GA's Least Healthy Menu Item: Here's Where To Find It

GEORGIA — You might think that a plate of barbecue, fried chicken or a slice of pecan pie would serve as Georgia's unhealthiest restaurant menu item. You'd be wrong.

According to the Eat This, Not That website, the state's most dietary despicable place is Georgia's own Bypass Burgers at The Vortex in Atlanta. The restaurants actually have four types of their signature Bypass Burgers on the menu to tempt those willing to risk a coronary mishap.

The restaurant has locations in Midtown and Little 5 Points, per its website.

Eat This, Not That is a blog consisting of doctors, nutritionists, chefs, personal trainers and dietitians who post on food, nutrition, dieting, weight loss and other health topics.

"In a state filled with barbecue and fried food, one restaurant easily barges ahead with a menu that can make any dieter wince," the food blog said. "Atlanta's The Vortex prides itself on serving up some incredibly dense burgers, with an entire category devoted to specialty Bypass Burgers that easily exceed 3,000 calories. Wow!"

The restaurants offer a variety of artery-clogging burger that are not for the faint of heart diner. They include:

• The Big Blue Buffalo: A flame-grilled 8-ounce ground sirloin patty drenched in our original wing sauce and topped with a big glob of our thick blue cheese spread, served on a toasted burger bun.
• Single Coronary Bypass: We use two bacon grilled cheese sandwiches as the top and bottom buns of this burger. Total ingredients include 4 slices of white bread, an 8-ounce flame-grilled sirloin patty, 10 slices of American cheese, 9 strips of bacon, one fried egg and 4-ounces of mayonnaise. This burger is served with french fries and tater tots topped with Cheesy-Cheese Goo, sprinkled with bacon bits. – Estimated Calories with side: 3,707
• Quadruple Coronary Bypass: We use 4 griddled patty melts as the top, bottom and (2) middle buns of our Super-Stack. Total ingredients include 8 slices of Texas toast, four 4-ounce griddled sirloin patties, two 8-ounce flame-grilled sirloin patties, 28 slices of American cheese, 4 fried eggs, 27 strips of bacon, grilled onions, diner relish and mayonnaise. Served with 20-ounces of fries & tots topped with Cheesy-Cheese Goo and bacon bits.– Estimated Calories with side: 9,606

Not into burgers? See the full Vortex menu here.

The restaurant describes itself this way: "We grill up the best damn burgers in town, offer a huge selection of beer, spirits and specialty cocktails, and serve some ridiculously indulgent bar food. Basically everything we offer is bad for you. It’s the kind of place your momma warned you about. We have always tried to be as transparent as possible about what we do here. We’re certainly not trying to fool anyone into becoming a patron. So, if you’re looking for fine dining, health food, vegan or vegetarian dishes, or gluten-free options, The Vortex is probably not the place for you. No hard feelings."