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| - So we had heard that The Counter had the best burgers ever. I'm a fan of burgers, and though we aren't in the South Park area often, we had passed by often enough to make me want to make a special trip by to check it out.
The menu alone just about had my mouth watering. Pencil in hand, it was all I could do to contain myself and figure out just what I was going to order. That was actually the start of the problem.
Though McDonald's may not have the best quality in the world, they make up for it by telling you just what you can get. They make it easy for you by not making it too hard on the brain, and they also give you great pictures.
The Counter could go a long way by putting up some pictures of employee creations - something like the pre-made concoctions that they do at Cold Stone Creamery. That way you would at last have some ideas, rather than giving you all this burger overload that is so intimidating. And yes, they had a burger of the month (which I ordered, and wasn't bad), but they need more than one such option.
After giving in and figuring out what might work, we sat down and waited. And waited. And waited. Horrible, really, considering that we were the only people in there on a weekday afternoon. I will never comprehend how restaurants cannot serve two people when no one is there, nor can they serve hundreds of people when its packed. It's like they just don't want to do their job.
In any case, we also ordered a "hobo pack" of grilled vegetables. It would have been better to get a can of mixed vegetables from the grocery store and eat them raw. From the can. It was one of the worst things we have ever eaten.
The burgers finally arrived, and they were... average. A lot of it was certainly perception, having been built up in our mind that we would experience something great. Then we had to wait, all the while eating from this hobo pack, perhaps prepared by an actual hobo (who probably has higher standards, so I insult hobos around the world, and that is not my intention).
Next time, we'll go to Five Guys. Or McDonald's. And just take a menu from The Counter to enjoy.
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