The Counter Menu – Irvine, CA

Type : Hamburger restaurant

Location : Irvine, CA

Contemporary chain with customizable gourmet burgers, including vegetarian, plus beer & wine. Based on 563 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

The Counter 92612

Address:
2981 Michelson Dr Ste C, Irvine, CA 92612

Phone: (949) 596-7227

Website:

Hours

Friday 11 AM–11 PM
Saturday 11 AM–11 PM
Sunday 11 AM–10 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM

Menu

Starters
Fried Green Tomatoes
Green tomatoes fried and topped with parmesan, rosemary and parsley. Served with a side of remoulade sauce for dipping.
$12.00
Loaded Tots
pimento cheese • applewood smoked bacon • scallions • buttermilk ranch
$10.50
Parmesan Fries
garlic aioli • rosemary • parsley
$10.50
Sweet Sriracha Brussels Sprouts
fried brussels sprouts tossed in a sweet sriracha sauce
$8.50
Chili Cheese Fries
beef chili • cheddar • red onion • sour cream
$10.50
Buffalo Cauliflower
hand-breaded cauliflower florets • buffalo sauce • buttermilk ranch
$8.50
Tots $9.00
Shoestring Fries $8.50
Sweet Potato Fries
horseradish aioli
$8.50
The Fifty Fifty
Can’t decide? Choose 2 of these
$8.50
Fried Onion Strings
hickory bbq sauce • buttermilk ranch
$8.50
Buffalo Wings
Create Your Own Burger or Salad Bowl – Signature Build
Create Your Own Burger, Sandwich Or Salad Bowl
Signature Burgers – Signature Build
Louisiana Soul Burger
All-natural angus beef topped with jalapeño jack and cheddar cheese, jalapeño relish, lettuce, and fried green tomatoes. Served on a brioche bun with a side of remoulade sauce.
$20.00
Jalapeño Bacon Cheddar
All-natural angus beef* • cheddar • applewood smoked bacon • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • jalapeño aioli • fried jalapeño garnish • brioche bun
$18.00
Texas Bourbon BBQ Burger
All-natural angus beef • jalapeño jack • cheddar • lettuce blend • tomatoes • pickles • fried onion strings • bourbon BBQ sauce • brioche bun
$17.50
West Coast Impossible™ Burger
Impossible™ Burger • jalapeño jack • mixed greens • grilled red onions • pickles • house-made thousand island • multigrain bun
$19.50
Patty Melt
All-natural angus beef* • swiss • caramelized onions • house-made thousand island • griddled sourdough
$15.00
Old School
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • pickles • the counter relish • brioche bun
$15.00
The Counter Burger
all-natural beef* • provolone • tomatoes • lettuce blend • fried onion strings • sautéed mushrooms • garlic aioli • brioche bun
$17.50
Bacon BBQ
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • applewood smoked bacon • tomatoes • fried onion strings • hickory bbq • brioche bun
$17.50
The Purist
all-natural beef* (1/3 lb) • brioche bun
$12.00
Beef & Blue
all natural beef* • danish blue cheese • organic mixed greens • tomatoes • bacon onion jam • garlic aioli •brioche
$16.00
Sprouted Veggie
vegan veggie • organic mixed greens • red onions • roasted red peppers • alfalfa sprouts • dijon balsamic • multigrain bun
$15.00
Breakfast Burger
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • tomatoes • applewood smoked bacon • sunny side up egg* • sweet sriracha • brioche bun
$17.50
Bison Is Gouda
organic bison* • smoked gouda • bacon onion jam • sunny side up egg* • baby spinach • scallions • housemade thousand island • brioche bun
$19.75
Chipotle Turkey
all-natural ground turkey • jalapeño jack • lettuce blend • dried cranberries • scallions • chipotle aioli • brioche bun
$15.00
Minis
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • pickles • red onions • the counter relish • mini hawaiian buns
$15.50
Family Burger Bundles
Classic Family 4-Pack
Bring The Counter® experience to your home kitchen with a Family Burger Bundle! Customize your Classic Family Pack with choices of proteins, including our all-natural, antibiotic-free and no added hormones beef patties, buns and sides. Cook the me…
