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| Great new restaurant in Sydney area; Make your ouwn burger joint | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 15 2009, 08:34:41 PM (1,090 Views) | |
| MrsHippo | Mar 15 2009, 08:34:41 PM Post #1 |
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A new American franchise has just opened their first restaurant in the Sydney area. It's in Crows Nest, just a quick hop over the bridge on the Lower North Shore, and it's called The Counter. (www.thecounterburger.com) It is AMAZING. You can make your own burger with your choice of bun, cheese, toppings, sauce, and it's huge and delicious! Sides include fries and onion rings, served with bbq sauce and ranch dressing. They also have chili cheese fries and real American milk shakes / malts. Drinks are served in large glasses with ice, and there is normal ketchup and mustard on the tables. (They serve turkey, chicken and vegan burgers for you weirdos who don't eat red meat.)  Service is fast and good, and the restaurant is very chic with seating indoors and out. It is also licensed, if you want an alcoholic drink with your monster burger. I highly recommend it - and trust me, you won't want to eat again for hours! The burgers are HUGE! The Counter Crows Nest 118 Willoughby Road Crows Nest NSW Open Mon - Wed 11:30am - 9:00pm Thu - Fri 11:30am - 10:00pm Saturday 12noon - 11:00 pm Sunday 12noon - 9:00 pm |
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| TerritorianTori | Mar 15 2009, 11:37:45 PM Post #2 |
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Cool! Sounds a lot like Fudruckers or Wallbangers. Anyone remember those? Thanks for posting! |
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| i<3sydney | Mar 16 2009, 11:24:28 AM Post #3 |
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chicken or turkey burgers.. sounds good! no idea where crows nest is though. |
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| jorimeo | Mar 16 2009, 04:34:20 PM Post #4 |
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Funny, I just heard about this today. I never even knew these existed in America until I saw someone talking about it on Facebook. Seriously thinking about checking it out. =) |
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| shylady | Mar 16 2009, 04:52:24 PM Post #5 |
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yeah! I told my college-kid next time he goes to Chi to see one of his g/f's he should check it out, there's none in Mpls yet, surprisingly. |
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| Judy | Mar 16 2009, 05:32:41 PM Post #6 |
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Ooh, I went to a Fudruckers for the first time just over a week ago. The burger was yummy! And I had my first ever American milkshake, which is like an Aussie thickshake. |
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| jorimeo | Mar 17 2009, 03:31:08 PM Post #7 |
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I think I'm going to take my friend to the one in Chicago when she comes to see me in May. =) BTW, Fudruckers is amazing. <3 We don't have those around here anymore. And speaking of milkshakes, I love the shamrock milkshakes from McDonald's - special for St. Patrick's Day! :D |
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Each day is a gift, not a given right. Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind, and try to take the path that's less traveled by. Against the grain should be a way of life, what's worth the prize is worth the fight, every second counts because there's no second try. So live like you'll never live twice. | |
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| anater | Mar 17 2009, 07:56:28 PM Post #8 |
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A recommended restaurant on the North side -  ! Sounds yummy and we're planning to go this weekend - thanks for the recommendation!
Edited by anater, Mar 17 2009, 08:00:04 PM.
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| elsja | Mar 22 2009, 04:38:12 PM Post #9 |
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I just saw this post (after val told me about it last night). I'm So super excited to go here. It's definitely pricier than the ones back home... but what's new right? They even have american cheese I noticed! We may go for lunch tomorrow 
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| L.A. Jen | Mar 22 2009, 08:16:42 PM Post #10 |
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Thanks for posting this! We are definitely going to check it out! Sounds yummy.
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| SanDiablo | Mar 23 2009, 01:23:24 PM Post #11 |
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Damn, now I have a moral dilemma....that sure sounds yummy, but that location used to be my favorite drinking establishment, and when it closed down, I swore I wouldn't patronize whatever went in there...listen to my tummy or my pride? Well, that's an easy decision. |
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| elsja | Mar 23 2009, 03:47:06 PM Post #12 |
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tummy! |
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| gpierce | Mar 29 2009, 01:17:54 PM Post #13 |
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Jen and I went there last night with her sister. I give it two thumbs up:) Burgers were very tasty, definitely American style. We also had fried onion strings, French fries with beef and chili (I wish they just called this Chili cheese fries:) and Jen and I had malts. I had a chocolate one and she had banana. The Chili cheese fries were the absolute best. I haven't had anything like that here in Oz that tasted right to me. Usually things like that are two tomatoey if that's a word. The burgers were cooked to order (we all did medium well)., However, they came back what I would call Medium to medium-rare. Lots of pink in the middle. They had plenty of american like toppings such as american cheese. Lots of Ozzie toppings too, so they don't feel out of place:) The American cheese tasted pretty close. The burger had a very nice char grilled flavor. The fried onion strings were good, but I felt they could be better if they were actual rings, and a little thicker. The sauces for the burgers were a bit lackluster, I had a horseradish/mayo, and Jen had a chili sauce. Neither had very strong taste, which may or may not be good for you. I was expecting a bit more of a kick, like the horsey sauce at Arbys. The Chocolate malt I had was very good, but I didn't think it was chocolatey enough. It had a very mild chocolate flavor. Jen liked her Banana malt, but it wasn't to my taste. Seemed like the wrong combination to me. Overall it was great food, with a little american style:) Greg |
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| elsja | Mar 29 2009, 05:37:33 PM Post #14 |
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oooh see i love the skinny onion rings. And try the soy ginger glaze. It's GREAT! We're going tonight with Andrew's friends. I already know exactly what I am getting on my chicken burger
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| natasha_alena | Mar 29 2009, 09:13:07 PM Post #15 |
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Lol, you're totally becoming a regular, aren't you?!?! I want to go back already for more sweet potato fries!! Yum. |
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| MrsHippo | Mar 29 2009, 09:27:30 PM Post #16 |
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I am glad people are going and enjoying it. I absolutely loved it, and my hubby's office has made it a regular Friday lunch spot. It was reviewed in the Telegraph today and they totally slaughtered it, which made me angry. But as long as people are going and loving it, it will stay in business! :D |
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| natasha_alena | Mar 30 2009, 07:27:33 AM Post #17 |
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I can see why Aussies wouldn't like it and thus why they would give it that horrid review. We love it for all it's "American-ness", which is probably exactly why they hated it! |
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| elsja | Mar 30 2009, 10:50:31 AM Post #18 |
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Every Aussie I know who goes there loves it as well! |
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| MrsHippo | Mar 30 2009, 06:31:17 PM Post #19 |
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Yeah - every Aussie I have recommended it to has loved it as well. |
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| natasha_alena | Mar 30 2009, 06:51:53 PM Post #20 |
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Well obviously the Aussie that wrote the review didn't like it! |
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