Reviewing Now: The Counter. Custom Built Burgers

Hubby dear has consented to do a section on my blog "Reviewing Now".. It will include all kinds of restaurants, hang out places, road trip ideas and much more... this being the first one... Hope you guys like it!! Handing it over  to him...



Hi Folks... Some of you might not know, but Mehak and I are both big time foodies... However, our friends say our taste is unique... We are always looking for something unusual...

So we came across this place that looked like it had a modern appeal. The kind of place that is inviting and you can expect good food with a welcoming atmosphere. That was enough to draw us in.

 

So the moment you sit down, you are handed a clip board. The 1st thought that come to my mind was, "are they gonna make us sign a disclaimer before they serve us their food". Well, not the case... The clip board and the pencil is to fill out your burger selections...
Once you select what size burger you want, you pick your protein...They have an amazing vegan option which is great if you looking for something healthier... In addition to that, in my opinion vegan patty is their most yummy one in the selection.... I learned it the hard way when I went for turkey and Mehak got the vegan... My Turkey was great, but Vegan was super awesome....
Anyway, after selecting 4 toppings from a selection of 20+ toppings, a sauce from a selection of another 20+ selections and the type of cheese from 12 type of cheeses... you place your order...
Trust me when I say this, the combinations are endless... In fact it could get a bit overwhelming.... And to help that, they have a standard menu as well....

For us, we like trying new combinations every time we go and has become one of our fav joint..There's another plus.. we can only eat half at a time so the half becomes our next day's lunch!! ;P
 This time we got this....

Parmesan fries.. you have to try them.... 

The thing is... I like Parmesan fries and Mehak likes sweet potato...
 Lucky for us, they serve mix plates and any combination of fries....

My Vegan patty burger with pineapple,  sauteed onions, roasted corn & bean salsa, jalapeno jack cheese
 and basil pesto  sauce

Mehak's Vegan patty, bell pepper, pineapple, olives on a whole wheat bun along with apricot sauce....
Yummy Yummy.... 

 Last but not the least... a great selection of beer to go with these burgers... My fav is the heff....
With newer branches opening every month, you can hope to find one nearby....

So are we missing anything.... Oh! here is the link.... www.thecounterburger.com

What is your favorite burger place.... Love to hear from you....



P.S.: The comments and reviews are solely my own opinions and I have not been paid for or compensated for in anyway for this review.

      

The Color Purple

Purple is the color of good judgement!

Well, I hope I made the right judgement when I paired this outfit on an impulse, I was having cravings for a burger and Hubby decided to take me to my favorite burger joint (wait for the next post.. this one won't take long)..

What I'm wearing : Top :American eagle Pants : Charlotte Russe Blazer : Charlotte Russe
My Accessories : Necklace : Forever21, Watch : Fossil, Wristlet : Coach (Gifted by Yuthika), Shoes : Kelly and Katie (DSW)

Did my Judgement pass???

Next up : Restaurant review from hubby point of view...

Weekend Edition XIV : Blessed

Blessed...

Sitting here in my living room I can't help but think how blessed I am to have a husband who care and loves me the way he does... This weekend was truly the most memorable Valentine's Weekend for me.. not that I need a day to express my love or for that matter his love for me.. but what's the harm in celebrating the Day of Love.. right!!!

We had nothing planned for the day.. as we wanted to keep in low and thought we'll cook dinner together and enjoy by watching a movie... I had already bought hubby his Valentine's Day present.. "A recliner" which he wanted to buy from the moment we started buying our furniture for the apartment...

So I just put a big red bow on it on Valentine's Day.. hahaha

I decorated the whole house with Hearts, Bows and Ribbons!!! Made it all myself!! :)

But hubby made the Day special for me by getting me a new coffee maker ( I broke the last one.. if you follow me on instagram you must be knowing about it)..

My Coffee Maker!!!

 he got my laptop fixed , he got champagne and instead of getting cut flowers he got a beautiful planted tulip (Tulips are my favorite) (he knows I get sad when the flowers die..)

Champagne , My favorite Tulips and not to forget the thin mint girl scout cookies which hubby ordered a week ago
cause he knows I love them!!!

 and I was just in awe... I just couldn't help but smile ear to ear and to top it all he suggested we do our workout (which is rare or I should say never happened before) and order in Chinese.. We finally found a perfect chinese delivery place near our place!!

I've already got my treasure!!!

