 "Doctor" Jon Basso thought "Nurse" Bridgett was kidding when she informed the Heart Attack Grill owner that a customer was suffering some medical difficulties in the dining room. The situation was, in fact, as serious as a heart attack. FOX5 News Las Vegas reports that this past weekend, a man in his 40s began experiencing chest pains while consuming one of the restaurant's signature 6,000 calorie "Triple Bypass" burgers. Basso, who is not a medical professional, called 911, and EMTs and paramedics arrived on the scene quickly. The customer - or "patient" as they are referred to at the restaurant, which moved from Chandler, Arizona to Las Vegas last October - is reportedly alive and recuperating. Sadly, that's not the case for the restaurant's 575-pound spokesman, who died last March at the age of 29. Heart Attack Grill is no stranger to controversy, actively courting fans and nayayers alike with slogans like "Taste worth dying for!" and "Cash only, because you might die before the check clears." Menu items like lard-fried "Flatliner Fries," highly caloric "Butterfat Shakes" and unfiltered cigarettes abound, scantily clad female servers dressed as nurses take orders as "prescriptions," and a house policy allows diners weighing over 350 pounds to eat for free. Still, Basso calls the incident "horrible," and had harsh words for those attempting to make light of it. He told FOX5 News, "The tourists were taking photos of him as if it were some type of stunt. Even with our own morbid sense of humor, we would never pull a stunt like that." "Heart Attack Grill" was trending on Twitter throughout Wednesday, with sentiments such as, "Sorry customer at Heart Attack Grill in LV had heart episode. But you can't complain about getting the house specialty." from NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon. "I love this story for the irony; feel bad for customer," wrote ABC 17 News Weekend anchor and producer Evan Millward. Basso claims that this is the first full-scale coronary that happened in his restaurant. The name of the patient has not been released. |
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I do wish I could go to Las Vegas and try one of their burgers... once. I would only have the single, and eat about a tenth of the fries they offer as a single server. Actually, I would be more interested in buying t-shirts and coffee mugs to take home instead of the food. Yes, I have a morbid sense of humor just like the owner.
That man had a heart attack in that manner to give you a forum now be grateful.
you can die from a heart attack if you are 500lb or 140lb.....i have seen both...you just add to the likelyhood if you are a fat ass.
what did this guy look like in the first place?? his idea of a work out may have been getting up from the table and walking to a recliner and power lifting the tv remote..
golden
Do your push ups and sit ups and eat any damn thing you want.
The fat bastid had it coming. Oh well, population control is a beautiful thing... :-)
fat
I love the writer who posted his/her "Modest Proposal". If we let people have their way we will soon have no choices left. The "modest proposal" puts that into perspective a la Jonothan Swift.
Well, you're obviously in high school...
This is a CAPITALISTIC economy, which means that Americans have every right to compete on the market in the food industry. My God, if we start regulating restaurant food items, then we might as well just close down Chili's, Applebees, MacDonald's, In and Out, TGIF, and the list goes on and on. The beauty of America is that we have CHOICE. I might not choose to eat at Heart Attack Grill, but my husband might love it if only just to TRY it one time. I doubt that people eat all their dinners at the Grill. Come on...let people have a little decadence once in awhile. If they abuse it and eat like Paula Deen, then that is their choice. Yesterday, Jane Velez Mitchell told the owner to "shut down" because his food was killing people! Such dramatic and reactionary, paranoid behavior. It's AMERICA!
I hardly doubt that a 575 pound fat f–k has only eaten at a restaurant like this once in his fat, sweaty, arteries clogged with crisco body at least several times...really...come on. Let's call a spade a spade, or in this case, a fat-ass-a-fat ass. Damn right I am judging him.
Appalling. Even Stalin said, "One death is a tragedy, a thousand is a number." You are correct: we have choice. But Jesus Christ, have a little compassion for a fellow human being! If a person put a gun to his head and blew his brains out, you would say, "well, it was his choice." Are you human?! Do you not see a person in pain, crying out for help?
free choice also to get stoned ?
Choice in capitalism is an illusion. Is there really a difference between choosing McDonalds or Burger King? Both (and basically all) use the same systems of production because they are deemed the most cost effective. The result of capitalist competition is domination over the means of production (becoming the best competitor) and culture, which reduces options for consumers and labor. Further, people do not have the same options available to them. Social class shapes whether or not people are likely to live in a community that offers healthy food options and whether they can afford these better options.
This is the _greatest_ idea I have ever heard about. We need to purge this country of people too lazy & stupid to stay moderately fit. They're keeping our health care costs higher, are less productive at work, out sick with diabetes, sheer lazy fat-people-ness, etc. They're damaging the economy in all sorts of ways. Heck, they're even raising my gas prices: do you know how much more gas it burns to haul fat people around in cars?? Pretty soon we're going to run out of the stuff.
Plus, who really wants to look at all that fat – could they at least stay off the beach in the summer, is that too much to ask?
But now.... wow. Fatties check in, but they don't check out. We can _accelerate_ them right off of the planet! Plus, fatties make for great fertilizer. We should insist their bodies be donated to the agricultural industry, and used to grow healthy crops (oh, the irony – wouldn't it be tasty?)
This place is like Darwin's waiting room, all these dead-end, useless excuses for humanity fatty side-by-side, jowl-to-jowl, just waiting for the Grim Reaper to come by (with some burly assistants) to haul them off to the great feedbag in the sky...
If I were to make a modest proposal that I take my Springfield Armory XD40 in my pudgy had and blow daylight right through your worthless skinny ass, this post would be flagged for abuse. So I won't. But how does it feel to have your life undervalued?
Actually, the better analogy would be to suggest putting the XD40 in the front pocket of your cargo shorts, loaded and muzzle up, and unholstered. Adding a handful of golf tees would help...the idea being that you are going to do stupid and irresponsible things, it might as well hasten your departure from the gene pool.
Pure genius! You, sir, are awesome.
Some wonderful discussion points below. LMAO a good deal. If you care to scroll through the BS, you'll find the gems too.
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This is an all-too-familiar story of men I know, with a "Don't need no quack doctor to tell me what to do" attitude. They usually have a damaged leg from a Harley accident, bad back from lifting an engine block, and a 48" wide trucker's belt from a life sitting down in a truck.
Do they also serve Browndo? Because "Browndo's got electrolytes." lol
LMBO, great movie by the way
I was in Vegas last weekend when this happened and I saw it on the news. I also saw 4 people taken from casinos by paramedics, (in 3 days) but that didn't make the news at all. The owner of the place said that their food is the same you get at a lot of places, Hardee's, Outback, Cheddar's etc. They just don't pretend it's healthy at his place, and because of the name they get a lot more attention when something does happen. Sounds right to me.
With the possible exception that none of the other places have anything that is 6,000 calories. At least not to my knowledge.
🔴 Like most people, I have never been forced to enter a restaurant and eat at gunpoint 🔴 If they want to eat that stuff , let em eat!
This is why health insurance is so expensive. The rest of us have to pay for the gluttons!
Nah, health insurance is expensive because we need it. And the greedy doctors, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies know they can get away with ripping us off. Because they have lobbyists and they get laws that favor them passed, like mandatory insurance and banning things that are natural that actually help people.
Yeah.. those dang greedy doctors with all their life-saving skills. Who needs 'em when I can go to WebMD and learn to do a triple-bypass all by myself!
You people have been brainwashed beyond repair.
