The Super Bowl's most outrageous eats
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Executive chef Jon Severson shows off his monstrous and delicious creation. Photo: Nadia Lopez/Axios
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara will be serving up a menu that reads like a love letter to the Bay Area for those lucky enough to attend the Super Bowl this Sunday.
The big picture: Fans can expect classic concession fare with regional influences celebrating seafood and fresh ingredients, and dishes that nod to our diverse food scene.
Dig in: Standouts include the Gilroy steak frites ($35), an homage to the self-proclaimed "Garlic Capital of the World", the Dungeness crab "potachos" ($40) — potato chips topped with heaps of crab and white cheddar cream — and the super-hot Chinatown "dawg" ($20) with spicy Chinese mustard and yellow daikon radish topped with hoisin-glazed char siu pork.
- If you're a fan of Doritos, don't miss out on the loaded triangles ($20) — essentially the fanciest Dorito chip you've ever had — filled with cheese and served with cool ranch.
- The Silicon Valley grande nachos ($20) could also be a hit due to the heaping portions of beef brisket and pork chorizo.
- VIP suite guests can expect even fancier eats, including a prime beef tenderloin board, a caviar bar, whole roasted Dungeness crab and smoked short rib pastrami.
Stunning stat: The $180 "LX Burger" could easily feed four, given its gargantuan size.
- It's not only the largest burger we've ever seen, but also among the most decadent — stacked with Point Reyes blue cheese fondue and 3.5 pounds of braised beef shank.
- If the size alone doesn't give you pause, the protruding bone — sizable enough to wield like a weapon — probably will.
What they're saying: "I really wanted to do, just a really impressive hamburger — but really take it to the next level," Jon Severson, who is Levy's regional executive chef, told Axios. "It has that wow factor."
Best sips: The specialty drink menu includes nine original cocktails that are twists on classic favorites inspired by San Francisco landmarks and the Super Bowl matchup.
- Ranging from $17–$20 per cocktail, they include a "halftime show" spicy watermelon margarita that's influenced by Bad Bunny's Latino roots, a "Pier 39" paloma and "Golden Gate" mule made with whiskey, ginger beer and passionfruit.
- The "Karl the Fog" spritz — made with gin and elderflower liqueur and topped with pink cotton candy to evoke the city's fog — is as whimsical as it is delicious, as is the decadent "Chinatown fortune cookie martini," a riff on the espresso martini.
- Diehard football fans will get a kick out of the two cocktails bearing their teams' names.
💭 Nadia's thought bubble: Of the food picks, I can never say no to steak and fries, and the burger was so decadent, juicy and rich (I admittedly stopped counting calories around bite three).
- The spicy and tangy watermelon margarita and the crisp Karl-inspired spritz were delightfully refreshing too.