Melt Challenge "monster" grilled cheese featuring 13 different cheeses, 3 slices of grilled bread & a pile of hand-cut fries & slaw (all over 5-lbs); eat all to be awarded a Melt t-shirt or Melt Pint Glass, a $10 gift card your name on online Melt Challenge Hall of Fame; challenge - 5-lb patti melt + fries; Adam won
Godfather sandwich made of 3 cheese lasagna, fresh fennel-oregano pasta sheets, sun-dried tomato pesto and pureed roasted garlic, provolone served on garlic spiked bread; looks good
"Reverend Horton Meat" Burger 2 grilled cheeses deep fried as buns, 4 ground steak burgers, bacon & American cheese; "impossible to forget!" -Courtney Rada
Parmageddon local favorite; grilled cheese sandwich w/ potato & onion pierogi, fresh napa vodka kraut, sauteed onions, sharp cheddar; "that is one of the best grilled cheeses I've ever had!"-Guy Fieri; looks good
Tokyo Tuna Melt tuna steak marinated for 24 hrs, grilled & sliced in muenster grilled cheese w/ wasabi-ginger dressing; looks good
#41 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); since 2006; specialize on gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches; get an approved Melt logo tattoo (design on its website) & get 25% for life; multiple locations in Ohio
President's Plate created for President Clinton when he stopped by; Bean Tostada, Birria (shredded beef) Taco, Chile Relleno, Chicken Enchilada and Beef Tamale
Italian Challenge challenge: 7-lbs of sausage, lasagna, chicken parmesan, cannelloni, manicotti, spaghetti & meatballs, loaf of garlic bread, soup & salad, apple crisp dessert in 90 min.; Adam lost
Moose Omelet Challenge challenge: 5-lb, 12-egg omelet w/ 4 meats, 4 cheeses and served over potatoes in 1 hr; Lauren Takao (100-lb local teacher, mother and food challenge champ) lost
Garbage Plate mish-mosh of home fries, cheeseburgers (or hot dogs), mac salad, and a slice of bread all covered in a thick spicy meaty gravy hot sauce; 2-lbs of whatever you want; Adam got cheeseburger, red hots (hot dogs), baked beans, macaroni salad, french fries, home fries and topped w/ "hot sauce" (meat sauce); looks good
Seared Beef Tongue Sandwich braised for 7 hrs, sliced & seared on flat top; served w/ smoked green onions, red pepper relish & aioli; winner of Best Sandwich (Southwest)
Knuckle Sandwich sliced roast beef re-heated in oven w/ carmelized onions, cheddar cheese & au jus, served on homemade bread dipped in au jus & a spread of "knuckle sauce" (horseradish-based); looks good!
Smoked Duck Pastrami a top seller; duck smoked for 6 hrs; shredded & served w/ Russian dressing & rye pickles all on homemade wheat or white bread; looks good
The Noble Pig spicy ham, pulled pork, provolone & bacon served on homemade bread w/ housemade mustard & mayo; looks good
[CLOSED]; #3 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Sandwiches); opened in 2010; serve breakfast & lunch only; disco ball in kitchen; "everything you guys do...the time you take, the energy, the attitude, the dedication...tying it all together and making outstanding artisan sandwiches--that's what Triple-D's all about"-Guy Fieri
Hot Wieners "best hot dogs I've ever ate"-Guy Fieri; topped w/ mustard, onion, meat-cream sauce
Hot Wiener Challenge challenge: 15 fully loaded wiener dogs in 45 minutes; at airing, only 1 person has won; each wiener is topped with mustard, homemade meat sauce, onion, celery salt and all served on a steamed bun; looks good; Connor McQuade (local rugby player) lost
Santa Fe (Pancakes) 3 stone-ground cornmeal pancakes w/ chunks of bacon, cheddar & roasted green chiles cooked inside; recommended w/ maple syrup, hot picante salsa & sour cream
Sweet Potato Pancakes most popular; looks good
Village Smithy Sante Fe Cornmeal Pancakes Three stone-ground cornmeal pancakes with chunks of bacon, Cheddar cheese, and roasted green chiles cooked inside. Recommended with maple syrup, hot picante salsa, and sour cream; "one of the coolest, best thing I've ever tried"-Adam Richman
#48 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); opened in 1961; Nashville breakfast mecca; 23 pancake variations; long lines; where QB Ingle Martin ate growing up
Ultimate Destroyer Challenge challenge: 6.5-lb (pulled pork, sliced pork, ham, turkey breast, hamburgers, brisket, sausage) sandwich in 45 minutes; no one has won; Adam lost