$49.99
Mini Burger Family 12-Pack
Bring The Counter® experience to your home kitchen with a Family Burger Bundle! Customize your Mini Burger Family Pack with choices of proteins, including our all-natural, antibiotic-free and no added hormones beef patties, buns and sides. Cook th…
$49.99
Sandwiches
Nashville Hot
buttermilk brined fried chicken • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • pickles • mayo • nashville hot sauce • brioche bun
$15.50
Southern Fried Chicken
buttermilk brined • jalapeño jack • tomatoes • coleslaw • fresh jalapeños • honey dijon • brioche bun
$15.50
The Meltdown
grilled chicken breast • provolone • sautéed mushrooms • grilled red onions • basil pesto or housemade thousand island • griddled sourdough
$15.00
B.L.T. & A
applewood smoked bacon • lettuce blend • tomatoes • avocado • garlic aioli • griddled sourdough
$11.25
Honey Dijon Chicken
grilled chicken breast • swiss cheese • organic mixed greens • tomatoes • scallions • honey dijon • brioche bun
$15.00
Grilled Cheese Trifecta
tillamook cheddar • provolone • american • griddled sourdough • add applewood smoked bacon option
$10.95
Salads & More
BBQ Chicken Salad
all-natural chicken breast -lettuce blend- tomatoes- red onions-roasted corn-shredded cheddar -avocado-fried onion strings-buttermilk ranch and hickory BBQ sauce
$16.00
Classic Cobb
all-natural chicken breast • danish blue cheese • applewood smoked bacon • chopped egg • tomatoes • red onions • lettuce blend • dijon balsamic
$16.00
Caesar Salad
lettuce blend • aged parmesan • garlic croutons • tossed with caesar dressing
$9.75
Simple Salad
organic mixed greens • cucumber • carrot strings • red onion • tomatoes • choice of dressing
$9.00
All-Natural Beef Chili
cheddar • red onion • sour cream
Turkey Chili
grilled corn • dried cranberries • scallions
Shakes & Sweet Endings
Double Chocolate Cookies N Cream Shake
Vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate and cookie shake garnished with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and a cookie.
$9.00
Cookie Butter Shake $9.50
Sea Salt Caramel Shake
vanilla ice cream, caramel and sea salt
$9.00
Create Your Own Shake
choose up to three ingredients
$8.75
Root Beer Float
vanilla ice cream base
$8.00
Birthday Cake Shake
confetti cake mix • rainbow sprinkles
$8.75
Banana Split Shake
strawberries • bananas • caramel • chocolate
$9.00
The Classic Shake
chocolate, vanilla bean or strawberry
$8.25
Brownie
served warm • caramel sauce
$8.00
Sides
Side Shoestring Fries $4.50
Sweet Potato Fries $4.75
Parmesan Fries
garlic aioli • rosemary • parsley
$5.50
Side Of Tots $4.50
Fried Onion Strings $4.75
Coleslaw $4.50
Side Salad – Lettuce Blend $4.50
Side Salad – Baby Spinach $4.50
Side Salad – Organic Mixed Greens $4.50
Sauces
Add Extra Sauce
Kids
Mini Cheeseburgers
plate of two, cooked well-done American cheese + pickles
$8.50
Chicken Tenders
hand-breaded and served with ranch or bbq sauce
$8.50
PB + J
Grape jelly & creamy peanut butter on two mini hawaiian buns
$7.50
Grilled Cheese
american cheese on sourdough bread
$7.50
Beverages
San Pellegrino $4.95
Fountain Soda $3.75
Iced Tea $4.25
Acqua Panna $4.95
All-Natural Lemonade
available in regular & flavored
$4.25
PomBerry Lemonade
house-made with fresh sparkling lemonade • pomegranate • blueberry
$4.95
Peach Mint Fresca
fresh mint • peach • lime • agave • soda
$4.95
Strawberry Lemonade $4.75
Arnold Palmer $4.25
Mango Iced Tea $4.25
Mango Lemonade $4.75
Peach Iced Tea $4.25
Peach Lemonade $4.75
Cocktails
Mexican Mocha
Silver Patron • grandmarnier® • coffee • vanilla bean ice cream
$11.00
Lucky In Kentucky
maker’s mark® bourbon • peach • vanilla bean ice cream • caramel sauce • graham crackers
$11.00
Cookies & Cream
baileys® irish cream • stoli® vanil • vanilla bean ice cream • OREO® cookies
$11.00

