If you go
The Heart Attack Shack at 4345 Ringgold Road in East Ridge is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and closed Sunday.
You can eat for free at the Heart Attack Shack in East Ridge – provided you can pack away two 1-pound bacon cheeseburgers and a plate of “Flatliner XL” fries in under 30 minutes.
Succeed, and the meal’s free. Fail, and you have to fork over $19.99.
The Heart Attack Challenge is just one way the new restaurant at 4345 Ringgold Road in a former Hungry Howie’s pizzeria hopes to attract customers. The Heart Attack Shack’s menu features bone-in and bone-out wings; fries of the straight, curly, crinkle and waffle variety; quarter-pound, half-pound and 1-pound burgers with never-frozen beef patties; and steak or chicken nachos – or “machos” in the restaurant’s parlance.
“We want it to be a good experience – light-hearted,” restaurant owner Brian Tipps said. “You can get an egg on your burger, if you want it.”