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The Counter Custom Built Burger: How many options do you want to have for your hamburger? Is it over 300,000? Because if so you may have to look elsewhere. But for everyone who is fine with a measely few hundred thousand burger combinations there is The Counter. It's been a while since we've done that type of math, but we're going to take their word that five types and sizes of proteins, 12 cheeses, 33 toppings, 21 sauces and four types of buns equals over 300,000 possibilities for your burger. Here are a few options.Beef, turkey, veggie, chicken or "market selection" burgers can be ordered up to a pound in size, and served with cheeses like herb goat cheese or horseradish cheddar. Toppings range from hard boiled eggs to grilled pineapples to fried onion strings, and finally burgers are topped with sauces like ginger soy glaze or basil pesto. Don't work, it's entirely possible to get a regular bacon cheeseburger with ketchup too. There are a few signature burgers, sides like chili cheese fries or fried pickle chips, and plenty of shakes and malts. Oh yeah, you can also order those burgers in a bowl if you want. However, to get there you'll have to go to Times Square. Be brave, be bold.1451 Broadway, (212) 997-6801 — Gothamist

Published Dec 23, 2010

Modified Dec 23, 2010

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Click through on the images for details on the latest new restaurants and bars, which include The Counter Custom Built Burger in Times Square, Calexico in Greenpoint, Cana Wine Bar inside the Limelight Marketplace, Luke's Lobster's new joint on the Upper West Side, and a bar without a name on the Greenpoint/Williamsburg borderline.