Counter Cafe in downtown Austin serves upscale comfort food in 700 square feet. Walk in and see 20 customers, multiple cooks, and a huge kitchen within arms length! Thankfully the AC is pumping! This is not your typical greasy spoon diner, the menu upgrades your favorite classics using mostly high-quality organic, naturally raised, and local ingredients. Expect prices to be a bit higher. FYI: Open daily 8am-4pm.
Polenta Fried Oyster Appetizer
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As you guessed it, Mexican coke is served here
Little diner in the old GM Steakhouse spot on 7th & Lamar
Definitely come in small groups because this is a small place with one big table of 6, a couple 2-tops, and a picnic table outside.
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich & fries, they were out of the veggie burger so this was the next best thing. Maybe don’t pick the fries as your side, they are not near crunchy if thats your thing. Thick and soggy.
Pimento Grilled Cheese w/ Gazpacho (soup of the day)
the griddle that made the grilled cheese, it gets pretty hot in here if you sit at the counter, beware. You are right on top of the kitchen but its worth it to see the chefs in action. And… one of the chefs use to cook at my sorority house, small world!
Counter Cafe 626 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78703 www.thecountercafe.com 512-708-8800
College Slacker
A bit pricy for my liking, so you'll find me down the street at Hoffbrau's for some good old fashioned steak. Organic be darned! I need me some large portions and cheap price, I'm a college kid after all!
Spoiled Brat
So what if Counter Cafe took over Austin institution GM Steakhouse. Did they serve Crab Cakes and Sweet Potato Fries? I think not!
June 26th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
OK, so what is the deal that you’ve decided a restaurant’s address must always be buried on the jump page? I don’t need all the friggin’ food-porn photography, I need an address and possibly a phone number. Get in, say yer piece succinctly, give the contact info, get out. It’s the secret of success in blogging as in radio PSAs.