Satisfy Your Appetite With One of These Massive Michigan Meals

When Michiganders work up a big appetite, there is no shortage of places to go. From mammoth burgers to off-the-plate pancakes to towering tacos, these “big” foods aren’t for the faint of heart.

Some of them are massive food challenges, offering food immorality and goodies to the brave souls who finish them. Others are just big because Michigan eateries know that sometimes the standard size just isn’t enough.

From the Upper Peninsula to Metro Detroit to all places in between, these huge meals will satisfy all appetites. The only questions you have to ask yourself are, how hungry are you and can you finish it all in one sitting? 

13 Massive Meals in Michigan

Are you hungry enough to eat the whole thing?!?

Restaurant	Location	Description
Tony’s I-75 Restaurant	8781 Main St, Birch Run, MI 48415	Known for BLTs with a pound of bacon and towering ice cream sundaes.
Mallie’s Sports Grill and Bar	19400 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195	Famous for a world-record pizza and a 2,000-pound burger. Offers a 10-pound burger and two-pound tacos as challenges.
Arlene’s Truck Stop	4647 West Columbia Ave., Battle Creek, MI	Offers “Big A$$” food challenges including a six-egg breakfast platter, a seven-pound burrito, and a 5.5-pound burger and fries.
Chubby’s Cafe	122 E Main St, Springport, MI 49284	Known for gigantic cinnamon rolls covered in gooey icing.
Big Burrito	5036 W. Kl Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49009	Offers customizable burritos, ranging up to three feet in size.
Dagwood’s Deli and Catering	33179 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336	Features tall, multi-layered dagwood sandwiches known as The Midnight Snack, with turkey, roast beef, ham, two cheeses, veggies, and special sauce.
Mr. Corned Beef	Multiple locations around Metro Detroit	Offers huge corned beef sandwiches and other deli staples.
Chicago Beefs	414 Shelden Ave, Houghton, MI 49931	Serves Italian sandwiches and personal pizzas, including the Trifecta pizza loaded with a pound of meats.
Guido’s Premium Pizza	2673 Ashmun St, Sault Ste. Marie	Offers a massive 16-by-16, seven-pound Chicago-style pizza as a challenge.
Tovey’s Jolly Inn	8019 M-77, Germfask	Home of the Jolly Giant Omelet, a seven-pound breakfast challenge.
Hoppie’s Tavern	7987 Mullett Burt Rd, Cheboygan	Known for the Colossus burger, which can feed eight people.
Pure Country Family Restaurant	601 W 25th Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783	Offers the Bull Riders Special, a large breakfast challenge.
Dawn and Phil’s Cafe	105 W State St, Colon, MI 49040	Features the Big Ben Breakfast Challenge, a large breakfast to be finished in 30 minutes.

Tony’s I-75 Restaurant

8781 Main St, Birch Run, MI 48415

Michigan residents of all ages know about the offerings of this iconic mid-Michigan eatery. The menu includes BLTs with a pound of bacon and towering ice cream sundaes. It’s the perfect place to stop before or after meandering through the Birch Run outlets. Customers can order massive items to share or tackle them alone.

Mallie’s Sports Grill and Bar

19400 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195

Bigger is always better at Mallie’s, and this Southgate institution has gained a reputation for its massive meals, including a world-record pizza and a monster 2,000-pound world-record burger available to order.

Two more manageable, yet still massive meals are the 10-pound burger and towering two-pound tacos. The fully loaded burger is offered as a challenge where competitors get the meal free and $100 if they finish in two hours or less. The tacos are loaded with toppings, flavorful, and sure to satisfy every appetite.

Arlene’s Truck Stop

4647 West Columbia Ave., Battle Creek, MI

Connected to a gas station just off of I-94 in Battle Creek, Arlene’s Truck Stop is known for its friendly atmosphere and “Big A$$” food challenges. The challenges range from a six-egg breakfast platter, a seven-pound burrito, a 5.5-pound burger and fries, and a massive helping of biscuits and gravy.

Regular-size portions are available for customers too, but the challenges are perfect for trucks and everyday folks looking for hearty meals.

