The burger with the most calories in the world can be found at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, which has made national headlines for killing its customers with its over-the-top, gluttonous fare.
According to Heart Attack Grill owner Jon Basso, though, death has been good for his restaurant’s business. We went to eat there and tried the 19,900-calorie Octuple Bypass Burger. Following is a transcript of the video.
Will Wei: I’m standing in front of the Heart Attack Grill where death is good for business, according to its owner.
Jon Basso: Death equals business at the Heart Attack Grill. Will it please me if other spokesmen die in the future? Absolutely.
Will Wei: I’m going to go inside and see what it’s like. The gimmick of the Heart Attack Grill, if you haven’t already noticed, is that it’s a hospital-themed restaurant with a twist.
The waitresses dress up in tight nurse outfits; customers are required to put on hospital gowns to get in; and the food is unapologetically awful for you.
How many pounds is this?
Waitress: Four pounds.
Will Wei: Ok. I’m going to go with the Octuple Bypass Burger. So, I can add 40 bacon slices to it.
Waitress: Do you want bacon, chili, tomato, onion, lettuce cheese on it?
Will Wei: Yeah, you know what? Let’s get everything. And the Flat Liner fries and the wine with the IV bag and pole.
Waitress: Do you want merlot or chardonnay?
Wei: I don’t know. Does it really matter at this point?
Waitress: Not really. Alright are you ready for some surgery? I’m really excited to spank you.
Wei: Oh, and if you don’t finish your food, you’ll get a spanking from your waitress. It’s company policy, apparently.
Waitress: Ok, you ready? This is the merlot.
Wei: What year? Do you know?
Waitress: Hahaha, no.
Wei: Alright, here’s the wine.
Waitress bring out the burger.
There it is.
Waitress: It comes with 8 patties. Four pounds of beef. There’s 40 pieces of bacon on there; chili, tomato, and cheese. So, good luck to you!
Wei: The Octuple Bypass Burger. Oh my god. Can you actually pick this up? Here I go. I don’t know where to start. Here we go. How many calories is this, do you know?
Waitress 2: Nineteen thousand, nine hundreds, and something. It’s enough for about 10 days.
Wei: Alright, I feel good about myself. I have people literally staring at me through the window wondering what the hell is that guy eating.
I’ve eaten a lot of weird things in my life. I’ve eaten the McGang Bang, the Monster Mac, the Land, Sea, and Air burger. But none of that compares to this. This burger has enough calories to last a normal human being for 10 days. There’s no way I’m going to finish this, and I really don’t want a spanking so what I’m going to do is take some cash out of my wallet, put it down here, and I’m going to sneak out of here.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This video was originally published on January 20, 2015.
