Believe it or not, the downtown Vegas diner actually lives up to its in-your-face (and into-your-ticker) name. Huge multi-layer concoctions named Single through Quadruple Bypass Burgers. The Flatliner Fries are cooked in lard. To top off the heavy meal are double chocolate butterfat malts and many other similar fat-cat, thousand-calorie items.

When you enter the place, you’re met by waitresses dressed as nurses, the sexy Las Vegas type, of course. They help you into a hospital gown when you sit down to order. The gimmicks work, and the diner is a popular tourist gimmick, as well as attracting local heavy eaters.

If you’re the type who loves to wolf down huge helpings at buffets in Vegas and/or aboard cruise ships, the Heart Attack Grill is worth a visit on your next Vegas trip. Additionally, if weigh in at 350 pounds or more, you’re entitled to a free meal.

However, be sure you understand the reality behind the hype. Just recently, a grossly-overweight customer staggered out onto Fremont Street and died of a real life-ending heart attack. There was at least one other similar incident.

A Heart Attack Grill ad boasts of "a burger to die for.” When you order a calorie-loaded meal there, be aware of the truth behind the slogan. For more information, go to heartattackgrill.com