{"id":5435,"date":"2009-05-28T23:31:07","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T06:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2009-05-29T01:10:32","modified_gmt":"2009-05-29T08:10:32","slug":"the-counter-for-national-hamburger-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/the-counter-for-national-hamburger-month\/","title":{"rendered":"The Counter For National Hamburger Month."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5647\" title=\"the-counter-017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-017-450x336.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-017\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-017-450x336.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-017-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-017.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re heading towards the end of <strong>National Hamburger Month<\/strong> (May).\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s a good\u00a0excuse to hurry\u00a0and have one, or more.\u00a0 We celebrated\u00a0at <strong>The Counter Custom Built Burgers<\/strong>.\u00a0 They have more than 20 restaurants in about 10 states and 3 countries, including Australia and Ireland.\u00a0 We went to the one in Irvine&#8217;s Woodbury Town Center.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5648\" title=\"the-counter-014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-014-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-014\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-014-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-014-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-014.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Counter <\/strong>is a restaurant that provides a check-off menu to select exactly what you want on your Burger, starting with Beef, Turkey, Veggie or Chicken.\u00a0 Our choices today both included Beef &#8212; One had Jalapeno Jack, Green Chiles, Tomato, Pickles,\u00a0Green Onions and Roasted Garlic Aioli, and the other had Tillamook Cheddar, Mixed Baby Greens, Black Olives, Bermuda Red Onion,\u00a0Grilled Pineapple and a side of Ginger Soy Glaze.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5649\" title=\"the-counter-007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-007-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-007\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-007-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-007-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-007.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They also offer the above Starter\u00a0that includes Sweet Potato Fries, French Fries, Crispy Fried Onion Strings and Fried Dill Pickle Chips, and comes with 4 Sauces &#8212; Ranch, BBQ, Apricot and Horseradish Mayo (I think).\u00a0 The Apricot Sauce is served for the\u00a0Fried Dill Pickle\u00a0Chips.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not a bad combination.\u00a0 ALL was very tasty and fun to eat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5650\" title=\"the-counter-018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-018-450x336.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-018\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-018-450x336.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-018-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-018.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And we tried the <strong>Hobo Pack<\/strong>, which comes served in baked parchment paper for you to empty into the bowl.\u00a0 It&#8217;s an assortment of Grilled Vegetables with fresh Herbs &#8212; I generally love the combination, but the flavor of this\u00a0one was\u00a0just okay.\u00a0 A dash of Balsamic Vinegar would serve it well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5651\" title=\"the-counter-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-001\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5652\" title=\"the-counter-010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-010-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-010\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5653\" title=\"the-counter-011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/the-counter-011-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"the-counter-011\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Overall, we really like the place and\u00a0the service was excellent at this location.\u00a0 We wish the tables were a little wider, since we had to play musical table stuff\u00a0a few times.\u00a0 And I need to go back at least 10 more times to try all the Burger combinations I have in mind.<\/p>\n<p>The Counter DIRECT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecounterburger.com\/\">http:\/\/www.thecounterburger.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MENU: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecounterburger.com\/menu\/\">http:\/\/www.thecounterburger.com\/menu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE about National Hamburger Month:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/foodfrenzy.freedomblogging.com\/2009\/05\/06\/holy-cow-its-national-hamburger-month\/7185\/\">http:\/\/foodfrenzy.freedomblogging.com\/2009\/05\/06\/holy-cow-its-national-hamburger-month\/7185\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE Counter Burger PHOTOS:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz_photos\/Jcpo0wZfey_YaNzhk8vmGQ?select=tP23n9LMs-IeGqlnvmo27g\">http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz_photos\/Jcpo0wZfey_YaNzhk8vmGQ?select=tP23n9LMs-IeGqlnvmo27g<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re heading towards the end of National Hamburger Month (May).\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s a good\u00a0excuse to hurry\u00a0and have one, or more.\u00a0 We celebrated\u00a0at The Counter Custom Built Burgers.\u00a0 They have more than 20 restaurants in about 10 states and 3 countries, including Australia and Ireland.\u00a0 We went to the one in Irvine&#8217;s Woodbury Town Center. 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