Westcliff monster burger challenge

12:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in Local News

Frances and Paul Crane with Lunch in a Bag's gutbusting burger. Frances and Paul Crane with Lunch in a Bag's gutbusting burger.

IT STANDS two-foot tall and contains 3lbs of meat, but so far no-one has managed to eat it all.

The supersized burger, named the Deep Throat Challenge, is being sold at Lunch in a Bag in Fairfax Drive, Westcliff.

It consists of six beef patties and a choice of five extra toppings - including baked beans, fish fingers and peanut butter. And if you eat it all, along with a side salad and chips, in just 30 minutes you get the £20 burger for free.

Lunch in a Bag’s manager Paul Crane said: “We were inspired to do something like this by the Man vs Food TV show. People go bananas for our burgers. People were saying that they wished we done a bigger burger, so I gave it some thought and came up with this.

“No one has completed the challenge yet. We did have one guy though complete it after two days. He took some of it home and kept in his fridge.”

For his next challenge, Mr Crane wants to serve up a really big breakfast. He said: “Twelve sausages, twelve eggs, twelve slices of bacon. A real, real monster. I just need to find a plate big enough first!”

Comments(30)

go get em says...
12:04pm Thu 14 Mar 13

How many horses went into making that ?

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Not A Native says...
12:12pm Thu 14 Mar 13

If, instead of arbitrarily just piling it up, he could actually explain a purpose to making cartoon-like unfeasible food (beyond just getting his business' name up in lights) then and only then will I be impressed.

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Alekhine says...
12:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13

I feel sick already.

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Cosmo Spring says...
12:30pm Thu 14 Mar 13

send a tray of them round to Ball, Blake, Rackley and Buckley. They'll polish them off quicksharp looking at the size of their massive guts

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stopmoaning1 says...
1:18pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Well that looks healthy!

Looks like he’s had a good attempt though.

Why is this news?

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Soouthchurch59 says...
1:19pm Thu 14 Mar 13

It may be edible as claimed but It's certainly not clever or funny.

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Baker-Boy says...
1:25pm Thu 14 Mar 13

good guesture would for each person to complete give 1 to the homeless charity so they can feed the homeless

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
1:37pm Thu 14 Mar 13

stopmoaning1 wrote:
Well that looks healthy!

Looks like he’s had a good attempt though.

Why is this news?
Nothing wrong with a bit of light hearted news.

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stopmoaning1 says...
1:46pm Thu 14 Mar 13

DogsMessInLeigh wrote:
stopmoaning1 wrote:
Well that looks healthy!

Looks like he’s had a good attempt though.

Why is this news?
Nothing wrong with a bit of light hearted news.
I wouldn’t bank on the heart being light or healthy after that

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DrSpiffSpaffington says...
1:54pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Cosmo Spring wrote:
send a tray of them round to Ball, Blake, Rackley and Buckley. They'll polish them off quicksharp looking at the size of their massive guts
It was probably them that said they wished they did a bigger burger

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Garildo says...
2:32pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Like they said in the article, they were inspired by the Man vs Food TV show. American culture is all about 'super sizing' everything, waist lines included!

I've seen the show a fair few times and it's quite entertaining. I think though, that the best food challenges that guy takes on are ones that could be shared by a group or eaten by one, ie 1 single massive 3lb burger in a massive bun. That way a group of friends or family could enjoy the novelty of sharing a massive pizza/burger/omelett
e/whatever. That way the 'challenge' element is secondary and they would probably sell a lot more of them!

Good luck to them.

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supermadmax says...
2:34pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Fair play for the free advertising & I hope you get more punters through the door.

But being honest, the burger just doesn't even look nice, even if I was a fatty I wouldn't touch it.

That said, if you can get a regular flow of obese people looking for a excuse to eat even more than usual, you could be onto something. Good Luck.

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Beth the original one says...
3:07pm Thu 14 Mar 13

why would anyone want to eat a heart attack on a plate

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whateverhappened says...
3:28pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Soouthchurch59 wrote:
It may be edible as claimed but It's certainly not clever or funny.
not clever or funny.... he should rename it the Soouthchurch59 burger.
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Baker-Boy says...
1:25pm Thu 14 Mar 13

good guesture would for each person to complete give 1 to the homeless charity so they can feed the homeless”
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eat the thing and its free, if they were that hungary they could have one a day.

