What's the most expensive sandwich in DC?

[monkeyrotica]

With tax and tip, the corned beef sandwich at Central is $20. I think Ray's has a fois gras burger around the same amount. What's the most a restaurant is charging for something stuffed between two pieces of bread? Would you be willing to pay for it?

[ktmoomau]

I think BLT wins, I was going to guess The Ritz or the Four Seasons, but I don't think theirs are $28.

[sheldman]

Lobster burger at Central $32? If any sandwich can be worth that (and I think the answer is yes, again assuming that the eater is a very lucky prosperous person), this is.

[jeb]

Agree. Love that Lobster Burger...

[ktmoomau]

I forgot about that and it probably is my favorite sandwich in DC when I feel like a splurge.

[Trip Klaus]

My vote for worst high priced sandwich is the $18 burger (no foie gras) +$3 bacon + $3 truffle frites. $24+ tax tip ? from Poste at the Hotel Monaco.

[monkeyrotica]

There was a big fuss when Marvin started offering a $15 burger. Seems quaintly affordable now.

[sheldman]

$20 incl. tax and tip is what, $15 or $16 depending on your tip? I don't begrudge that to a very nice restaurant with huge overhead and good food, but maybe that means I'm too lucky or something.

Anyway, I have never been to BLT Steak, but googled it upon seeing your question, and they'll sell you a steak/foie sandwich for $28, and no sammich is below $16. Warning - the web site plays music that won't turn off. Lunch menu at http://www.bltsteak.com/PDF-DC/lunch-...

[monkeyrotica]

Wasn't there a place in DC offering a kobe hotdog that was really expensive?

At some point, there was some ridiculous "race" to see who could have the most expensive burger. I believe some place in NYC won, but only because they threw in some $1,000-plus bottle of Dom Perignon.

I wonder if anything in DC is equally ostentatous when it comes to sandwiches.

[WestIndianArchie]

M-Dawg in Adams Morgan had a 20 dollar Kobe Dawg.

In unrelated news, M-Dawg has been closed for at least a year.

[monkeyrotica]

Their mistake was not offering a $1.5 million hotdog made with powdered platinum, diamond sprinkles, and unicorn horn. They only had to sell one.