Diners can’t eat 4 monster pizza-sized pancakes in 18 minutes in viral Long Island challenge
A pancake-eating challenge at Nappi’s Nook in Nesconset, Long Island, has gone viral on social media, drawing hundreds of attempts but few successes. Participants have 18 minutes to eat four massive pancakes totaling around 3,000 calories, with only about 10% managing to finish. Winners receive a free meal, a trophy, and a spot on the diner's wall of fame.
- ▪Nappi’s Nook in Nesconset hosts a viral eating challenge involving four deep-dish, pizza-sized pancakes.
- ▪Fewer than 50 out of over 400 challengers have completed the task within the 18-minute limit.
- ▪The pancakes each weigh between 10 and 14 ounces, are nearly 3 inches tall, and total approximately 3,000 calories.
- ▪Josh Holland-Weiss set the fastest recorded time at 8 minutes and 58 seconds.
- ▪Winners receive a free meal, a large trophy, and a photo on the restaurant’s wall of fame.
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Long Island exclusive Diners can’t eat these 4 pancakes in 18 minutes as Long Island challenge goes viral By Alex Mitchell Published May 4, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET This breakfast will break you. Hundreds have tried, but fewer than 50 succeeded in scarfing down an epic stack of deep-dish pizza-sized pancakes at Nappi’s Nook in Nesconset as one of Long Island’s most popular – and deceptively difficult – eating challenges making rounds on social media. “Everybody comes in, ‘oh that’s easy, I could do it, my son could do it!’” co-owner Steve Nappi, who runs the restaurant with his family, told The Post. 8 Nappi’s Nook in Nesconset has become one of Long Island’s most popular restaurants for its viral eating challenge that has appeared across social media.
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