Would you pay $175 for a meal?

[Marilyn. 340]

hubby would eat out more if i let him

like on the weekends I will be like what should we have to eat and he is like, "i will go pick something up" and I am like we have a fridge full of food

sometimes I give in though...

there are just too many gosh darn cheap but good places to eat around here.. we need to move to the country

[Levi_Heather 0]

FOR A BURGER?! No thanks! Levi and I spent close to that for a special evening last year but we had appetizers lobster and drinks... Dessert too I think...

[almaty 19]

FOR A BURGER?! No thanks! Levi and I spent close to that for a special evening last year but we had appetizers lobster and drinks... Dessert too I think...

good for you sister heather......................now, go eat your big and tasty.(mcdonalds)..

Edited June 12, 2008 by almaty

[Dr. Obvious 49]

hubby would eat out more if i let him

I'd eat out more if I let myself.

Unfortunately, I have a pretty strict budget and we all have to stick to it, so some days, I just have to force myself to whip something up at home. Thank goodness for frozen vegetables, pasta, and frozen meats. Jarred pasta sauces and Italian dressing. There are also some pre-cooked bagette rolls that I buy frozen at Meijer that are sooo good. They are made by some bakery in California and they are so crusty and delicious and lazy. I will have to look up the name of the brand when I get home.

[~krakatoa~ 27]

$175 for a meal? Sure. we had done this on several occasions without hurting our savings, we reward ourselves once in a while.

For a burger? My husband would out of curiosity, but I would think twice. I better put a leash on him if he reads this.

[Levi_Heather 0]

FOR A BURGER?! No thanks! Levi and I spent close to that for a special evening last year but we had appetizers lobster and drinks... Dessert too I think...

good for you sister heather......................now, go eat your big and tasty.(mcdonalds)..

[tammy2688 1]

not in your life... i will stick with my $3.95 for a burger, fries and a drink... mmm yum...

even if I had the money I would not be buying a 175 dollar burger...

especially if u poop it out in the next 5/6 hours (sorry guys for those of you who are visual) I just had to say it.

Edited June 12, 2008 by tammy2688

[Nagishkaw 510]

But help will soon be on it's way.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=133052

[Henia 11]

I remember watching some show on Food Network where a Vegas Casino was charging $50 for a fancy pants burger with Kobe beef and truffles! That one sounded better then this one with gold!

And here are some more fancy pants burgers (none of which cost $175)

1. Cafe D'Alsace: Beautifully charred, tasty Riesling-soaked onions, excellent French Munster cheese, shockingly good beef, aioli, fabulous fries from a French chef. Go figure. Top-rated because the burger and all the components were perfectly executed, and the burger came out cooked as ordered (medium rare towards rare) the first time it came to the table. Service is lackluster here at best, however.

2. Telepan: Perfect fancy-pants burger only marred by being overcooked the first time; beautifully charred well-salted meat, juicy insides, great french fries AND fantastic onion rings. Homemade pickles are a lovely grace note. Bill Telepan is a great burger man and a great fancy-pants chef.

3. Spotted Pig This time a Brit, chef April Bloomfield, teaches us Yanks a few things about making a great burger; great meat well-seasoned and charred; roquefort cheese adds another salty, tangy element; mound of shoestring fries is well-salted and seasoned with fresh garlic and rosemary, but I have to say I am not a shoestring fry man. I miss the tender, creamy potato texture of the inside of a perfectly cooked french fry.

4. Union Square Cafe: Eating a burger at the bar at USC at lunch is one of New York's great eating pleasures. The burger itself is juicy and meaty, the accompanying cheddar cheese aged and properly melted, the bacon was pliant and tasted like it hadn't been cooked hours before it was served, and the poppy brioche bun had a little crunch from either the grill or the toaster.

And though I've had trouble in the pas getting a burger at USC as ordered, this time it was perfect. Plus, the service at the bar here is pleasant and solicitous without being overbearing.

5. Cookshop: Grassfed beef is tender but not juicy, great potato batard bun, excellent cheddar, fabulous bacon, and great french fries. Grass-fed beef does not in my opinion make the best burger.

6. Country: They serve a fine burger at Country seasoned with Piemonten salt (whatever that is), but I find this place so pretentious it's hard to take, even at the downstairs, more casual dining room.

7. Burger Bar at Grand Central: Very fine burger, points for good bacon, crunchy frizzled onions on the burger, cheese well-melted, at $12.50 best value fancy-pants burger.

8. Nice Matin: Nice Matin calls its burger a five napkin burger, with good reason. The burger is so juicy it is sure to drive up your dry cleaning bill. Mr. Cutlets, Josh Izersky, a true burger maven, disapproves of this burger because it doesn't hold together. They use very good meat, comte cheese, and it came with a very ripe slice of tomato. Great fries as well.

9. Bar Americain: Excellent, juicy burger cooked as ordered, but how come the fries are seasoned and the burger is not--this burger needed to be salted. Kudos for the homemade pickles. Also, I know midtown restaurant rents are high, but $19 for a burger at lunch at the bar? That's too much.

10. David Burke: Kudos for the buttered mini-Wolferman's English muffins that house the burgers and the very tasty, well-salted beef; frozen self-described "chef fries" are losers. You get three of these fancy-pants sliders for $10.95, but the lousy fries are extra.

Also Burger King in the UK have announced an £85 luxury burger which will be available at selected ‘upmarket’ central London locations (just what that means remains to be seen).

Some more reads:http://www.forbestraveler.com/food-drink/most-expensive-burgers-story.html

[Sheriff Uling 3]

I've paid over $175 for a meal. However, it was not a burger. It was by far one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. By the by, it was in Vegas.

[Nagishkaw 510]

I've paid over $175 for a meal. However, it was not a burger. It was by far one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. By the by, it was in Vegas.

You know what they say..." What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas "

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I've paid over $175 for a meal. However, it was not a burger. It was by far one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. By the by, it was in Vegas.

Where was that Sheriff?

If I'm going to shell out for Kobe beef I'm certainly not going to have it as a burger!

[mawilson 2,133]

Never had a burger at Cafe d'Alsace or Nice Matin (they have better things IMO),

otherwise not a bad selection!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Does everyone else have a magic dollar tree in their backyard? I want one too!

[almaty 19]

i usually go for the rice and bean buriito for a buck at taco bell...