As for a garbage plate, Nick Tahou's was a great place when open 24 hours (but potentially a very dangerous and/or expensive place to go to the bathroom at 3 in the morning). That and some of the players used to come in a variety of genders -- A, B, C, D, or All of the Above.
oo: Check out a garbage plate as defined on Wikipedia for more info. They are an institution all on their own. The ones with red hots were what was considered the original by most purists.
Now, I am sure I am forgetting some of this, but years ago on Leno a guy from a tavern in Georgia was on with their two menu "stars." The first was a bacon cheeseburger on a Krispy Kreme donut. But that was only the lite menu item. The second item was a tad worse. It was made from (and I might be forgetting one or two items):
- a hot dog,
- wrapped inside a pound of ground beef,
- that was then deep fried,
- topped with chili,
- cheese,
- fried (not grilled) onions,
- fried (not grilled) peppers, and
- a fried egg.
As I recall it 1,400 calories or more. 100+ grams of fat. Now, wanna bet on how many people eat one of those every single day? How many eat more than one a day? "Why is the cost of health care so high? I know it must be those durned aliens! (and just where DID they park that thar space ship anyhow?)"
There is a place (a great brew pub actually) just west of Rochester that has a "Heart Stopper Burger" on the menu -- a bacon cheeseburger with a fried egg on top. One every six months to a year used to be more than enough.