Mountains of Food

Steve has a friend from out of town... he gets off the ferry and I suggest we have lunch.... "How hungry are you?" I ask.

"REALLY HUNGRY!" they chorus together.

So how do I satisfy 2 teenage boys' monster appetites?

Take them to Mrs. Riches downtown Nanaimo and order them a "Mountain Burger"! I've always wanted to see somebody try to eat one of these things. This is no ordinary burger! A whole pound of ground beef, a fried egg, gobs of bacon ham and cheese and massive quantity of veggies (pickles, lettuce, tomato slices and onions) on the absurdly gigantic triple stacked bun! There is enough on that plate to comfortably feed a family... but these two 13 year olds were going to share it.

They were talking a big talk when they ordered, but hysterical giggling at the size of the thing started when it was put in front of them. This sucker is BIG!

Too big for these boys... even without touching the fries and with abandoning the third layer of the bun arrangement. (Leftovers that they happily consumed for breakfast this morning). It was a huge mess, but they were very happy, and they were even given a photo for a souvenir by the restaurant.

The "Mountain Burger" is NOT even the biggest on Mrs. Riches' menu -- they have a "K2 Burger" that is twice the size! The K2 is being featured on a TV food show coming up soon... it's called You Gotta Eat Here.....

Well, I think I gave Steve's buddy a memorable lunch at least.