11 Supersized Sandwiches Over 1100 Calories

The supersized sandwich is the crown jewel of American dining -- served everywhere from four-star restaurants to your local greasy spoon. But not all sammys are created equal. We're giving a special salute to the true kings of this culinary category -- 11 superstar sandwiches that pack in more than 1100 calories each.

This list will either make you hungry or make you want to throw up.

1. Ruby Tuesday's Boston Blue Burger

Calories: 1140

You're basically eating: 19 cups of Jell-O

You're actually eating: A beef patty topped with deep-fried onion rings, blue cheese crumbles, and homemade barbecue sauce. If that's not enough, fries and the mac'n'cheese are included for no extra charge.

2. Subway 12" Chicken and Bacon Ranch Melt

You're basically eating: 16 Oreos

You're actually eating: Melted Monterey cheese, crispy bacon, white meat chicken, peppers, and onions. We're betting Jared didn't shed all those pounds scarfing down this heavyweight hoagie.

3. Whataburger Chop House Cheddar Burger

You're basically eating: 4 Snickers bars

You're actually eating: Two beef patties, bacon, grilled onion, and shredded cheddar cheese drowned in creamy steak sauce. This burger is only available in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida.

4. Blimpie's 12" Special Vegetarian Doritos Sub

You're basically eating: 6 Hershey's bars

You're actually eating: A layer of Doritos beneath American cheese, carrots, lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, and jalapeños, topped off with salt, pepper, and spicy chutney. It's an off-the-menu sandwich with a serious cult following at a few stores.

5. Burger King's Triple Whopper with Cheese

You're basically eating: 1.5 cans of Pringles

You're actually eating: Three flame-broiled beef patties topped with mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, onion, and pasteurized-homogenized-American-cheese-flavored-product. Prepared your way.

6. SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger

You're basically eating: 6 Krispy Kremes

You're actually eating: Two quarter-pound beef patties, two slices of cheese, two strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

7. Hardee's 2/3-Pound Monster Thickburger

You're basically eating: A pint of Chubby Hubby

You're actually eating: Two 1/3-pound beef patties, four strips of bacon, and three slices of cheese topped with mayo on a sesame seed bun. No veggies allowed.

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8. Cheesecake Factory B.B.Q. Pulled Pork Sandwich

You're basically eating: 14 Reese's Cups

You're actually eating: Slow-roasted pork smothered in BBQ-sauce and served on a carb-laden brioche bun. Probably washed down with a slice of Chocolate Tuxedo Cream.

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9. Friendly's Grilled Cheese Burger

You're basically eating: 3 bags of Fritos corn chips

You're actually eating: Three sandwiches in one! It's a greasy beef patty with mayo, lettuce, and tomato... encased by two grilled cheese sandwiches instead of a bun.

10. Denny's Mac and Cheese Patty Melt

You're basically eating: 2 sticks of butter

You're actually eating: Home-style macaroni and cheese smothered in cheddar, doused in Frisco sauce, and stuffed between two buttered slices of potato bread, with a hunk of ground beef thrown in for good measure.

11. Hard Rock Café’s The Texan

You're basically eating: Your heart out

You're actually eating: A pile of pulled pork the size of your head doused in chipotle and hickory barbecue sauce, topped with cheddar cheese, crispy jalapeños, and fried onions. The pride and joy of the Lone Star State.

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