You respond to the "greedy doctor" notion with sarcasm; however avoided speaking on the insurance and pharmaceutical companies. While not all doctors are to blame,a few(C.M.O's),specifically those working for these two industries mask truths to protect interests and profit margins. If it is the case that you are not familiar with this truth please do some research!
thanks Ray. Just to give some perspective, I'm one of those "greedy doctors", age 37, 3rd year fellow (physician trainee) in cardiology, have been working since age 22 (medical research, then med school, residency, medical research fellowship, now a fellowship), borrowed 130k for med school, have never made more than 50k/year and have been out of med school since 2004 (and made zero dollars and paid 33k tuition for 4 years during med school), and have paid 40k on student loans so far (only <20k went to principal, with 21k to interest). I have worked up to 100 hrs/week (during med school/residency), now down to 50-80hrs/week. I'm now "greedily" working at 7:30pm, have been here since 7am. Just took a break to read cnn...I agree a substantial part of health insurance expenses is because of people with chronic diseases, some caused by lifestyle problems that are mostly preventable, such as obesity, cigarette smoking, diabetes, and to some extent high blood pressure. It's a complex issue but you can't just chalk it up to "greedy doctors" and "greedy drug companies". Drug companies do make plenty of money, but one can't deny that some of their drugs have been, and are, life saving. We have to address poor diet and other lifestyle factors in our quest to contain health care costs.
It was bound to happen sooner or later... Unfortunately many folks don't know how or when to "moderate". Just because you can order a burger with enough carbs and calories to feed twelve people doesn't mean you should. Buffet restaurants offer up "all you can eat days". Cruises offer endless buffet lines, as well. Most people take what they need and walk away. Others, however, take all they want, as if there will be no more food, ever. I witnessed a man on a cruise in a buffet dessert line who picked up a tray with no less than four large pieces of cake and then top all four with ice-cream... I thought perhaps it was for his family. No, he ate it all. The things people do to themselves...
I have also seen similar incidents on cruises. For myself, I get sick of the constant food on cruises......
The description of this burger makes me very hungry! And it's only 8:25 am. I would definitely like one of those right now with a large pepsi. !!
Plain and simple: this restaurant promotes unhealthy eating, and it plays well with the all-freedom no-shame mindset of the Americans. Some who just want to defy known medical science and ignore consequences will just pay the price.
Wrong. The food there isn't any worse for you than the food at McDonald's or Cheddar's our Outback or Tony Roma's or Hardee's. The Heart Attack Grill just doesn't make any bones about the food being unhealthy.
Yes, let me get that 6K calorie Big Mac please. kthx.
For dessert he had Death by Chocolate
!?!?!?
Monumentally awesome.
this probably should have been filed under 'news for the politically correct'.
people have heart attacks and die. every day. every hour. including many who are running in marathons, who dont smoke, and who live like sad, pathetic, little monks. we're all gonna die. from a heart attack, cancer, whatever...however we choose to live. period. thats your story. and that is the nature of life. get over it.
le fin.
ps, angry responses are welcomed (i dont read them anyway), but remember...anger kills! probably faster than hamburgers!~
yes, healthy marathon runners can die from heart attacks or cancer. Every body is different, so there is no way to tell if a 6000 cal burger can kill you or not. But if you know you have high cholesterol and still want to take on a 6000 cal burger, you are just playing with fire. The only difference is life and death. Your freedom; your choice.
ok ...so eatiing a 6000 calorie meal is living the good life .....different strokes ?
The finger waving and clucking of disapproval where diet and weight are concerned is totally out of line in this country. It is no one else’s business what another person eats and people do not have the right to admonish anyone for the dietary choices. To put this in perspective let me just say that cooking in a quality lard is actually better health wise than cooking with butter and is little different than cooking in most forms of vegetable oil. In fact lard is a preferred form of shortening by any knowledgeable chef for most forms of baking. It has a high smoke point and gives food a distinctive flavor. Do you really think a plate for fries is any worse for you cooked in lard than say corn oil? If so you are a fool. The real reason most of you are appalled at this event is because it gives you a little feeling of false superiority over those who would choose to eat something that you consider unhealthy.
The problem with most of you is that you really don’t know or understand what you are talking about and it’s not totally your fault. You’ve been brainwashed by a media machine that is only interested in making money and controlling public opinion. Most of you aren’t aware enough to see this because you are virtually asleep at the wheel. All you know and understand is that big brother, big screen TV says “X” so it must be true. It’s really a sad state of affairs we have come to in this country and it’s also extremely ironic that the number of people in society with some form of higher education is at an all-time high and yet we are too dumb to take even the slightest control or responsibility over our lives.
Oh, yes, I definitely search out restaurants that use high quality lard...
Sounds like you're the one feeling a false sense of superiority. You post is arrogant and condescending.
And the Darwin Award goes to?????? Fatty down in front!
I would actually have to say that cooking with good quality lard is much better for you than any of franken oils they use in restaurants these days (canola oil). Saturated fats have been wrongly demonized for years. The studies just do not reflect the general views at all.
The same goes for high cholesterol foods. High cholesterol food has almost no effect on blood cholesterol levels in humans. Total fat intake is the cause for high cholesterol.
You're an idiot Mcccc, you don't have any idea what you're talking about in the slightest. Yet, here you are trying to sound knowledgeable and recommending that people avoid Canola oil in favor of lard. Lard? Are you kidding?
I especially like the tactic of calling Canola oil a "Frankenoil", as if it was a man made product cooked up in some laboratory. Leave the advice giving to someone else, like a nutritionist.
no,he is actually quite correct. Lard, being a natural ingrediant, has actually been PROVEN by several studies to be less harmful to you than many of the process oils (including canola). That is very true.
I agree, completely. Studies _have_ shown lard is better than canoloa oil. Studies have also shown that cigarettes don't cause cancer – just ask the Marlboro Man!
Seriously? Are you really condoning eating a 6,000 calorie burger? How much fat do you think it takes to amass 6,000 calories in that thing? Granted there are probably about a couple hundred calories from carbohydrates and maybe the remainder of the first thousand in protein, but the remaining 5,000 are probably fat calories. That means about 500g of fat (granted that is an estimate, but I think I'm pretty close given the contents of that atrocity). Obesity is a HUGE problem in this country, no pun intended, and for you to actually say that people shouldn't be judged by what they choose to eat is ludicrous. People absolutely should be judged for making poor health decisions and then crying when they get too damn fat to get off the couch and go to work. People who defend this kind of behavior legitimately disgust me. You disgust me even more than the people actually eating that garbage.
The problem with this country is that we DON'T have a collective sense of shame or guilt. Anyone who tries to encourage a any moral standard today is rebuffed with highbrow tactics trying to rationalize sin. Gluttony is sin. It's a moral and societal blight on those who partake in it and pass the medical costs onto others. Save your empathetic observations. Eating poorly in such a haughty, intentional manner is disgusting.
So....from your detailed rant, it looks like you must be one of the regular customers that gets the free meals?
I totally agree with Gonzo..Opening this restaurant is all about making money without any regard for peoples health..Using lard in their cooking and selling filter less cigarettes shows the mentality of the owners.
What is especially sad is that consumers go in there to eat. People's lives will be shortened by eating all this crap..
And seriously, for the girls who work there in their ridiculously short and revealing clothes. where is your self-esteem and self-respect? Get a real job....
Thank goodness for freedom in America. And I mean that sincerely.
Jawohl!
ya, if only there was some country that put restrictions on revealing outfits for women and put together some sort of rigid dietary guide...
Without demand, there is no need for supply.
The Palins like to spend their Sunday afternoons capturing small woodland creatures and pulling their tails off.
I hope someone 'flatlines' Dr. Jon.
This is the most hilarious thing I've read all year. AHHH ITS SO FUNNY IT HURTS IT HURTS
What is wrong with people? First, who opens a restaurant like this? This person should be removed from society. Second, who eats at a place like this? There is a very good reason why the rest of the world considers Americans fat, stupid, and lazy. It's because they are! The company spokesman was 575 pounds and died at age 29? I guess the company considers his death "good business?" Disgusting story, all around.
