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Here are some past posts about locations in this state:

Jersey's, Cedar Rapids
Originally posted by: chaliqueso
I haven’t been to that quaker place, and I can smash 30 blazin wings at a time. I work at a spot named Jersey's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Our fireball wing sauce gets up to 1.5 MILLION scovilles. Anybody think they really got steel in their stomach come try em. I mix the sauce myself and ill sit across from you and eat them,

Carol's Restaurant, Conrad
Originally posted by: Diane01
Adam please consider coming to my cousin's restaurant in Conrad, Iowa. They have 2 fantastic choices for Man vs. Food. 1st is the Ultimate Tenderloin. Which is a huge homemade tenderloin and homemade bun that is the size of a dinner plate. Record is 2 tenderloins eaten. 2nd is the Breakfast Legend. Which has to be completed in a half an hour or less. It contains 3 platter-sized pancakes a 1/2 order of biscuits and gravy, a 3-egg omelet and hash browns. This is a small little family owned restaurant that makes everything from scratch.
Thank you


Jethro's BBQ. Des Moines
Originally posted by: tabels25
I dare you to try to eat this burger. This burger is located in downtown Des Moines off the campus of Drake University. The place is called Jethro's BBQ. There is no way you can fit you mouth around this massive burger. This burger is called the Adam Emmenecker. This burger was named after Drake's Missouri Valley Conference MVP of 2008. Start with a huge tenderloin, add an Angus steak burger, top it with a slab of Texas brisket and apple wood bacon, finish it with buffalo chicken tender, smother this mountain with melted cheddar cheese, and white cheddar sauce, serve it with your choice of side. This could burger could hurt you.


Corigliano's Pizza, Des Moines
Originally posted by: creuter
I recently visited Corigliano's Pizza in downtown Des Moines Iowa. I had heard they have a GIANT slice of pizza, and some really amazing Italian sandwiches. I ordered 1 slice of pizza and it was AMAZING. My guess is it's about 18" long and 10" wide, at the top. Then I ordered a cappacola sandwich, just to try it, and OMG it was AMAZING too. I then proceeded to talk the owner into a food eating challenge. I told him next time I return I wanted to win a shirt he had at the restaurant and get my picture on the wall, a common theme among Man vs. Food challenges. We then discussed options on how I could win the shirt and picture. We ended up with: 1 - giant slice of pizza, 1 - cappacola sandwich, 1 - meatball sandwich, and 1 - sausage sandwich. If I finish it I would get my food for free, a Made in Italy t-shirt, and my picture on the wall. I'm not too sure I could endure the pain of this task, but I think it would be a great challenge for Man vs. Food. Will you please visit Corigliano's in downtown Des Moines? If you choose to, I would love to try the challenge with you!

Pasquales Pizza, Humboldt
Originally posted by: rousseau9099
We have a great local pizza place with a lot of history and home made food, with fresh ingredients! It's located in Humboldt, Iowa

they just opened a hot harrys fresh burritos in cedar rapids
it is awesome and has a 5lb breakfast burrito Adam can't handle
hot damn harry sauce and 2 12'' tortillas

freakin fast always fast

There is a place on I-29 and Highway 2 that has a 9 pound breakfast. It is at a Sapp Brothers. My family went there to see it and there is like 2 pounds of cheese, 2 pounds of hashbrowns, and like a dozen eggs and meat and toast and a large coffee and orange juice. You have to eat this 9 pound breakfast in an hour otherwise its 45 dollars! If Adam could eat this it would be a miracle!

Below is the Jethros description for the Adam Emmenecker sandwich described above. This thing is HUGE. No way you can fit this thing in your mouth without preparation. And believe me, it can hurt you...

The Adam Emmenecker

The Missouri Valley Conference most valuable Player of 2008 loves this sandwich. It's big.. "really big".. just like all those really big shots Adam in the Bulldog's magical MVC Championship Season of 2008. Start with our huge tenderloin, add our Angus steak burger, top it with a slab of Texas brisket and apple wood bacon, finish it with buffalo chicken tender, smother this mountain with melted cheddar cheese, and white cheddar sauce, serve it with your favorite choice of side. This could hurt you! A sandwich fit for the

BOXER BARBEQUE- COUNCIL BLUFFS,. IA- I dare you to try to 9 pound pulled pork snadwich. It is a 1.5 pound bun, with 5 pounds of pulled pork, 1 pound of onion rings, and enough baked beans to make it 9 pounds.

You have to check Out Iowa city! Home of the Hawkeyes! Visit the famous Hamberg Inn where people like president Clinton have eaten. Knowing how much you like burgers make your way to the Vine for their las vegas burger. 7 patties 7 slices of cheese and multiple buns. Roll the die and see if you eat free after finshing it! There are many other great locations like the original panchero's and whitey's ice creams!!!

Metromix, a local Des Moines magazine, has compiled a list of challenges in the Des Moines area. One of them includes the Adam Emmenecker at Jethro's. Here's the list: http://desmoines.metromix.com/...-des/1449211/content.

