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Heart Attack Grill
Company type	Limited liability company
Industry	Full service cafe
Founded	2005; 20 years ago in Tempe, Arizona
Founder	Jon Basso
Headquarters	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Number of locations	1
Area served	Las Vegas, Nevada
Owner	Jon Basso
Website	www.heartattackgrill.com

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The Heart Attack Grill is an American restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It was formerly located in Chandler, Arizona. The restaurant serves deliberately unhealthy junk food that is high in fat, sugar, and cholesterol, and its staff wear hospital-themed uniforms.

Theme

The establishment is a hospital-theme restaurant: where all waitresses wear "nurse" outfits. Each patient dons a hospital gown and wristband before ordering, and those who do not finish their food will receive a paddle-spanking by one of the "nurses" with the option to buy the paddle afterwards.^[1]^[2]

The menu is generally themed around items that are exceptionally high in calories and fat.^[3] It includes a variety of burgers from Single to "Octuple Bypass" hamburgers,^[4] ranging from 8 to 64 ounces (230 to 1,810 g) of beef with the "Octuple Bypass" burger containing approximately 19,900 kilocalories or 83,260 kilojoules;^[5] all-you-can-eat "Flatliner Fries", cooked in pure lard, beer and tequila; "butterfat milkshakes"; and soft drinks such as Mexican Coca-Cola.^[3] Customers can also order unfiltered cigarettes or candy cigarettes for children.^[6]

Customers over 350 lb (159 kg) in weight can eat at the restaurant for free.^[7] One of the restaurant's promotions is a reward for customers who finish a Triple or Quadruple Bypass Burger, after which they are placed in a wheelchair and wheeled out to their vehicle by their "personal nurse".^[8]

History

The Heart Attack Grill was founded in 2005 in Tempe, Arizona, by Jon Basso, with the declared intent of serving "nutritional pornography",^[9] food "so bad for you it's shocking".^[10] The idea came when writing a marketing thesis about fitness training studios, as he became inspired by stories about his clients cheating on their diets.

The Arizona location closed on May 31, 2011,^[11] with a Heart Attack Grill opening in Dallas, Texas, earlier that month.^[12] The Dallas restaurant closed in October 2011 due to non-payment of rent,^[13] and the restaurant's official website was scrubbed of any Dallas location information.^[14]

The Las Vegas location opened in October 2011,^[15] and is legally owned by Jon Basso's LLC, ironically named Diet Center LLC.^[16] The restaurant's slogan is "Fighting anorexia since 2005".

On February 18, 2012, a D.C. group requested the owner of Heart Attack Grill declare "moral bankruptcy" and close the Las Vegas restaurant. However, the owner did not close and instead defended his restaurant.^[17]

Illnesses and deaths

The restaurant's spokesman, 575-pound (261 kg) Blair River, died on March 1, 2011, aged 29, from complications of pneumonia.^[18] The Arizona location closed shortly thereafter, on May 31, 2011.^[11]

On February 11, 2012, a customer suffered what was reported to be an apparent heart attack while eating a "Triple Bypass Burger" at the restaurant.^[19] Restaurant owner Jon Basso called for emergency services and the customer was taken to the hospital.^[20]^[21] Reportedly patrons thought it was a publicity stunt and started taking photos. Basso later said, "I actually felt horrible for the gentleman because 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."^[19]

On April 21, 2012, a woman fell unconscious while eating a Double Bypass Burger, drinking alcohol and smoking.^[22]^[23]

In February 2013, an unofficial spokesman and daily patron, 52-year-old John Alleman, died of an apparent heart attack while waiting at a bus stop in front of the restaurant.^[22]

Reception

Heart Attack Grill has deliberately courted controversy as a marketing strategy.^[3] The restaurant has been criticized and drawn complaints for its revealing uniforms and sexualized portrayal of nurses.^[24]^[25]

Notable customers

Various competitive eaters and other celebrities have visited the Heart Attack Grill, including the likes of Nikocado Avocado,^[26] Hungry Fat Chick,^[27] Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias,^[28] BeardMeatsFood,^[29] Brian Shaw^[30] and former Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest champions Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie and Miki Sudo.^[31]

In television

The restaurant was featured on an episode of Extreme Pig-outs on the Travel Channel, All You Can Eat on The History Channel,^[3] World's Weirdest Restaurants on Food Network Canada, ABC News,^[32] on a CBS report with Bill Geist,^[33] on Khawatir 10 on MBC,^[34] on 7 Deadly Sins on Showtime,^[35] on the pilot episode on Fluffy Breaks Even, and The Kyle Files.^[36]

In France, it appeared in an episode devoted to Las Vegas of the television program Drôles de villes pour une rencontre.^[37]

In Spain, it appeared in the 33rd episode of the seventh season of the television program Madrileños por el mundo,^[38] dedicated to Las Vegas, and also in the tenth episode of the second season of the television program Viajeros Cuatro,^[39] also dedicated to Las Vegas.

