April 1, 2008
$81 Burger Added to Menu at The Old Homestead
Since you already know about the $5 soda, the $26 pancakes, the $99 a pound ham, and the $25,000 dessert, you probably don’t have much derision left to spare on a measly $81 burger. In fact, depending on your appetite and income level, it could be that this latest addition to the list of New York culinary obscenities isn’t so outrageous after all.
Served at the Old Homestead steakhouse in the Meatpacking District, the new $81 burger eclipses their suddenly déclassé $41 burger. It’s made with 14 ounces of 100% “Grade Five” Kobe Wagyu, imported from Japan, where this famous cattle breed is raised according to a strict tradition that yields exceptional marbling and delicate texture.
But that’s not all; the burger comes with a 4 ounce, barely seared sirloin medallion tucked inside. To kick it up a notch, you can then have the chef stuff the sirloin medallion with foie gras, veal and tripe! Kidding, but the burger does come with a housemade sake onion ketchup, miso & ginger aioli and a side of tater tots, at no extra charge.
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That's all good and well, but how nice is the place's vomitorium? 14 oz. of prime hamburger = serious puking for the overindulgent hedonist.
how much is cheese?
that looks really good. i would definitely pay $40 or $50 for it but $80 seems a bit steep
assinine.
They'll probably make rent after selling a few. WAY overpriced.
"the burger does come with a housemade sake onion ketchup, miso & ginger aioli and a side of tater tots, at no extra charge."
Well, how generous of them!
maybe it's because i just ate and my tummy's full but that looks very unappetizing. $81 price tag does not help.
I had the $41 Kobe burger. It's very good. Certainly worth the price.
The price is not the issue, only whether the burger justifies it. Anyone here try it?
I hope they don't serve it cut like that. Good for presentation maybe, but it looks like the rareness of the burger (a good thing) is causing the juices to run into the bun and turn it into mush (a bad thing,) particularly with a thin bun like that.
Do they have a vegetarian option?
this is the kind of food that will give you pancreatic cancer.
Just normal tots? Can't they be laced with gold or contain trace amounts of leprechaun tears?
Not gonna lie, I wouldn't turn it away if it was offered to me.
But they are selling this at a STEAK house, so I would probably rather have one of those. Steak beats burger they way paper beats rock: every time, though it's hard to explain why.
I read that after you crap it out, your feces will trade at same price as gold.
Damn! overpriced $81 monthly Metrocard or overpriced $81 hamburger... decisions, decisions...
good god people - i love meat and that picture is making me sick. blarf.
While 14 ounces might make me explode, all I can say is Thanks Gothamist! Now I know what's for dinner tonight. :D
That looks nasty. And the cheap dinnerware doesn't help.
oh thats wonderful, looks like a shrine for the burger with the way the chopsticks are sticking out and that black container for the tots.
Wow, a four ounce SIRLOIN? Really living the high life!!!
The $82 hamburger has just been announced, it's handmade by me using a secret mixture of ground chuck and ground sirloin from the C-town pre-wrapped meat dept, seasoned with salt, pepper and a secret spice (Adobo). You can contact me here, I'll give you my address. The burger comes with a generous serving of a whole jar of pickles, also from C-town and there's an unlimited refills on all coke beverages.
If you want to give me a blowjob that is also available.
These people are such fucktards.
Kobe Wagyu, imported from Japan,
Wagyu implies that it's not from Japan, but usually American-style Kobe.
You guys are nuts, that burger looks awesome!
no it doesn't, it looks like what gets poured out of a boot after a horrible accident.
Yet another reminder why I am a vegetarian.
I think I am going to be sick, and that isn't just the stomach flu talking!
You guys ought to be ashamed. Getting all queasy at the thought of a mere 14 ounces of meat (actually 18 if you count the sirloin). Takeru Kobayashi would be aghast about this terrible lack of NYC "can do" spirit. I've done 2 1/2 pound steaks before, and it's not hard if you know how to order it. Although I really wish there was a place in the city that offered the 72oz steak that's free if you can finish it in an hour. I'd like to give that a go.
and the doctors visit is $400.
You beat me to it, Bottomless Chips. The US doesn't import Japanese beef, because they had mad cow. This is despite the fact that they test every cow while our own beef producers do not.
I bet it's not as good as the White Manna.
Turducken for the rich? Nero called, he wants his lyre back.
They do have a vegetarian version. It costs more.
"Wagyu implies that it's not from Japan, but usually American-style Kobe."
wagyu means wagyu
wagyu can be from kagoshima, kobe, saga, hokkaido, etc.
sheeesh know it all white people
Spiritof76: The event that made me become a vegetarian was indulging in too much beef at the churrascaria on 49th Street across from World Wide Plaza. Don't recall the date exactly, but it was during Rudy's first term and the cheap ($3 I think) underground movie theater (now New World Stages) was still there.
For those who don't know the whole concept of the churrascaria comes from Brazil. You have a coaster sized card with red on one side green on the other and they will come by and give you meat if the green side is showing, but not if the red. They also usually have a buffet/salad bar setup for other non-meat items to eat. It is basically a prix-fixe deal, so you can wind up eating more meat than in that burger for less money.
They couldn't find a more interesting bun?
Whoa thats foul. Somebody get a band aid its bleeding Ta death
I wonder how many Whoppers Burger king could make out of that much beef?
Is it just me or is that hamburger still bleeding?
Toby,
Your explanation mystifies me. For most people that experience would make them more fervently carnivorous. I'm momentarily cannibalistic just reading about it.
One more thing. Hamburgers should be served on Kaiser rolls. Hamburger buns are for lame-o burgers and pita is for stupid burgers.
Wagyu means Japanese cattle...the characters actually mean shit.
和牛
和 - Japanese
牛 - Cow
I'll try it next week but will have to insist on those gold-laced tots. I love that idea. Reminds me of a strawberry shortcake in Williamsburg with goldfoil-tipped strawberries on top. Mmmmm.
Fritz, you asked a trick question. The answer is none because everyone knows Burger King doesn't use real beef; it would get in the way of the flame-broiled rat dropping flavor.
MFer, I'd have to say that potato rolls make the best burger bun. Kaiser can contribute to a burger falling apart too easily.