I have a food challenge for you Adam......

Rube's Sreakhouse has a 54 ounce belly buster challenge best steak on the planet. Complete it win a t-shirt and your picture on the wall.

Rube's is located off the Waukee Booneville exit.

If you accept this challenge I will join you!

Hope to see you there...

Rube's was voted 8th wonder of the world you must eat at before you die.

I have a place in Ames for a food challenge, its at the Black Market Pizza on Northridge parkway. They have a pizza there called the Maui Waui which has sausage, chili sauce, jalapenos, habaneros, and pineapple. Eat a large by your self in an hour and get a t-shirt and your picture on the wall of fame.
For those in Iowa City...since im a hawkeye first and a cyclone only b/c that is the only school with an ag school. Pagliais Pizza is another great place to go. And the whitey's in iowa city is not the orginal whitey's the original is in Moline, Il.

Have you ever heard of Grandma Max's Restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa? Check it out in I-35 Exit 126. They have a 7 pound burger challenge, 4 lbs of meat and 3 lbs of bun and veggies. They told me the record is 7.5 minutes and they have a photo awa...rd and t-shirt. They have great food beside that too. CHECK IT OUT!Read More

My suggestion would be Big Daddies restaraunt in DSM Iowa. He has a the hottest BBQ in the country. You have to sign a waiver but if you can eat it he will give a free meal to a lot of your friends

Adam,

Iowa is well know for its State Fair and all the foods you can find on a stick to eat. This past summer one gal decided to try and find all the food items and eat them through out the 10 day long fair. I never heard if she finished her conquest, but I am certain that you sure could. Not only would you be setting a new record, you would also be attending one of the places that should be visited before you die!
Here's the list as of August 2009:

1. Frozen s’more on-a-stick
2. Chocolate-dipped cake on-a-stick
3. Chicken club on-a-stick
4. Buffalo chicken on-a-stick
5. Chocolate-covered peanut butter round on-a-stick
6. Chocolate-covered key lime round on-a-stick
7. Carmellows on-a-stick
8. Pretzel rods dipped in caramel or chocolate
9. Pickle on-a-stick
10. Pork chop on-a-stick
11. Corn dog
12. Cheese on-a-stick
13. Cajun chicken on-a-stick
14. Sesame chicken on-a-stick
15. Carmel apple
16. German sausage on-a-stick
17. Teriyaki beef on-a-stick
18. Corn on the cob on-a-stick
19. Cotton candy
20. Veggie dog on-a-stick
21. Turkey drumstick
22. Nutty bar
23. Fried pickle on-a-stick
24. Hot bologna on-a-stick
25. Shrimp on-a-stick
26. Chicken on-a-stick
27. Monkey Tails (chocolate covered banana on-a-stick)
28. Taffy on-a-stick
29. Honey on-a-stick
30. Ice cream Wonder Bar
31. Deep fried Snickers bar on-a-stick
32. Deep fried 3 Musketeers bar on-a-stick
33. Deep fried Milky Way bar on-a-stick
34. Deep fried Twinkie on-a-stick
35. Lamb on-a-stick
36. Meatballs on-a-stick
37. Deep fried hoho on-a-stick
38. Fudge Puppy (waffle drenched in chocolate syrup and topped with whipped cream)
39. Chili Dog on-a-stick
40. Funtastick Pork on-a-stick
41. Dutch letters on-a-stick
42. Turkey tenders on-a-stick
43. Deep fried hot dog on-a-stick
44. Chocolate covered cheesecake on-a-stick
45. Potato Lollipop (4 thick slices of russet potato deep fried and on-a-stick with dipping sauces)
46. Pineapple on-a-stick (Fresh pineapple dipped in funnel cake batter and deep fried)
47. Chicken lips on-a-stick (breaded chicken breast smothered with hot sauce, served with blue cheese dressing).
48. Cornbrat on-a-stick (bratwurst dipped in corndog batter)
49. Frozen fudge brownie on-a-stick
50. Ice cream cookie sandwich on-a-stick
51. Rock candy on-a-stick
52. Salad on-a-stick
53. Hard-boiled egg on-a-stick

Adam should visit the Apple Barrel restaurant in Percival, IA (at the intersection of Highway 2 and I-80 in a gas station/truck stop). They have a 9 pound breakfast challenge. It has meat, potatoes, eggs, gravy, etc. If you can eat it in an hour it's free.

The Screaming Eagle in Waterloo, Iowa has a food challenge that is 3 of their 9630 burgers (named after the John Deere Tractor which is made in Waterloo). Onion rings and a salad. If you can eat it in 45 mins you get your picture posted on their wall of the many people that have tried it only one person has been able to complete the mammoth challenge. Waterloo has a lot of other great local eateries as well like Morg's and Steamboat Gardens. It would be awesome to see Adam in Iowa.

When you are in Iowa City you should try Oasis Falafel. As a Brooklyn native you probably had lots of opportunities to have falafel, but this place has the best falafel ever.
Check it out on www.oasisfalafel.com
206 N. Linn in Iowa City