Discussion The Heart Attack Grill

The original Colorado location of this place closed in 2011 but the Vegas location is still open today! For Great Justice!

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Heart Attack Grill

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The Unhealthiest Restaurant In America - Why It's Controversial


When Jon Basso first opened the Heart Attack Grill in 2005, he had no idea that it would come with so much controversy. The monument to greasy gluttony would generate countless lawsuits, an avalanche of negative press and multiple heart attacks on the premises. However, by overcoming these challenges, Jon Basso has built one of the most iconic, well known restaurants in the entire world.This is, The Unhealthiest Restaurant In America - Why It's Controversial.
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Weird History Food - Why Heart Attack Grill Wants You To Die While Eating There


Today on Weird History food, we check out 'The Heart Attack Grill'. Many years ago, one man had an idea for the ultimate restaurant that had food literally 'to die for'. As an ex 'Jenny Craig' dealer, Dr. Jon Basso decided that he wanted to do something different.. What transpired was the only dining establishment where the owner HIMSELF will tell you - the food served should be avoided at all costs! ...But, does anyone listen? And who dares attempt eating the Octuple bypass burger? Come with us as we explore the history of the Heart Attack Grill!!
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Top 10 Untold Truths of the Heart Attack Grill

 
When I go to Vegas, and I will someday, if this place is still there I am going! :)
 
Las Vegas' famous Heart Attack Grill sends scathing closure notice

Ownership says 'the soul of Las Vegas has been replaced by corporate greed'

A famous, and often controversial, Las Vegas restaurant has said a sudden goodbye after more than a dozen years in Downtown Las Vegas. Heart Attack Grill, known the world over for its unabashedly large stunt food menu and over-the-top pro-gluttony stance, has closed its longtime home, and what comes next remains to be seen.

Prominently located on the rounded corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street, the downtown area’s busy pedestrian thoroughfare, Heart Attack Grill earned global fame for its unique theme. The restaurant positioned itself as a parody of a medical center, including servers who dressed as nurses and called customers “patients,” while leaning into a happily unhealthy menu of burgers, hot dogs and fried food. Diners wearing doctor’s office gowns were encouraged to order giant meals, including the Octuple Bypass burger with eight half-pound burger patties (with room for add-ons like 40 bacon slices), and were admonished loudly by staff for not finishing all of their food. Customers who weighed over 350 pounds — and were willing to prove it by standing on a scale in the dining room — ate for free.

In February 2013, a 52-year-old frequent customer and occasional spokesperson for Heart Attack Grill, John Alleman, died of an apparent heart attack in front of the restaurant, giving the place even more grim global notoriety.

Now, owner Jon Basso has told SFGATE that Heart Attack Grill’s time has come at the current location, which dates to 2011. “Las Vegas has priced the regular middle-class person out of the opportunity of having a good time,” Basso responded when reached by email. “Our customer base [is] predominantly regular people. The Heart Attack Grill needs to move to a new location.”

 
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