The Counter

11/14/09

Bad Buns

by Nick Fiesta at Citysearch

We are original customers of the Counter in Santa Monica. A Counter burger was worth the drive from Pasadena. On our last two visits to Santa Monica we were disappointed to realize they had switched buns. Originally they used a good bakery bun which was equivalent to the quality of the meat.

Sadly, Pasadena is following this same path. The bun literally crumbled around the beef. Gus's is now one of the best places for burgers in the area. Period!

• Pros: Lots of topping choice, good beef
• Cons: Terrible hamburger buns

11/12/09

dissappointing

by D Rivera at Citysearch

I was really looking forward to eating here and didnt find the food or atmosphere to be as good as I anticipated. As for the burger the bun crumbled so I had to eat it with a knife and fork. the onion frings were tastless and greasy. the only thing that was enjoyable was the sweet fries. I think I will stick with Islands and In and Out, the value and the food is much better

• Cons: noisy not as good as the hype

10/30/09

The Counter Claims Ground on the East Side

by davidarnerich at Citysearch

This legendary West Side gourmet burger establishment has now claimed ground on the East Side with their scrumptious build your own burger concept. With all the fresh ingredients you can imagine and your choice of how to create your own burger, how can it not be the best burger in town right? I mean you made it yourself so it's not the best, then try again... it's on you!

The staff is very friendly and attentive. The decor is chic industrial style but warm. They have flat screens to watch ball games and a cool bar where you can throw back a wide variety of beers, wines, cocktails or even milkshakes. Thursday nights they have a DJ spinning. You can also get mini-burgers and beer pairings to grind on while you cruise to the tunes. Simply bitchen place to hang for a variety of moods.

• Pros: Burgers, Staff, Atmosphere
• Cons: None that I know of