You have the stupid part covered. Lard is definitly better for you than man-made cooking oils with partially hyderogenated whatever and lots of trans fats. Any idiot that thinks that this burger caused this heart attack is clueless. Perhaps the patients behavior over time but not this burger. By the way, as an EMT, we haul in a lot of thin people who are supposedly in shape for cardiac arrest, strokes, and pulmonary embolisms.
Really, doubtless the NWO will use this as an excuse to shove more F-– Sh-– laws to gradually erode our freedoms.
Hummm, effects 'our' freedom? You mean how clearly food addicted people are allowed to ingest every known toxic combination while being encouraged by others to do so? Sure that's freedom, if you think of addiction as freedoms. Meanwhile all of us who pay tax or pay insurance premiums continue to be free to pay for those who encourage such addictions in the name of personal freedom.
I can make more money but I cant make more freedom. Id rather pay the insurance and not have more laws. Is he stupid? yep, is the place in poor taste yep. I might try it someday and share it with my family. But then I work out 5 days a week and wear the same pants I wore in high school (29 years ago) so I think Ill survive.
effect=noun, affect=verb. english much?
Enjoy all your freedom you want, just don't make us pay for your arrogance. Sure you can talk about freedom, but talk about consequence and responsibility as well. More F..S.. laws are needed just because idiots like you just want freedom.
eating a 6000 calorie burger once will not kill you. This guy had a heart attack from years of eating this way, to blame it on this one meal is avoiding the issue that he chose that life style.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta had a special on CNN about the Last Heart Attack Diet. It mentioned a book called Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell Esselstyn which I got from my local bookstore. It mentioned that 85 percent of heart attacks are caused by the last meal you eat. I mentioned this to my next door neighbor who is an emergency room nurse and she confirmed that this was true. I was floored that this is not on billboards and tv public service announcements. The book has a very detail explanation as to how that happens. The bottomline was a plant based diet is the best way to prevent a heart attack and even though you may have spent the last 60 years eating a high fat diet you can quickly change your health. Plus eating protein contributes to osteoporsis which runs in my family. So about 3 months ago I became vegetarian and I lost 20 pounds without even trying and my blood pressure dropped by 20 points. I absolutely feel fantastic since I changed my diet. It has been my experience you really can make a difference in your health and quickly by changing your diet.
This really isn't funny in the sense that the guy had a life-threatening issue... But it still made me laugh
y'ah get what y'ah pay for.
Finally, truth in advertising.
...and I hope that they offered him a refund. :)
Considering how large a person would have to be in order to eat a 6000 calorie burger and not be miserable afterwards, the guy probably ate for free.
LMFAO, the irony, Someone please post a picture this guy, I imagine a fatty.
sure, why not. what's the worse thing that could happen?
Health food? No, but I'm sure customers have had heart attacks in salad bars too. Point is, it's up to each of us to choose to stay healthy (or not). Will one triple kill you? Unlikely unless you choke on it & are otherwise healthy. Is this something you should do to your body every day? We all know the answer.... I'm glad I have a choice!
Finally, truth in adverting.
Heart Attack Grill is an interesting place. I ate there a couple years ago. The comments on this story were also pretty intriguing, so I highlighted some of them on our news blog. Check it out and thanks for participating: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/16/overheard-on-cnn-com-gimme-a-triple-bypass-but-hold-the-fries/
I've had this burger. I love greasy burgers (bacon, cheese, and everything) but this was the worst tasting burger I have ever had.
Talk about the wrong place at the wrong time!!!!!!!
Wrong place at wrong time? That implies he played no part in his heart attack!
How do you figure?
The "wrong place at the wrong time" is generally used for people stricken by lightening, being killed by a falling tree, or some other random, completely unavoidable event. This obese man had many choices to make in this situation of which the most significant was walking into the restaurant to begin with, then odering the 6,000 calorie burger, and by being over weight to begin with.
He's referring to the line in Dumb and Dumber when the guy dies eating a burger and his last words are, "Talk about being in the wrong place, at the wrong time!!". Calm down, you oversensitive trolls.
I believe you should have said he died from the poison tablets they gave him thinking it was his ulcer medication.
They loaded his burger up with some hot stuff.
That burger sounds amazing!
yay for Darwinism!
Yes, burgers are better suited for this environment than humans!
at its finest! What other outcome did he expect?
have u seen adam richmans belly, in the latest episodes. yeah he works out... on the toilet. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
We get it. There is a bounty of dumb people and they work to kill themselves. We get it. Stop bragging about the insanity.
Every added 3500 calories adds ONE POUND to your body weight. Eating a 7,000 calorie burger is nuts.
Then that would be 2 pounds of nuts?
Obviously if you are eating at the Heart Attack Grill you are aware that the menu is not that healthy. I'm sure the restaurant has a lot of tourist traffic. I would think that the majority of their customers are less than frequent dinners.
Only if I could have an extra large order of fries and a milk shake with it. If you're going to go out you may as well do it right.
I want a picture of the burger!
No Google Imagining in your mom's basement, eh?
The funny thing is, I lost huge amounts of weight eating burgers everyday. Just didn't eat the bun and no ketchup (low carb). I ate so much fat and the all the fat melted off me. I now body build on this "unhealthy" diet. All my blood tests, BP, all signs greatly improved after my high fat diet. Now the shakes and fries they offer, those might be the real killers.
Calories in, calories out. it's a simple formula. Calories eaten – calories burned = net gain/loss. You can eat nothing but 1500 calories of pure lard (probably not the best thing for overall body function), and if you burn 2500 calories a day, you'll still be at a 1000 calorie deficit.
But is calories burned a constant?
I did the same diet and lost a tonne of weight, accept for me, my blood work was scary. My Triglycerides were through the roof. So, I think some people's chemical / physiological makeup can handle all the saturated fat and cholesteral, and others, like myself cannot. I have maintained the weightloss, but had to cut out saturated meats.
Well, those junk food eaters are choosing their destiny themselves, don't they? Therefore, I do not feel sorry for this particular idiot, neither for those who yet to have their heart attacks because of eating grease.
This man did not suffer a heart attack because of where he was eating that day. His fate was determined well before he stepped foot into that restaurant on that day. He could have been anywhere that day and suffered the same fate. It just so happens he was at Heart Attack Grill.
Hence the irony and the story. Agreed.
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Hence the irony and the story. Agreed.
Wow that's a huge burger. I can hardly finish a single patty burger.. And I need it to have lettuce and tomatoes on it.
Can I go and check out the sexy nurses without eating the crap? Shake and bake!
You realize, of course, that scholars are still trying to figure out exactly what internal factors contributed to the downfall of Rome. Just sayin'.
You mean the dunces are still trying to figure it out. Most historians are already aware of why Rome fell.
and marijuana is ILLEGAL?
^^^^^^THIS!
These burgers are usually shared by a table full of people. It's not supposed to be eaten by one person alone. But if he went for it then he made that decision on his own, and it cost him. Anyone with common sense knows that eating like that will eventually kill you. Just like how any normal person knows hot coffee can burn you.
I don't get what all the fuss is about. This story makes it sound as if it's the burgers fault this guy had a heart attack, but that's BS. What kind of condition was he in before he stepped in to this restaurant? Did he have a heart condition before this? Did he always eat so poorly? How do we know this guy wouldn't have suffered a heart attack munching on celery and tofu?
Understand that most fast food, if eaten regularly, will have a negative affect on your health (ever watch "Supersize Me"). There's nothing wrong with having a big, greasy burger every once in a while. It's called moderation, people.
