Counter Intelligence

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • December 20, 2007
When the Counter announced their first OC franchise would debut in Irvine, the anticipation was thicker than the beef patties I had already heard so much about. To the burger aficionado, its fame was widespread long before the ink dried on the...
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