New York City has a new most expensive burger. The Wall Street Burger Shoppe is offering a Kobe beef burger (pictured at left) with black truffles, seared foie gras, aged Gruyere cheese, wild mushrooms and — get this — flecks of actual gold on a brioche bun. The cost? A cool $175.
The restaurant’s owner tells The Associated Press the pricey burger is a favorite of Wall Street types who want to impress their friends. She says she sells 20 to 25 per month.
New York’s second-most expensive burger is Daniel Boulud’s, which has an ground sirloin exterior with a filling of boned short ribs braised in red wine. It’s topped with toasted parmesan, fresh horseradish mayonnaise, tomato confit, fresh tomato and frisée lettuce and sells for $150.
Both are bargains compared to the burger at Fleur de Lys at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The Kobe burger, stuffed with foie gras and black truffles and served on a brioche truffle bun, will set you back $5,000. But, as a bonus, the price includes a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1995.
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What happened to the good old fashioned, greasy, cheeseburger????
If you are going to shell out that much money, wouldn’t you prefer spending it on an outrageous filet mignon? Thank God for In-N-Out Burgers on the west coast!
i guess the medical costs associated with eating this gourmet disaster would make it the most expensive burger!