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The Counter

369 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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Ranked #6 of 276 restaurants in Palo Alto
Price range: $10 - $16
Cuisines: American, Hamburgers, Fast food
Most recent review
- 26 May 2013
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Paris, France
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2013

visiting PA four couple weeks and really enjoy the food here - very local and great atmosphere ! will definitively come back !

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Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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41 reviews 41 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

Be ready to give your phone number in order to receive a text when they're ready to seat you. The logistics are horrible, and the ordering system, efficient-seeming at first, is more of a hindrance. The service will forget about you now and then, but the food itself is great. I would probably go back.

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Stanford, California
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52 reviews 52 reviews
23 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

The meat in the burger here is always fresh and juicy. This is probably the best burger place around the area. There are always a lot of people, even on weekday evening, so prepare to wait for a while. The waitresses are always polite and you can ask them a lot of questions if you have never been here before.... More

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Menlo Park, California
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108 reviews 108 reviews
57 restaurant reviews
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

Had never been to or heard of this place before but man do they make great burgers. There was a bit of a wait on a Friday at 7 - huge shock - but once we got seated, our servers were informative and friendly and food came out quickly. They made good recommendations too. As I write this, I'm having... More

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Petra - Wadi Musa, Jordan
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39 reviews 39 reviews
24 restaurant reviews
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

Dined here with three friends in April 2013. If you do not like burgers please do not red this review. We must have been the slowest people on the planet trying to place our order (See Below It must have taken us at least 15 minutes to decide). The choice is fantastic!!!! Select what type of burger from beef, chicken,... More

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San Francisco, California
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19 reviews 19 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

Get what you want on a tasty burger. So many options it can be tough to decide. Good beer selection too. Fast service.

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Top Contributor
60 reviews 60 reviews
53 restaurant reviews
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013 via mobile

If you like to design your perfect burger then this is the place for you. Lots of input on components etc and have to confess our experience was good. The only downsides were lack of atmosphere and the 'robotic' service. We found the service very impersonal but being realistic it's a good burger restaurant not haute cuisine. Great selection of... More

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Milpitas, California
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122 reviews 122 reviews
71 restaurant reviews
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

I usually go to the location at Santana Row, and didin't realize there was one in PA as well. It was probably a little better here, maybe because the location is a little less frantic than Santana Row. We were able to sit down and enjoy our time and have a great lunch one weekend. Have to remember this for... More

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10 reviews 10 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013 via mobile

I have been to The Counter at least 10-15 times, and I am seated by the same person every time. Every time I sit down, they ask me "Have You Been Here Before?" My answer is always "Yes!" The food is VERY good, but the service is spotty and they need to stop asking if you have already tried their... More

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california
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39 reviews 39 reviews
23 restaurant reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

I love this place the burgers are awesome, the sliders are enough to split between two and they will let you split your order of fries and onion strings so that you do not have to choose, get half an order of each. Plus they have grown up milkshakes

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