Headed out to The Counter in Santa Monica last night because they have the best veggie burgers eva.. while waiting in line I see this guy and his friend harassing people sitting at the (actual) counter asking if they’re getting up to leave. That guy of course, was THE OH FACE GUY FROM OFFICE SPACE. I tried to sneak a camera phone photo of him, but everybody in this place is so ready to be photographed that there’s no chance of snapping a photo without being noticed. I just thought it was great to find out that the Oh Face Guy (Greg Pitts) is actually that annoying in person.
The Counter though, man those burgers are good.. well the veggie burgers.. if someone could chime in and speak to the quality of the meat patties that’d be good too. This is one of the few “dishes?” that is almost impossible to eat but tastes good enough to make you keep trying. Keeping the veggie burger in between the two buns the whole time is an Olympic sport.. but hey if you drop some of it on your plate, you have a nice salad to follow up with.
Here’s something else I noticed, the fries and straws are like straight outta McDonalds. Hmm. Also, can we get another toilet in this place? Peoples be all spending hours in there and I gots to go.
VERY attentive staff here, you’ll never see an empty glass of soda or water in front of you.. and best veggie burgers eva like I said. And the Oh Face guy really is that annoying.
10 responses so far ↓
1 Brian // Mar 23, 2008
Greg Pitts! I met that guy once. I can’t imagine how many times people have asked him to do the Oh Face in a bar.
2 Dunkin // Mar 25, 2008
Classic sighting, has that dude been in anything else. LOL!
3 Tara // Mar 27, 2008
wow, good eye, I doubt i’d have recognized him
4 Greg // Apr 1, 2008
Greg Pitts here. A friend of mine who found this story amusing, directed me to it. Normally I would disregard the type of claims being made above (everyone is entitled to their opinion) but since The Counter is one of my favorite neighborhood haunts I want to address the accusation. Anyone who has been there knows how popular it is and that during busy hours the bar seating is the only area that is first come, first served. My buddy and I asked these two men at the bar, who were book-ended by two single empty seats, if they wouldn’t mind moving one stool over so we could sit together. They responded “We’re actually leaving so you can have our seats.” Sure enough, they had their checks in hand and just needed to sign them. We had really lucked out. In order to keep the area clear, I went to the restroom to wash my hands while my buddy sat down in one of the single empty seats. When I got back from the restroom (I had even spent some time waiting in line) the two men were still in their seats. At this point it’s been well over five minutes and their plates are gone, glasses empty, checks signed. I actually remember thinking that it was extremely bizarre. Meanwhile, there is literally a line out the door. It was they who offered to give us their seats instead of simply just scooting over one stool so we could sit together. I did nothing about it. I said nothing more to them. I carried on a conversation with my buddy and waited patiently for the seats to come available. When they did get up to go I thanked them. As far as “harassing people” goes, I didn’t do anything that isn’t done repeatedly throughout a busy dinner rush by many of the other locals who frequent this restaurant. Are you actually going to tell me that you have NEVER approached someone seated at a bar and asked if they wouldn’t mind moving over one seat so you could sit with a friend? You clearly did not overhear the interaction and seem to have no issue with making a huge assumption based on next to no facts. Uncool. And let’s face it, you actually “tried to sneak a camera phone photo” on your cell phone “without being noticed?” I loathe hypocrisy.
5 JSnark // Apr 2, 2008
Oh-Face guy called me a hypocrite! I’m all D-List TMZ up in this piece!
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7 Peter Gibbons // Apr 2, 2008
Hey Drew, quit being a douche bag at the local burger joints. You should have just come with me, Michael and Samir to Chotchkies for some pizza shooters, shrimp-poppers and extreme fajitas. The coffee is good, too - and there’s a hot waitress who looks like Jennifer Aniston. The manager is kind of an asswipe, though, and this waiter Brian is way too perky for a minimum wage food server.
If I had a jump-to-conclusions mat, I’d conclude that you should really hire a publicist to make statements on your behalf rather than posting your own message board comments. Oh, wait - I forgot - since Initech burned down (Thanks, Milton), you’ve been doing those shi++y car commercials and such. Did you ever get to bang that chick in Logistics? I heard Lumbergh f**ked her. Not Ron Lumbergh from Intertrode, either - I’m talking Bill Lumbergh, our former boss.
Hey, guess what? As you can tell from my email address, I’m working in construction now. I started out doing manual labor with my buddy Lawrence, a neighbor who got me the job. Now I’m in the front office. We don’t have TPS reports but occasionally I have to help with the drywall at this new McDonalds we’re building. It’s actually quite a fulfilling job. Samir and Michael are over at Intertrode these days; they occasionally stop by and have lunch with me, and I try not to go out with them because Michael’s constantly blasting his goddamn rap music, which makes Samir want to start breakdancing.
Anyway, I gotta run. Take it easy and try not to act like such a snooty-ass celebrity, as it might rub somebody the wrong way someday. As my buddy Lawrence says, “Watch out for your cornhole”.
Peter
8 Naganaworkhereanymore // Apr 2, 2008
Back up in your ass with the resurrection!
9 Bennifer Maniston // Apr 4, 2008
dude’s had a hard time keeping the weight off. portly dudes are ok to play the average guy in car ads.
10 I miss the waitresses at The Counter | LA Snark // Sep 11, 2008
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