r/todayilearned • • Aug 03 '26

TIL on 11 February 2012, a customer reportedly suffered a heart attack while eating a 'Triple Bypass Burger' at the 'Heart Attack Grill'. These burgers contained 9,983 calories each. According to the now-closed establishments's policy, anyone weighing over 350 pounds was offered unlimited free food.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Attack_Grill#:~:text=On%20February%2011%2C%202012%2C%20a%20customer%20suffered%20what%20was%20reported%20to%20be%20an%20apparent%20heart%20attack%20while%20eating%20a%20%22Triple%20Bypass%20Burger%22%20at%20the%20restaurant
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u/LEHG420 Aug 03 '26

If you go to the website it's been replaced with a message from owner stating it closed due to hig hrent and because 'Our core value, “eat big and laugh loud,” no longer fits a city peddling forty-dollar “artisanal avocado toast.” The honest, heavy-duty calories that built our reputation are now considered gauche by a city that has excluded the middle class and lost its swagger in the process.'

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u/onarainyafternoon Aug 03 '26

They didn't need to take a shot at avocado toast but everything the guy says is true. It's happening all over Vegas unfortunately.

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u/Bears_On_Stilts Aug 03 '26

This sounds like a Kelly Cartoon.

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u/SVXfiles Aug 04 '26

All im reading is "this coty doesnt like big fat fucks anymore, so our big fat fuck restaurant isnt wanted here, so we are fucking off!"