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| - The Counter is an upscale diner and a very cool concept. I've been here twice - once for an appetizer and a drink in a group, and another time for dinner with a friend.
The decor is nice and modern. The staff seem a little stuffy in my opinion, but the service was fine on my second visit. On the first visit though, the large table I was sitting at completely overwhelmed our server (even though we had a reservation for a large group) and everything was terribly slow.
The food, well, it certainly comes in large portions. The artichoke dip was huge and pretty good. The club sandwich that I had on my second visit was awful. The only good thing about it was the generous amount of bacon that was on it. The bread was cold and soggy, it was way too big to be eaten as a sandwich and just ended up being an awkward mess, and the chicken...well...I have never seen chicken like this. It was some sort of spongy processed crap.
The cocktails are a little pricey at $12, and there are just a few of them. I had a Counter variation on a mojito which was made with sparkling wine. It sounded like a cool idea, but I didn't like it. I'm not sure why - I love mojitos, I love sparkling wine - how could i go wrong?
The Counter, I'm sad to give you 2*. I like the idea of you so much. When I first heard about you from my friends, I thought you would be so awesome to know. But now that we've hung out a bit, I realize you're just an average, boring guy in fancy clothes.
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