Time: 4:45 pm
Place: Denny's Beer Barrel Pub - Clearfield, PA
Mission: Complete the monster 2 pound Denny's Pub challenge in under one hour.
The challenger:
(Me)
The 2 pound Opponent:
(Check the size next to the water bottle!)
Now check it next to my head!
(my buddy, Dan, also tried the challenge!!)
Ok, here are the stats on this burger, so you know what I was dealing with:
Burger: 2 pounds
Cheese: 5 slices
Bun: More than I thought
Mayo: Slathered on the top bun
Onion: Half an onion at least.
Tomato: Full tomato at least.
Banana Peppers: A bunch
Lettuce: 5 large leafs. (or should it be leaves? Anyone?)
And a mystery ingredient that I will name later.
The top bun, I would say, was probably the same thickness as the burger, which was a good 2 inches at least.
I had a strategy going in, based on the trial run I did (check the archives if you want to read that story.) My plan was simple:
1. Deconstruct the burger immediately so the mayo wouldn't contaminate the rest of the burger. This was due to my inability to eat the mayo in the trial run, thus causing me to gag.
2. Eat the mayo bun first, so it was gone.
3. Eat the veggies...the tomato, onion, banana peppers, lettuce. A salad, if you will, before the main course.
4. Chow on burger, bun, burger, bun...
5. Finish and lapse into a burger induced coma.
I deconstructed and went to work.
(My three piles...bun, toppings, burger. NOTE: the fries in the foreground were not mine...my buddy, Dan ordered them...he was cocky.)
(They wouldn't give me a fork, but they didn't say I couldn't use the pickle's spear to help me!!)
As I went to work on the lettuce. I was shocked to find under it a mystery ingredient...relish. I HATE relish! I took the first little bite and gagged...I would have to get creative. Dan recommended mixing it with a bite of other stuff. It worked!!
But, as you can see from the next photo, I began slipping into the burger induced coma a little early!
I shook it off and soldiered on.
I was slowing down with 20 minutes left on the clock...
...but I knew the end was near. With 10 minutes left, I knew the dream was over. I never gave up, but I knew I would never make it in an hour. Just for the record, I don't think I would have made it period. I was just about over eating hamburger, and bun. Maybe in an hour and a half...maybe not.
(Defeated...)
(Thumbs down...)
Like with the trial run, I still had about 1/2 pound to go on the burger...
...but I still had the entire bottom bun.
Defeated, I ordered a shot (cause I wanted the shot glass for a souvenir) and slammed down the fire water...bleeech!
And then we left...no fanfare, no name on the plaque, just two ordinary Joe's stuffed and defeated by the 2 lb. Denny's challenge.
In case you were wondering, here's how my buddy, Dan, finished...
He ate all the burger, but little of the bun or toppings. Oh, and a bunch of fries!
Over all it was a great little trip...special thanks to Dan for everything! Especially the great company and putting himself in misery to try the challenge with me. Thanks, Dan!!
And to all of you readers...sorry, I let you down!!