References

^ Richa Fulara. In Pics: Heart Attack Grill- A Restaurant Known For Spanking Customers If They Don’t Finish Their Food. - ED Times. September 7, 2021.
^ Videos about spankings in Heart Attack Grill - YouTube
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Edelhauser, Kristin (26 February 2007). "Heart Attack Grill-an anti-marketing strategy that works". Entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ Lee, Robyn. "Heart Attack Grill Is Up Front About Slowly Killing You | A Hamburger Today". Aht.seriouseats.com. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ by (2015-05-29). "In Honor of National Burger Day, Meet the 20,000-Calorie Hamburger » Northern Ag Network". Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^ Martin, Bradley (February 20, 2017). "A Quick Demise for the Heart Attack Grill on the Strip". Eater Las Vegas.
^ "Heart Attack Grill". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
^ Briggs, Bill. "Heart Attack Grill serves bypass burgers, flatliner fries". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-11.
^ "Heart Attack Grill Turns Bad Press Into Big Business | Wall Street Fighter". Wallstreetfighter.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
^ "Heart Attack Grill". Popgive.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Jensen, Edythe (June 1, 2011), "Chandler Heart Attack Grill Closes", The Arizona Republic, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved February 20, 2020
^ Wolke, Alice (May 13, 2011), Protest Greets 'Heart Attack Grill' Opening in Dallas, myfoxdfw.com, archived from the original on August 21, 2011
^ "Is Heart Attack Grill in cardiac arrest?". Dallasnews.com. October 13, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Heart Attack Grill Continues Death Spasms". Dallasobserver.com. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Owner of Heart Attack Grill, opening in Las Vegas, insists he helps people eat better". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "Heart Attack Grill Las Vegas". Vegas Food & Fun. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "Heart Attack Grill owner defends Americans right to eat bypass burgers". 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
^ Johnson, Weldon B. (March 3, 2011), "575-pound Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies", The Arizona Republic, Gannett, OCLC 61312426, archived from the original on March 6, 2016, retrieved March 4, 2011
^ ^a ^b DeLucia, Matt (February 15, 2012). "Man suffers heart attack while dining at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas". Fox 5 Vegas. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ Jaslow, Ryan (February 15, 2012). "Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas: Report". CBS News. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill - FOX5 Vegas - KVVU". FOX5 Vegas. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
^ ^a ^b Paul Takahashi (February 11, 2013). "Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies from heart attack". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ AP (April 23, 2012). "2nd patron falls ill at hospital-themed restaurant". Associated Press. Retrieved February 23, 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Waitresses Dressed as Nurses Rile Real RNs". FoxNews.com. December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2008.
^ ""Naughty nurses" prescribe controversy". The Associated Press. The Denver Post. December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-05-04. the attorney general's office wrote Basso a letter informing him that he is illegally using the word "nurse" at his restaurant and on his Web site.
^ More Nikocado (2021-12-17). Heart Attack Grill • 20,000 Calorie Burger • MUKBANG. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
^ Nikocado Avocado (2021-03-23). Heart Attack Grill With Hungry Fat Chick (20,000 Calorie Burgers) • MUKBANG. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
^ "Dailymotion". www.dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
^ BeardMeatsFood (2023-06-04). EATING THE 20,000 CALORIE OCTUPLE BYPASS BURGER AT THE HEART ATTACK GRILL IN VEGAS | BeardMeatsFood. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
^ SHAWSTRENGTH (2023-11-22). 20,000 CALORIE OCTUPLE BYPASS BURGER | HEART ATTACK GRILL. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
^ Matt Stonie (2021-07-24). I Ate a 20,000cal Burger in Record Time!! **Octuple Bypass Challenge**. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
^ Nightline from ABC News: The Heart Attack Grill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqf_SIQ3JAk
^ CBS. November 25, 2008. A Meal To Die For on YouTube.
^ "خواطر 10 - الحلقة 7 - الأكل المزيف - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
^ Maharana, Kabita (14 August 2014). "Heart Attack Grill on Showtime's 7 Deadly Sins: Restaurant Owner 'Not Guilty' of Employee Deaths, Says Sacrifices Have to be Made". ibtimes.co.uk.
^ "The Kyle Files Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^ Le restaurant de la crise cardiaque - Extrait "Drôles de villes pour une rencontre" en streaming | France tv
^ «La hamburguesa con más calorías del mundo» - Madrileños por el mundo - Telemadrid. 25 de abril de 2017.
^ «El gran reto de Las Vegas: si no te acabas esta hamburguesa de ocho pisos y 20.000 calorías recibirás unos azotes» - Viajeros Cuatro - Cuatro. 8 de septiembre de 2019.

External links

Media related to Heart Attack Grill at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
"The Heart Attack Grill: Restaurant Promotes Harmfully Unhealthy Food" on Nightline from ABC News on YouTube

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[1] Richa Fulara. In Pics: Heart Attack Grill- A Restaurant Known For Spanking Customers If They Don’t Finish Their Food. - ED Times. September 7, 2021.

[2] Videos about spankings in Heart Attack Grill - YouTube

[entre-3] Edelhauser, Kristin (26 February 2007). "Heart Attack Grill-an anti-marketing strategy that works". Entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

[4] Lee, Robyn. "Heart Attack Grill Is Up Front About Slowly Killing You | A Hamburger Today". Aht.seriouseats.com. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

[5] y (2015-05-29). "In Honor of National Burger Day, Meet the 20,000-Calorie Hamburger » Northern Ag Network". Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[6] Martin, Bradley (February 20, 2017). "A Quick Demise for the Heart Attack Grill on the Strip". Eater Las Vegas.

[7] "Heart Attack Grill". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

[MSNBC-8] Briggs, Bill. "Heart Attack Grill serves bypass burgers, flatliner fries". msn.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-11.