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: thecounter.com

Reviews

Amir R
I recently visited The Counter Park Place restaurant and I have to say, I was blown away by the quality of the food. Although I had been to this location before about 6 or 7 years ago, I was excited to give it another try. And I’m so glad I did!

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Alan Duong
Good service. I ended up coming here because the Postino wait was too long. I was surprised by how good the burger ended up being. Pleasant surprise after the terrible burger I had at Hangar 24 a few weeks ago. Relish and Bourbon BBQ sauce were not my cup of tea at all. Gross.

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Helen Groves
Wow, there were so many free options to customize my burger!.. With different burger types, like bison, and some cheeses at additional charge. There was so many other burgers, sandwiches, sides, and shakes to choose from. Overwhelmed by the selections available, I decided my first try should just be a margarita and cheeseburger on the regular menu. My burger was perfect medium rare, juicy, and trimmings so fresh. French fries were deliciously crisp and hot. My margarita was Perfect, Perfect, Perfect! The drink price was almost half compared to other OC restaurants, and it wasn’t even happy hour yet… I would have gladly paid more for my perfect drink! The hostess seated me right away, drink came in 10 minutes and lunch at 20 minutes, and manager checked in to see if I was enjoying my meal. Friendly and attentive staff was very good. Definitely coming back to this gem.

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Martin Roberts
A modern burger joint with a wide choice of burgers. The glazed sprouts are superb. Beef Blue burger and Sweet Potato Fries was average and the level of service was rather amateurish… Hence my 3 star review.

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Eric Thuneman
I would give a big fat 0 if I could. In from out of town found this place looks good. I sit down at the bar. I’m given a menu not asked if I want a drink and nothing else for 15 minutes I sat there. Filled out my create your own burger and nothing. HORRIBLE service!!! Never got to find out if they had good burgers or not. Only in Cali can a place like this stay in business.

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Courtney Field
It took nearly 50 minutes to get a burger, salad, and fries and there were barely any other customers. The burger was okay but the fries were stale and cold. The salad was standard but I had asked for no tomatoes and it came with them but there was no way I was going to wait to send it back. The waitress was nice, she couldn’t do anything about the timing, but I wouldn’t return.

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Sydney Wang
Delicious burgers and amazing service. We come here whenever we crave burgers.

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Danny Duran
The downside to this was parking, the night we went and time the parking lot was a disaster. We ended up parking in the structure which was packed as well due to the attached gym.

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Sahar Meshksar
The best burger ever. Really high quality one.

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Hannah Stuart
I drove a long way in order to get a veggie burger that used to be my favorite (I no longer live in CA). It was on my list of places I needed to go to while we were here. We came in for lunch and when I ordered, the waitress said they didn’t receive any veggie burgers today. I really wish they had let us know upon arrival since that’s all we came for. Also, I thought they made them in-house (or at least they used to?) so I’m not sure where they were being delivered from. I ended up getting a grilled cheese which was really very bad. The bread was so dry it cut my gums. The other 2 in our party enjoyed their food, so maybe this just wasn’t a good day for vegetarians. There were also quite a few fruit flies around, including on the napkins. Was just super disappointed overall.

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