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Heart Attack' burger claims a second victim at Vegas diner...

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Adam Blade

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...but she is expected to survive.

This time the double bypass was blamed.

That’s a Double Bypass from the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, where a woman -- eating a double-patty beef burger mashed between two lard-covered buns -- suffered an apparent heart attack. She was unconscious as she was rushed to the hospital Saturday night; she is expected to recover, KTNV.com reported.

To be fair, the burgers themselves may not be the culprit. The restaurant owner, Jon Basso, noted that the woman was also smoking and drinking a margarita.

"I would say the woman gave her body every single thing it could handle and it finally gave out," Basso told KVVU-TV Fox5.

This is the second time in three months that someone has collapsed while eating a burger at the Heart Attack Grill, where the motto is “Taste worth dying for.” Guests are described as patients in the restaurant’s stated quest against anorexia.

In February, a man in his 40s was eating a Triple Bypass when he began sweating and shaking.

"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," Basso told Fox5. He said he heard the man had been hospitalized and getting better.

The restaurant doesn’t try to hide that it serves up fatty fare. A sign there reads, “Caution: This establishment is bad for your health.” Patrons who weigh more than 350 pounds eat free (and yes, there is a scale to catch the skinny minis angling for a free lunch.) The restaurant has explained that yo-yoing weight is unhealthy, so why not keep guests steadily obese?

The burgers range from the Single Bypass to the Quadruple Bypass, which has four half-pound patties and eight slices of American cheese. Add 20 slices of bacon (dripping in its own grease, of course) for $3.69. The quadruple has nearly 8,000 calories.

For good measure, the restaurant parks an ambulance out front.
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NomarTyme

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"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," Basso told Fox5. He said he heard the man had been hospitalized and getting better.
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Yep.
 
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SquiddyCracker

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I like this guy.

He is up-front about the unhealthiness of his food, and doesn't try to hide it like most fast-food chains. Instead he embraces it and even make sure that his diners don't die on him by checking their blood pressure periodically and having an ambulance parked outside his diner.
 
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Srsly

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I love how people eat shit constantly and then act like a novelty place like this is so terrible for you.

Newsflash: heart attacks occur after years of abusing your body.

On a side note, lard really isn't bad, but I'm sure the portions consisting of thousands of calories are -- if eaten frequently.
 
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JCV

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It makes people happy
 
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low-G

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I just wonder if this woman was already morbidly obese. Could one of these kill a just moderately sickly person or only someone already near death's door?
 
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Curtisaur

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Well since she is expected to survive she can weigh in on whether the "taste worth dying for" motto holds any weight or not.
 
Machine

Machine

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One of my buddies ate there with his wife while vacationing in Vegas about a week ago. The restaurant has you put on a hospital gown before you eat. The photos he posted were simultaneously funny and a little sad.
 
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Defuser

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This ain't surprised considering I seen plenty of documentaries about it being post on gaf before.

Burgers being coated in lard.
Unlimited french fries bar.
Real sugar coke,no diet coke.
Weighing over the a certain limit entitles you to eat for free.
Nurse models in lingerine serving the food.
Finishing a quadruple bypass burger in one sitting wins you a hot nurse wheeling you out of the place to your car.

Owner of the franchise is a former dietician.
 
Darkmakaimura

Darkmakaimura

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Saw this on the local news today. I was by there a few weeks ago and it's right down the street from Insert Coin(s). I want to try this place out.
 
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BobLoblaw

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The burgers range from the Single Bypass to the Quadruple Bypass, which has four half-pound patties and eight slices of American cheese. Add 20 slices of bacon (dripping in its own grease, of course) for $3.69. The quadruple has nearly 8,000 calories.
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Christ!

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Jim E. Rossler

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"A shocking new study finds American men who own pit-bulls are 42 times as likely to be killed in a plane crash than navy men aboard nuclear submarines, and morbidly obese people who eat like shit are more likely to have a heart attack in the following places:
1. Home
2. Not home
2.a Whatever places they are most when not home, including but not limited to:
dining establishments such as "The heart attack grill"
 
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Deleted member 1235

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amusing, but also disgusting. this whole 'look what I ate' idea is fucking stupid. 8000 calories?! that shouldn't be legal to serve that, it's dangerous and people are pretty stupid already in vegas.
 
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aznpxdd

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Might as well eat that shit with a fork and knife. What's the point of a burger if you can't fit that in your mouth? Yeah it looks impressive in pictures, but meh, not functional.
 
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apana

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My aunt and her family invited me to go on a Vegas trip with them, now I may have to go just to try it myself.
 
Darkmakaimura

Darkmakaimura

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catfish said:
amusing, but also disgusting. this whole 'look what I ate' idea is fucking stupid. 8000 calories?! that shouldn't be legal to serve that, it's dangerous and people are pretty stupid already in vegas.
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