How Much Would You Pay for Dinner?

[Six_of_One]

How much money would you be willing to pay for the best meal of your life? Include tax and tip, and just consider the cost for one person.

I recently went to Urasawa, a Japanese/Sushi place in the L.A. area. It was without a doubt the best meal I've ever had...the final bill was $367, including everything (just for me).

I thought it was worth it...in fact, I'm looking forward to going back. Am I nuts?

[istewart]

Well, the best meal of my life so far has been at Peter Luger. With my dad and my brother and soup to nuts it was around $400.

[Paluka]

For it to actually be the best meal in your life, how could you not pay $300? I'd probalby pay that much for the best anything.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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For it to actually be the best meal in your life, how could you not pay $300? I'd probalby pay that much for the best anything.

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[IggyWH]

Personally, I think you're nuts, but I'm not a good opinion because I don't have that much to blow on one meal.

I've never been big on fancy meals. For $300 though I could eat like a king for a week. I'm a cheap steak and potatoes kind of guy so a dozen NY Strips from the loacl market and a couple pounds of red potatoes and I'd be butter.

[private joker]

Urasawa, eh? One of the best meals I've ever had in my life was at Katana, the new sushi joint up on the Sunset Strip. They have this sake sampler that was like drinking paradise. Their spicy yellowtail roll was a party in my mouth with everyone invited. Everything there was just awesome. And the atmosphere is cool -- up on a hill, an outdoor patio, etc. It's expensive, but sounds like a better deal than Urasawa. I think the 4 of us got out of there with a $300 tab combined.

[benfranklin]

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For it to actually be the best meal in your life, how could you not pay $300? I'd probalby pay that much for the best anything.

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$400 if I've had chili.

[Shajen]

I've paid $300 for just the drinks.

A great meal is priceless.

But then again, one of the best meals I've ever had was at home, grilled some steaks, buncha friends over, good drinks, etc. Awesome. Can't put a price on that bro.

[Six_of_One]

You certainly won't find a good "deal" at Urasawa...but I've eaten a lot of sushi in my life, and I've never had anything that compares. Plus, I got to eat blowfish for the first time, and I'm still alive.

They served Kobe beef too, the real stuff from Japan and not the version that is raised here in America...just a single bite, briefly grilled, but unlike any beef I've ever had (and steak is my co-favorite food, along with sushi).

[IggyWH]

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But then again, one of the best meals I've ever had was at home, grilled some steaks, buncha friends over, good drinks, etc. Awesome. Can't put a price on that bro.

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Agreed... doesn't get much better than that. This past summer, every weekend we had a cookout. One of the roomies is a Pitt basketball player so we'd invite the squad over and they'd bring the honeys. Bunch of great food, bunch of great drinks and a bunch of great tail... it always made for a great time.