The Heart Attack Grill, a hospital-themed restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada, is infamous for serving extremely high-calorie foods, including burgers with up to 20,000 calories. The restaurant was founded by John Basso, a former health enthusiast who became disillusioned with the weight loss industry. Customers who weigh over 350 pounds eat for free, and those who finish certain large meals are rewarded with wheelchair service. The restaurant has been associated with several deaths and health issues, and the Arizona Board of Nursing has filed a complaint about the waitresses' revealing uniforms. Despite the risks, the restaurant offers a unique experience, including the chance to appear in infomercials and rock videos.
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1. The Heart Attack Grill was founded in 2005 in Tempe, Arizona by John Basso.
2. John Basso was a former health nut and personal trainer before opening the restaurant.
3. The restaurant has a hospital theme, with waitresses dressed as nurses.
4. Customers are weighed on a livestock scale before entering the restaurant.
5. People who weigh 350 pounds or more can eat for free at the restaurant.
6. The restaurant has had several franchises, but they are no longer operational.
7. The only remaining location is in Las Vegas, Nevada.
8. The restaurant's spokesperson, Blair River, passed away due to complications from pneumonia in 2011.
9. Several deaths have been tied to the restaurant, including a woman who became unconscious while eating and a man who had a heart attack while eating.
10. The restaurant offers a "quadruple bypass burger" that has around 10,000 calories.
11. The restaurant also offers an "octuple bypass burger" that has around 20,000 calories.
12. Customers who do not finish their meals may be spanked by a waitress.
13. The restaurant offers wheelchair service to customers who finish their meals.
14. The restaurant is working with a production company to produce rock videos and infomercials.
15. Customers can be paid to appear in these productions.
16. The restaurant does not offer healthy options, including salads or vegetarian meals.
17. The restaurant's fries are fried in animal lard.
18. The restaurant offers butterfat milkshakes.
19. Cigarettes are on the menu at the restaurant.
20. Customers are not allowed to share meals, except for the single bypass burger and coronary dog.
21. The Arizona Board of Nursing filed a complaint against the restaurant for dressing waitresses in skimpy nurse uniforms.