The Counter
11922 Democracy Dr, Reston
(703) 796-1008
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The Counter Burger
Mini Cheeseburgers
Parmesan Fries
French Fries
Hamburger
Sauce
Tots
Featured items
Minis
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • pickles • red onions • the counter relish • mini hawaiian buns
Old School
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • pickles • the counter relish • brioche bun
Beef and Blue
all natural beef* • danish blue cheese • organic mixed greens • tomatoes • bacon onion jam • garlic aioli •brioche
Classic Shake
chocolate, vanilla bean or strawberry
Chicken Tenders
hand-breaded and served with ranch or bbq sauce
Side Shoestring Fries
Sea Salt Caramel Shake
vanilla ice cream, caramel and sea salt
Grilled Cheese Trifecta
tillamook cheddar • provolone • american • griddled sourdough • add applewood smoked bacon option
Loaded Tots
pimento cheese • applewood smoked bacon • scallions • buttermilk ranch
Parmesan Fries
garlic aioli • rosemary • parsley
Create Your Own Shake
choose up to three ingredients
Bison is Gouda
organic bison* • smoked gouda • bacon onion jam • sunny side up egg* • baby spinach • scallions • housemade thousand island • brioche bun
Honey Dijon Chicken
grilled chicken breast • swiss cheese • organic mixed greens • tomatoes • scallions • honey dijon • brioche bun
Sweet Sriracha Brussels Sprouts
fried brussels sprouts tossed in a sweet sriracha sauce
Mini Cheeseburgers
plate of two, cooked well-doneAmerican cheese + pickles
Juicy Lucy
all-natural angus beef* filled with melted cheese • caramelized onions pickles • house-made thousand island • brioche bun
Side of Tots
The Purist
all-natural beef* (1/3 lb) • brioche bun
B.L.T. & A.
applewood smoked bacon • lettuce blend • tomatoes • avocado • garlic aioli • griddled sourdough
Double Chocolate Cookies n Cream Shake
Vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate and cookie shake garnished with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and a cookie.
Featured Items
Vaquero Burger
All-natural angus beef topped with bacon, jalapeno jack and cheddar cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, and pico de gallo. Served on a brioche bun with a side of Jalapeño Ranch.
Vaquero Fries
Shoestring fries loaded with cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and Jalapeño Ranch.
Mexican Chocolate Shake
Mexican hot chocolate inspired shake topped with churros cereal, whipped cream and cinnamon.
Starters
The Fifty Fifty
Can't decide? Choose 2 of these
Buffalo Wings
buffalo style • celery & ranch or blue cheese
Fried Dill Pickles
buttermilk ranch
Loaded Tots
pimento cheese • applewood smoked bacon • scallions • buttermilk ranch
Parmesan Fries
garlic aioli • rosemary • parsley
Buffalo Cauliflower
hand-breaded cauliflower florets • buffalo sauce • buttermilk ranch
Shoestring Fries
Chili Cheese Fries
beef chili • cheddar • red onion • sour cream
Sweet Sriracha Brussels Sprouts
fried brussels sprouts tossed in a sweet sriracha sauce
Sriracha Wings
sweet sriracha • celery & ranch or blue cheese
Fried Onion Strings
hickory bbq sauce • buttermilk ranch
BBQ Wings
BBQ style • celery & ranch or blue cheese
Tots
Sweet Potato Fries
horseradish aioli
Vaquero Fries
Shoestring fries loaded with cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and Jalapeño Ranch.
Create Your Own Burger
Create Your Own Burger - 1/3lb
Create Your Own Burger - 1/2lb
Signature Burgers
Old School
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • pickles • the counter relish • brioche bun
Beef and Blue
all natural beef* • danish blue cheese • organic mixed greens • tomatoes • bacon onion jam • garlic aioli •brioche
Bison is Gouda
organic bison* • smoked gouda • bacon onion jam • sunny side up egg* • baby spinach • scallions • housemade thousand island • brioche bun
Patty Melt
All-natural angus beef* • swiss • caramelized onions • house-made thousand island • griddled sourdough
Juicy Lucy
all-natural angus beef* filled with melted cheese • caramelized onions pickles • house-made thousand island • brioche bun
Bacon BBQ
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • applewood smoked bacon • tomatoes • fried onion strings • hickory bbq • brioche bun
The Counter Burger
all-natural beef* • provolone • tomatoes • lettuce blend • fried onion strings • sautéed mushrooms • garlic aioli • brioche bun
Minis
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • pickles • red onions • the counter relish • mini hawaiian buns
West Coast Impossible™ Burger
Impossible™ Burger • jalapeño jack • mixed greens • grilled red onions • pickles • house-made thousand island • multigrain bun
Breakfast Burger
all-natural beef* • tillamook cheddar • tomatoes • applewood smoked bacon • sunny side up egg* • sweet sriracha • brioche bun
Jalapeño Bacon Cheddar
All-natural angus beef* • cheddar • applewood smoked bacon • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • jalapeño aioli • fried jalapeño garnish • brioche bun
The Purist
all-natural beef* (1/3 lb) • brioche bun
Chipotle Turkey
all-natural ground turkey • jalapeño jack • lettuce blend • dried cranberries • scallions • chipotle aioli • brioche bun
Texas Bourbon BBQ Burger
All-natural angus beef • jalapeño jack • cheddar • lettuce blend • tomatoes • pickles • fried onion strings • bourbon BBQ sauce • brioche bun
Vaquero Burger
All-natural angus beef topped with bacon, jalapeno jack and cheddar cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, and pico de gallo. Served on a brioche bun with a side of Jalapeño Ranch.
