# Would you eat an $81 hamburger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553 "2008-04-01T17:34:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/1 "2008-04-01T17:34:35Z")
[I wouldn’t](http://wcbstv.com/food/81.dollar.burger.2.689522.html), mainly because 18oz is too big for me. I might split it with someone. It also comes with tater tots, so that’s a plus. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/2 "2008-04-01T17:38:40Z")
Sure I’d eat it. Would I pay for it? No. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/3 "2008-04-01T18:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] [I wouldn’t](http://wcbstv.com/food/81.dollar.burger.2.689522.html), mainly because 18oz is too big for me. I might split it with someone. It also comes with tater tots, so that’s a plus. [/QUOTE] I’d eat it… if you define ‘I’ as a family of four. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/4 "2008-04-01T18:18:26Z")
Who’s buying? It won’t be me, that’s for sure. But, I’d be happy to take a bite or two out of one that someone else bought. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/5 "2008-04-01T18:30:36Z")
[QUOTE=teela brown] Sure I’d eat it. Would I pay for it? No. [/QUOTE] +1 ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/6 "2008-04-01T18:36:28Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] [I wouldn’t](http://wcbstv.com/food/81.dollar.burger.2.689522.html), mainly because 18oz is too big for me. I might split it with someone. It also comes with tater tots, so that’s a plus. [/QUOTE] I think that 18 ounces is a pre-cook weight. But the medallion in the middle is described as “barely-seared”. Is that some kind of code word for “raw”? 'Cause I’ll eat big chunks of meat, but if I’m paying eighty dollars I expect you to put some work into cooking it. Hell, I expect cedar fed persian eunuchs to cook the meat by lighting their farts on fire. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/7 "2008-04-01T18:56:33Z")
No hamburger, cheeseburger! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/8 "2008-04-01T18:59:48Z")
Depends… Is it chemically or physycologically adicitive? (Will I want to keep buying more $81 hamburgers? If yes then no. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/9 "2008-04-01T19:02:49Z")
[QUOTE=Trion] Hell, I expect cedar fed persian eunuchs to cook the meat by lighting their farts on fire. [/QUOTE] That, my friend, is the single most bizarre sentence that I’ve encountered in quite some time. Thanks. Anyways, I don’t think I’d eat it as the price is so ridiculously high and I prefer my meat cooked a little bit longer than they appear to want to cook theirs. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/10 "2008-04-01T19:27:49Z")
Sure. If someone else is paying for it, I’ll try it. I’m culinarily adventurous. But there’s no way I’d finish it. A place near me offers a 5-pound burger for $50. 14 slices of cheese, 10 slices of bacon, and 5 pounds of fries. No sharing allowed. If you can finish it in an hour, they give you a shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/11 "2008-04-01T19:29:07Z")
[QUOTE=Trion] I think that 18 ounces is a pre-cook weight. But the medallion in the middle is described as “barely-seared”. [/QUOTE] The medallion is also only 4oz of the total weight, so there’s a bunch of ground meat around it, presumably more than “barely-seared”. My answer, I’d eat it, but not buy it. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/12 "2008-04-01T19:32:57Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] A place near me offers a 5-pound burger for $50. 14 slices of cheese, 10 slices of bacon, and 5 pounds of fries. No sharing allowed. If you can finish it in an hour, they give you a shirt. [/QUOTE] Sounds like they should give you a Muʻumuʻu. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/13 "2008-04-01T19:34:22Z")
[QUOTE=KRM] Sounds like they should give you a Muʻumuʻu. [/QUOTE] Or angioplasty. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/14 "2008-04-01T19:38:33Z")
I’ve read about the massaged cows and I get that it probably makes a difference, but I’m not convinced it’s enough of a difference. I’ve had $20 hamburgers that seemed extravagant and were perfectly cooked and quite satisfying. I’d rather have one of those and still have $60 to spend on something tangible. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/15 "2008-04-01T19:45:24Z")
[QUOTE=Cheesesteak] The medallion is also only 4oz of the total weight, so there’s a bunch of ground meat around it, presumably more than “barely-seared”. [/QUOTE] It doesn’t matter to me what you surround it with, I don’t want to eat 4 oz of barely cooked meat. Replace that medallion with 4 more oz of the surrounding burger and I’ll happily scarf it down. I understand many people like their meat rare. Not I, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/16 "2008-04-01T20:18:09Z")
[QUOTE=gwendee] I’ve read about the massaged cows and I get that it probably makes a difference, but I’m not convinced it’s enough of a difference. I’ve had $20 hamburgers that seemed extravagant and were perfectly cooked and quite satisfying. I’d rather have one of those and still have $60 to spend on something tangible. [/QUOTE] Agreed, except that I’d gladly settle for a much less expensive burger (take me to Five Guys for instance) and keep the change. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/17 "2008-04-01T20:27:19Z")
As I mention in my Food section of my website, the Las Vegas Club Hotel Casino in downtown Las Vegas has a deal that might be fun to surprise your burger-lovin’ friends next time you are in town: You get a perfectly shaped, with specially baked bun, NINE POUND cheeseburger for only $50. That includes a hefty order of fries that comes with it. Just to see the faces on your friends when they bring it out ought to be worth the $50 alone. (When they bring it out, pretend that is just for one person and they will be bringing the other burgers out for the rest of your friends one by one…) You might want to have a large group of friends with you to actually eat it all. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/18 "2008-04-01T20:29:55Z")
I would only eat a $81 hamburger if it came from an [Ameglian Major Cow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_characters_from_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Dish_of_the_Day). ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/19 "2008-04-01T21:27:48Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Sure. If someone else is paying for it, I’ll try it. I’m culinarily adventurous. But there’s no way I’d finish it. A place near me offers a 5-pound burger for $50. 14 slices of cheese, 10 slices of bacon, and 5 pounds of fries. No sharing allowed. If you can finish it in an hour, they give you a shirt. [/QUOTE] A place in Texas offers a FREE 72 oz. [steak](http://www.bigtexan.com/72ozlive.htm)…if you can eat it and all the fixings in an hour. I order a 7 ounce steak at my favorite local steakhouse because it’s the smallest they offer, and I have to take half of it home, as well as two-thirds of the baked potato. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553/20 "2008-04-01T22:00:11Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] A place in Texas offers a FREE 72 oz. [steak](http://www.bigtexan.com/72ozlive.htm)…if you can eat it and all the fixings in an hour. I order a 7 ounce steak at my favorite local steakhouse because it’s the smallest they offer, and I have to take half of it home, as well as two-thirds of the baked potato. [/QUOTE] When I lived in San Diego there was a local chain called The Broken Yoke. They made great omletes and I used to go there with my then girlfriend/now ex-wife frequently. The had similar deal. It was a huge plate with a twelve egg omelete stuffed with cheese and various other things on one half of the plate. The other half was a mound of home fries. It was free if you could finish it. We saw tons of people try but only one guy pull it off in all of the times we went there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-an-81-hamburger/443553.md?page=2)