The Heart Attack Grill

On Thursday I blogged about some cravings I have. Cravings for stuff that would probably make my heart shriek in horror if I actually sat down and had everything on the list at the same meal.

Still, it might not be as bad as this:
There's a restaurant in Chandler, Arizona, called The Heart Attack Grill.
They call themselves the home of the "Double Bypass Burger," and their slogan is "Taste worth dying for!"



Actually, you can choose between a Single, Double, Triple, or Quadruple Bypass Burger.
They've got giant beef patties, tomato, onion, special sauce, bacon, and two different kinds of cheese.
Lettuce is discouraged, (vitamins, health, blechh) but they'll put it on if you really want it there.

The quadruple bypass has two pounds of beef, four layers of cheese and 12 slices of bacon--and 8000 calories. .... Eight. Thousand. (!!!)

Here's a picture of one of them.
Can you imagine taking a BITE out of this?


The french fries are cooked in pure lard and are called "Flatliner Fries".
They sell Jolt Cola (with double the caffeine of Coke) and Lucky Strike cigarettes (the no-filter kind). They also sell donuts, beer, and hard liquor.
Diet Coke is not allowed.

The waitresses are all called "nurses" and they dress in nurse costumes. (obviously it's just a joke, yet some real nurse groups have gotten bent out of shape about it.) The owner actually had to put a disclaimer on his site, making sure people know his waitresses aren't real nurses. Nurses also complained that the sexy costumes somehow cheapened the nursing profession. (In my opinion, it's no different from what tons of people do on Halloween anyway).

An order is called a "prescription." (The "balanced breakfast prescription" is a pack of cigarettes and a donut)

Customers are referred to as "patients". (If you are able to finish a triple or quadruple bypass burger, one of the "nurses" will actually wheel you out to your car in a wheelchair. Here's a picture.)

The owner is Jon Basso, who calls himself "Dr. Jon". He says he created the place with the intention of serving "nutritional pornography; food so bad for you it's shocking."

I think he did a good job. I think it's funny, I love how he went to such extremes, and I think people have enough common sense to know the difference between a real nurse and a waitress wearing a nurse costume. I think it's pointless for the activist groups to complain about the sexy, skimpy nurse costumes, because, like it or not, this IS a fantasy a lot of men have. It's NOT going to change anytime soon, so this restaurant is using that simple fact to its advantage because it draws customers.
As for the 8000-calorie aspect of it, well, it's a free country and people can eat where they choose. They know what they're getting themselves into because each burger comes with a warning label on the basket-liner. (Heh! Really, it does!)

Here's their official website, and here's the Wikipedia entry about it.
Here they are on YouTube. And here's an article on Entrepreneur.com.

I have to admit, it is tempting.
If I ever went to Arizona, I would have to go there, just to try it.

In case you're interested, I'd get a double, with no onions or sauce. (Ketchup and mustard, yes. Mayo-based crap, no.)
I'd also try the fries, and probably a bottle of Jolt on the side.
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