Remember 'Salt Bae'? He now has a restaurant selling $1,000 steaks

Virgin Radio

16 Mar 2021, 09:16

Do you remember Salt Bae? He turned into a meme that we saw absolutely everywhere for years. 

Liberally sprinkling salt in a flamboyant fashion, Salt Bae's real name is Nusret Gökçe.

He runs a chain of steak restaurants, and his latest opened in Texas at the weekend, however, if you fancy a meal there you'll need some serious cash to burn.

People have been sharing photos and videos of their experience in the restaurant. 

One picture that has caught everyone's attention features a receipt from the restaurant, showing an unbelievable expensive bill.

A meal set this group back an astonishing $6,228.05. So what do you get for that much money?

The group had a $10 Sprite, $15 french fries, $19 mashed potato and a $1,000 steak.

No, that's not a typo. 1,000 dollars for a steak - but it's a golden steak. The 24-karat Tomahawk Wagyu steak is coated in gold leaf.

Apparently it offers virtually no difference when it comes to the flavour or texture – it’s just for social media and to look flash.

Social media users aren't impressed. One wrote: ‘Thousand dollars for a steak? He better put every bit of that meat in my mouth with his own hands.’

Another wrote, ‘$38 for 2 portions of sweet corn? The green giant better be the one to serve me himself in that case.’

A huge part of the bill was the mandatory tip: an 18% service charge. For the $6,000 meal, nearly $900 was for the tip alone.

Would you pay that much for a meal? Apparently he has plans to open a restaurant in London later this year.