Today’s times call for Photoshopped bodies, a salad on your plate and a permanent stay in the fitness center. American Jon Basso has seen through this trend and opened a restaurant that… works on the opposite principle. It offers the maximum unhealthy food and guests play the role of patients who get spanked by waitresses dressed as sexy nurses for not finishing their food. The Heart Attack Grill is located in (where else but) Las Vegas.
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Fun Facts About the Controversial Las Vegas Restaurant
The first Heart Attack Grill opened in 2005 in Chandler, Arizona, and the second opened in May 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Both establishments closed after a company spokesman died, who casually weighed 575 lb. Shortly afterwards, another regular at the restaurant, in addition to him, a guest had earlier suffered a heart attack right at the dining table.
However, the owner didn’t give up and opened a new restaurant in a place that the controversial restaurant is destined to be – in the heart of downtown Las Vegas. If one turns a blind eye to the problematic nutritional values of the various dishes, one must admit that from a business standpoint, the entire concept is well thought out.
🚑 The Theme of the Restaurant Represents a Hospital
The interior of the restaurant and the menu have a hospital feel. The waitresses wear nurses’ costumes, the guests represent the patients and the management plays the role of doctors. The restaurant’s slogan is “a taste to die for”.
Las Vegas is a city of extreme attractions where nothing is crazy enough. The Heart Attack Grill fits into this scenery.
The owner of the restaurant has a sense of humor, the official operator is Diet Center LLC.
🍔 The Food Menu Is Deliberately Pushed to an Unhealthy Extreme
Heart Attack Grill focuses on burgers and keeps the hospital theme in their menu, so all the meat buns are called Bypass. The biggest is the “Octuple Bypass Burger,” which hides a hard-to-digest 9,982 calories. The Octuple Bypass Burger consists of 4 lb beef, 40 slices of bacon, 16 slices of cheddar cheese, 16 slices of tomato, 7 slices of red onion and a special sauce.
The fries at Heart Attack Grill are fried in pork fat to keep them as healthy as possible. Sweet lovers can enjoy the “Butter-Fat Shake” in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. The Milkshake is made with real butter.
🍟 Get a Meal at Heart Attack Grill Absolutely Free
All patrons weighing at least 350 lb are eligible for unlimited free Single Bypass Burgers. Just get weighed right in the restaurant by a nurse. During my visit there was just one such galloping fellow, and a loud siren informed the entire restaurant of his little victory of free burgers.
The free burgers must be consumed in the restaurant, and you must order a new drink with each one.
If you manage to eat an entire Octuple Bypass Burger, you are entitled to a free wheelchair ride. The sugar and whip method has the opposite effect as well. If you don’t eat your entire meal (any meal), a nurse will spank your ass with a giant paddle in front of the entire restaurant staff.
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The Menu at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas
The Single Bypass for $14.60 has one slice of meat in it, the Double Bypass for $18.15 has two slices of meat, and so on. Rounding out the burger menu is the Octuple Bypass with eight slices of meat weighing 4 lb and a price tag of $38. If you were still short, you can fill up your burger with 40 slices of bacon for $8.26.
To accompany the burgers, you can order fries for $2.54, cheese and chili fries for $7.59 or onion rings for $9.60.
A bottle of water, like a can of Coca Cola, 7Up, Dr. Pepper and Root Beer A&W, sells for $2.75. A can of Modelo and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is priced at $6.50.
I last updated the menu prices on July 17, 2024. All amounts listed already include tax at 8.38%, and the menu at the Heart Attack Grill restaurant lists prices without tax. The restaurant is cash only.
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How to Visit the Restaurant
📍 Where It Is Located
Heart Attack Grill is located in the Downtown area about 4 mi from the end of the Strip, the exact address is 450 Fremont St #130. You can use the bus, Uber or Lyft to get to the restaurant.
🕒 Opening Hours
The Heart Attack Grill is open every day from 11:00 to 22:00. You can find the restaurant’s average occupancy at each time on Google Maps.
⭐ My Heart Attack Grill Review
I visited Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas once and mostly out of curiosity. Rather than a great dining experience, it is a quirky attraction to eat at. The food portions are classically American, so I recommend choosing rather sparingly.
The restaurant experience is created by the diners themselves. There is a check scale in one of the corners of the restaurant, and all guests weighing over 350 lb get a free meal. Anyone can stand on it, and a siren informs the whole crew when they have reached their goal. In the middle of the restaurant, there is a trapeze, where guests who have not finished their portion get a spanking.
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Photos of the Heart Attack Grill Restaurant in Las Vegas
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