Do four 8-ounce burgers with bacon in between five grilled cheese sandwiches, fries and a pickle, with only an hour to eat sound appetizing?
Then stop by The Office in Montclair on Bloomfield Avenue for the Double Daily Allowance burger challenge.
This is the second year the challenge has been offered at The Office and it has been going on for two weeks. Office manager Frank Funiciello says no one has completed the challenge at the Montclair location, but it has been done before at other Offices.
Montclair State University student Robert “Buddy” Aitken attempted the challenge.
Although he came up short, leaving just one burger and one grilled cheese sandwich on his plate of defeat, his waitress said Aitken’s effort was the furthest anyone has gotten in Montclair.
The five-pound meal costs $21.99. If you think you’re ready to tackle the challenge, winners receive a free t-shirt and their name in The Office Hall of Fame at the corporate office.
…and second prize is a three-night stay in the Cardiac Arrest Room at Mountainside Hospital.
these gorge challenges would have been popular in old-time Rome.
I think I felt an artery clog just by looking at that picture.
ew.
I have a better idea. Break the “sandwich” down into its components and take it to the local Salvation Army shelter, or find another kitchen where nine people could be fed for the price of gluttony. OR, Frank Funiciello should mandate that anyone trying to do this “feat” must make a contribution to a local food bank. Largesse is disgusting even if (and especially when) it’s tasty.
Please give us all a break with your bleeding heart nonsense. Doesn’t look half bad to boot. I’m surprised no one has managed to take it all down in Montclair. Maybe if they ripped up the check if you finished it, they’d get a better response…Happy Eating!!
Seriously, this Man vs. Food – This Is Why You’re Fat challenges is an insult to the millions of people starving in the world. Meanwhile, obesity is becoming the No. 1 killer in the U.S.
My BF and I use to be regulars at The Office a few years ago – we would normally go there for a burger and a beer and often recommended the place to others. Though I had to send back my burger twice in about two years because of a rotten smell, I continued to eat there – not sure why the red flag was so hard to see. A few years ago, my BF ordered a BBQ bacon burger and didn’t notice anything wrong, a few hours later he was violently throwing up and was almost at the point where he needed to go to the emergency room but due to lack of health insurance he decided to fight through it. Unfortunately, he had a business trip two days later and was still extremely ill but had no choice but to get on the place which he said was the worst experience of his life. We haven’t been back to The Office since, if they serve you rotten meat once – I guess you can overlook it – but multiple times is inexcusable.
he had to get on the plane not place!!!
Double ew.
Also, Len–you received rotten meat there and then ordered it again on multiple occasions??! Wow. Try a veggie burger!
I’m sorry, but this holier than thou attitude regarding large amounts of food is ridiculous and hypocritical. With all the poverty in the world, why bother spending anything beyond the basic necessities? Rice, beans and plain water. No TV, a one room rustic cabin, no car, no movies or restaurants or entertainment. Unless you live like that, how can you criticize someone who orders this sandwich?
Meals like the one pictured here are entertainment. They are fun things to do. And every culture, no matter how poor, understands that spending resources on entertainment is an essential part of human society. That’s why you have feasts, and music and dancing. That’s why you have drugs and alcohol. Without social and entertaining distractions, the monotony of life can be psychologically damaging.
Im pretty sure every other eating “the big one in under an hour” contests include the meal being free. Why would I want to spend $22 for a t-shirt and have my picture up on a HQ wall where nobody can see it?
People do these crazy eating stunts for notoriety, not because they are hungry and have a limited wardrobe