When Texas Monthly picked Counter Cafe as one of the 50 Best Burgers in Texas, I decided I should give it a shot. After all, any diner with the tag line "Local Food, Global Love" is worth a try.
My friend Melissa and I met early for lunch and were immediately wooed by the menu. Counter Cafe offers breakfast or lunch from 8 am to 4 pm everyday. I love to order breakfast for lunch and was seriously tempted by the Counter Benedict or Egg Sandwich, but I was on a mission and it was the Counter Burger for me. Luckily, Melissa, despite being tempted by the Pimiento Cheese Sandwich, was willing to order the Counter Benedict, so I still got to try a bite of breakfast.
And, as much as I loved the burger, I really loved the sweet potato fries that came with it. They were crunchy! I know it sounds odd for me to focus on that aspect, but usually sweet potato fries come out more like home fries and don't have the crunch appeal of a french fry. Not these, they are crunchy fries that happen to be made with sweet potatoes. I made Melissa take some so that I wouldn't eat them all.
Melissa was equally pleased with her Counter Benedict, two perfectly poached eggs on top of pastrami served on a biscuit. The pastrami and biscuit were an original twist to a traditional benedict with the pastrami adding a nice saltiness to the dish.
Needless to say, Melissa and I enjoyed our lunch and I look forward to going back to Counter Cafe.After all, if Counter Cafe is willing to print their pledge to use local ingredients on their menu, the least I can do is clean my plate.
See you at the Counter!
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5 comments:
Whenever I drive by Counter Cafe, I tell myself that I need to go in and give it a try (and help myself to pods from the glorious Pride of Barbados, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, that blooms outside their door). Now with your recommendation, I'll make sure to stop by next chance I get. I love me some sweet potato fries.
Great post! We, too, loved the Counter Cafe's burger when we were there just after the rankings came out. But on our visit, the fries were greasy and bland - glad that's been fixed!
Counter Cafe is the BOMB and now my mouth is watering for their sweet potato fries. You are right that it is difficult to find a crisp sweet potato fry.
If you are looking for a delicious burger in Austin, I recommend you try Cherrywood Coffee House near Fiesta. I tried one for the first time yesterday and it was AMAZING.
It sounds like you're a strict burger ratio gal - I am too! I hate it when there's too much or too little bun or meat, the perfect ratio definitely makes the perfect burger :)
I tried the Counter Cafe just the other day and man was I impressed. The food was great, really flavorful and fresh. The waitstaff couldn't be nicer. I had the burger too. I think I am going to get some breakfast chow on my next visit.
About the only downside was that I get a little claustrophobic at times. Man that place was packed.
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