The Counter - San Jose

The Counter is a delicious and filling burger joint to go get a bite to eat. They are in fact dog friendly and are accommodating for dogs. Dogos can get their own cardboard water bowls and even puppy patties. Burgers are very filling and delicious to boot served on a brioche bun. You cannot really go wrong with getting whatever burger speaks to you they are all very good. If you do not want a burger from the menu, you can even create your own burger to suit your cravings as well. Sides are ordered separately or added to burgers. I recommend the half and half style of sides so you can mix and match. The shoe string fries and fried onion rings are where it's really at though. They also serve beers and cocktails. They have a wider selection of cocktails than beers but still have all the standard beers and a few unique brews. Highly recommend the counter if you want a dog friendly burger place that also serves alcohol!

Fun to order all the parts not then it's sometimes hard to pick it up because it's so full. Veggie burger is eh. They do have Impossible burgers. Regular burgers are apparently excellent. At one time they had halibut burgers. I miss those.

I love love any place that has delicious and healthy vegetarian options. Counter is my top choice for make your own burger The amount of customization you can add is endless. Truly, sky is the limit. Every ingredient is fresh, and you can tell is cleanly sourced. You can see the photo, how tasty that burger was. I am drooling while writing this review! If you haven't tried Counter Burger, please drop everything you are doing now and go enjoy!

We ordered two drinks, parmesan fries, a veggie burger and the grilled cheese sandwich. My drink (similar to a vodka tonic, but I can't remember the name) was ok but Hubby's mango margarita (which I also wanted and he ordered) was delicious. The food was good but the nice, unexpected part was that we had asked for the burger to be cut in half and they brought out the half cut pieces on two separate plates with the balsamic sauces. Such a pleasant surprise. Sitting outside was comfortable with the heaters and there was a party on the roof of the hotel across the street that played Punjabi music a bonus! There was an unexpected automatic service charge (mandatory tip). Obviously we were going to tip because the food and environment were good and we enjoyed ourselves but I don't care for automatic charges like this, so minus a star.

Great menu. Make your custom burger is excellent option and lots of choices for meat lovers, vegetarian and vegan customers. Got a veggie burger and it was delish. Drinks menu has good variety. Ambience is amazing and in center of Santana row.