[9] "Heart Attack Grill Turns Bad Press Into Big Business | Wall Street Fighter". Wallstreetfighter.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

[10] "Heart Attack Grill". Popgive.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

[:0-11] Jensen, Edythe (June 1, 2011), "Chandler Heart Attack Grill Closes", The Arizona Republic, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved February 20, 2020

[12] Wolke, Alice (May 13, 2011), Protest Greets 'Heart Attack Grill' Opening in Dallas, myfoxdfw.com, archived from the original on August 21, 2011

[13] "Is Heart Attack Grill in cardiac arrest?". Dallasnews.com. October 13, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[14] "Heart Attack Grill Continues Death Spasms". Dallasobserver.com. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[15] "Owner of Heart Attack Grill, opening in Las Vegas, insists he helps people eat better". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[vff-16] "Heart Attack Grill Las Vegas". Vegas Food & Fun. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[17] "Heart Attack Grill owner defends Americans right to eat bypass burgers". 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

[18] Johnson, Weldon B. (March 3, 2011), "575-pound Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies", The Arizona Republic, Gannett, OCLC 61312426, archived from the original on March 6, 2016, retrieved March 4, 2011

[delucia-19] DeLucia, Matt (February 15, 2012). "Man suffers heart attack while dining at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas". Fox 5 Vegas. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.

[20] Jaslow, Ryan (February 15, 2012). "Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas: Report". CBS News. Retrieved February 15, 2012.

[21] "Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill - FOX5 Vegas - KVVU". FOX5 Vegas. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

[takahashi-22] Paul Takahashi (February 11, 2013). "Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies from heart attack". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[23] AP (April 23, 2012). "2nd patron falls ill at hospital-themed restaurant". Associated Press. Retrieved February 23, 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[24] "Waitresses Dressed as Nurses Rile Real RNs". FoxNews.com. December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

[25] ""Naughty nurses" prescribe controversy". The Associated Press. The Denver Post. December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-05-04. the attorney general's office wrote Basso a letter informing him that he is illegally using the word "nurse" at his restaurant and on his Web site.

[26] More Nikocado (2021-12-17). Heart Attack Grill • 20,000 Calorie Burger • MUKBANG. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.

[27] Nikocado Avocado (2021-03-23). Heart Attack Grill With Hungry Fat Chick (20,000 Calorie Burgers) • MUKBANG. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.

[28] "Dailymotion". www.dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

[29] BeardMeatsFood (2023-06-04). EATING THE 20,000 CALORIE OCTUPLE BYPASS BURGER AT THE HEART ATTACK GRILL IN VEGAS | BeardMeatsFood. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.

[30] SHAWSTRENGTH (2023-11-22). 20,000 CALORIE OCTUPLE BYPASS BURGER | HEART ATTACK GRILL. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.

[31] Matt Stonie (2021-07-24). I Ate a 20,000cal Burger in Record Time!! **Octuple Bypass Challenge**. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.

[32] Nightline from ABC News: The Heart Attack Grill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqf_SIQ3JAk

[33] CBS. November 25, 2008. A Meal To Die For on YouTube.

[34] "خواطر 10 - الحلقة 7 - الأكل المزيف - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-07-07.

[35] Maharana, Kabita (14 August 2014). "Heart Attack Grill on Showtime's 7 Deadly Sins: Restaurant Owner 'Not Guilty' of Employee Deaths, Says Sacrifices Have to be Made". ibtimes.co.uk.

[36] "The Kyle Files Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

[37] Le restaurant de la crise cardiaque - Extrait "Drôles de villes pour une rencontre" en streaming | France tv

[telem-38] «La hamburguesa con más calorías del mundo» - Madrileños por el mundo - Telemadrid. 25 de abril de 2017.

[viaj-39] «El gran reto de Las Vegas: si no te acabas esta hamburguesa de ocho pisos y 20.000 calorías recibirás unos azotes» - Viajeros Cuatro - Cuatro. 8 de septiembre de 2019.