Of course they are meant to be eaten by one person alone. This is how the marketing works of this type of establishment. They even allow 350lb people to eat free, thereby, enticing them to continue to make bad choices and they don't even have to pay for it (financially speaking). Nowhere are their menu does it imply the meals are meant to be shared. Only skinny, healthy people make this assumption.
I'm waiting for that guy Adam Richman on "Man vs Food" show to suffer the same fate as this customer did. That show on Travel Channel glorifies eating like a pig. Actually that statement is unfair to pigs...pigs are less piggish than Adam on that show.
He works out A LOT, and he eats very well when he is not doing food challenges. You should read more about him before judging him. I love watching his show, but I'm not enough of an idiot to actually copy what he does.
I would copy the heat challenges (chili, wings, etc...) but not the pure-volume challenges. I'm an idiot, but try not to be wasteful.
just when did gluttony become a vehicle for fame? fly around the world and eat a bug, and they give you a tv show.eat enough for 10 men while half the world still does not have enough to eat. spend billions of borrowed dollars to make war with half the world that we need to gluttonize their oil, and welcome to america of the future, and keep tah sense of humor, cause you ain't seen nothin yet.
Really? That fat miserable dude eats healthy and works out? Only an American can say nonsense like this about a sorry loser who has his days numbered.
KEKC, when I was 25 I was that big, and I worked out every day to combat an anxiety disorder. I got so into it that I got to running 5 miles 4 times a week for relaxation and could olympic press 275 pounds for 3 reps. I also loved to eat, lost no weight and had a left hook that was partnered up with the sandman. Now I'm 53, have grandkids and can outrun my 14 year-old, so no, don't judge a book by it's cover.
Welcome to America, where you can stuff your face with mediocre, fatty food and lounge on an overstuffed couch until you look like Jabba the Hut on heels, block the capillaries in your brain until you can hardly bear a new idea and clog your heart so that you have to grunt like a lard sow to tie your shoe laces, enjoy.
Fact of the matter is that ALL restaurants will have patrons who get a heart attack at some point. Unless they go out of business before it has a chance of happening.
Irony has no place in your sense of humor, does it?
The name of this burger is obscene; making light of a terrifying medical emergency that ends the lives of thousands of people each year and tears families apart with grief is not cool. Those who have lost a loved one to a triple bypass would not eat this burger; only the ignorant and insensitive would be interested, and to them I would disgustedly say, "eat your heart out." Why not just label their next one a September 11th? While it is their constitutional right to call their product whatever they want, I for one would not vote for it with my dollars. Furthermore, it is a travesty that killing, or nearly killing, a human being with this burger is rewarded with extraordinarily valuable free advertising by CNN, advertising that the makers of the burger likely could have never paid for themselves even if they'd wanted to. If these restauranteurs hadn't trivialized a major medical emergency by labeling their burger a "Triple Bypass," CNN never would have covered the story. Shameful on both sides and merely anecdotal of the American shock culture that we should all be very wary of exposing our children to.
The name of this burger is obscene; making light of a terrifying medical emergency that kills thousands of people each year and tears families apart with grief is not cool. Those who have had a loved one die from a triple bypass would not eat this burger; only the ignorant and insensitive would be interested, and to them I would say, "eat your heart out." Why not just label their next one a September 11th? While it is their constitutional right to call their product whatever they want, I for one would not vote for it with my dollars. Furthermore, it is a travesty that killing, or nearly killing, a human being with this burger is rewarded with extraordinarily valuable free advertising by CNN, advertising that the makers of the burger likely could have never paid for themselves even if they'd wanted to. If these restauranteurs hadn't trivialized a major medical emergency by labeling their burger a "Triple Bypass," CNN never would have covered the story. Shameful on both sides and merely anecdotal of the American shock culture that we should all be very wary of exposing our children to.
The name of this burger is crass; making light of a terrifying medical emergency that kills thousands of people each year is not cool. Why not just label their next one a September 11th? While it is their constitutional right to call their product whatever they want, I for one would not vote for it with my dollars.
I don't even have to ask out loud if this place is in Texas, do I.
Is that a question or a statement? If you read the article you would know that its in Las Vegas
Chandler, AZ......
Actually, they have one in Dallas as well.
OWNED!
The restaurant is in Las Vegas, but it was first located in ARI before moving to LV.
You guys crack me up...did you even read the article. The victim was from Chandler,AZ and moved to LV,NV in October. The restaurant is in Las Vegas. There may be others but in the land of excess it fits right in Las Vegas well. The world is really destined for extinction!
I wouldn't eat a Triple Bypass unless I was sharing it with someone, but I have eaten a Coronary Bypass at the VORTEX here in Atlanta... Very very good... ok ok .... I split it with my husband, but it's awesome...This one has a fried egg on the top...
THE CORONARY BYPASStm
Our big half-pound sirloin patty topped with a fried egg, three slices of American cheese, four slices of bacon, with plenty of mayo on the side that we expect you to slather all over this burger. And yes, it comes with a side item too.
maybe in my younger days. but like clint eastwood in 'unforgiven', 'i ain't like that no more'. (8
really cheap coverage
Last chance
People have heart attacks quite frequently in public places, this only made news because of what he was eating. In other news woman suffers major yeast infection while shopping at victoria's secret...
hehehehehehehehe... that was funny
LMAO! Eeeewwwwwww!
now that's comedy. :)
The victoria's secret part isn't funny. Now, if you said at a bread factory, then that would've been amusing.
Oh yeah, it was funny. Not everyone has to have their humor spelled out for them.
Need to get some <a href='Arturo Féliz-Camilo' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>really cheap insurance when you eat there.
sorry that's going to be really cheap insurance
Feel sorry for the guy, but the name of the place says it all. If you don't want to die an early death, then don't eat there. That being said, I bloody well want to try one of their burgers. Lard is horrible for you, but it tastes so much better. As the saying goes, all things in moderation.
This guy certainly could not have been dissapointed, he went into the aptly named eater and got full satisfaction, hows that for customer service, could not meet his expectations any better, he should be a really happy corpse.
"Heart Attack Grill" is really no more dangerous than eating at well-known fast-food chains. If you think about it, how many people have heart attacks each day? How many heart attacks happen at other eating places? The media loves this story, but "Heart Attack Grill" didn't make this heart attack happen. "Heart Attack Grill" may be a sign of the times, but the blame lies all around. Look for a flurry of ad campaigns by major fast-food chains touting healthy food on the heels of this well-publicized incident.
lard eh, fine then i'll lay off ur mum..
Who says lard is horrible for you? Lard is one of the healthiest oils you can eat, along with coconut and tallow. Much better that those horrid seed oils like rapeseed (canola).
It is a travesty that killing, or nearly killing, a human being with a burger called a "Triple Bypass" is rewarded with extraordinarily valuable free advertising by CNN, advertising that the makers of the burger likely could have never paid for themselves even if they'd wanted to. If these restauranteurs hadn't trivialized a major medical emergency that kills thousands each year and tears families apart with grief by labeling their burger a "Triple Bypass," CNN never would have covered the story. Shameful on both sides and merely anecdotal of the American shock culture that we should all be wary of exposing our children to.
@Paul Ronco: You must be a hoot at parties.
Seems like the Heart Attack Grill is living up to its name!!
