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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Extreme Pig Outs

Warning: This article is only for those with stomachs of steel. We're taking you on a tour of the country's most extreme eateries including a 60-pound burger, an 80-pound pizza and fried Twinkies. Throw out your scales and pile up your plates -- these are extreme pig outs.



Denny's Beer Barrel Pub
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Two hours outside Pittsburgh you'll find Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, home of the world's biggest burgers. To put these burgers in perspective, the average hamburger is about 1/4 pound of beef; at Denny's, the burgers start at 2 pounds. From there, weights of these monster burgers increase to 6 pounds, 15 pounds, all the way up to the 62-pound Beer Belly Buster. Dressed with 5 pounds of cheese and 7 pounds of additional toppings, the Beer Belly Buster can serve up to 200 people.

Country Pancake House
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Flapjacks, johnnycakes, hot cakes, pancakes -- call them what you like. At Country Pancake House you're guaranteed to find the country's craziest selection of supersized pancakes. Their menu features over 120 different kinds of pancakes including: smoked salmon and onion, prosciutto and blue cheese, pineapple and ham, and shrimp pancakes. These griddle concoctions are created at the customer's request and are available in 2 sizes: the medium, 8-inches wide and four to an order and the large, over a foot wide and 2 to an order. Add some huge toppings to your order, and chow down on a 5-pound, 2,500-calorie breakfast. After all, it is the most important meal of the day.

The Chip Shop
Brooklyn, New York
When in doubt, fry it. At The Chip Shop in Brooklyn, New York, you can experience the greasiest, crispiest, fattiest fried food there is. Owner Chris Sell opened the restaurant in 2001 and brought his passion for frying British chips to New York City's popular outer borough. French fries are the tamest item on The Chip Shop's menu; unique options fresh from the fryer include hard-boiled eggs, pudding, mac and cheese, candy bars, cupcakes and Twinkies. This last delicacy features 780 calories and 28 grams of fat.

Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria
California
In California, Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzerias have 18 locations serving up the biggest deliverable pizza in the entire world. The giant Sicilian is a 54-inch-square pizza featuring over 20 pounds of dough, 1 1/2 gallons of tomato sauce and 12 pounds of mozzarella cheese. Orders for this monstrous meal must be placed 24 hours in advance to line up the ingredients and manpower needed to create the world's biggest pizza. Add up to 30 toppings, and a four-man team with a flatbed truck will deliver this 80-pound pizza to your door.

Ben & Jerry's
Waterbury, Vermont
Ice cream is America's most popular dessert, and no two names are more famous in the biz than Ben and Jerry. These two big names know how to create a big dessert -- the Vermonster ice cream sundae features 20 scoops of ice cream, four bananas, four ladles of hot fudge, 10 scoops of walnuts, three chocolate chip cookies, one fudge brownie, two scoops of your favorite toppings and an obscene amount of whipped cream -- all served in the Vermonster bucket. This dessert is packed with 14,000 calories and 500 grams of fat -- that's the average person's dietary consumption for an entire week and some serious brain freeze.
Jack-n-Grill
Denver, Colorado
Jack-n-Grill serves up the biggest most extreme Mexican food in the country. Their breakfast burrito is filled with a dozen eggs, 15 ounces of chili and weighs over 7 pounds. Other extreme menu options include: enchiladas packed with five tortillas, 10 ounces of ground beef, cheese, onions and a generous dollop of guacamole; and the extreme burger is topped with a hot dog. Ladies -- if you can finish the 7-pound burrito in one sitting, you'll eat free at Jack-n-Grill for the rest of your life. That's right, free for life.

R. U. Hungry
New Brunswick, New Jersey
The R.U. Hungry sandwich stand is serving the ravenous students at Rutgers University in New Brunswick "fat sandwiches" till the wee hours of the morning. At this stand, anything and everything can be served between 2 slices of bread. The "fat moon" slaps 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 2 chicken fingers and French fries on a roll. Even more outrageous, the "fat Philly" takes a cheesesteak and adds gyro meat, 2 chicken fingers, 2 mozzarella sticks and french fries. While not exactly brain food, these sandwiches have been a staple in New Brunswick and for the RU students in need of a late-night "snack."