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-The '''Heart Attack Grill''' is an American [[hamburger]] restaurant in downtown [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], (formerly located in [[Chandler, Arizona]]). It makes a point of serving food that is very unhealthy and high in fat, sugar, and [[cholesterol]]; in other words, food that, if eaten frequently, will increase the chance of a heart attack, hence the name.
+The '''Heart Attack Grill''' is an American restaurant in [[Downtown Las Vegas]], Nevada. It was formerly located in [[Chandler, Arizona]]. The restaurant serves deliberately unhealthy [[junk food]] that is high in [[fat]], [[sugar]], and [[cholesterol]], and its staff wear hospital-themed uniforms.
+== Theme ==
-The menu is generally themed around items that are exceptionally high in calories and fat.<ref name="entre" /> It includes "Single", "Double", "Triple", "Quadruple", all the way up to "Octuple Bypass" hamburgers,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Robyn |url=http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/09/heart-attack-grill-burgers-cheeseburgers-chandler-arizona.html|title=Heart Attack Grill Is Up Front About Slowly Killing You &#124; A Hamburger Today|publisher=Aht.seriouseats.com|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref> ranging from {{convert|8|to|64|oz}} of beef (up to about {{convert|16000|cal|J}}), all-you-can-eat "Flatliner Fries" (cooked in pure [[lard]]), beer and tequila, "butterfat milkshakes," and soft drinks such as [[Mexican Coke|Mexican-bottled Coca-Cola]] made with cane sugar.<ref name="entre" /> Customers can also order unfiltered [[cigarette]]s, or [[candy cigarette]]s for children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vegas.eater.com/2017/2/20/14666494/heart-attack-grill-strip-closees|title=A Quick Demise for the Heart Attack Grill on the Strip|last=Martin|first=Bradley|date=February 20, 2017|website=Eater Las Vegas}}</ref>
+[[File:Heart attack nurse & bypass.jpg|thumb|right|Heart Attack Grill waitress, Nurse Rikki wearing uniform (2014)]]
+The establishment is a [[hospital]]-[[theme restaurant]]: where all waitresses wear "nurse" outfits. Each patient dons a [[hospital gown]] and [[hospital wristband|wristband]] before ordering, and those who do not finish their food will receive a [[paddle (spanking)|paddle]]-[[spanking]] by one of the "nurses" with the option to buy the paddle afterwards.<ref>Richa Fulara. [https://edtimes.in/in-pics-heart-attack-grill-a-restaurant-known-for-spanking-customers-if-they-dont-finish-their-food/ In Pics: Heart Attack Grill- A Restaurant Known For Spanking Customers If They Don’t Finish Their Food.] - ''[https://edtimes.in/ ED Times]''. September 7, 2021.</ref><ref>Videos about [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=heart+attack+grill+spanking spankings in Heart Attack Grill] - [[YouTube]]</ref>
+The [[menu]] is generally themed around items that are exceptionally high in calories and fat.<ref name="entre" /> It includes a variety of burgers from Single to "Octuple [[coronary bypass|Bypass]]" hamburgers,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Robyn |url=http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/09/heart-attack-grill-burgers-cheeseburgers-chandler-arizona.html|title=Heart Attack Grill Is Up Front About Slowly Killing You &#124; A Hamburger Today|publisher=Aht.seriouseats.com|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref> ranging from {{convert|8|to|64|oz}} of beef with the "Octuple Bypass" burger containing approximately 19,900&nbsp;[[kilocalories]] or 83,260 [[kilojoule]]s;<ref>{{Cite web |last=by |date=2015-05-29 |title=In Honor of National Burger Day, Meet the 20,000-Calorie Hamburger » Northern Ag Network |url=https://northernag.net/in-honor-of-national-burger-day-meet-the-20000-calorie-hamburger/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> all-you-can-eat "[[asystole|Flatline]]r Fries", cooked in pure [[lard]], [[beer]] and [[tequila]]; "[[butterfat]] [[Milkshake|milkshakes]]"; and soft drinks such as [[Mexican Coke|Mexican Coca-Cola]].<ref name="entre" /> Customers can also order unfiltered [[cigarette]]s or [[candy cigarette]]s for children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vegas.eater.com/2017/2/20/14666494/heart-attack-grill-strip-closees|title=A Quick Demise for the Heart Attack Grill on the Strip|last=Martin|first=Bradley|date=February 20, 2017|website=Eater Las Vegas}}</ref>
-Customers over {{Convert|350|lb|kg|abbr=on}} in weight eat for free, if they weigh themselves on a scale before eating. Beverages and to-go orders are excluded and sharing food is also not allowed for the free food deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heartattackgrill.com/diet.html|title=Heart Attack Grill|access-date=2017-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707234056/http://www.heartattackgrill.com/diet.html|archive-date=2011-07-07}}</ref> One of the restaurant's promotions is a reward for customers who finish a Triple or Quadruple Bypass Burger, after which they are placed in a wheelchair and wheeled out to their vehicle by their "personal nurse".<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40093046/ns/today-today_health/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111204913/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40093046/ns/today-today_health/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-11-11|title=Heart Attack Grill serves bypass burgers, flatliner fries|last=Briggs|first=Bill|work=msn.com}}</ref>
-== Theme ==
-[[File:Waitress at the Heart Attack Grill 01 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Heart Attack Grill waitress wearing uniform]]
-The establishment is a hospital [[theme restaurant]]: waitresses ("nurses") and waiters ("doctors") take orders ("prescriptions") from the customers ("patients"). Each patient dons a hospital gown and wristband before ordering.
+Customers [[Obesity|over 350 lb]] (159 kg) in weight can eat at the restaurant for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heartattackgrill.com/diet.html|title=Heart Attack Grill|access-date=2017-09-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707234056/http://www.heartattackgrill.com/diet.html|archive-date=2011-07-07}}</ref> One of the restaurant's promotions is a reward for customers who finish a Triple or Quadruple Bypass Burger, after which they are placed in a [[wheelchair]] and wheeled out to their vehicle by their "personal nurse".<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40093046|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111204913/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40093046/ns/today-today_health/|url-status=live|archive-date=2010-11-11|title=Heart Attack Grill serves bypass burgers, flatliner fries|last=Briggs|first=Bill|work=msn.com}}</ref>
