Pub challenging customers to 8,000-calorie sandwich will pay for TAXI

Pub challenging customers to 8,000-calorie ‘Parmo Kebab’ sandwich says it will pay for a TAXI to hospital if anyone ‘suffers a heart attack’ while eating it during ambulance strikes

• The George Pub & Grill in Stockton-on-Tees shared a Facebook post on Tuesday
• The ‘Parmo Kebab Sandwich’ contains kebab meat stuffed between two parmos
• The pub which brags of ‘serving up big, calorific meals’ is owned by Craig Harker

A pub is challenging customers to scoff their 8,000-calorie sandwich and says it will even pay for a taxi to hospital if punters suffer a heart attack while eating it.

The George Pub & Grill in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, shared a Facebook post about the unique dish on Tuesday evening with its 274,000 followers and vowed to chip in for headstones if they die.

It comes on the eve of the biggest NHS ambulance strike in 30 years and after health minister Will Quince told the Commons that emergency vehicles would be used for the most urgent 999 calls, such as heart attacks and strokes.

The ‘Parmo Kebab Sandwich’ contains kebab meat stuffed between two parmos – breaded chicken cutlets drenched in melted cheese.

The George Pub & Grill in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, shared a Facebook post (pictured) about the unique dish on Tuesday evening with its 274,000 followers and vowed to chip in for headstones if they die. 

The pub, which boasts of ‘serving up big, calorific meals’ on its website, is owned by Craig Harker (above) who regularly shares snaps of enormous meals on social media

The meal contains more than 8,000 calories, which is four times the recommended daily calorie intake of 2,000 calories for women.

The pub, which boasts of ‘serving up big, calorific meals’ on its website, is owned by Craig Harker who regularly shares snaps of enormous meals on social media.

The Facebook post reads: ‘PARMO KEBAB SANDWICH. Over 8,000 calories.

‘If anyone has a heart attack while eating this then we will pay for a taxi to the hospital. If someone does pop their clogs then we’ll chip in on the headstone. Dig in!’

The post was flooded with comments from people desperate to try the monster meal, while others claimed they’d get indigestion from just attempting it.

Pub boss and ‘Dad Loves Food’ blogger Mr Harker has hosted and tackled a host of gut-busting challenges at his pub and other eateries over the years.

In October, he tackled the ‘UK’s biggest bacon butty’ – a sarnie containing a whopping 51 rashers of bacon.

In October, he tackled the ‘UK’s biggest bacon butty’ – a sarnie containing a whopping 51 rashers of bacon

The post, which racked up more than 700 likes, shares and comments, was inundated with comments from admirers

Craig said: ‘I started through my pub, The George Pub and Grill, because we’re known for doing food challenges where some of the world’s best competitive eaters come and try our challenges’

At the time, Craig said: ‘I started through my pub, The George Pub and Grill, because we’re known for doing food challenges where some of the world’s best competitive eaters come and try our challenges. 

‘The more I put it online the busier the venue got and blogging turned into a full-time job.

‘I’m passionate about food, so it turned into the perfect job to be honest.

‘The standard news is doom and gloom, whereas when you talk about food everyone brightens up and gets a smile on their face.

‘We all have to eat every day, it’s just how you do that.’

The post, which racked up more than 700 likes, shares and comments, was inundated with comments from admirers.

One wrote: ‘This looks AMAZING.’

Another commented: ‘I can feel the indigestion. But I’d still eat it.’

One wrote: ‘Taxi drivers are not taking heart patients to hospital.’

The George Pub & Grill has been contacted for comment.

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