We enjoyed having our yummy dinner and watching movies!! This was not the end but the starting of our Valentine weekend...

The next day he asked me to pack our bags for 2 days as we were going out and on asking he said it was a surprise... Well I do love surprises...

Beautiful windmills on the way...

I just hoped into the car and enjoyed the way.. taking pics of beautiful landscapes, windmills till we reached a sign board that said Napa and I finally asked hubby Are we going to Napa Valley??? For which he shrugged his shoulders and said "may be"!!! and that was all he had to say.. We went for an amazing Winery tour and Wine tasting!! I just loved it..

The Winery where we took our tour....

My Hero!!!

Wine Tasting!!

Wine being stored in Oak Barrels!!

Huge 3 storeyed barrels!

We had lunch in the town of St. Helena at an italian place.. The sandwich was sooooooo yummy!!!

The Italian place!!! Get their Grilled Chicken sandwich...

If you ever visit St. Helena do find this place.. St. Helena is an amazing place.. with beautiful small shops lining the road.. Restaurants with seating on the pavements.. it had that old vintagy feeling to it!!!

I wish I could have spent a little more time there to explore all the beautiful shops!!!

We did not stay there that night.. We headed on to Sunnyvale to visit my sis and her family and we spent two  awesome fun filled days there... I had the most fun time playing with my niece and nephew and chatting away with my sis!! I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend the weekend.. although we were planning to go there this weekend but it wasn't sure till the last moment!!

On google tour!! hubby with  nephew!!

My sis and my cute niece!!!

I hope the title for this post is justified..!!

This Weekend was one to remember for sure!!!! Enough about me.. how did you people spend your weekend???
Linking up with The Weekend File

Hi There... M new here....

Hi Everybody...
As Mehak mentioned in her last post... I am the newest member of her blog... You might have seen me in her posts and stuff... I will be writing a few guest posts in her blog... Even though this is a "lifestyle" blog, but my post will be less of "style" and more of "life"... I will share all the crazy stupid stuff I do... :)
I hope I don't damage her viewer base and scare you guys away :)

Okay so a little bit about my self....

Okay this is not me.... But I love this girl like crazy... She made the mistake of marrying me... Hah.... Score!!!

I like doing crazy stuff...

My bike when I was in India... Cant wait to buy one here in US...

My ride... Bought it 6 months ago and have already driven 17k miles... I love driving and Mehak loves to ride....
Works out perfectly for us.... Our last road trip was a cross country from LA to Seattle....
Was awesome....

I love snow... And Mehak hates it... 

Snowboarding... My latest passion... Every week I go to the slopes and come back with a broken something...
But I  just won't quit... :) M a newbie so any advice for me??

My life has to have adventures... Loads of them...

Our last road trip....

M a racing game fan... My new custom xbox controller... gifted by wifey on our Anniversary...

My latest purchase... And it is awesome....

Did I mention ROAD TRIPS.... looooooooads of them...

Somehow I managed to graduate SC.... My wife thinks I am a Geek... NO I AM NOT.... I do love engineering though.... Wouldn't do anything else in my life...

I used to work for Maruti (Suzuki) in India....

Now I work for Mr. Mickey Mouse... YES... I GET TO GO THERE FOR FREE as many times as I want...
Wanna join???? 

 

So that's me... :)

Here is a brief post about me.... 

I will sharing "Restaurant Reviews", Game Reviews, Travel and Destinations and will be happy to help you with whatever queries you have....

Next Post: Best Valentine's Ever...

(Spoiler Alert)

 We are on a Road Trip right now.... SO that means loads of new pics and trip advice... Stay tuned...

1st blogiversary !!!!!

Its been 1 year... Can you believe it... Time flies... I started this blog as a platform to express myself and log the adventures of  my new life in US. And it has become a part of me now...
This blog opened up so many opportunities for me to express myself. It opened me to an entirely new world which i have come to absolutely love now. I met and made so many wonderful friends in this past year and because of your love and support, I am able to express myself freely...

I realized a few days ago that my blog is coming up for its 1st blogiversary and thought it was time to jazz things up a bit. As you would have noticed (or not) I did give my blog a complete makeover a couple of days ago. I am also planning to add a few new sections so don't forget to check back in a few days.
I will also be introducing a new member to my blog. It will be a good refreshing change.

Don't worry... The old sections that you love will still be there... But we will add a few more....

Here are the main highlights from the past year....

Thanks again for all the love and support... And I hope you'll keep coming back for more...