-Those who do not finish the Heart Attack Grill challenge will receive a [[spanking|paddling]] by one of the "nurses" with the option to buy the paddle afterwards.<ref>Richa Fulara. [https://edtimes.in/in-pics-heart-attack-grill-a-restaurant-known-for-spanking-customers-if-they-dont-finish-their-food/ In Pics: Heart Attack Grill- A Restaurant Known For Spanking Customers If They Don’t Finish Their Food.] - ''[https://edtimes.in/ ED Times]''. September 7, 2021.</ref><ref>Videos about [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=heart+attack+grill+spanking spankings in Heart Attack Grill] - [[YouTube]]</ref>
 == History ==
+The Heart Attack Grill was founded in 2005 in [[Tempe, Arizona]], by Jon Basso, with the declared intent of serving "nutritional pornography",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2008/08/heart-attack-grill-turns-bad-press-big-business_03.html|title=Heart Attack Grill Turns Bad Press Into Big Business &#124; Wall Street Fighter|publisher=Wallstreetfighter.com|access-date=December 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216084820/http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2008/08/heart-attack-grill-turns-bad-press-big-business_03.html|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> food "so bad for you it's shocking".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/heart-attack-grill.html|title=Heart Attack Grill|publisher=Popgive.com|access-date=December 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108165748/http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/heart-attack-grill.html|archive-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> The idea came when writing a marketing thesis about fitness training studios, as he became inspired by stories about his clients cheating on their diets.
-The Heart Attack Grill was founded in 2005 in [[Tempe, Arizona]], by Jon Basso, with the declared intent of serving "nutritional pornography,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2008/08/heart-attack-grill-turns-bad-press-big-business_03.html|title=Heart Attack Grill Turns Bad Press Into Big Business &#124; Wall Street Fighter|publisher=Wallstreetfighter.com|access-date=December 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216084820/http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2008/08/heart-attack-grill-turns-bad-press-big-business_03.html|archive-date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> food "so bad for you it's shocking."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/heart-attack-grill.html|title=Heart Attack Grill|publisher=Popgive.com|access-date=December 26, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108165748/http://www.popgive.com/2008/10/heart-attack-grill.html|archive-date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> The idea came when writing a marketing thesis about fitness training studios, as he became inspired by stories about his clients cheating on their diets.
+The Arizona location closed on May 31, 2011,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|last=Jensen|first=Edythe|date=June 1, 2011|title=Chandler Heart Attack Grill Closes|periodical=[[The Arizona Republic]]|url=https://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/06/01/20110601chandler-heart-attack-grill-closes0603.html|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023954/http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/06/01/20110601chandler-heart-attack-grill-closes0603.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a Heart Attack Grill opening in [[Dallas, Texas]], earlier that month.<ref>{{citation|last=Wolke|first=Alice|title=Protest Greets 'Heart Attack Grill' Opening in Dallas|date=May 13, 2011|url=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/051311-Protest-Greets-Heart-Attack-Grill-Opening-in-Dallas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821060007/http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/051311-Protest-Greets-Heart-Attack-Grill-Opening-in-Dallas|url-status=dead|publisher=myfoxdfw.com|archive-date=August 21, 2011}}</ref> The Dallas restaurant closed in October 2011 due to non-payment of rent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/10/is-heart-attack-grill-in-cardi.html|title=Is Heart Attack Grill in cardiac arrest?|date=October 13, 2011|publisher=Dallasnews.com|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016142528/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/10/is-heart-attack-grill-in-cardi.html|archive-date=October 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the restaurant's official website was scrubbed of any Dallas location information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/10/heat_attack_grill_continues_de.php|title=Heart Attack Grill Continues Death Spasms|date=October 14, 2011|publisher=Dallasobserver.com|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-date=October 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015105154/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/10/heat_attack_grill_continues_de.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The Las Vegas location opened in October 2011,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/owner-of-heart-attack-grill-opening-in-las-vegas-insists-he-helps-people-eat-better/|title=Owner of Heart Attack Grill, opening in Las Vegas, insists he helps people eat better|date=2011-07-27|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> and is legally owned by Jon Basso's LLC, ironically named Diet Center LLC.<ref name="vff">{{cite web |url=https://vegasfoodandfun.com/heart-attack-grill/ |title=Heart Attack Grill Las Vegas |date=September 5, 2017 |website=Vegas Food & Fun |access-date=January 20, 2023 }}</ref> The restaurant's [[slogan]] is "Fighting [[anorexia]] since 2005".
-The Arizona location closed on May 31, 2011,<ref name=":0" /> with a Heart Attack Grill opening in [[Dallas, Texas]] earlier that month.<ref>{{citation|last=Wolke|first=Alice|title=Protest Greets 'Heart Attack Grill' Opening in Dallas|date=May 13, 2011|url=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/051311-Protest-Greets-Heart-Attack-Grill-Opening-in-Dallas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821060007/http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/051311-Protest-Greets-Heart-Attack-Grill-Opening-in-Dallas|url-status=dead|publisher=myfoxdfw.com|archive-date=August 21, 2011}}</ref> The Dallas restaurant closed in October 2011 due to non-payment of rent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/10/is-heart-attack-grill-in-cardi.html|title=Is Heart Attack Grill in cardiac arrest?|date=October 13, 2011|publisher=Dallasnews.com|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016142528/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/10/is-heart-attack-grill-in-cardi.html|archive-date=October 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the restaurant's official website was scrubbed of any Dallas location information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/10/heat_attack_grill_continues_de.php|title=Heart Attack Grill Continues Death Spasms|date=October 14, 2011|publisher=Dallasobserver.com|access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>