Anyone take notice of how, after the sixties when animal fat became "bad", people started developing more heart disease? I don't know about y'all, but I've squeezed the hell out of an ear of corn and have yet to get a single drop of oil. Oh, that's right, all vegetable oils are CHEMICALLY PROCESSED (WIth a FEW exceptions, Coconut, Avocado, Etc...) Let's not forget how the "healthy people" protested so much that the fast food industry went from animal fats to vegetable oils and margarine; products just LOADED with Trans Fats. And when we "discovered" (Which was already known as far back as 1952) that they were ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE for you, they said they were against it all along!!!! Eat like a caveman! Small meals, several times a day. Mostly meat, green veggies, fruits and nuts on trees. Stay away from anything that you wouldn't be able to see without digging or waiting around for a year to see what grows from the weeds you've been tending.
Oh, and look up the story about the baby that died because it's parents were vegan and didn't want their baby to be "tainted by the taste of meat".
Those two should have been executed as an example of what happens to stupid idiots and their DOGMA.
I fully understand what you're saying, but lard is in fact bad for you. It's only gotten worse with the introduction of steroids and such to livestock and is probably one of the reasons why we have seen such a dramatic climb in heart problems. As for the other oils that they use like peanut oil and canola oil, those are heavily processed as well.... BUT, many of those are actually naturally occuring and can be extracted with the right tools and know how. If you wish to try, you'll have to build/find a press for most of the oils and do a bit of research on how to go about it properly. I think you would be particularly pleased with fresh olive oil.
You are right on about everything, Troof. What you just spelled out took me a long time to figure out on my own. The only thing I would add, is that it is best to stick to organic, grass-fed beef. Can't afford organic, grass-fed beef? Then eat mostly greens and other vegetables/fruits/nuts/seeds/etc. and supplement with the meat when you can afford it. Your body needs those animal fats! Also, don't believe the hype about eggs...those are good for you too!! Along with unpasteurized milk, but hey, good luck getting THAT in whatever state of the freedom-loving U.S. you happen to reside in!
Love the 'Caveman' line, this also works well as good humor!
"Eat in a Tree". haha
I looked up your story. The baby died because they did not treat the child medically when the doctor advised them to at the 9 month check up two months prior when the child was found to have bronchial infection.
@TheTroof, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha!
The FATTEST place I ever was (so far) was in Tillamook, OR, where they also have a cheese factory. We went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. There was NOBODY in that restaurant under 300 lbs, including kids, except for us.
Same at the cheese factory. These were some of the biggest people I've ever seen, and I am not a small man. But they put me to shame. My Chinese food was covered with a brown mush of gravy that was not edible. I pushed it off my food and ate a small corner of the Egg Foo Young.
The people who eat at places like this should win the Darwin Award. Since I am lactose intolerant, I would NOT touch the cheese either. I eat soy cheese, which has no cholesterol, and about half (or less) the calories. OK, it's an acquired taste. But please tell me why I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY for the healthcare of people who eat like that?
sanjosemike
People like you should have been thrown off a cliff with the rest of the diseased/weak infants. If only America was more like ancient Sparta, we wouldn't have 90% of the problems we have today.
haha, even in the days of sparta people commented on how bad the food was IN sparta, but those were soft decadent outsiders from other city states. if you read up on sparta, it's really interesting as an extreme unlike anything today..in addition to its worship of the military, it was like a topsy turvy world where gay interaction was the institutionalized norm and you probably had to at least pretend if you wanted to gain any political or career points. seems like an awesome place to visit..but not to live in :)
Like the compulsory military service and daily training from the age of six to sixty? As much as I admire that kind of warrior ethic, it seems a bit overkill. I think I'd prefer the problems we have today
What, just because he's lactose-intolerant? Turns out most of the world is lactose-intolerant. This includes Native Americans, Asians, and Africans.
If American was more like ancient Sparta you simply wouldn't have 90% of the people.
Aww, sounds like you got butt-hurt from someone making funny of your lard-filled lifestyle. DIAF.
Well, I don't like your attitude, perhaps if there wasn't a police force, snarky people like you would have their butts kicked often. Maybe then you won't cry as much.
LOL!
There are a few pervasive myths inherent to this story.
(1) Eating saturated fat clogs the arteries and leads to obesity and heart disease.
(2) Cooking in lard is unhealthy.
(3) Total caloric intake is a primary contributor to obesity.
None of these statements are supported by the preponderance of the scientific and clinical evidence. Ironically, the most deleterious items on the menu at The Heart Attack Grill (and other fast food establishments) are those containing large amounts of carbs and especially sugars. Fries and sweetened beverages are much more likely contributors to heart disease and obesity than the meat in a burger, or the lard used to cook with.
Additionally, the "calories in/calories out" concept (i.e., eat less and exercise more to lose weight), while intuitive, is not reflective of how the body metabolizes food. It's not a matter of basic physics but rather a complex interaction of hormones and processes.
Sorry, calories in and calories burned DO count. Saturated fat is dangerous. (Notice I'm not saying that ALL fat is dangerous, it's not).
Reasonable body weight is impossible without regular exercise.
sanjosemike
sanjosemike:
"Sorry, calories in and calories burned DO count. Saturated fat is dangerous. (Notice I'm not saying that ALL fat is dangerous, it's not).
Reasonable body weight is impossible without regular exercise."
Saturated fat is not "dangerous" but essential. The arguments supporting the notion that fat and cholesterol are unhealthy (the "lipid hypothesis") are based on junk science and manipulated data. Carbs are dangerous, because they raise insulin levels and produce other deleterious effects. Cholesterol is a vital component of blood and cell chemistry.
The only "bad" fats are those artificially created–the "trans" fats (hydrogenized fats).
Not all calories are created equal. Some calories (fat and protein) are metabolized much more efficiently than others (carbs). The body will compensate for both exercise and the lack of exercise, in conjunction with the type of calories consumed.
Not sure what you mean by "reasonable" body weight, but while there is no question that moderate exercise is beneficial for various reasons, it is not critical to combating obesity. I realize that sounds counterintuitive and even nonsensical, but I would urge you to examine the scientific and clinical data. Science journalist Gary Taubes ("Bad Calories, Good Calories") has written extensively on the subject and his research and due diligence are impeccable.
Oh, sounds like someone is getting their "medical knowledge" from the farm industry.
So, humans evolved for thousands upon thousands of years with mostly meat, fruits, and other things that were directly in sight. I guess that means that the recently (Evolution Scale) discovered methods of farming high carb wheat and other similar products is GOOD for us? Let's feed some Polar Bears a bunch of lettuce and Cous Cous and see how they do. Hey, it's HEALTHY food; RIGHT?!?!?!
Thanks for being the voice of reason.
The fact that this restaurant allows people over 350 lbs. to eat free reinforces a late-night comedian, who joked that the United States is only country in the world where even poor people are fat... and now the fat-and-poor have a new place to feed themselves when they get 86'd from Home Town Buffet.
I also have a feeling that the reason an ambulance reached the restaurant so fast is because the proprietor must have 911 on his speed-dial. This place should have regular emergency 'gurney drills,' so that everyone knows exactly what to do whenever a customer goes down.
G.G. – LegalMystery.com
You understand poor people are overweight because, they buy the cheapest food and not the healthiest. Look on the back of a box from a frozen dinner or nutrition information from gas station food and you will see what I am talking about
One of the misconceptions being tossed around is that it costs more to eat healthy. This is false. You can cook a healthy meal that tastes better for cheaper than a fast food meal or a frozen dinner. You just have to take the time to do it, which includes learning to cook, coming up with a meal plan, shopping in bulk and making an initial investment in pots, pans, utensils and herbs and spices.
Isaac is 100% correct. Poor people aren't fat because they can't afford healthy food; poor people are fat because they're lazy.
i tried this place when they were in phoenix. i have to say it was the WORST food i have ever eaten in my life. and the 'nurses' look like they just got out of a rehab center. do yourself a favor and eat at burger king instead.
You can get burgers at fast food places that are nearly 2000 calories.
