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Top 4 Places

These four places are perfect for beginner, intermediate, and professional eaters. 

Timothy O'Toole's Pub

Level: Beginner 

  • 2 half pound burger patties- cooked your way
  • Served with cheddar, jack, mozzarella, swiss, bacon, onion straws, BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato & red onions, all piled high with fries. 
  • Time Limit: Unlimited
Rudy's Bar & Grill

Level: Intermediate

  • 5.5 lbs of food plated on an iron skillet
  • Burger topped with a fried egg and a plethora of bacon, served on a bed of hash browns and fries
  • Time Limit: 30 minutes 
Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

Level: Intermediate

  • Waiver needed
  •  wings are made with the Trinidad Scorpion pepper
  • Time Limit: 30 minutes
The Fifty / 50 

Level: Professional

  • Eat 30 Buffalo wings,  five onion rings, five strips of bacon, one side of mac & cheese, a half rack of ribs, one turkey burger slider, one regular burger slider, one pulled pork slider, one grilled cheese slider, one duck slider, one crab cake slider, one PB&J slider
  • 50oz of beer 
  • Time Limit: 50 minutes

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