-The Las Vegas location opened in October 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/owner-of-heart-attack-grill-opening-in-las-vegas-insists-he-helps-people-eat-better/|title=Owner of Heart Attack Grill, opening in Las Vegas, insists he helps people eat better|date=2011-07-27|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=2018-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
+On February 18, 2012, a [[D.C.]] group requested the owner of Heart Attack Grill declare "moral bankruptcy" and close the Las Vegas restaurant. However, the owner did not close and instead defended his restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ictnews.org/archive/heart-attack-grill-owner-defends-americans-right-to-eat-bypass-burgers|title=Heart Attack Grill owner defends Americans right to eat bypass burgers|date=2012-02-18|access-date=2023-01-23}}</ref>
 == Illnesses and deaths ==
-The restaurant's spokesman, {{convert|575|lb|adj=on}} Blair River, died on March 1, 2011, aged 29, from complications of pneumonia.<ref>{{Citation|last=Johnson|first=Weldon B.|date=March 3, 2011|title=575-pound Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies|periodical=[[The Arizona Republic]]|publisher=Gannett|url=https://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/03/03/20110303chandler-heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-500-pound-man0303.html|oclc=61312426|access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> The Arizona location closed shortly thereafter, on May 31, 2011.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|last=Jensen|first=Edythe|date=June 1, 2011|title=Chandler Heart Attack Grill Closes|periodical=[[The Arizona Republic]]|url=https://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/06/01/20110601chandler-heart-attack-grill-closes0603.html}}</ref>
+The restaurant's spokesman, {{convert|575|lb|adj=on}} Blair River, died on March 1, 2011, aged 29, from complications of [[pneumonia]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Johnson|first=Weldon B.|date=March 3, 2011|title=575-pound Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies|periodical=[[The Arizona Republic]]|publisher=Gannett|url=https://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/03/03/20110303chandler-heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-500-pound-man0303.html|oclc=61312426|access-date=March 4, 2011|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306144535/http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/03/03/20110303chandler-heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-500-pound-man0303.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Arizona location closed shortly thereafter, on May 31, 2011.<ref name=":0" />
-On February 11, 2012, a customer suffered what was reported to be an apparent heart attack while eating a "Triple Bypass Burger" at the restaurant.<ref name="delucia" /> Restaurant owner Jon Basso called 9-1-1 and the customer was taken to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57378377-10391704/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill-in-las-vegas-report/ | title=Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas: Report | work=CBS News | date=February 15, 2012 | access-date=February 15, 2012 | author=Jaslow, Ryan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill |title=Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill - FOX5 Vegas - KVVU |publisher=FOX5 Vegas |date=2011-07-27 |access-date=2012-02-19}}</ref> Reportedly patrons thought it was a stunt and started taking photos. Basso later said, "I actually felt horrible for the gentleman because 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."<ref name="delucia">{{cite news | url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill | title=Man suffers heart attack while dining at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas | publisher=Fox 5 Vegas | author = DeLucia, Matt | date=February 15, 2012 | access-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref>
+On February 11, 2012, a customer suffered what was reported to be an apparent heart attack while eating a "Triple Bypass Burger" at the restaurant.<ref name="delucia" /> Restaurant owner Jon Basso called for [[emergency services]] and the customer was taken to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill-in-las-vegas-report/ | title=Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas: Report | work=CBS News | date=February 15, 2012 | access-date=February 15, 2012 | author=Jaslow, Ryan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill |title=Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill - FOX5 Vegas - KVVU |publisher=FOX5 Vegas |date=2011-07-27 |access-date=2012-02-19 |archive-date=2012-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216100453/http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill |url-status=dead }}</ref> Reportedly patrons thought it was a [[publicity stunt]] and started taking photos. Basso later said, "I actually felt horrible for the gentleman because 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."<ref name="delucia">{{cite news | url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill | title=Man suffers heart attack while dining at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas | publisher=Fox 5 Vegas | author=DeLucia, Matt | date=February 15, 2012 | access-date=February 15, 2012 | archive-date=February 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216100453/http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/16937627/man-suffers-heart-attack-at-heart-attack-grill | url-status=dead }}</ref>
-On April 21, 2012, a woman fell unconscious while eating a Double Bypass Burger, drinking alcohol, and smoking.<ref name="takahashi" /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hiBQ_Ly_pMdkJ3q8IWu3GeQWT7Mg?docId=559f546b03ea4b79840ad6f65eebbc07 | title=2nd patron falls ill at hospital-themed restaurant| publisher=Associated Press | author = AP | date=April 23, 2012 | access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref>
