10 Things You Didn't Know About Heart Attack Grill

We can't help but recognize that in America the unofficial motto might be "the greasier, the better," and Heart Attack Grill might be the perfect example of this. So, here are 10

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. Attack Grill. From health guru to fat doctor Heart Attack Grill is a burger joint in downtown Las Vegas and is

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n to be quite a controversial place not only because the food makes you feel like you could end up in the hospital. but the decoration is actually that of a hospital, with gowns, weighings and nurses as waitresses. Heart Attack Grill is probably one of the unhealthiest restaurants in the United States, and it's almost a wonder it's still open.

Even more shocking is the person responsible for this whole thing, Jon Basso, who also calls himself Dr. Jon, Chief Surgeon, used to work in the weight loss business. Yeah, it's hard to believe, considering that he now he runs a restaurant that he. It serves people weighing 350 pounds or more for free, and yet it started by helping people eat healthy and get fit. Then one day, he couldn't stand his job anymore: he felt like a fraud advising people to achieve goals that were supposedly outside genetic possibility. He thought he was not being honest with his fitness guru clients and became increasingly jaded and bitter as the years went by.

So he left it all behind and opened his own restaurant with a "taste worth dying for." And that's the story of how one former weight loss specialist went from keeping people out of the hospital to sending them directly to one, sometimes literally. Employees Don't Always Feel Comfortable As a hospitality-themed restaurant, Heart Attack Grill pulls out all the stops. From the hospital gowns to the waitresses' nurse outfits, everything is designed to make your experience as accurate as possible. But it turns out that not all employees feel the same hospitality when they put on their uniforms. One of the reasons is the fact that, while dressed as sexy nurses, the waitresses need to spank customers who can't finish their food.

While this trick is part of their contract, some "patients" make their job a little harder by taking advantage of this punishment, which can obviously make the staff quite uncomfortable. There are some pretty distressing events that happen every day at the restaurant, and a former hostess shared some of her experiences with a news outlet. She said that one day while she was working, a customer fainted and an ambulance had to be called. Instead of serving the customer, her manager forced her to take out her cell phone and record everything about her to send to the news, hoping to attract new customers.

Maybe it would have been better to show a little more patient treatment in this case, but as she already knows, business comes first at Heart Attack Grill. Cremated remains on display Heart Attack Grill is known for its extremely unhealthy food, and Jon Basso is ready to go to great lengths to prove just how true that is. Many deaths have been associated with eating at the restaurant, and although it would probably tarnish the name of any other brand, Basso took the bull by the horns and ran with it. As part of a new advertising campaign, Heart Attack Grill displayed the cremated remains of previous customers who died at the restaurant while eating there.

It even appeared on Bloomberg's In the Loop with Betty Liu with the small plastic bag of ashes to show the fact on a more global scale. Needless to say, not everyone agreed with the morbid idea, but Basso still stated that everything he does, he does with good intentions. He claimed that this strange marketing strategy was to show that he does not believe the fast food industry when they say that eating at their restaurants is healthy. He just wants, once again, to be as direct as possible with his "patients." He wants larger chains like Burger King and McDonald's to follow his lead.

While his concern for America's health may seem a bit contradictory considering his menu, he believes people should be aware of the risks and know exactly what they're signing up for. With this bold and somber move, people probably now know more than ever. Legal Actions Against Competitors When you're trying to become the best death-by-food restaurant, you need to do everything in your power to retain that title, and Jon Basso has done exactly that since he opened the restaurant. He has taken numerous legal actions against other chains trying to compete with his outrageous one-of-a-kind brand. In particular, a burger joint called Heart Attack Shack, which he opened in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2017.

Basso filed a trademark infringement lawsuit. During his lawsuit, Basso was unable to comment much on the matter, and it was noted that the only real similarity between the two restaurants was the name, however, Heart Attack Shack ended up closing its doors. Surprisingly, or not, this was not the first time Heart Attack Grill took action in court to resolve the matter. A Florida deli called Heart Stoppers Grill was sued for having an "instant

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Since then, the deli has even added a Triple Bypass sandwich, just to further rub it in Heart Attack Grill's face. Some items just shouldn't be legal. Forget the fact that fast food isn't the healthiest or that it's called fast food for a reason; There has to be a limit to what is considered safe for consumption and what simply should not be made available to customers. Heart Attack Grill definitely has some questionable menu items that make you wonder if they're even allowed to serve them. We've already mentioned the 20,000-calorie monster, the epitome of record-breaking recklessness, but there are many more jaw-dropping items designed to have you begging for a salad long after your visit.

First of all, no matter the size of your burger, it is harmful. The slightest bite of the smallest burger is probably enough to clog your arteries. On this list of

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that shouldn't be legal at Heart Attack Grill, we have the Half Pound Chili Coronary Dog, which is bigger than a newborn baby. Do we need to say more? A food larger than a human being should not exist, period. Next, we have the buttermilk shake, the perfect way to turn an already calorie-packed dessert into something even worse, and finally, the Flatliner Fries, whose name speaks for itself.

