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Photo of the Day: My Kind of Burger

Posted 2 January, 2009 at 9:30am by Michael Chu
(Filed under: Food, Photography)

Hamburgers are good food. A patty of ground beef cooked until browned on the outside set inside a bun. My favorite is probably In-N-Out's Double-Double which is near perfect with the textural and flavor differences between the soft sponge bread bun, crisp fresh lettuce, crunchy nearly-raw onions, chewy meat patties, and moist sauce all in the same bite. Sometimes, I want a different burger that's a little more and for those days there's The Counter. The Counter is a new kind of burger joint where you build your own burger on paper from a large collection of possible choices and, when it's made for you, eat it while enjoying a nice glass of wine. When I go to The Counter, I usually end up with a burger that looks something like this.
The Counter - Hamburger
Handheld, 1/30 sec at f/2.8 on ISO 100, 17-35mm f/2.8

6 comments to Photo of the Day: My Kind of Burger

Robert, January 4th, 2009 at 2:09 pm:

  • One of the things about leaving Santa Monica that I miss dearly is the loss of The Counter, which was half a block from my office. At least once a week I got dinner from there. Their success is well deserved, and their expansion is exciting. They're planning two locations in New York, but I suspect it's at least another year before they arrive.

    Incidentally, the cheese looks spectacular.

scott, January 4th, 2009 at 11:45 pm:

  • Never thought about putting a friend egg on a burger…

    Will likely try the Palo Alto location nest week. :)

    While I dig In-n-Out a much as the next guy…their fries suck. I'm sorry, but they do.

Michael Chu, January 5th, 2009 at 1:04 am:

  • Red Robin's been putting a fried egg on their "Royal" burgers for as long as I can remember. It really does take the burger to the next level taste-wise.

    I actually kind of like In-N-Out's fries - they taste like potatoes and nothing else. There are better fries out there, but I do enjoy the In-N-Out fries.

Robert Konigsberg, January 5th, 2009 at 6:29 pm:

  • The Counter's fries are okay. Not great but okay. That they come out as an appetizer is odd. The Counter has a good healthier option called The Hobo Pack. I recommend that. Then again, if you're putting a fried egg on a piece of beef, fries may make little difference. :)

Michael Chu, January 5th, 2009 at 7:51 pm:

  • Yeah… definitely not a meal I would do too often. The sweet potato fries are pretty good but the onion strings are my favorite (with some Ranch or aioli).

What I Ate: January 5, 2009 | Orthogonal Thought, January 5th, 2009 at 11:51 pm:

  • […] were a couple comments on the Photo of the Day: My Kind of Burger post from a couple days ago. I looked at the photo so many times that I had a craving for The […]

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