12 Steps To Awesomeness- Late Night Munchies

A wise man once said “Eat at this restaurant and you’ll never eat anywhere else again”. The top 4 Late Night Munchies are finally here and these are above and beyond the rest. The top 4 is for the serious late night diner only.  I give you fair warning: anyone not approaching these foods with total respect will probably slip into a food coma. If you think you got a better Top 4 prove it, otherwise enjoy and make sure to visit these legendary eateries.

4- The Southwestern Exposure- University of Washington

Recently featured on the Travel Channels Man vs. Food, the Southwestern Exposure at Beth’s Café is by far the largest munchie in the 12 Steps To Awesomeness. Lets face it, eggs are always a great late night munchie food but when your knocking off a dozen it becomes something much more. The Southwestern Exposure is 12 eggs, chili, salsa, sour cream, and cheddar cheese. If that wasn’t enough for you all the omelettes at Beth’s come with all you can eat hash browns and choice of toast. If you’re one of those egg white and spinach with a side of wheat toast eaters then I suggest you stay away from this beast. The Southwestern Exposure could be a new pledge event for fraternities, I can see it now funnel a case of everyone’s good old friend Busch and then have to down a Southwestern Exposure. If your up for the challenge and happen to find yourself near the University of Washington stop into Beth’s, its open 24 hours a day but a little heads up if you plan on attacking this mutant breakfast feast, wear a diaper.

3- Fat Darrell- Rutgers University

If you have never heard of the Fat Darrell you’re missing out on a gift to mankind. This smorgousboard of late night munchies was actually created by a Rutgers student when he was trying to save money and decided to combine the ingredients into one and throw them on a bun. Darrell W. Butler convinced a vendor to put chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, french fries, and marinara sauce on sandwich, the next ten hungry customers in line asked for the exact same order and thus a legend was born. You can grab one of these Jersey claim to fames from the Grease Trucks on College Avenue.

2- The Luther Burger- University of Georgia

This might be the heavy favorite in the world of late night eats. The legend of this infamous burger is supposedly named after the late singer Luther Vandross, which means there was definitely some baby making music playing when this creation was introduced to late night food junkies. The easiest way to describe this madness is a bacon cheeseburger with grilled glazed Krispy Kreme donuts replacing the standard bun. Containing over 1000 calories, this burger will surely put you to bed and down for the count. I’m pretty sure this is the last meal bears eat before they go into hibernation for winter. The original home of this was a spot called Mulligans Bar, which has closed down, but the Luther Burger lives on in surrounding restaurants.

1- Garbage Plate- The University Of Rochester

Aliens, big foot, chugging a gallon of milk, real life lesbians that are hot like the ones in porn- all legends…. but in upstate New York a legend becomes a reality. That’s right I’m talking about the myth of the Garbage Plate. I have consumed this monstrous AM meal and can say I will never be the same again. By far, this is the holy grail of drunk late night food considering no sober person in their right mind would have a chance to put one of these babies down.  It all starts with the center piece of the dish either cheeseburger, hamburger, hot dog, White Hot (poor man’s hotdog made of less desirable meat, I honestly didn’t know there was such thing possible as a poor mans hotdog, apparently I have been ballin out every summer since I was 5 eating the rich man’s hot dog), Italian sausage, chicken tenders, fried fish, fried ham, grilled cheese or eggs. Next comes the choice of sides of home fries, french fries, baked beans or mac salad. Then the final layer of goodness with toppings of mustard, onions, ketchup, or the famous hot sauce, which is basically taco meat. This triple layer beast will put you to sleep and will keep you asleep for a good 36 hours. If you dare to step up to the garbage plate you can order them up  at Steve T’s opens 24 hours a day, peak times for the restaurant are usually after 2AM on weekends when the bars close….what a shocker.