The Heart Attack Grill is a restaurant that serves extremely unhealthy food, including a burger with eight patties and over 19,000 calories. The owner, Dr. John, claims that his restaurant is actually promoting good health by serving food that is so bad for you that it will make people think twice about what they eat. However, the restaurant has been linked to several deaths and heart attacks, and Dr. John seems to take pleasure in the fact that his food is causing harm to his customers.
The restaurant's menu includes items such as "Flatliner Fries" cooked in lard and an "All-Butter Fat Shake." Customers who don't finish their meals are spanked by the waitstaff. Dr. John has been known to celebrate when customers have heart attacks at his restaurant, and he even keeps the ashes of a customer who died at his restaurant on display.
Despite the restaurant's reputation for serving unhealthy food, some customers, including the popular YouTubers Tyler1 and Faker, have visited the restaurant and eaten its food. The restaurant has not had a death in eight years, but it is still known for its extreme and unhealthy menu options.
Dr. John's philosophy is that by serving food that is so bad for you, he is actually promoting good health by making people think twice about what they eat. However, many people see his restaurant as a publicity stunt and a way to make money off of people's desire for extreme and unhealthy food.
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1. The Heart Attack Grill is a restaurant that has had customers suffer heart attacks after eating there.
2. The restaurant's owner claims that the unhealthy food is served to promote good health.
3. The menu includes "Flatliner Fries" cooked in lard and an "All-Butter Fat Shake".
4. A burger with eight patties, almost 20,000 calories, is available on the menu.
5. Customers who don't finish their meal are spanked by a staff member.
6. The restaurant's spokesman, Blair Rivers, died of obesity-related issues.
7. The owner, Dr. John, has been known to be very honest about the unhealthiness of his food.
8. Dr. John has a cremated remains of a customer who died at the restaurant, which he uses as a prop.
9. In 2013, a customer named John Aleman died of a heart attack outside the restaurant.
10. John Aleman was the inspiration for the "Patient John" character seen around the restaurant.
11. Dr. John uses John Aleman's image to promote the restaurant.
12. Dr. John has been on Bloomberg's "In the Loop" to talk about his food and pulled out a plastic bag of John Aleman's ashes during the interview.
13. The former employee said that there were many repeat customers, including locals who would frequently take advantage of the free meal offered to anyone weighing over 350 pounds.
14. Dr. John claims that his message about health and fitness is conveyed through his food, but others disagree.
15. The restaurant has not had a death in eight years.