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 meat and fries yourself or let us do it for you! Each pack comes standard with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onions, garlic aioli, hickory bbq, mayo, ketchup & mustard.
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 the meat and fries yourself or let us do it for you! Each pack comes standard with mini hawaiian buns, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onions, garlic aioli, hickory bbq, mayo, ketchup & mustard.
Sandwiches
Grilled Cheese Trifecta
tillamook cheddar • provolone • american • griddled sourdough • add applewood smoked bacon option
B.L.T. & A.
applewood smoked bacon • lettuce blend • tomatoes • avocado • garlic aioli • griddled sourdough
Southern Fried Chicken
buttermilk brined • jalapeño jack • tomatoes • coleslaw • fresh jalapeños • honey dijon • brioche bun
Honey Dijon Chicken
grilled chicken breast • swiss cheese • organic mixed greens • tomatoes • scallions • honey dijon • brioche bun
Nashville Hot
buttermilk brined fried chicken • lettuce blend • tomatoes • red onions • pickles • mayo • nashville hot sauce • brioche bun
The Meltdown
grilled chicken breast • provolone • sautéed mushrooms • grilled red onions • basil pesto or housemade thousand island • griddled sourdough
Salads, Chili & More
All-Natural Beef Chili - Bowl
cheddar • red onion • sour cream
Classic Cobb
all-natural chicken breast • danish blue cheese • applewood smoked bacon • chopped egg • tomatoes • red onions • lettuce blend • dijon balsamic
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
Caesar Salad
lettuce blend • aged parmesan • garlic croutons • tossed with caesar dressing
Turkey Chili - Cup
grilled corn • dried cranberries • scallions
Simple Salad
organic mixed greens • cucumber • carrot strings • red onion • tomatoes • choice of dressing
All-Natural Beef Chili - Cup
cheddar • red onion • sour cream
Turkey Chili - Bowl
grilled corn • dried cranberries • scallions
Shakes & Sweet Endings
Create Your Own Shake
choose up to three ingredients
Classic Shake
chocolate, vanilla bean or strawberry
Double Chocolate Cookies n Cream Shake
Vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate and cookie shake garnished with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and a cookie.
Chocolate Mint Shake
Sea Salt Caramel Shake
vanilla ice cream, caramel and sea salt
Brownie
served warm • caramel sauce
Banana Split Shake
strawberries • bananas • caramel • chocolate
Birthday Cake Shake
confetti cake mix • rainbow sprinkles
Cookie Butter Shake
Smoked S'mores Shake
Root Beer Float
vanilla ice cream base
Mexican Chocolate Shake
Mexican hot chocolate inspired shake topped with churros cereal, whipped cream and cinnamon.
Sea Salt Caramel Cookie Butter Shake
Pineapple Upside-Down Shake
cherry pie filling • pineapple • toasted coconut • vanilla ice cream • whipped cream
Sides
Side Shoestring Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Parmesan Fries
garlic aioli • rosemary • parsley
Side of Tots
Fried Onion Strings
Side Salad - Lettuce Blend
Side Salad - Organic Mixed Greens
Side Salad - Baby Spinach
Coleslaw
Sauces
Buttermilk Ranch
Garlic Aioli
Chipotle Aioli
Honey Dijon
Jalapeno Aioli
Thousand Island
Hot Wing Sauce
Horseradish Aioli
Hickory BBQ
Sweet Sriracha
Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Counter Relish
Blue Cheese Dressing
Kids
Mini Cheeseburgers
plate of two, cooked well-doneAmerican cheese + pickles
Chicken Tenders
hand-breaded and served with ranch or bbq sauce
Grilled Cheese
american cheese on sourdough bread
PB + J
Grape jelly & creamy peanut butter ontwo mini hawaiian buns
Beverages
Diet Coke
Coke
Peach Mint Fresca
fresh mint • peach • lime • agave • soda
Iced Tea
PomBerry Lemonade
house-made with fresh sparkling lemonade • pomegranate • blueberry
Peach Lemonade
Peach Iced Tea
Strawberry Lemonade
Sprite
Arnold Palmer
Acqua Panna
Mango Lemonade
Mango Iced Tea
All-Natural Lemonade
available in regular & flavored
San Pellegrino
Root Beer
Dr. Pepper
Float
with your choice of soda
Pineapple Juice
Mr. Pibb
Fanta Orange
Milk 2%25
Orange Juice
Grapefruit Juice
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Recent Reviews
I’m not even a burger person, and I’ve been dreaming about this burger since I was last there! Bun was buttery and soft with the right amount of texture, burger was perfectly cooked and so juicy…their fries are to die for! Get the Parm fries!
June 2024
Best burger place I've ever been to! They have so many options, you can have pretty much anything you can think up. And the potato options are plentiful and delicious- tater tots, shoestring fries, garlic Parmesan fries, sweet potato fries, you name it, they've got it! Perfect vibe inside and 100% wheelchair accessible, including the restroom. Highly recommend and wish I could come here every day!
Wheelchair accessibility: Stepless entry (door is a...
Wheelchair accessibility: Stepless entry (door is a...
May 2024
Absolutely fabulous. Made in house sauces, the juiciest burger I've ever laid my mouth on, and strong yet delicious drinks. Server (Jackson if I remember correctly) was amazing and gave me some of the hickory BBQ sauce to take home. 100% will return.
February 2024
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