Man v. Food Season 2 Episode 14: Detroit
Adam travels to the streets of the Motor City, Detroit, to take on the world’s biggest burger challenge at Mallie’s Sports Grill and Bar. Adam and forty other willing food contestants must devour the world’s biggest burger, a 190-pound burger behemoth, in one hour.
Adam’s first stop in Detroit is dueling hot dog spots located right next to each other. The restaurants are two of the most popular hot dog restaurants in Detroit and feature delicious hot dogs served up with their own famous chili. The Lafayette Coney Island hot dog uses specialty dogs with a special spice flavored chili, spicy mustard and vadalia onions while the American Coney Island restaurant goes old school with old fashioned American chili, yellow mustard and spanish onions. After trying both of the competitors hot dogs. After trying both of the competitors hot dogs it comes time for Adam to vote on the best hot dog in Detroit. Adam stands in front of the competing restaurants, gets ready to state his preference then realizes he’s late for an “appointment” and runs off.
Adam’s second Detroit restaurant stop is to Slows Bar BQ, famous for their delectable barbecue items. Adam tries their Triple Threat, an enormous sandwich featuring pulled pork, bacon and ham. There are a number of different barbecue sauces Slows Bar BQ offers to their customers. Adam chooses a sweet and spicy version to dip his sandwich in. Adam takes a bite of the gigantic sandwich and hugs the cook. He’s impressed with the amount of meat on this pork fest of a sandwich at Slows Bar BQ.
Adam arrives at Mallie’s Sports Grill and Bar to take on the biggest burger challenge ever on Man v. Food, a 190-pound burger with all the fixins. Adam’s co-contestants include a KISS tribute band, a women’s roller derby, a Motown singing group, masked wrestlers and other assorted Detroit locals. Adam and the forty contestants fill the room and get ready to eat. As the challenge starts they get started chowing down. In this sea of people there are contestants who are already looking for their second plate of burger and Adam joins in as well.
Adam is making a valiant effort downing the second plate of burger while others are slowing through their first plate of food. Adam grinds to a halt hitting the meat wall at the very end of his second plate and most of the other challengers are in the same boat. A few brave souls venture into a third plate of the humongous burger and they too grind to a halt. The majority of pounds of burger have been devoured but there are still pounds left to pass out as competitors give in. The giant burger succeeds in defeating Adam and his fellow contestants. Adam, declaring defeat from a too full stomach, states that today food won.
