The Counter

Anti-Established in 2003, The Counter® is the 21st century’s bold answer to the classic burger joint. Ushering in a fresh era of industrial decor, today’s music, cold beer, unique wines, cocktails, and burger options that are only limited by your imagination.

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Address

2901 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 102 (at 29th St) Santa Monica , CA 90405 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating No
Music Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Wine

Comments / 74


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Brad Hall

For GF options , burger in a bowl, or GF bun . As of 3/3/13, they now have a Gluten Free menu . Some places have dedicated fryer for GF french fries and sweet potato fries .

Clean Bay Restaurant Program

Congrats to The Counter for passing their Clean Bay Restaurant Certification 4 the City of Santa Monica! They're doing their part to keep the Santa Monica Bay clean ! Learn more: www.santamonicabay.org

Privy.net

"Check this burger out: provolone cheese , mixed greens, tomato , avocado , grilled onion and a third of a pound of burger . Sounds good, right? The best part is, the beef within the burger may be enhance Read more

Clean Bay Restaurant Program

This Counter Burger is a certified restaurant of the Clean Bay Restaurant Program, helping to reduce stormwater pollution in Santa Monica Bay ! Learn about or find more certified restaurants at Read more

Josef Szotten

They let you build your own burger and you can choose The Impossible burger ! Vegetarians and vegans rejoice. Everything was delicious.

Time Out Los Angeles

The Sprouted Veggie ($10) is a hefty meat-free burger made with a housemade veggie patty , sliced red onion , mixed greens, roasted red peppers and alfalfa sprouts.

Karina Lipnyagova

Create your own burger , get your best burger ???? Try their grilled vegetable skewers with pesto and grilled corn ! Delicious!

Frosty

The veggie burger turned out to be extremely tasty. It was even better with an egg on top.

Gilt City

With four types of patties, 12 types of cheese , 33 toppings, 21 sauces and six types of bun , exactly 312,120 different burgers combos are possible. (House-made guac and tangy tzatziki are two faves.)

JH H-D

Customizing can be overwhelming, so don't be afraid to go with a preselected burger . They're preselected for a reason!

Setra Music

Great Build-Your-Own burgers ! And the milkshakes taste like they did when I was a kid! They even have gluten-free buns !

Ron Beyers

Really good taste in beers (9 taps), one of the best burgers in L.A. And the parmesan fries are ridiculous. Even better than sweet potato .

David Gatdula

‎2/3 beef . Grilled onions . Brie cheese . Grilled green chilies . Apple smoked bacon . Sun dried tomatoes . Chipotle aioli . w/ a side of sweet potato fries & Belgium seasonal beer = YUM!!!

Stephen Koontz

A fun way to put together a burger . Their ingredients are vast and allow unique combinations.

LIVESTRONG_COM

With all the healthy add-ons (grilled pineapple , roasted peppers , sprouts & more), even a juicy burger can be nutritious. Bonus - whole wheat buns and vegetarian-friendly patties.

Matthew Sugarman

Beware medium-rare here it's rarer tan rare at many places. Otherwise awesome burgers

Mario Witte

Great burgers - it may look complicated, but definitely try building a custom burger , it won't get better than that

Claudia Perea

Add bacon to the Parmesan fries or bacon and jalepeno to the chili cheese fries . Bomb! :-D

Chris Johnsen

Excellent custom built burgers . Make sure to try the crispy onion strings and for those with a sweet tooth, their shakes .

Adrienne

Really fun burger joint : customize every ingredient of your hamburger via a hand-marked order form-- be careful, the burgers are HUGE!!

Jessie Hogue

You can add stuff to the grilled cheese and its amazing! I like bacon and tomatoes , but anything goes!

Tom Odell

One of the best burgers you'll find in Los Angeles!

Katie Fujarski

Nutella milkshake . And for the gluten-free crowd, there is GF bread !

Christian Ramirez

I love that I can build my own personal and perfect burger !

Lulu Aljammaz

Your turn to make your own burger ????????

AD Nys

Share an off-menu "Trio" plate of regular fries , sweet potato fries and sweet shoestring fried onions .

Ami Batman

Definitely ask for Beth to be your server! She's sweet, super fun, and one of my closest friends!

Oscar Zaldana

The best burger ever! Come on Tuesday from 4-10pm and order The mini burgers with 4 beer pairing for just $12.

Sean Alvarado

Order this: 1/3 beef burger with organic greens , tomatoes , roasted red peppers , grilled onions , avocado , honey mustard and some sweet potato fries .

Kadrian Alvarenga

1/3 lb. beef , honey wheat bun , soft ripened brie , coleslaw , tomatoes , corn and black bean salsa , jalapenos , and whipped avocado ! its like the French-Spanish War with cheese Read more

Behrad Eats

No matter how you get your burger , add Fried Onion Strings to it. Trust me on this one!

Shawn Hermes

2/3 lb. beef , medium, multigrain bun , applewood bacon and tillamock cheddar , with sweet potatoe fries ! so good!

brandie

I love their Unique Veggie , one of the best!

Yujin S

Everything

Mónica Hidrovo

The sweet potato fries are to die.... One order is big enough to share.

Andre

Do your phone a favor and use that Starbucks wifi ..

Jeff

Order the multi-grain bun toasted "well ". Otherwise it will be too soft to hold the burger together.

William Reardon

Great fries and great onion rings -- get the half & half .

Andrew D

Always a solid choice

Dinah Gross

The grilled cheese skimpy and disappointing ????

Morgan East

It can be very echo-y when the windows are shut. I wouldn't suggest it for a lunch meeting.

Jay T

Burger pretty damn good, and you get to pick from a ton of shit to put on it. And the sweet potato fries are even better. Read more

Alistair Jeffs

Build a burger . This month's (Feb 2011) ciabatta bun is recommended! Beer here too.

Jazmin Bobby

Try the Veggie On Multi Grain With Hot Wing Sause - #Veggie #Sauce #Burger

Steve L

Amazing build-your-own burgers . Get the Parmesan fries as well .

David Iwanow

Order anything it's all amazing, best burgers by far!

Helen Leung

Month if may us national burger month!

Ana Damjanovska

Build your own burger :-)

Peter K

The fried pickles here are way more breading than pickles . They're really not very tasty. Unless you're into that sort of thing.

Hayley Jones

Caramel apple crumble shake ❤️????

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