Aina Grill

Aina Grill is located on Farrington Hwy in Waipahu, Hawaii.

Honolulu Burger Company

Honolulu Burger Company has a brick-and-mortar spot on S Beretania in Honolulu, Hawaii. However, this blog post covers their food truck, which roams parts of Oahu.

Naader Reda Visits for OregonMania IV (3/22/19 to 3/27/19)

(OregonMania I: Day 1)
(OregonMania I: Day 2)
(OregonMania I: Day 3)
(OregonMania I: Day 4)
(OregonMania II: Day 1)
(OregonMania II: Day 2)
(OregonMania II: Day 3)
(OregonMania III Recap)

In late March, Naader Reda (FreakEating) returned to the Pacific NW for one more OregonMania run.

Porky's Poutine

Porky's Poutine is a roaming food truck with its usual home base in Riverton, Utah. It serves the Salt Lake County area and also can be seen at BYU football home games in the SW corner of the stadium. I found this truck at the BYU football game in Provo.

Heroes Bar and Grill (Fullerton)

Heroes Bar and Grill is located on W Santa Fe Avenue in downtown Fullerton, California.

Taqueros Mexican Restaurant

Taqueros Mexican Restaurant is located on Camino Capitstrano in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Watson's Soda Fountain & Cafe

Watson's Soda Fountain & Cafe is located on E Chapman Avenue in Orange, California.

The Broken Yolk Cafe (Orange, CA)

Broken Yolk has multiple locations throughout California (and a couple other states). This blog post covers the location on E Chapman in Orange, California.

Naader Reda Visits for OregonMania III (3/25/18 to 3/29/18)

(OregonMania I: Day 1)
(OregonMania I: Day 2)
(OregonMania I: Day 3)
(OregonMania I: Day 4)
(OregonMania II: Day 1)
(OregonMania II: Day 2)
(OregonMania II: Day 3)

It had been dormant since 2012, but Naader Reda (FreakEating) returned to the Pacific NW for tackle more food challenges. The panda accompanied him for the ride from Portland to Longview.

Lindy's on 4th

Lindy's on 4th is located on N 4th Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. This place was featured on the Tucson episode of Man v. Food.

La Casa Garcia

La Casa Garcia is located on W Chapman Avenue in Anaheim, California.

World Famous Grill

World Famous Grill is on S Anaheim Blvd in Anaheim, California.

Calzone Battle: Flying Pie vs. Opa Pizzaria

(Original Flying Pie Pizzeria Review -- June 2012)
(Original Opa Pizzaria Review -- January 2015)

When my friend Randy Santel came through Oregon in January 2017, he stopped at Flying Pie Pizzeria and Opa Pizzaria to dominate their respective pizza and calzone challenges. While I've already reviewed both places in the past, I spontaneously decided to do a comparison and contrast of the calzones at these two great spots.

Max, Ethan, Randy, and Patrick attempting Opa's calzone challenge!

Papa Bob's Bar-B-Que

Pap Bob's Bar-B-Que is located on Kaw Drive in Bonner Springs, Kansas. As seen on Man v. Food, it is the home of the Ultimate Destroyer Challenge.

KOi Fusion 7 lb Burrito Challenge

On April 25, 2015, two members of the Big Eaters Club traveled to KOi Fusion's D-Street spot (near SE 30th and Division) to take on a new 7-pound burrito challenge.

Stephanie Wu visits Oregon and Washington

From late March to early April, competitive eater Stephanie Wu visited the Pacific Northwest, looking to add to her food challenge victory count. I joined her while she attempted three Portland-area challenges.

Skillet Diner

(Food Truck Review -- November 2011)

On the day of the Super Bowl, while everyone geared up to watch the Seahawks battle the Patriots, I made the 2.5 hour drive up to Seattle and decided to take on a food challenge.

Opa Pizzaria

Opa Pizzaria is located on SE 13th Avenue (Sellwood neighborhood) in Portland, Oregon.

Rebel Donut

Rebel Donut has multiple locations in Albuquerque, NM. I went to the spot on Wyoming Blvd NE.

Chillz Frozen Custard

Chillz Frozen Custard is located on Central Avenue in Albuquerque, NM.