+On April 21, 2012, a woman fell unconscious while eating a Double Bypass Burger, drinking alcohol and [[smoking]].<ref name="takahashi" /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hiBQ_Ly_pMdkJ3q8IWu3GeQWT7Mg?docId=559f546b03ea4b79840ad6f65eebbc07 | title=2nd patron falls ill at hospital-themed restaurant| publisher=Associated Press | author = AP | date=April 23, 2012 | access-date=February 23, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
-In February 2013, an unofficial spokesman and daily patron, 52-year-old John Alleman, died of an apparent heart attack while waiting at a bus stop in front of the restaurant.<ref name="takahashi">{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/feb/11/heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-heart-attack/ |title=Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies from heart attack |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |author=Paul Takahashi |date=February 11, 2013 |access-date=February 12, 2013}}</ref>[[File:Double Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries - Heart Attack Grill.jpg|thumb|250px|Double Bypass Burger & Flatliner Fries with a bottle of [[Mexican Coke]]]]
+In February 2013, an unofficial spokesman and daily patron, 52-year-old John Alleman, died of an apparent heart attack while waiting at a [[bus stop]] in front of the restaurant.<ref name="takahashi">{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/feb/11/heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-heart-attack/ |title=Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies from heart attack |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |author=Paul Takahashi |date=February 11, 2013 |access-date=February 12, 2013}}</ref>[[File:Double Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries - Heart Attack Grill.jpg|thumb|250px|Double Bypass Burger & Flatliner Fries with a bottle of [[Mexican Coke]]]]
 == Reception ==
-Heart Attack Grill has deliberately courted controversy as a marketing strategy.<ref name="entre">{{cite web|last=Edelhauser|first=Kristin|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/worklife/successstories/article175144.html|title=Heart Attack Grill-an anti-marketing strategy that works|publisher=Entrepreneur.com|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref> The restaurant has been criticized and drawn complaints for its uniforms and naughty [[Nurse stereotypes|portrayal of nurses]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235679,00.html|title=Waitresses Dressed as Nurses Rile Real RNs|publisher=[[FoxNews.com]] |date=December 9, 2006|access-date=December 26, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 9, 2006|title=“Naughty nurses” prescribe controversy |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/09/naughty-nurses-prescribe-controversy/ |website=[[The Associated Press]] |publisher=[[The Denver Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504042746/https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/09/naughty-nurses-prescribe-controversy/ |archive-date=2022-05-04 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |quote=the attorney general’s office wrote Basso a letter informing him that he is illegally using the word “nurse” at his restaurant and on his Web site. }}</ref>
+Heart Attack Grill has deliberately courted controversy as a [[marketing strategy]].<ref name="entre">{{cite web|last=Edelhauser|first=Kristin|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/worklife/successstories/article175144.html|title=Heart Attack Grill-an anti-marketing strategy that works|date=26 February 2007 |publisher=Entrepreneur.com|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref> The restaurant has been criticized and drawn complaints for its revealing uniforms and [[sexualized]] [[nurse stereotypes|portrayal of nurses]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/waitresses-dressed-as-nurses-rile-real-rns|title=Waitresses Dressed as Nurses Rile Real RNs|publisher=[[FoxNews.com]]|date=December 9, 2006|access-date=December 26, 2008|archive-date=March 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312035525/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235679,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 9, 2006|title="Naughty nurses" prescribe controversy |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/09/naughty-nurses-prescribe-controversy/ |website=[[The Associated Press]] |publisher=[[The Denver Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504042746/https://www.denverpost.com/2006/12/09/naughty-nurses-prescribe-controversy/ |archive-date=2022-05-04 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |quote=the attorney general’s office wrote Basso a letter informing him that he is illegally using the word “nurse” at his restaurant and on his Web site. }}</ref>
+== Notable customers ==
-The Quadruple Bypass Burger with {{Convert|9982|Cal|kJ}} consists of four half-pound beef patties, twenty strips of bacon, eight slices of [[American cheese]], a whole tomato and half an onion served in a bun coated with lard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2010/08/heart_attack_grills_quadruple.php|title=Heart Attack Grill's Quadruple Bypass Burger Challenge|first=Zach|last=Fowle|date=31 August 2010|work=phoenixnewtimes.com}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.friendseat.com/heart-attack-grill-8000-calorie-burger-and-the-fries-are-cooked-in-lard/|title=Heart Attack Grill, Where a Burger is 8,000 Calories and the Fries are Cooked in Lard|work=friendseat.com}}</ref>
+Various competitive eaters and other celebrities have visited the Heart Attack Grill, including the likes of [[Nikocado Avocado]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fz4Wk21x8E |title=Heart Attack Grill • 20,000 Calorie Burger • MUKBANG |date=2021-12-17 |last=More Nikocado |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Hungry Fat Chick,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeUYX6Bcv4E&t=1296s&pp=ygUjaHVuZ3J5IGZhdCBjaGljayBoZWFydCBhdHRhY2sgZ3JpbGw= |title=Heart Attack Grill With Hungry Fat Chick (20,000 Calorie Burgers) • MUKBANG |date=2021-03-23 |last=Nikocado Avocado |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Gabriel Iglesias|Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3c7eo9 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.dailymotion.com |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Beard Meats Food|BeardMeatsFood]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb4dUaE3yaM&t=19s&pp=ygUjYmVhcmQgbWVldHMgZm9vZCBoZWFydCBhdHRhY2sgZ3JpbGw= |title=EATING THE 20,000 CALORIE OCTUPLE BYPASS BURGER AT THE HEART ATTACK GRILL IN VEGAS {{!}} BeardMeatsFood |date=2023-06-04 |last=BeardMeatsFood |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Brian Shaw (strongman)|Brian Shaw]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gglTxvSfrb4&pp=ygUiYnJpYW4gc2hhdyBmb29kIGhlYXJ0IGF0dGFjayBncmlsbA== |title=20,000 CALORIE OCTUPLE BYPASS BURGER {{!}} HEART ATTACK GRILL |date=2023-11-22 |last=SHAWSTRENGTH |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and former [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest|Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest]] champions [[Takeru Kobayashi]], [[Joey Chestnut]], [[Matt Stonie]] and [[Miki Sudo]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-IoBGUzPlc&t=65s&pp=ygUiYnJpYW4gc2hhdyBmb29kIGhlYXJ0IGF0dGFjayBncmlsbA== |title=I Ate a 20,000cal Burger in Record Time!! **Octuple Bypass Challenge** |date=2021-07-24 |last=Matt Stonie |access-date=2024-09-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
