This burger has buns made of deep-fried lasagna

By Adam Robb

Published on 6/4/2013 at 12:01 AM

A girl attempts to eat the PYT Lasagna Bun Burger

Your stomach better be bigger than her eyes, because the crew behind PYT's Krispy Kreme sliders and bacon-shell tacos have taken your Italian grandmother's favorite Sunday supper to new depths (of their deep fryer) with the Lasagna Bun Burger, 5oz of cheesy-spicy meatball sandwiched between two quarter-pound wedges of crumb-battered, meat-gravied noodle pie. The burger's only on PYT's menu for a limited time, so click on it quick to see how this Franken-wich gets made before you take your pitchforks to it.

An egg batter is poured into the 5oz chuck burger at PYT

Just like your first date, it all starts with a burger. Unlike your first date (hopefully), it also involves latex gloves. 5oz of ground chuck gets balled up with a parsley, oregano, basil, garlic, and Parmesan-packed egg yolk marinade.

Egg Batter-dredged wedges of lasagna bun at PYT

In a process that would take a week's worth of Garfields to sketch out, the lasagna's baked with noodles layered with chuck beef gravy, ricotta, and mozzarella, before being frozen, cut into quarter-pounders, and dredged in egg and house-made Italian breadcrumbs.

A pan lid helps PYT's lasagna bun burger cook faster.

That whole freezing process is supposed to be a secret, so, like your burger on the grill, it's best to keep a lid on it.

A spatula picks up PYT's provolone topped lasagna bun burger from the grill.

They, meanwhile, keep a Provolone lid on it.

Tongs hold up a wedge of lasagna bun at PYT

After the lasagna's been dropped in the fryer...

The lasagna bun burger wedges in the deep fryer at PYT.

... it's getting dropped in a second time. In the same canola oil as your French fries. Yes, you're also getting French fries.

Tossing a bowl of French fries at PYT in Northern Liberties.

A bowl of them.

A plate of fries are seasoned with Italian spices at PYT

They're also sprinkled with Parmesan, garlic, parsley, oregano, and basil. But you won't be needing any ketchup.

Marinara sauce is poured from the pan onto the Lasagna Burger at PYT.

That's because your burger is getting hit with more marinara sauce than PYT's pizza sliders and chicken Parm dog combined.

The lasagna bun burger on the counter at PYT in the Piazza at Schmidt's in Northern Liberties.

Buon appetito! And remember, unlike the Double Down, this isn't for chickens.

Your stomach better be bigger than her eyes, because the crew behind PYT's Krispy Kreme sliders and bacon shell tacos have taken your Italian grandmother's favorite Sunday supper to new depths (of their deep fryer) with the Lasagna Bun Burger, 5oz of cheesy-spicy meatball sandwiched between two quarter-pound wedges of breadcrumb-battered beef-gravied noodle pie. The burger's only on PYT's menu for a limited time, so click on the burger quick to see how this Franken-wich gets made before you take your pitchforks to it.