Controversial restaurant Heart Attack Grill closing after 15 years

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - Heart Attack Grill, a popular restaurant in Las Vegas, is closing after 15 years

The Heart Attack Grill, located inside Neonopolis, has shut down after choosing not to renew its long-term lease, citing rising costs across the city.

Owner Jon Basso posted a message online Monday, saying a changing landscape and corporate greed have “priced the middle-class person out of the opportunity of visiting Las Vegas.”

Neonopolis owner Rohit Joshi confirmed the closure, also noting that times have changed, with tourism down and expenses being so high.

The Heart Attack Grill opened its only Las Vegas location in 2011 after relocating from Arizona.

The restaurant became known for its hospital-themed gimmicks, including waitresses dressed as nurses and paddle-spanking guests who didn’t finish their food.

Customers weighing more than 350 pounds could also eat for free, and anyone who finished the “Triple” or “Quadruple Bypass Burger” was placed in a wheelchair and escorted out by their “personal nurse.”

The restaurant is also known for its 19,000-calorie “Octuple Bypass Burger.”

In 2012, a man reportedly had a heart attack after eating a “Triple Bypass,” CBS reported.

Despite the closure, Basso says he’s looking to relocate the Heart Attack Grill elsewhere.