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There are easier ways to price a burger. You could round up to $18. You could call it a special and leave it at that. But Tanya Christos, who runs Twohey\u2019s in South Pasadena with her family, had a better idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to our chef and said, I want to develop a special burger just for the 250th celebration \u2014 and I want to sell it for $17.76.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thus was born the $17.76 Burger, a monument to both American history and the kind of irrational generosity that makes a neighborhood restaurant a neighborhood institution. The base is Twohey\u2019s own All American \u2014 a half-pound Angus patty with lettuce, tomato, and onion \u2014 but the kitchen went considerably further in the name of patriotism: barbecue pulled pork, apple coleslaw, smoked bacon, barbecue sauce, and a brioche bun to hold the whole glorious enterprise together. It comes with fries. Christos estimates the actual market value at somewhere around $25 or $26.<\/p>\n
She is selling it for $17.76.<\/p>\n
The burger was also Twohey\u2019s entry in SoCal Burger Week \u2014 the first time the storied restaurant has competed in the annual bracket-style event, which pits local burger destinations against one another for regional bragging rights. Organizers, Christos notes, typically focus on standalone burger stands, but made an exception once they learned that Twohey\u2019s got its start as exactly that.<\/p>\n
The $17.76 Burger runs through Sunday. The broader July 4th menu \u2014 which adds beef ribs and twin lobster rolls \u2014 continues through the end of the month.<\/p>\n
As for whether the price survives beyond July? Christos was thoughtful. \u201cIt won\u2019t be $17.76,\u201d she said, \u201cbut it\u2019ll be the celebration burger.\u201d America, apparently, has earned a permanent place on the menu.<\/p>\n