Wont kill you to eat there once, I just wouldnt make it a daily, weekly or even monthly thing.
"EAT FOR STRENGTH AND NOT FOR DRUNKENESS" America seems to got about GOD's consul.
Amen!
TWO WORDS:
NATURAL SELECTION
Went to this place when we were in Vegas. Ordered the triple bypass for the photo ops., didn't know anyone tried to actually eat the whole burger...lol!!! No wonder people in your Country are so obese!!!
Yeah, because Canada is just the tourist attraction of the world.
been to canada 25 times (yes, i kept count). i felt skinny there
I'm guessing your suffering from a sever case of anorexia.
Even though approximately 99% of Canadians are so ugly that it doesn't matter what they're body weight is, this guy does have a point. This country has a problem and people continue to look the other way in the name of greed.
"I love this story for the irony; feel bad for customer," wrote ABC 17 News Weekend anchor and producer Evan Millward.
...and I hate it when people misuse the words "irony" or "ironic." There is absolutely nothing ironic about this story–it's just a coincidence (although I wouldn't be surprised if the man's eating habits played a role in his health issues). If the man had just finished his morning jog and was munching on his daily healthful balanced meal when he suddenly had a heart attack, it would be a little closer to irony. If he felt the heart attack coming on and took an aspirin in response, only to have it lodge in his throat and choke him to death, THAT would be ironic.
There is irony there. He was fooling with the concept of the dreaded heart attack and he actually got one while fooling about it.
That's not irony
gee, you obviously don't have a sense of humor or you'd get the irony of what happened. Lighten up!
Situational irony is the disparity of intention and result: when the result of an action is contrary to the desired or expected effect. Being "shot with one's own gun", or "hoisted with one's own petard" are popular formulations of the basic idea of situational irony.- His result was not to have a heart attack eating at the heart attack grill.. but he did.. thus its ironic.
nayayers?? Spell check, CNN. Even my spell check picked that one up! *shakes head*
This is what is known as an "assumed risk." lol
I've been to this place once when it was in Chandler, AZ and you get fat by just walking in the door. This place is a novelty restaurant, so you know what your getting into when you go there. You reap what you sow, if your going to eat a 6,000 calorie burger by yourself. But as much as this article highlights the restaurant, it probably wasn't the burger that gave him the heart attack. . .just saying...
No joke... this guy's probably been eating food like that his whole life.
With all this fast food abounding, methinks that America faces more of a threat from heart attack, diabetes, obesity, etc. that from a "terrorist" attack.
Our diet is a significantly bigger threat to us than terrorism. Our budget deficit is a bigger threat to us than terrorism. Global warming is a seriously bigger than terrorism. And yet... with 0 of the last 100 million flights suffering from terrorism, that's where we are putting all of our money and effort.
Maybe, but terrorism is more fast-acting than our pathetically expanding waistlines. Blowing up fat people wouldn't garner you as many targets because of the fat people-to-square-area ratio would be lower.
Do you know the history of how the Roman Empire fell? Lots of parallels to what's going on in the good ole USofA.
Did you ever notice, all restaurants are basically unhealthy as compared to cooking your own food. Hmmmmmm
Don't you just love Evolution at work. Nominate the guy for runner up in the annual Darwin Awards and send him a t-shirt from the Heart Attack Cafe that reads on the back... We Told You So !
That's pretty seriously cold... He had a mother who looked into his eyes as a little baby and wished for a bright future. He probably has a wife and kids who are home crying because they miss their husband and daddy. And you think he has no value as a human being because he ate a poor diet? No right to happiness? He made a poor choice so he deserves to die? I think America has taught the world excellence in science, music, sports, etc. We came here on scurvy filled boats and flew back on 747's. But the world can teach us a lot about empathy and compassion.
Scott, that was a nice comment. I always try to think of other people as once some else's child and it does help look at others in a different light. Life is complicated as it is, applying harsh judgement to others does not benefit others than yourself in making you feel better than the person you are judging.
You seriously must be a blast to hang out with.
Well said!
I thinks its a personal choice that people must make to live and eat healthy. If folks don't eat there they are out of business. But promoting food like that is wrong as well. Check out my youtube rant on this story
Offer an embroidered option on that T-shirt and you've got a deal! If the H.A. patient has any kind of a sense of humor, I don't see anything wrong with your idea. Every time he wore the t-shirt, it's free advertising for the Little Shop of Heart Stoppers. LMAO! Can't help but laugh at this sh!t – I mean – I truly appreciate the irony with zero caustic BS. KUTGW CNN!
Oh good, let's bring global warming into this discussion. We can also bring in Ben and Jerry, the two liberal acolytes who with their high fat content ice cream have probably killed more people than Fukushima. But of course, can't do that, I mean after all they are liberal so they are entitled to be hypocrites.
Congratulations on managing to drag politics into this. You get extra points for tossing the word "liberal" for no apparent purpose. Thanks for helping me win right-wingnut bingo!
"Thanks for helping me win right-wingnut bingo!" LMAO!!!!
Hope you don't have a copyright on that. I'm going to use it again verrrry soon.
Politics? Really?
You are what you eat.
Im not a heart attack.
You can't eat a heart attack.
They deserve every bit of it. It's a shame the guy didn't croak.
Too bad it wasn't you.
i'd rather go out doing something pleasurable like eating than working out at the gym or running! douglas adams dropped dead at the gym. gee, what a waste of time. my philosophy is i'm going to die anyway so i might as well die happy. all those who kvetch about people who die of incidents like this are miserable shmucks because you're sick of all your nasty gluten-free hippie food and spending time working out rather than doing things you really like.
Soooo, you're the example by which the rest of us are judged? ????
This is just Natural Selection at work. These are probably the same people who think that if you just also flip off global warming, it can't hurt you, either. At the Heart Attack Grill, the only ones they hurt are themselves.
I would eat it. I'm not fat, and run everyday.
Same here. I am curious enough to try it. I wouldn't try to eat it all, but would like to try it.
I love how everybody here assumes the guy was "a fat tub of lard." I've eaten at this place. I'm six feet tall and weigh 170 lbs. Was this patron obese? Probably... but I just love how everybody comments on it as if it were fact. I knew a 21 year old girl who weighed 115 lbs that suffered a cardiac arrest.
Oh, and by the way, that 21 year old girl was a vegan... just saying... Bad DNA trumps good cheeseburgers
Is it possible that she was malnourished/anorexic? Because cardiac arrest is common for those people.
A Vegan? LAS Vegan?
Cardiac arrests and heart attacks are two different things. A heart attack is when blood flow in a coronary artery is blocked off for long enough that part of the heart muscle dies. If it's severe enough it can eventually result in cardiac arrest (i.e. the heart stops beating) but there are other many things that can cause cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest in young people is usually not due to heart attacks and more likely arrhythmias (such as WPW...), or if a 21 year old suffers a heart attack it is often due to some underlying problem such as cocaine abuse.
B33tle...hahhahaaaa
People over 250 pounds eat free.... how is this legal? It's like opening a free heroin store if you have a note from your psychologist saying you're a heroin addict...
Sorry, I mean 350.
You can probably read the comment I just posted below, but if you weigh over 350lbs and go get a free 6000 cal meal, then you're just asking to die early.
It's no-one's fault but their own.
You don't have to be cruel. I am a dietitian- I teach people to have hope. A lot of people this heavy are depressed and feel they are beyond help. A lot struggle with finances as well. If it's a free meal, why not just give in? I think this is a sadistic organization; these people shouldn't be tempted to kill themselves with food. They don't deserve to die.
You don't have to be cruel. I am a dietitian- I teach people to have hope. A lot of people this heavy are depressed and feel they are beyond help. A lot struggle with finances as well. If it's a free meal, why not just give in? I think this is a sadistic organization; these people shouldn't be tempted to kill themselves with food. They don't deserve to die.
