But How Much are the Rolaids?

Co-blogger Miriam Cherry describes a $100 burger, available in Boca Raton, Florida.  But Boca should instead laud those ubiquitous meatless patties — Boca Burgers — as a regional claim to fame.  Why?  Because Philly’s own restaurateur Stephen Starr has Boca beat with a kobe cheesesteak, available for $100 at Barclay Prime.  A description of the haute cheesesteak:

Served with a small bottle of champagne, Barclay Prime’scheesesteak is made of sliced Kobe beef, melted Taleggio cheese, shavedtruffles, sauteed foie gras, caramelized onions and heirloom shavedtomatoes on a homemade brioche roll brushed with truffle butter andsquirted with homemade mustard.

The Wharton Journal described the $100 cheesesteak as a “clever marketing ploy” and explained that it might actually be a value compared to other items on the menu:

though it costs $100 (the rest of the menu entrees average around$36-$48), the cheesesteak is big enough to serve two people and comeswith a small bottle of champagne (which would be about $18 if orderedby the glass). By my back of the napkin calculation, the cheesesteakactually cost about $32 per person, well in line with the cost of theother entrées.

So – it doesn’t sound like the kobe cheeseteak comes with fries, but it does come with champagne.

[Meredith R. Miller]