Test your stomach's limits with these food challenges in Cincinnati
People eat a lot of food, often three times a day. It's practically essential.
When you do something so often, it can get boring. But when a free T-shirt is on the line, things get interesting real quick. So this summer, spice up your food habits with a good ol' fashioned food challenge.
Sure, you could sweat through some way-too-hot wings in an attempt to defeat the Blazin' Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings or the Atomic Scorpion Challenge at Quaker Steak & Lube, but why not keep your scarfing local? Here are all the food challenges we could find in the Greater Cincinnati area.
When it comes to those free T-shirts, you might want to ask for a size up. These are all belt-looseners for sure.
(If you know of any more food challenges in the area, let us know in the comments.)
The Bardzilla Burger – Bard's Burgers and Chili
By the pound: 11 1/3-pound patties, 11 slices of cheese, 2 pounds of fries.
The rules: One hour and one person, no help.
If you succeed: Free meal, free T-shirt and your picture on the wall.
If you fail: Pay $86 (and possibly spend the next week in the washroom).
Where: Bard's Burgers and Chili, 3620 Decoursey Ave., Covington.
No Freakin' Way – Blue Ash Chili
By the pound: 2.5 pounds of spaghetti, 2.5 pounds of Cincinnati chili, 2 pounds of shredded cheddar, 1 pound of jalapeno caps.
The rules: One human, one hour, eight pounds of food. Insane.
If you succeed: Free meal, free T-shirt and have your picture included on the Hall of Fame.
If you fail: Pay $39.99 and have your sad, losing face pasted on the Wall of Shame.
Where: Blue Ash Chili, 9525 Kenwood Road, Suite 5, Blue Ash, and 11711 Princeton Pike No. 231, Springdale.
The Bomber Challenge – Roc-A-fellas Pizza
By the pound: One 18-inch pizza with pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon and mozzarella cheese stuffed between two crusts. And two fountain drinks.
The rules: 2 people, half an hour.
If you finish: Beat the bomber, and you win a free shirt and free pizza.
If you fail: Pay up $31.99. Not a crazy price for a pizza.
Where: Roc-A-Fellas Pizza, 11055 Reading Road, Sharonville.
Biscuit & Gravy – Howie's Diner
By the pound: 16 biscuits, topped with one gallon of gravy. (Yes, a gallon, like gas.)
The rules: One hour, one person.
If you finish: Free food, free T-shirt and a gallon of gravy in your stomach.
If you fail: Pay up $19.99 and still have almost of a gallon of gravy in your stomach.
Where: Howie's Diner, open 24/7, 1049 E. Eads Parkway, Lawrenceburg.
26" Pizza Challenge – Ramundo's Pizzeria
By the pound: 26-inch pizza: 1.5 pounds of dough, 1 pound of sauce, 2 pounds of cheese and 2 toppings (of your choice).
The rules: 2 people, 10 minutes, no tricks.
If you finish: Free pizza, free T-shirt.
If you fail: You have to pay a whopping $45, but you get a free T-shirt just for trying.
Where: Ramundo's Pizzeria, 3166 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout Square, and 2210 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati food challenges: chili, burgers, pizza and biscuits.
