trying to get together in a thread a list of doable food challenges that are here in NC. the more local the better.

1.) Buffalo Wild Wings Challenge-Eat 12 of their hottest wings in 6 minutes or less, no napkins, water or anything other than wings. I've done this one...its a bitch but I managed to pull it off with about a minute left.

2.) Krispy Kreme Challenge- run 2 miles to the bell tower, eat 12 donuts and run 2 miles back in under an hour without puking. Done this, was easier than I thought.

3.) Andy's Challenge-3 lb. hamburger with 4 toppings, a whole side of fries that make up a potato and a 32 oz drink in under an hour(I think this one is right, someone correct me if its not) havent done that one yet.

any others?

6/21/2011 10:39:29 PM

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"Buffalo Wild Wings Challenge-Eat 12 of their hottest wings in 6 minutes or less, no napkins, water or anything other than wings. I've done this one...its a bitch but I managed to pull it off with about a minute left."

Sounds like theyre not *that* hot, but someone correct me if i heard wrong

6/21/2011 10:41:03 PM

I mean I eat spicy stuff on the regular and dont blink...they had me crying and snot running out of my nose...but not to the point I wanted to quit. But im not the average bear. if you like spicy stuff, you MIGHT can get through it. id say 1 out of about 25 people could.

6/21/2011 10:43:36 PM

Bandito's has "El Gigante" burrito, I'd say ~4lbs of the best food challenge I've done yet, you get a shirt for eating it all

Wolfie's in Boone has a 22" sub challenge in 30 minutes for a shirt
Hot Diggity Dog in Boone has a 10 course meal in 30 minutes for a spot on the wall...not a fan

6/22/2011 7:49:55 AM

There's a pretty sizable one at Ed's Tavern in Charlotte, I can't remember it off the top of my head but I think it's a 2lb. burger and 2lbs. of fries.

Also, here's a link for some eating contests: http://eatfeats.com/calendar/Charlotte.html

6/22/2011 7:55:08 AM

sandpiper in la grange used to have that stupid rooster challenge at the oyster bar i think. not sure if they still do.

6/22/2011 8:13:54 AM

^ it's still there and it's about as weak of a "challenge" as you can get

6/22/2011 9:35:12 AM

The Backyard Bistro Burger Challenge...I'd be able to do it if you weren't required to eat slaw

2 lb. burger + 1 lb. bbq
1 lb. of fries
a gallon of sweet tea

This isn't me, nor does it have slaw on it, but you get the idea:


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tkFx1yKjNpI/TcCV_gIYwtI/AAAAAAAAAFw/zE19_VSi8_o/s1600/DSC_0183.JPG



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6/22/2011 9:40:50 AM

Rudys in apex has a breakfast burger challange. If you eat it you get your photo on the wall.
I ate it and they took my picture but I don't see it on the wall anywhere.

6/22/2011 9:43:34 AM

also see: http://eatfeats.com/calendar/NorthCarolina.html

6/22/2011 9:45:45 AM

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"Sounds like theyre not *that* hot, but someone correct me if i heard wrong"

I'm going to have to agree here they are hot but not i'm gonna die hot (the sauce is great on fries btw).

6/22/2011 10:21:41 AM

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"Buffalo Wild Wings Challenge"

Does this really count as a "North Carolina" Food Challenge?

11/29/2011 3:57:12 AM

Ruckus has the 24" pizza challenge. 24" with 4 toppings in under an hour. I think you get a plaque in the restaurant, a shirt, and a $50 gift card.

11/29/2011 4:14:53 AM

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"Ruckus has the 24" pizza challenge. 24" with 4 toppings in under an hour. I think you get a plaque in the restaurant, a shirt, and a $50 gift card."

porcha and I are going to try this at some point.

11/29/2011 11:26:25 AM

Doesn't Mojoe's have some sort of burger "challenge" where you get your picture on the wall for finishing?

11/29/2011 12:17:36 PM

the burger place across from mellow mushroom has an easy challenge... like eat a 1lb burger and get your pic on the wall (lots of pics on the wall)

11/29/2011 12:21:00 PM

^ that's it

11/29/2011 12:27:29 PM

how much is that ruckus challenge?

11/29/2011 3:03:52 PM

The MoJoe's challenge isn't much of a challenge, but it fits your list.

Honestly I wouldn't include Buffalo Wild Wings--not really NC to begin with. BUT if you wanted a smaller chain's wing contest, I would look at East Coast Wings (I think that's their name?). I know they have a location in Greenville, and THEIR hotwings challenge is the stuff of legends (ghost chili extract? It's on a magnitude of 10,000 times hotter than Buffalo Wild Wins).

Cooper's BBQ has a food challenge but I don't remember the specifics of it. It's something like a pound of pork, pound of slaw, basket of hushpuppies, pound of brunswick stew, et cetera, and dessert too. I don't have the exacts of it, it's one an old piece of paper taped on the side of the wall, so you'd have to go there and copy it to know it exactly.

