The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.
In the week building up to Thanksgiving Day, the openings are dribbling in. Just a few:
Down in San Mateo,
Eater and
Grub Street both note the arrival of
The Counter: Custom Built Burgers (41 West Hillsdale Blvd.,
thecounterburger.com). The pitch: Mel's Diner meets Build-a-Bear workshop, or more like a moderately priced
Burger Bar. SFoodie has been to Seattle's branch of this growing national chain, and we'd say the burgers are all right.