Then there are the quarter-pounders, all made with a mixture of natural Angus and prime beef: the classic with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and secret sauce; the Crow burger, featuring tallegio, gorgonzola, roasted tomato and rocket on a ciabatta roll; and, for about $20 more, a Japanese wagyu beef burger on a brioche bun with truffle aioli. Now, if you really want to impress your date, order the special — the burger of your choice and a bottle of Screaming Eagle wine for a mere $2,900 (no, that’s not a typo).
Normally, niçoise refers to a salad but here it is a clever take on a burger. It contains all the ingredients of a tuna niçoise salad: tuna, potatoes, tomatoes, eggs, onions, olives and green beans — deconstructed. A rare tuna filet rides on a potato roll saddled with tomatoes, sliced eggs and red onion, then slathered with olive tapenade aioli and partnered with green bean fries (sautéed green beans). The whole thing made a mighty tasty mouthful.