11/29/2011 3:19:55 PM

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"Bandito's has "El Gigante" burrito, I'd say ~4lbs of the best food challenge I've done yet, you get a shirt for eating it all "

I thought I was going to die...but I made it through. The lady told me it was between 4-5lbs. I felt like shit for a few hours after....had some ben&jerrys before bed and was fine the next day. No explosive diarrhea or anything either.

11/29/2011 3:59:10 PM

my days of food challenges are behind me, but I've done the banditos el gigante (have my picture on the wall somewhere), the BWW wing challenge (it wasn't much of a challenge at all... finished in like 4 minutes), and I can't think of any other ones that i've done.

11/29/2011 3:59:32 PM

That east coast wings challenge looks easy since it's only 1 wing, but that wing will set your mouth, sinuses, throat, etc on fire for the next solid 15 minutes. Hottest thing I ever ate.

11/29/2011 4:18:24 PM

Could do this one:

http://blueandwhitemag.com/issues/volume-14-issue-2-october-2011/bell-to-well/dashing-for-donuts/

Never heard of this one before, have we?

11/29/2011 4:29:40 PM

and they did the chik fil a challenge over there too

lame

11/29/2011 4:41:32 PM

http://www.andysburgers.net/big-a-challenge

The Andy's challenge is 30 minutes for a 50 oz burger, fries, and drink.

11/29/2011 5:50:24 PM

Country Squire Restaurant in Warsaw

72 oz. steak
Two celery sticks
Two carrot sticks
Two olives
Two slices of dill pickles
One regular salad
One glass of tomato juice
Ten Squire's fries OR one baked potato
One slice of french bread OR one dinner roll
One cup of coffee OR one glass of milk OR one cup of tea
One dish of ice cream OR cobbler

...in one hour.

11/29/2011 8:26:37 PM

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"Bandito's has "El Gigante" burrito"

I have two of these shirts from like 10 years ago

11/29/2011 9:12:30 PM

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"That east coast wings challenge looks easy since it's only 1 wing, but that wing will set your mouth, sinuses, throat, etc on fire for the next solid 15 minutes. Hottest thing I ever ate."

To "do it" you just have to eat one wing, but the real challenge is setting the record. The current record is held by my brother--I think 15 wings? He later had a "near heart attack" like incident (I don't remember the real medical name for it) where basically the sheer amount of ghost chili extract put his body into delayed shock and he had to go to the hospital.

But really, serves his dumb ass right for doing that lethal shit.

11/29/2011 9:19:29 PM

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=undefeated%20food%20challegnes&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshine.yahoo.com%2Fshine-food%2F5-undefeated-eating-challenges-171400230.html&ei=k1_WToWmOqT50gHOmK2aAg&usg=AFQjCNFbKzjvYurYhmT7jlzH_2Xz_xMH4w

Not in NC but cool read.

11/30/2011 11:54:08 AM

this shit is making me hungry.

11/30/2011 12:20:27 PM

roast grill hot dog challenge

11/30/2011 4:07:50 PM

I successfully completed both the Krispy Kreme Challenge and the Andy's Challenge.

Haven't done any of the others.

12/3/2011 9:22:00 PM

Isn't there some drinking challenge where you have to drop like 6 different shots into some pitcher or something?

I like drinking challenges more because the odds of someone dying is way higher

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12/3/2011 9:49:15 PM

I was going to mention the "East Coast Wings" thing. My friend did it no problem, but then again, he can eat spicy things no problem.
The chef and manager came out to his table, made him sign a waiver, confirmed that he knew the risks, and made sure he wasn't intoxicated.
He just said, "Bring on the wing already"
Got a t-shirt out of it and everything.

And it's not really a "challenge" but Sunni Sky's icecream in Angier has the "Cold Sweat" spicy icecream... You have to sign a waiver to try it...but if you try it and finish it, they will let you try the even spicier version called "Exit Wound"



[Edited on December 3, 2011 at 10:26 PM. Reason : ya]

12/3/2011 10:24:35 PM

You have to pay for the tshirt though which I think is pretty tacky.

12/4/2011 1:56:42 AM

I have no idea if it's still a thing, and it's not exactly the same..

Ashworth Drugs in Cary, if you can break the hot dog record, you eat free. I haven't been there since high school (~8 years?) but I think it was at maybe 16 or 22. One of those numbers seem right but I don't know. Honestly I feel like I could sit there and pound hot dogs forever, but maybe it's hard. When I was in school it was set by a wrestler coming off cutting weight all season.

12/4/2011 2:30:13 AM

KKC team TWW

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12/4/2011 1:14:34 PM

^^^ oh really? My friend didn't mention that. He said, "yeah i got this shirt for it!" i wouldn't have paid for a shirt

12/4/2011 1:20:12 PM

I've done the blazing challenge several times. It's hot. Best time was 12 wings 1:42 at Garner BWW.

I've done 10 insanity wings dressed like fred flintstone at East Coast Wings.
It was extremely painful, and the taste sucks. I then asked a waitress out...major fail

[Edited on December 4, 2011 at 5:45 PM. Reason : f]

12/4/2011 5:43:12 PM

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12/4/2011 7:16:22 PM