Chubby’s Cafe

122 E Main St, Springport, MI 49284

Chubby’s has become a local favorite in the village of Springport for its delicious meals, but its gigantic cinnamon rolls get people talking. These monster rolls covered in gooey icing take up an entire plate and pair perfectly with a hot cup of coffee.

Big Burrito

5036 W. Kl Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49009

This Kalamazoo mainstay is all about serving tasty burritos and lets customers decide just how big they want them. Hungry patrons can choose their favorite meats and veggies and the size of their burrito, which ranges from kid size to Don’t Even Think About It!, a three-foot creation loaded with toppings.

Dagwood’s Deli and Catering

33179 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336

Tall, multi-layered dagwood sandwiches have become a popular menu item since they were immortalized in the pages of Blondie comics by Dagwood Bumstead.

Dagwood’s Deli offers its own version which it also calls The Midnight Snack: A two-pound sandwich stacked with turkey, roast beef, ham, two cheeses, veggies, and special sauce on four slices of marble bread.

Mr. Corned Beef

Multiple locations around Metro Detroit

Corned beef sandwiches are a deli staple and Mr. Corned Beef promises love at first bite.

It’s hard not to believe it when customers sink their teeth into huge sandwiches stacked high with corned beef and toppings. All of the eatery’s signature sandwiches — from the corned beef to the pastrami to the Reuben — can be ordered extra large, so be sure to bring your appetite.

Chicago Beefs

414 Shelden Ave, Houghton, MI 49931

Delicious and authentic Italian sandwiches, loaded with well-seasoned, thinly sliced beef are the star of the menu here. But customers can also order personal pizzas loaded with meat. The biggest of them is the Trifecta, loaded with a pound of sausage, pepperoni, and beef, and customers can pile it even higher for a few dollars more.

Guido’s Premium Pizza

2673 Ashmun St, Sault Ste. Marie

Guido’s offers customers a massive 16-by-16 Chicago-style pizza that weighs seven pounds and is stuffed with mounds of toppings, including pepperoni, mushrooms, and ham.

The pizza is offered as a challenge, where hungry customers who can finish in less than an hour get enshrined in the restaurant and receive the meal free, a T-shirt, and a gift card.

Tovey’s Jolly Inn

8019 M-77, Germfask

If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then Tovey’s Jolly Inn sets customers right with the Jolly Giant Omelet. This massive seven-pound omelet is loaded with three types of meat, hashbrowns, and much more.

Those who can finish this sizeable breakfast get the meal free, a Tovey’s hat, and a spot in the restaurant’s Wall of Fame.

Hoppie’s Tavern

7987 Mullett Burt Rd, Cheboygan

Since 1940, Hoppie’s Tavern has served delicious burgers of all sorts and the biggest on the menu is the Colossus. True to its name, the Colossus can feed eight people and is topped with toppings and fries.

Customers must make reservations to attempt this challenge in advance, but the meal is free if someone finishes it.

Pure Country Family Restaurant

601 W 25th Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Pure Country offers a multitude of tasty options, but the Bull Riders Special is one of the biggest. This mammoth breakfast includes four eggs, ham, bacon, American fries, sausage, two cakes, biscuits and gravy, and toast. Those who finish it get a coupon and $2 off their next meal.

Dawn and Phil’s Cafe

105 W State St, Colon, MI 49040

Customers who love starting the day with a big breakfast can find just that in Colon, the Magic Capital of the World.

Customers can order the Big Ben Breakfast Challenge and they’ll have 30 minutes to finish a giant breakfast that includes an omelet, biscuits and gravy, toast or pancakes, a drink, and hash browns. Those who finish it get the meal free. Those who don’t have to pony up $30 and take the leftovers home.

RELATED: Michigan food challenge enthusiast Nathan Klein has attempted this challenge and many others across the state.

Dig Into Massive Meals in Michigan

From towering breakfast plates to massive burgers and pizza, Michiganders looking for the biggest meals the state can offer have plenty of options. Try one of these humongous meals for yourself and see if you can last long enough to clean your plate.

For those who are daring enough, dozens of food challenges can be attempted in all corners of the state. Take them on and see if you can eat your way to a free T-shirt, a free meal, or a spot on a Wall of Fame.