Which Phoenix Restaurants Created Monsters for Food Network's Ginormous Food?

Three Phoenix-area restaurants caught the attention of Food Network with their oversize culinary creations.

June 2, 2017

Josh Denny of Food Network talks to Brian Becker of Chompie's about Bubbie's Belly Buster. Chompie's

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UPDATE: The show will be airing on Direct TV at 5 p.m. in Phoenix.

After a week of shooting back in April, Food Network's Ginormous Food Phoenix episode is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. tonight.

This unabashed celebration of gluttony and the bizarre will be featuring a 28-inch burrito from El Palacio's in Chandler; the ground bacon and beef Big-Mouth Brady Bacon Burger, which is served over coleslaw and bacon strips and topped with pulled pork, pepper jack cheese, and barbecue aioli from the Scottsdale location of Porkopolis BBQ; and the 10-pound “Bubbie’s Belly Buster” Jewish Slider from Chompie’s in Tempe.

The show will feature Tucson restaurants Boca Tacos y Tequila, Lindy's on 4th, and Stray Dogs next Friday, June 9.

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Felicia Campbell has written about food, culture, and cars for digital and print publications all over the world and is the author of The Food of Oman: Recipes and Stories from the Gateway to Arabia (Andrews McMeel, 2015). Her husband learned quickly that she’d rather get a bag of avocados than a bouquet of roses.

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