If they are destined to die from obesity, I just hope they go quickly. Less medical expense for the rest of us.
Well, I'm not trying to be cruel. In fact, if an overweight person is trying to exercise then I have a lot of respect for them. But, you do have to admit, there's something wrong with the person if they go out and eat a 6000 cal. meal and not see a problem in that.
Who care's, they're obese. It's not like they are people.
I've made similar arguments comparing bartenders refusing drunk people drinks to a proposed idea for fast-food places to refuse morbidly obese people service.
Not really the same. The drunk can wipe out other people; the burger eater just themselves....
re-read the story again, its 350 pounds, not 250.
plain and simple is two facts:
1.) this man did NOT have a heart attack because of this burger. one food item cannot cause a heart attack. it was obviously his lifestyle that caused this.
2.) he had his own free will and CHOSE to eat the burger.
The fact that this place advertised a 6000 calorie burger and a butterfat shake is proof that they are upfront and did not force/trick any one into their establishment. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. this is NOT news. I am a regisitered Democrat and I acknowledge that this company was upfront about what they were selling and that they are NOT at fault here. It takes more than ONE hamburger to cause cardiac arrest. If you dont want it, dont eat it
Well, they do advertise free meals to people over 350lbs.
But then again, if you're happy that you get a free meal because your in the top ~1% on the obesity charts, then you've not only hit rock bottom, but you are also just asking for a heart attack...
Who cares which one of the many burgers he has consumed actually caused the heart attack?
What does your political party affiliation have to do with this???? I am a non-party, un-brain washed voter but I don't include it in responses to articles about non political issues.
From the article: "I love this story for the irony; feel bad for customer," wrote ABC 17 News Weekend anchor and producer Evan Millward.
From Jason "The fact that this place advertised a 6000 calorie burger and a butterfat shake is proof that they are upfront and did not force/trick any one into their establishment. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. this is NOT news."
The irony of what happened & where it happened makes it prime news fodder.
Pretty gross. I won't even go to a regular fast food place like McDonalds. But, w/e makes people happy....
You'd be surprised how many healthier options McDonald's has now. They have even cut the fries in half on happy meals and given apples instead.
Well, it's more than calorie count for McD. But, that does remind me of the irony that a ft. long Subway cold-cut is about the same calories as a big mac a lot of people think they are eating healthier choosing a subway sandwich over a burger. lol.
Only in America can you sell sh1t, and people will buy and eat it and call it freedom, and at the same time
tell you your going to hell for not believing in someones version of a fairytale, thats not freedom thats
being the cattle your being bred to be.
a nonsense comparison
What kind of idiot drags religion into this? It's not even close to related...
well said Dave, well said
Hey Bob, I'd like to hit you over the head with a hammer and beat your god to a living pulp. Would you like to join me? You're an idiot.
how come life insurance policy costs more for unhealthy people but employers don't discriminate against morons on group premiums ? kick these guys out of our health insurance system and lower our costs. no need for obama care.
Walked by the place this weekend. Could not believe the ad for butterfat shakes! I opted to stay away and go to the nearby Mermaid casino for a fried Twinkie at my son's suggestion. That was enough of a gut bomb for me!
Should have had the deep fried Oreos there. Much better.
Fried is always worse than milkshakes. If you have ever eaten butter, you have eaten butter fat. A deep fried twinkie? ew gross.
The headline of this story should be: Cardiologists not shocked by "most predictable thing ever"
Cue the personal injury attorneys.
sigh... at first glance I thought you wrote 'club' the personal injury lawyers...
It will be VERY hard to prove this hamburger caused the heart attack. He may have had bad health, clogged arteries, etc..
Also, if you have never been there, it states right on the door, this food is very bad for you. Do not eat here. Go some where else. Yet, people still go in.....
er, ummm, ahhh, who is trying to prove it was that particular burger that did it? I think the point of the story was the IRONY of what happened where it happened.
@Bradley... I was commenting on the post of Quincy9 and not making a statement. When the comments are indented that means they are responding to some one else's post...
Is it still ironic if it was advertised?
Or just expected?
The last time I checked, ours is a still a free country. Let the man clog himself with lard and meet his lord. His choice.
As long as his medical care comes entirely out of his pocket...oh wait it probably doesn't. If we assume the guy has insurance, they will cover the majority of his care. Ultimately, that means the other people that pay the insurance company but make healthy choices end up paying for his care (because the insurance company can use their payments to pay for him). Unfortunately people don't live in isolation.
So you spend a little more $$$ and this poor guy who is certainly going to kick it sooner than you gets to spend a little more life with his family. Yeah, because we all make healthy choices because we are worried about our insurance costs – more like, you make good health choices because you don't want to die soon, you don't want to live feeling unhealthy every day. At the end of the day, money is money and health is health. I bet that you would rather be poor and healthy than rich and sick. Have sympathy for the guy – if he doesn't have insurance, he neither has his health or money.
Ok Brian, many people believe exactly as you do, but even if every person in the US didn't use any health insurance for
A year, they would still raise the premiums, business 101 my friend . Make a billion this year, we need to make 1.2 billion next year.
While heart attack is no laughing matter, I feel seriously joyful. Glad that there is one honest company in America that delivers what it promises.
why should we have to share it with 6 other people? its our money, why do you care if we eat it solo?
Really?! Who would have though! LOL!
To me, the point of this story should be about letting people live their lives. There is a strong urge by many in our country to protect people from themselves. Personally, I am for freedom of choice for what people do with their own bodies. The problem comes when the rest of us pay for their choices in higher insurance premiums and government assistance. If the patrons of this restaurant pay for their own insurance, then more power to them.
I hear ya. But if this guy goes on government disability because of heart failure, then it becomes your and my taxpayer dollars that support him. I'm torn on this one.
Even if he pays for insurance, we are still paying for his care. His premiums will likely never cover the cost of his healthcare totally, given his lifestyle. The insurance company needs to make up the loss, which they get by charging the rest of us more.
Never has an insurance company had a loss, a loss would go against the entire principle of being an insurance company. I think you meant to say they would make less money.
*snicker*
Agreed. 100%
His insurance rates are for the average person in his category. His death-defying lifestyle increases everyone's costs, including yours. Sure, let him do what he wants, just take him off the insurance power grid first. He is an absolute abuser.
All Americans ever think of is themselves..their pocketbooks,their self righteousness choices.....in a society like ours,we all should shoulder the burden of the other...yes, even you with your salads and gym memberships...because you could drop like the rest of us. Nothing is written in stone....some people could eat that hamburger a million times and not be affected and you could drink carrot juice and have a heart attack. NO GUARANTEES...period. Stop whining about ME ME ME...how YOU don't want to pay for the fat, lazy pigs. Wait until you or someone you love has a problem..then you will be howling about how your insurance doesn't cover it.
lol
🔴 Just let those fatties keep going, it's god's way of culling the herd.🅾
Heart Attack Grill – Dallas limped along 4 whole months before it went into cardiac arrest and flat lined. Apparently the food wasn't worth dying for.
"Still, Basso [the owner] calls the incident 'horrible,' and had harsh words for those attempting to make light of it."
Most hypocritical thing ever said.
And ain't that the truth. Owner can't have it both ways. I remember when he opened that place and was asked what if? His reply, "Well, if they get a heart attack from eating here, they have to remember the name of the place!" and he laughed about it.
I have been a vegetarian for going on ten years. My family, who are all morbidly obese, poke fun of me. They seem to equate vegetarianism with some weird religion. Yet every one of them carries a bright red pill box with their daily fix. And collectively they spend more time in doctors' offices than I spend in rush hour traffic, not to mention the medical emergencies they deal with every year.
