Greeks are known
for many things,
including their architecture
and Joe told us about
a Greek spot in Lisle
with an outrageous burger
so tall it comes with
it's own property tax.
We're at Arpolis.
(upbeat rock music)
- Thank you so much,
have a good one.
- [Elliott] You and your
brother opened this place up
two years ago?
- [Mike] About two years ago
we wanted our identity to be
strictly Greek street food.
- [Tomas] Greek fries, for here.
(upbeat metal music)
- This is 100% authentic
Greek place.
- [Man] Good service,
great people.
- It's full, it's
gotta be good food.
- Best thing that came to Lisle.
- [Elliott] This is our
Outrageous Eats episode
and you have a burger
fit for a Greek god.
- [Mike] Oh boy, I surely
did, that's why we name it
the Zeus Greek burger.
We talking about eight to
nine inches tall folks.
(energetic orchestra music)
- I am gonna attempt to do this,
I'm gonna try and take
this bad boy down.
- [Elliott] What makes
your crazy, insane
outrageous burger the best?
- Well, first of all
it's 100% homemade.
Second, it's damn size,
have you seen that?
- [Man] Just big man, big
you're not gonna be
able to finish it
I'll guarantee you that.
- Oh there we go.
- [Man] I can't eat
it. I tried two times
but it was a challenge for me.
- You tried twice?
- I lost $200 in a bet.
- [Elliott] How many
people have finished it?
- [Mike] Realistically,
I would say about 20-ish.
- 20 people have finished
it and you've sold hundreds?
- I sell a lot of them.
- Oh Great.
Okay, that doesn't sound good.
(upbeat music)
- So what do we have
to do first, Mike?
- [Mike] Grab the bun Elliott,
you throw it on the grill.
Man I like your style,
man, right there.
- Thank you very much.
- You got the feel.
- I'm just trying
to be very casual
like I'm unaffected
by this whole thing.
- Throw them on the grill.
Got the beef and lamb, gyros
meat that goes in there.
- How much again?
- About a pound,
- [Man] Wow.
- Pound and a half or so,
whatever your hand can grab.
- That's outrageous.
- [Mike] Did you want me
to feed you a little bit?
- [Elliott] No, no, I gotta save
every nook and cranny in this
belly.
- [Mike] We don't have cups,
we don't measure it, hands.
- Big hands. Mozzarella.
For me, that's two hands.
- Okay, you hold this.
- [Elliott] Child-like two
hands.
- I'll show you,
that's my portion.
- [Elliott] Mike, have
you taken on this burger?
- Look at me man, come
on what do you think?
Look at this guy.
Are you ready to assemble?
- [Elliott] Always;
count the stacks.
(ding)
That's one.
- First one over there.
Homemade Athenian
sauce, chef sauce.
- [Elliott] Chef sauce?
- I can't tell you what's in it,
but it resembles
a Thousand Island.
Do Elliott grab as much as
your handful can hold there.
(ding)
- Still counting?
- girl: "uh huh"
- [Mike] Take your lettuce,
give it a nice squeeze there.
Grab two beautiful pickles
and put them right
next to each other.
- Thank God I'm getting
my vegetables in today.
- [Mike] There you go, buddy.
- [Elliott] We don't even have
one of the patties on yet.
(ding)
- [Mike] That's that.
And now what we're gonna
do is, repeat the motion.
(ding)
- [Mike] What do you
wanna do now is--
- Run. I wanna run.
- Don't run away.
(ding)
- [Elliott] Okay, don't run.
- Anymore layers?
- That's it. No more
lettuce. No more meat.
- Oh, I just remembered.
(ding)
Fries.
(upbeat music)
- So I understand you and your
brother have a little wager.
- If you don't finish it
in less than 20 minutes,
we have plenty of dishes waiting
for you right in the back.
- [Elliott] The burger,
the fries, the beer
20 minutes or less.
- [Tomas] 20 minutes or less.
- Nice.
Okay, if I do finish it
how about you and your brother
wash my RAM 1500 truck.
- Sounds like a deal.
- It's a deal.
- Someone put 20
minutes on the clock.
Let's not make this
a Greek tragedy.
(starter's pistol)
Here goes nothing kids.
(upbeat music)
Focus.
- [Tomas] How about you
grab the whole burger?
Get the whole taste.
- [Elliott] How about
you grab your baby burger?
I'm not gonna be saying
this in a couple minutes,
but it's damn delicious.
No one said it was
gonna be pretty.
I'm gonna smear so much
dirt all over my truck
- [Tomas] Hopefully it
starts raining soon.
(burps)
- I've never seen
somebody finish our burger
as fast as you've finished it.
- I'm a special boy,
my parents told me so.
- [Tomas] There you go.
- [Man] Opa!
- Get a bucket,
(burps)
because you're cleaning my car.
(boxing bell dings)
- How you feeling?
- I don't know,
what's for dessert?
(dramatic music)
I hope you're getting
every single part
of that 22 inch wheel.
I don't wanna be rude
or anything guys but
you know I need to
get back to the city,
so if we could get a shifty on.