Heart Attack Grill
Chandler, Arizona
Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona, is the country's most perilous pig out. Its menu is a killer catalog of the greasiest, fattiest foods featuring one staple ingredient: lard. The Quadruple Bypass is the menu's aptly named deadliest meal: 2 pounds of ground beef soaked in lard and served with all the fatty fixings, including killer french fries. The restaurant's ER-themed décor is a playful reminder that its menu is serious...like a heart attack.

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Ice Cream Paradise

Ice cream: it's a sweet treat craved by children and adults alike. In America, folks scream especially loudly for their ice cream: consuming one and a half billion gallons of it each year. From cotton candy to beer-flavored ice cream, nothing beats a semi-frozen concoction of sweetness. So grab your scoop, and head on over to some of America's most famous ice cream paradises.


Bassetts Ice Cream
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is where ice cream earned its popularity in America. Today, Bassetts Ice Cream is still serving up its famous ice cream like it did 150 years ago. Located in Philadelphia's bustling Reading Terminal Market, Bassetts Ice Cream feeds hundreds of ice cream-craving tourists each day. What makes Bassetts ice cream so delicious? The secret is in the fat: 16 1/2 percent butter fat. Although the ice cream may be high in calories, its unique flavor keeps patrons coming back for more.

The Berkey Creamery
University Park, PA
If you've dreamed of majoring in ice cream-making, head over to Penn State University's famous Berkey Creamery. In 1892, Penn State was the first to offer a two-week ice cream manufacturing training program. Today, students help churn out the creamery's famous ice cream. When you visit, make sure you remember the one rule: only one ice cream flavor per cone. However, some rules are meant to be broken. When President Clinton visited the Berkey Creamery, he ordered a Peach Pertuno and cherry ice cream all in one cone, obviously unaware of the Berkey Creamery's ice cream policy. The students let that one slide.

Ben and Jerry's
Waterbury, VT
Waterbury, VT, is home to two famous Penn State alumni: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Together, they established America's most famous ice cream: Ben and Jerry's. Famous for their wild ice cream flavors, including strawberry kiwi and cinnamon buns, the Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory in Waterbury, VT, conducts factory tours for over 500,000 visitors each year. The best part of the tour may be at the end: each visitor gets a scoop of Ben and Jerry's world-famous ice cream.

Doumar's Drive-In
Norfolk, VA
Every time you order your ice cream in a cone, you can thank the folks at Doumar's Drive-In in Norfolk, VA. Doumar's is credited with inventing the waffle cone. In 1904, Syrian immigrant, Abe Doumar was busy selling souvenirs at the St. Louis World Fair. When a local ice cream vendor ran out of plates, Abe suggested rolling a waffle into the shape of a cone to serve the ice cream, much like how his family served jelly back home in Syria. Today, waffle cones are as popular and tasty as ever.

Max and Mina's
Queens, NY
If you'd like to try ice cream of a very different flavor, head over to Max and Mina's ice cream in Queens, NY. Max and Mina's is famous for its unique ice cream flavors like corn on the cob, white fish and beer-flavored ice cream. The trend-setting, comfort food flavors have even attracted some Hollywood stars, including Rosie O'Donnell and Kevin James. However, even some flavors prove to be too bizarre for the masses. One of those unsuccessful flavors was pizza-flavored ice cream.

Fair Oaks Pharmacy
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA, may be best known for the Rose Bowl, but the Fair Oaks Pharmacy has been around much longer. Back in 1915, Fair Oaks Pharmacy used to be just a pharmacy with a gift shop. Today, it is home to an old-fashioned soda fountain. In addition to its ice cream sodas, Fair Oaks Pharmacy is famous for its simple ice cream sundaes, lime rickeys and milkshakes. So, if you'd like a taste of yesteryear, head to Fair Oaks Pharmacy.

Serendipity 3
Manhattan, NY
At Serendipity 3, ice cream is taken to a different level. Serendipity 3 is home to some of the most decadent ice cream concoctions in the world. One of the most famous items on the menu is the frozen hot chocolate, which is made from 15 different types of chocolate blended together and frozen. If you have your credit card handy, try the Golden Opulent Sundae. Made with extremely rare Chuo chocolate, edible 24-karat gold and served in a Baccaret crystal goblet, there is no wonder why this dessert costs a whopping $1,000 per sundae.ice cream, frozen, treat, american, food, food paradise, travel channel, travel, sweets

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