Where: Retro Dog – 350 E. Steels Corner, Cuyahoga Falls Challenge: Finish nine hot dogs, two burgers, fries, onions rings, a root beer, and a retro-bomb (combo sundae and milkshake). Prize: A t-shirt and the meal is free. Cost: Approx. $60
Where: Shinto – 17070 Pearl Rd., Strongsville Challenge: A gigantic sushi roll is stuffed with an assortment of fish including; tunas, salmon, and yellow tail. Avocado, cream cheese, and cucumber are also included before it is flash fried topped the finished with a spicy wasabi mayo. You will have one hour to finish the roll and no bathroom breaks! Prize: $25 gift card and meal is free. Cost: $50.00
Where: Sweet Moses Soda Fountain & Treat Shop – 6800 Detroit Ave Gordon Square. Challenge: Ten scoops of ice cream — one scoop of each house-made flavor — topped with hot fudge, warm caramel, marshmallow cream, pecans, candy sprinkles, whipped cream and cherries. Your choice of two additional toppings, served on the side. Prize: Name on a plaque and a take-home photo. Cost: $29
Where: NE Ohio-area Melt Bar and Grilled locations Challenge: Defeat this monster grilled cheese loaded with 13 cheeses, 3 slices of grilled bread and a pile of hand-cut fries & slaw. Over 5 lbs. of food! The Prize: Finish it all without any help or trips to the bathroom, and you will be awarded a Melt T-shirt or Melt Pint Glass, a $10 gift card, and we’ll immortalize you in their online Melt Challenge Hall of Fame. Cost: $30
Where: Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant, Valley View and Sheffield locations Challenge: Consume five chicken wings with Atomic sauce (150,000 Scoville heat units). A word of advice: clear the rest of your day, and drink lots of milk! Prize: Get yourself a nifty bumper sticker and a spot on the “Wall of Flame.” Then get into the big leagues and try the Triple Atomic Challenge (450,000 Scoville heat units). Cost: $6.99
Where: Greek Village Grille – Lakewood, Broadview Heights Challenge: You have one hour to devour a 7-pound gyro with 1LBof lamb, 1LB of chicken, 1LB of pork, cup of onions, cup of tomatoes, cup of Tzatziki sauce, and stuffed with fries and wrapped in a 15-inch pita. Prize: T-shirt and picture on the wall. Cost: $35.00
Where: Shula’s Steak House 26200 Quarry Lane Independence Challenge: With a four-day notice required, 48 ounces of prime beef is flown in directly from Shula’s Steak House in Miami. Pick your temperature, grab your steak sauce and pick two sides, as you have 60 minutes to complete the challenge. The Prize: Have your name immortalized in the Shula’s 40-oz Club Cost:$95
Where: Guthries’ of Cleveland – 3465 Steelyard Dr. Challenge: 30 minutes to finish an entire bucket of Guthries’s famous chicken fingers. A bucket includes 25 chicken fingers. Prize: Trophy and your picture on their Facebook page. Cost: $23.99
Where: Main Street Saloon – 1481 S. Main Street, Akron Challenge: The granddaddy of challenges, The Challenger Steak is a mind blowing 80-ounces! Not only must you finish the entire steak, but also a baked potato, salad, roll, and a beverage. A 24-hour notice is required to take on this bad boy! Prize: Free if finished Cost: $29.99
Where: Touch Supper Club – 2710 Lorain Ave Ohio City Challenge: If you are adventurous, you can attempt this burger behemoth. It is free if you finish, or $30 if you fail. First is the tower of beef comprised of 3 lbs. of meat with three complete buns, and a variety of toppings that switch every Tuesday. If you even get past the burger, you must also scarf down the side of frites, plus a draft beer. Prize: Bragging rights Cost: $30 or free if you finish

Jason Beudert has had a dynamic career as a leader with The Walt Disney Company, ESPNZone, The Cleveland Indians, and as a restaurant entrepreneur. He is utilizing his twenty years of hospitality experience along with his love for the Cleveland food scene to contribute exciting and insightful food pieces for Scene. Along with being one of our food writers, Jason is also the food critic for WOIO 19 Action News, and makes a weekly appearance on Q104's Fee's Kompany radio show to promote food and the Scene. Jason is also a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure Magazine.