The Counter

The Counter

The Counter is a fast casual restaurant chain featuring gourmet custom-topped burgers. Diners receive a clipboard to "Build Your Own Burger" with such toppings as Gruyère, Dried Cranberries and Ginger Soy Glaze. There are over 312,120 possible topping combinations. [http://www.thecounterburger.com The Counter Burger official site] ]

History

The Counter was founded in Santa Monica, California, United States in 2003 by Jeff Weinstein. [ [http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/06/25/story12.html "The Counter concept moves into Greater D.C."] Washington Business Journal (2007-06-22)]

Accolades

The Counter was launched into the public eye when Gayle King mentioned it on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 28, 2006, [ [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ol0TpcczcFQJ:www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200602/20060228/slide_20060228_350_101.jhtml+oprah+best+burger+in+america+the+counter&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1 "The Oprah Winfrey Show, February 28, 2006"] ] [ [http://boutique.oprah.com/product/show/5942 "The Oprah Winfrey Show, Episode 5942, Transcript"] ] It has also been listed as number 15 on Alan Richman's "The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die" in GQ Magazine. [Alan Richman. [http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_2526 "The 20 hamburgers you must eat before you die"] . GQ features.]

In the August 25, 2008 issue, Nation's Restaurant News named The Counter as one of "2008's Six Hottest Concepts." [ [http://www.franchiseworks.com/franchise_news_story.aspx?nid=242 "FranchiseWorks, Nation's Restaurant News, August 25, 2008"] ]

Locations

According to FranchiseWorks.com, since opening its first restaurant in Santa Monica in 2003 and launching its franchise program in 2006, The Counter has opened 11 locations and has sold development rights for over 130 restaurant franchises. There are 25 new locations that are forecast to open in 2008 and 2009. Long-range projections call for as many as 400 to 600 U.S. locations. [ [http://www.franchiseworks.com/franchise_news_story.aspx?nid=242 "FranchiseWorks.com"] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.thecounterburger.com/ The Counter Official Website]
* [http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/4/2/stepUpToTheCounterForANewBurgerExperience Step Up To The Counter For A New Burger Experience]


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