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Soouthchurch59 says...
4:31pm Thu 14 Mar 13

whateverhappened wrote:
Soouthchurch59 wrote:
It may be edible as claimed but It's certainly not clever or funny.
not clever or funny.... he should rename it the Soouthchurch59 burger.
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Baker-Boy says...
1:25pm Thu 14 Mar 13

good guesture would for each person to complete give 1 to the homeless charity so they can feed the homeless”
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eat the thing and its free, if they were that hungary they could have one a day.
'not clever or funny.... he should rename it the Soouthchurch59 burger.'

Hmm, I realised I'd invited a retort along those lines shortly after hitting submit.

But unlike the burger, I'm willing to swallow it.

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babybird0404 says...
5:18pm Thu 14 Mar 13

That's why Westcliff is full of fatties.

I guarantee the only people that will buy/eat this crap will be jobless dole-scroungers.

I hope it bursts their intestines.

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Southend-Junkie says...
6:09pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Best burgers in southend by far, Been having then for a while now and never disapointed. Like the idea of the breakfast

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leighman says...
6:52pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Perhaps this piece of culinary genius could be used as part of a showcase for our 'City of culture' bid. Mind you, I could think of a certain MP who would probably scoff this monstousity. IF IT WAS FREE!!

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cathyw says...
9:18pm Thu 14 Mar 13

should re-name it the artery clogger. should come with an order of angina spray for dessert.

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Saxonpride says...
9:48pm Thu 14 Mar 13

What is this decadent foolishness? This over-indulgence?
Who, who in their right mind, would be so wasteful as to serve a burger that no one can reasonably be expected to eat?
And who would be ignorant enough to eat it and do themselves serious harm?

This is irresponsible and distasteful.

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Cayenne2404 says...
10:55pm Thu 14 Mar 13

We order from here when we can. They serve good quality burgers that aren't swimming in grease. They too can accommodate for the salad eaters! Hope the cafe works out for you guys!  

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DogsMessInLeigh says...
10:57pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Saxonpride wrote:
What is this decadent foolishness? This over-indulgence?
Who, who in their right mind, would be so wasteful as to serve a burger that no one can reasonably be expected to eat?
And who would be ignorant enough to eat it and do themselves serious harm?

This is irresponsible and distasteful.
Don't ever watch Man v Food then.

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heartbeat says...
11:20pm Thu 14 Mar 13

Disgusting. I wouldn't touch it unless it was deep-fried in batter.

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Alekhine says...
12:58pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Cayenne2404 wrote:
We order from here when we can. They serve good quality burgers that aren't swimming in grease. They too can accommodate for the salad eaters! Hope the cafe works out for you guys!  
Oh yes, I can just see a lettuce leaf at the bottom of that burger.

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smiffy1980 says...
3:47pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Saxonpride wrote:
What is this decadent foolishness? This over-indulgence? Who, who in their right mind, would be so wasteful as to serve a burger that no one can reasonably be expected to eat? And who would be ignorant enough to eat it and do themselves serious harm? This is irresponsible and distasteful.
behave will you.

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Will_s1986 says...
4:54pm Fri 15 Mar 13

So no one but me clearly has noticed what the name of the burger is....

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Soouthchurch59 says...
5:30pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Will_s1986 wrote:
So no one but me clearly has noticed what the name of the burger is....
I believe the term is 'food ****'....

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Soouthchurch59 says...
5:33pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Soouthchurch59 wrote:
Will_s1986 wrote:
So no one but me clearly has noticed what the name of the burger is....
I believe the term is 'food ****'....
small chess man...

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Saxonpride says...
12:01am Sat 16 Mar 13

smiffy1980 wrote:
Saxonpride wrote:
What is this decadent foolishness? This over-indulgence? Who, who in their right mind, would be so wasteful as to serve a burger that no one can reasonably be expected to eat? And who would be ignorant enough to eat it and do themselves serious harm? This is irresponsible and distasteful.
behave will you.
I will 'behave' when eateries such as this do not offer food which is ostentatious and wasteful.
How can anyone try to eat such a monstrosity and NOT feel a creeping sense of shame at their own gluttony?
As I said, it is irresponsible and distasteful.

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Will_s1986 says...
12:35pm Sat 16 Mar 13

Soouthchurch59 wrote:
Soouthchurch59 wrote:
Will_s1986 wrote:
So no one but me clearly has noticed what the name of the burger is....
I believe the term is 'food ****'....
small chess man...
So you won't be ordering one then

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