While they may seem like a fun challenge, these menu items really shouldn't be consumed regularly, or if ever. There are a lot of deaths It should come as no surprise that a restaurant called Heart Attack Grill has had its fair share of actual heart

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s. It's true that many fast food restaurants have probably experienced cases of heart attacks or even death, but rarely as frequently as at this Las Vegas location. The most significant and talked-about death related to Heart Attack Grill is that of its own spokesperson, 29-year-old Blair River, back in 2011. The 575-pound man died after being in the hospital for four days due to pneumonia. complications.

While the pneumonia had nothing to do with the restaurant, his poor health and weight were a major factor, as Jon Basso acknowledged. A little over two years later, an unidentified customer suffered a heart attack, but this time it was directly related to the restaurant after dining on a Triple Bypass burger. That same year, a woman collapsed after trying to eat a Double Bypass burger while she smoked cigarettes and drank margaritas. In 2013, a daily customer and unofficial "mascot," John Alleman, also died of a heart attack while at the bus stop, right in front of the restaurant. Although death is supposed to be a sad thing, Basso sees it as good business.

He even stated that "death equals business at the Heart Attack Grill." Let's hope he doesn't run out of clients. Brutally honest  If there's one thing we can give Heart Attack Grill credit for, it's their honesty. Since Basso had a history of feeling like a liar to his fitness clients, he decided to do the complete opposite with his new business and lay the facts out in people's faces. He has repeatedly told people not to come to his restaurant unless they knew what they were getting into. In fact, he has flat out told him not to go to his restaurant because "it's bad for you and it will kill you." You can't be any clearer about your intentions, that's for sure.

Basso has also explained how he feels some people are predestined to suffer heart attacks and other health problems solely based on the genes they inherited. He was also disappointed that all the work done by the fitness and health industry has still not been enough to help curb the obesity problem. So for him, indulging in a ridiculously caloric burger isn't going to change the fact that, well, we're all going to die someday, so why not? He claims that fitness programs have "failed in their mission" and that we should take a different approach. That might be true, but is the answer really to create monster burgers and then tell people not to eat them?

Basso certainly seems to think so. Tell someone they can't or shouldn't have something and they'll want it even more. Can it give you a real heart attack? The simplest answer to that question would be: yes. Doctors and health specialists agree that a poor quality diet, such as eating junk food or fast food over a long period of time, contributes to the risk of developing adverse health conditions. You could become more prone to digestive problems, obesity, strokes, and even heart disease. There is also concrete evidence that a high-fat meal can temporarily affect blood vessels, which can increase the risk of heart attacks.

Considering that Heart Attack Grill serves some of the greasiest, most unhealthy food around, it's safe to say that regularly dining at this restaurant could, if it doesn't give you a heart attack, be a big culprit. However, if you've been to Heart Attack Grill once in your life or are thinking about visiting, don't worry too much. If you do it just once, you should be totally fine, and there's no evidence that one visit can cause any real harm. Many health experts have expressed that getting into the habit of consuming unhealthy foods is a big no-no, but it won't kill you if you indulge in them from time to time.

So of course, if this whole list made you want to visit Heart Attack Grill to see what all the fuss is about, then go ahead, you should be fine, hopefully! Nothing is healthy... Nothing Usually when you go to a fast food restaurant, you'll be able to find something that looks at least relatively healthy, like a salad or a low-fat meal, but at the heart of Attack Grill, the chances of for that to happen are impossible. Everything, and we mean everything, is made to be shocking and incredibly unhealthy. The only vegetables you can find are sliced ​​onion and tomato...

That's it! Even the fries, which could technically be considered a little healthier than a giant burger, are fried in lard instead of vegetable oil. So even fries, the only thing that might be a "lighter option" for you, have now been compromised. While there isn't much information on the official calorie count and fat content of Heart Attack Grill's menu, there are some estimates. And yes, they are as bad as you would expect. The Triple Bypass burger would be around 6,000 calories, mainly because everything is cooked in lard and nothing is ever drained or dried before being placed on the burger.

The Quadruple Bypass burger even won the title of "world's most caloric burger" in the Guinness Book of Records in 2013, with 9,000 calories. But their most horrible (or impressive) burger yet is the Octuple Bypass Burger, with over 20,000 calories, meaning they easily beat their own record. This monstrosity's 40 pieces of bacon, chili, cheese, and eight patties represent the number of calories most people consume over the course of 10 days. Infinite amount of alcohol What is a greasy, oily meal without excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages? Well, according to Heart Attack Grill, to complete your meal, a large amount of alcohol is essential to make the experience complete.

Apparently, having oversized, over-the-top menu items wasn't enough for the restaurant, and they needed to go even further with their alcoholic beverage options. Hospital puns and puns never seem to stop, and they take it a step further by serving their drinks in a variety of clever (or troubling) ways. For example, injections, which are large enough to knock down an elephant,They come in giant syringes to make it look like you're getting your daily dose of medication. Then, of course, there's the wine bag hooked up to you like an IV, which is always a good conversation starter. And the grand finale, the vodka that comes in small pill bottles, to fill you up before a hearty meal.

Heart Attack Grill is definitely all about gluttony, whether it's for food or alcohol, there's no exception. But don't worry, everyone is welcome in the restaurant, even those under 21, and they have plenty of other drink options for those who don't feel like drinking while dining. We've got more - simply tap or click on another great video, hit the subscribe button, and ring the bell to join our notifications team.