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The Heart Attack Grill, the over-the-top Las Vegas restaurant<\/a> known for its calorie-loaded “Bypass Burgers” and hospital-themed servers, announced this week it will close its Sin City doors.<\/p>\n

The restaurant was founded by Jon Basso in Chandler, Arizona, in 2005. It relocated to downtown Las Vegas in 2011.<\/p>\n

It’s most known for its unapologetically indulgent menu \u2014 including massive burgers, fries cooked in pure lard, even unfiltered cigarettes.<\/p>\n

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Some of the Heart Attack Grill’s most provocative gimmicks included public spankings for customers who failed to finish their meals, plus free food for patrons<\/a> weighing more than 350 pounds.<\/p>\n

In a statement on its website, the Heart Attack Grill said it would “not be renewing its long-term lease.”<\/p>\n

The restaurant blamed major casinos and “corporate greed” for pricing average Americans out of the “quintessential American experience of affordable indulgence” in Las Vegas,<\/a> it said.<\/p>\n

“Our core value, ‘Eat big and laugh loud,’ no longer fits a city peddling $40 ‘artisanal avocado toast,’<\/a>” the restaurant said.<\/p>\n

“The honest, heavy-duty calories that built our reputation are now considered gauche by a city that has excluded the middle class<\/a> and lost its swagger in the process.”<\/p>\n

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The business also said it was “proud of our 21-year impact on America\u2019s waistline.”<\/p>\n

“The obesity rate has risen from 30% in 2005 to nearly 45% today, and we pat ourselves on the back for leading the charge!” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Daily Campus, Southern Methodist University’s newspaper, in 2011, Basso said the restaurant was intended as a commentary on America’s obesity epidemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“[T]he basic idea is to make money,” Basso said. “But I\u2019m doing my part to create a diner theater environment, which forces such philosophical introspection.”<\/p>\n

He added, “I provide a valid service \u2014 it’s that shock value.”<\/p>\n

The new announcement indicated Heart Attack Grill doesn’t intend on closing permanently.<\/p>\n

“We are seeking new opportunities to continue our high-calorie mission,” the statement concluded.<\/p>\n

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“We look forward to finding new communities that still appreciate a Bypass Burger and the freedom to feast without apology.”<\/p>\n

The announcement quickly drew mixed reactions online.<\/p>\n

“I’m sad, I wanted to go to Heart Attack Grill so bad,” said one commentator. “I should’ve [gone] when I had the chance.”<\/p>\n

“In a world full of fake healthy marketing, at least they never lied about what the burger was doing to you,” another X user said.<\/p>\n

Another person wrote, “Even for Vegas, we found that place too sleazy, haha.”<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to the Heart Attack Grill<\/a> for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/iconic-las-vegas-burger-joint-closes-doors-blames-rising-costs-citys-decline <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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