It's not macho when your gut hangs over your belt and you need a little blue pill to get an erection.
As for the guy who tried to hork down the 6,000 calorie cheese burger: You buy your ticket and you take your chance.
Sounds like your ovaries do need those fruits and veggies. As for your family, I hope they start going to YMCA and get in shape.
if you weren't such a douche and didn't have that HOLIER THAN THOU attitude... your family wouldn't treat you like you were in some sort of religous cult.
Vegetarians have their health issues, too, and Vegans need to stop advocating that all you have to do is to eat vegetables and you will be super healthy. That's right up there with people who run for miles everyday. Haven't seen one happy face on a runner yet. By the way, don't Vegans die like the rest meat eaters of some disease or another?
Glad to hear that vegetarianism is working for you – but there is a lot of new scientific research proving that meat and fat are not the dietary culprits they have been pegged for. Case in point – I used to weigh 300 pounds as a teen (and wasn't tall). I tons of weight and then became a vegan. I was exhausted all the time, had strange hunger cravings and lost a lot of muscle. When I hit my 30s I had a relapse and gained most of the weight back, but over the past year I've dropped 80 pounds as well as putting on some good solid muscle. I now weigh 175, have three times the energy I had in my early 20s when I didn't eat meat and look pretty damn good in a pair of size 32 jeans. I eat meat, eggs, butter, a little dairy, lots of veggies and a little fruit. But most of my diet is meat and fat – and I have never felt or looked better. If I were to identify the main two problems that cause people to become obese it would be 1) Overeating and 2) Eating too many carbs. It's pretty simply really, cut out or seriously limit carbs/sugars – eat like our ancestors did, don't sit in front of the TV too much and keep a positive outlook on life. And I'll be first in line for any burger place – give me a nice burger, bacon, but hold the bun and the fries and give me a nice small salad without any croutons – and I'll be a happy, healthy and trim man. :)
If you lost muscle mass and felt fatigued after going vegan, you didn't know what you were doing nutritionally – period. There are plenty of forms of lean, plant-based proteins that provide for the same nutritional needs as meat. If you had strange hunger cravings, you were not eating properly. You can get EVERYTHING your body needs, save B12 and D, from vegetables – and there are plenty of high quality supplements and fortified foods that it shouldn't be a problem. By the way, with all the processing meat – even "fresh" raw meat – goes through nowadays, even those who still eat animal flesh could stand to take a B12 supplement as processing tends to kill what exists on the raw meat. I'm sorry that you experienced health problems, but don't blame your nutritional ignorance on veganism.
DT...you are on the right path. People posting negative comments abt vegetarianism simply lack knowledge abt healthy eating. At "Lillian"....I totally agree with you. One has to be eating completely wrong to be always out of energy.
posted wrongly to DT...was meant for the vegetarian whose family pokes fun at him
My gut hangs over my belt but I don't need a blue pill for an erection. I got one just reading your post. Wish u were here.
This is probably one of the best stories out there. We all have our own choices but regulators would like to take those away. It's about time that someone gets to do what they actually want to fully knowing the consequences.
that meal didn't hurt the customer. 20+ years of unhealthy lifestyle did...
The thing you miss is that this DOESN'T effect just the person in question who indulges.
So in this article, an ambulance was called. Paramedics rushed to the scene. Victim was taken to the hospital. etc.
What if on the other side of town, some kid was suffering an asthma attack and *died* because an ambulance couldn't get there in time? And the fat tub of lard gets rushed into a hospital emergency room suffering a heart attack from over-eating, and now a mother having an emergency in childbirth dies along with her child because there wasn't room?
How many OTHER people dying as a result of this person's actions would it take for you to recognize that – no, we are NOT all islands, and EVERY person's decisions *do*, in fact, effect MANY others.
Of course if the ambulance wasn't called that time, and wasn't called enough times, than the hospital might have phased out that particular ambulance and laid off the EMTs. Keep in mind, hospital employees and infrastructure have to earn their keep.
last straw? A perfectly health guy won't just collapse and die after that meal, at least it is less likely. This guy was dumb enough to lead his lifestyle for so long and this meal almost put an end to it. Trust me, he will be the new spokesperson for the joint and will be very rich soon. Love my country.
@dderidex Where in this article did it say he was a "fat tub of lard"? How do you know if he wasn't some regular person with a heart problem?
"The thing you miss is that this DOESN'T effect just the person in question who indulges ... What if on the other side of town, some kid was suffering an asthma attack and *died* because an ambulance couldn't get there in time?"
How do you know buzzer missed anything? You as sume too much. People who worry about stuff like this are statistically people who are going to die early. If ambulance A is picking up a heart attack patient, ambulance B is automatically on-call tend to the next patient. So don't worry. There's enough coverage from people who know how to do their jobs that your 911 hangnail will be tended to in record time. Pu$$y.
No wonder American obesity rates keep soaring higher. Sorry, Heart Attack Grill, your whole gig is disgusting and embarrassing.
people are free to eat what they want. no one is forcing them to have a 6000 calorie dinner. They choose to, which is why their restaurant is still in business. if fat people bother you, blame fat people not the places they CHOOSE to go to.
Sorry, but I disagree with you. What is disgusting and embarrassing are the idiots who eat there, knowing full well the possible consequences, and in this case, not a possibility, but a reality.
Even the healthy eaters all die eventually, unless you know something I don't.
well at least it wasn't false advertising !!
jay – Thanks for the laugh, friend. That was very funny!
So I guess he gets the meal free.
NO TIP???
no, they took cash :) He'll eat the leftovers after surgery.
Right, and he can't possibly sue this place 'cause he was fat going in and knew the risks of eating there. But who knows, he or the wife or both will probably try it.
I don't think you understand that these meals aren't just "hearty", they're "comically overdone". But besides the point, I agree with you, everyone should be laughing this up. If the guy dies, oh well! He was able to read the sign on the way in!
Hey, free publicity, truth in advertising, and the customer got just what he ordered! Sounds like a win-win all around! Not seeing why anyone is seeing the tragedy in this. Basso should be capitalizing on it, and asking the 'tourists' for rights to the photos. If the guy actually dies, it'll just be that much more effective for Basso. I'm sure he knows it, and I'm sure his profits are up this week. Feigning 'sadness' or having 'harsh words' for those making light of it IMO was the wrong move. Heat Attack Grill advertised a coronary, and this guy got it. It's all square, and Basso should be laughing it up with a "Told you so!" all the way to the bank.
lol what do you expect? I cant say I feel bad for someone who knowingly ate a 6000 calorie burger
I would ask for CPR from one of the "nurses".....
How original! I'm SURE they have never heard that one before
It was only a matter of time.
Let's be honest here. It was only a matter of time before this happened.
Also, I find the attitude of Basso kind of disgusting and hypocritical. IT's akin to when you ask someone why they watch NASCAR. The answer is invariably "for the crashes", yet when there is a crash and someone dies people get upset.
Hilariously, this might actually help with Heart Attack Grille's advertising....
You'd have to be a complete fool to even go there to eat unless you're going to share your meal with at least 6 other people.
Or maybe they just want a hearty meal without the standard littany of concern over the caloric intake? Maybe you would like it if we made a law against Heart Attack Grille serving too many calroies to WILLING customers?
I wholeheartedly agree with Fr33th1nk3r
JD is right, and this has nothing to do with regulation... If you eat something that has the potential to kill you, you might die.. I dont blame anyone but the person who ate it. Their choice, they can deal with the consequences
I have no problem with idiots like you killing themselves, no. I just hope that this many hasn't successfully bred.