Restaurant Serves 350-Pound People Free

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- A new Florida restaurant called Heart Stoppers Sports Grill says it will give a free meal to anyone who weighs more than 350 pounds, WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla, reported.

The business also has a heart defibrillator, dialysis machine and CPR classes, but it's not a hospital or a clinic. A bedpan full of cheese fries is just one of several medical-themed dishes on the menu.

"I only weigh 265 pounds," said one man, confirming his weight on the scale at the restaurant. "I'm a lightweight."

Owner and paramedic Iggy Lena came up with the idea, which also includes a three-pound challenge burger that a child once ate in 31 minutes.

Recently, the owners of Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Ariz., filed a federal lawsuit against the Delray Beach establishment. Attorneys for the Arizona restaurant claimed Heart Stoppers used many of the medical-themed elements that Heart Attack Grill originated.

"I don't know much about his restaurant," Lena said. "I've never seen it. That's going to play out in court."

Lena's attorney claims the two restaurants have separate concepts -- that the restaurant in Arizona uses high caloric food as a gimmick, while Heart Stoppers focuses on medical-themed equipment with something on the menu for everyone, including vegetarians.

Meanwhile, patrons at Heart Stoppers seemed to embrace the theme, even those in the medical field.

Elizabeth Andresen, a nurse, said she was told to go there "because it's a heart-healthy restaurant."

"And when I looked at the menu, I was overjoyed," she said. "I will have all the shifts I want to work. It's wonderful."