 == In television ==
-The restaurant was featured on an episode of ''Extreme Pig-outs'' on the [[Travel Channel]], ''All You Can Eat'' on [[The History Channel]],<ref name="entre"/>  ''World's Weirdest Restaurants'' on [[Food Network Canada]], [[ABC News]],<ref>Nightline from ABC News: The Heart Attack Grill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqf_SIQ3JAk</ref> on a [[CBS]] report with [[Bill Geist]],<ref>[[CBS]]. November 25, 2008. {{youTube|zbKRSYAuSNg|A Meal To Die For}}.</ref> '' on Khawatir 10'' on [[Middle East Broadcasting Channel|MBC]],<ref>
+The restaurant was featured on an episode of ''Extreme Pig-outs'' on the [[Travel Channel]], ''All You Can Eat'' on [[The History Channel]],<ref name="entre" />  ''World's Weirdest Restaurants'' on [[Food Network Canada]], [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]],<ref>Nightline from ABC News: The Heart Attack Grill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqf_SIQ3JAk</ref> on a [[CBS]] report with [[Bill Geist]],<ref>[[CBS]]. November 25, 2008. {{youTube|zbKRSYAuSNg|A Meal To Die For}}.</ref> '' on Khawatir 10'' on [[Middle East Broadcasting Channel|MBC]],<ref>
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-</ref> on ''7 Deadly Sins'' on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/heart-attack-grill-showtimes-7-deadly-sins-restaurant-owner-not-guilty-employee-deaths-1461070|title=Heart Attack Grill on Showtime's 7 Deadly Sins: Restaurant Owner 'Not Guilty' of Employee Deaths, Says Sacrifices Have to be Made|first=Kabita|last=Maharana|date=14 August 2014|work=ibtimes.co.uk}}</ref> on the pilot episode on ''Fluffy Breaks Even'' and ''The Kyle Files''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week9/kyle-files|title=The Kyle Files Episode 1|work="ITV Press Centre"|access-date=2017-02-28|language=en}}</ref>
+</ref> on ''7 Deadly Sins'' on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/heart-attack-grill-showtimes-7-deadly-sins-restaurant-owner-not-guilty-employee-deaths-1461070|title=Heart Attack Grill on Showtime's 7 Deadly Sins: Restaurant Owner 'Not Guilty' of Employee Deaths, Says Sacrifices Have to be Made|first=Kabita|last=Maharana|date=14 August 2014|work=ibtimes.co.uk}}</ref> on the pilot episode on ''Fluffy Breaks Even'', and ''The Kyle Files''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week9/kyle-files|title=The Kyle Files Episode 1|work=ITV Press Centre|access-date=2017-02-28|language=en}}</ref>
-In [[France]], it appeared in an episode devoted to [[Las Vegas]] of the [[television program]] ''[[Drôles de villes pour une rencontre]]''.<ref>[https://www.france.tv/france-5/droles-de-villes-pour-une-rencontre/droles-de-villes-pour-une-rencontre-saison-2/1060085-le-restaurant-de-la-crise-cardiaque.html Le restaurant de la crise cardiaque] - Extrait "Drôles de villes pour une rencontre" en streaming | [[France Télévisions|France tv]]</ref>
+In [[France]], it appeared in an episode devoted to [[Las Vegas]] of the [[television program]] ''Drôles de villes pour une rencontre''.<ref>[https://www.france.tv/france-5/droles-de-villes-pour-une-rencontre/droles-de-villes-pour-une-rencontre-saison-2/1060085-le-restaurant-de-la-crise-cardiaque.html Le restaurant de la crise cardiaque] - Extrait "Drôles de villes pour une rencontre" en streaming | [[France Télévisions|France tv]]</ref>
-In [[Spain]], it appeared in the thirty-third [[episode]] of the seventh [[Television seasons|season]] of the television program ''[[Madrileños por el mundo]]'',<ref name="telem">[https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/madrilenos-por-el-mundo/hamburguesa-calorias-mundo-2-1897030334--20170425095810.html «La hamburguesa con más calorías del mundo»] - ''[[Madrileños por el mundo]]'' - ''[[Telemadrid]]''. 25 de abril de 2017.</ref> dedicated to Las Vegas, and also in the tenth episode of the second season of the television program ''[[Viajeros Cuatro]]'',<ref name="viaj">[https://www.cuatro.com/viajeroscuatro/las-vegas-hamburguesa-gigante-azotes_18_2815845045.html «El gran reto de Las Vegas: si no te acabas esta hamburguesa de ocho pisos y 20.000 calorías recibirás unos azotes»] - ''[[Viajeros Cuatro]]'' - ''[[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatro]]''. 8 de septiembre de 2019.</ref> also dedicated to Las Vegas.
+In [[Spain]], it appeared in the 33rd episode of the seventh season of the television program ''[[Madrileños por el mundo]]'',<ref name="telem">[https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/madrilenos-por-el-mundo/hamburguesa-calorias-mundo-2-1897030334--20170425095810.html «La hamburguesa con más calorías del mundo»] - ''[[Madrileños por el mundo]]'' - ''[[Telemadrid]]''. 25 de abril de 2017.</ref> dedicated to Las Vegas, and also in the tenth episode of the second season of the television program ''Viajeros Cuatro'',<ref name="viaj">[https://www.cuatro.com/viajeroscuatro/las-vegas-hamburguesa-gigante-azotes_18_2815845045.html «El gran reto de Las Vegas: si no te acabas esta hamburguesa de ocho pisos y 20.000 calorías recibirás unos azotes»] - ''[[Viajeros Cuatro]]'' - ''[[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatro]]''. 8 de septiembre de 2019.</ref> also dedicated to Las Vegas.
 == See also ==
 {{Portal|United States}}
 * [[Junk food]]
+* [[List of restaurants in Dallas]]
 * [[List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley]]
 * [[List of hamburger restaurants]]
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 * {{Official website|http://www.heartattackgrill.com}}
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqf_SIQ3JAk Nightline from ABC News Story] (Video)
+* {{youtube|hqf_SIQ3JAk|"The Heart Attack Grill: Restaurant Promotes Harmfully Unhealthy Food" on ''Nightline'' from ABC News}}
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+[[Category:Hamburger restaurants in the United States]]