is from The Counter Burger in Santa Monica, CA, which happens to be number 15 on Alan Richman's GQ List of the 20 Burgers You Must Eat Before You Die (we also covered the California Burger from Houston's from that list earlier this month), and which happens to be a burger that had its own Oprah moment. I went to the Counter, and I have to say, I was not overly impressed. Then again, "must eat before you die" and Oprah builds up some pretty high expectations.

I will say, however, that the sweet potato French fries that we had with the burgers were out of this world. The Counter is definitely worth a visit if you're in the area, but don't go out of your way just to make it before you die.

The Counter opens in Palo Alto, and Tim tries EVERYTHING

Posted Aug 21st 2006 3:31PM by Sarah J. Gim
Filed under: Lunch, West Coast, Restaurants, Vegetables, Beef, Cheese, Food Oddities, On the Blogs, Condiments, America, Comfort Food, Spices

counter burger with everything

If you follow along in the burger world, then you might know about The Counter in Santa Monica, where their thing is BYOB - Build Your Own Burger. Alan Richman even named it one of the 25 burgers you must eat before you die in GQ.

Based on their list of topping choices, there are 312,120 different burger combinations, but at their new location in Palo Alto, Tim attempted to do it all in one shot. He ordered a 5 lb. burger with every topping available. At once. Served in a bowl, the burger almost looks like a sundae and it is not pretty. Neither is the aftermath.

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Burger of the Night: The Counter Burger, Santa Monica

The Counter opens in Palo Alto, and Tim tries EVERYTHING

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