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About
Arby’s Meat Mountain refers to a large, off-menu sandwich available at the fast food restaurant Arby's, which piles together a full lineup of meats offered at the chain. It usually includes two chicken tenders, ham, turkey, corned beef, brisket, roast beef, cheese, and bacon stacked into one towering sandwich. The sandwich has become a popular internet food challenge due to its size and difficulty to consume.
First appearing on the internet in 2014, the challenge and memes surrounding the large sandwich have made a recent resurgence in April 2026.
Origin
The Meat Mountain concept first appeared sometime in 2014, following the use of promotional posters found in Arby's restaurants that showcased the full range of the chain's offerings with an image of a large sandwich composed of every available meat option. As restaurant-goers began asking for the sandwich pictured in the promotional posters, it became a widely recognized off-menu item.
The sandwich became the subject of a viral internet challenge due to its absurdly large size in mid-2014. An early video, uploaded to the CBS Chicago YouTube channel on August 26th, 2014, shows news anchor John Dodge attempting the Meat Mountain challenge.
Spread
On September 2nd, 2024, competitive eater and YouTuber uploaded a video titled "Competitive Eater takes on Arby's Meat Mountain," in which he rapidly consumes two large sandwiches. The video has amassed 3.7 million in eleven years as of April 2026.
The challenge continued to spread across the internet in the following years. On March 9th, 2017, popular YouTuber TheReportOfTheWeek AKA Reviewbrah posted a food review of the Arby's Meat Mountain sandwich.
The Meat Mountain challenge remained a popular food challenge on the internet throughout the 2010s and early 2020s. On May 18th, 2023, streaming group @RDCWorldGaming uploaded footage from a recent stream titled "RDC ATTEMPTS THE ARBY’S MEAT MOUNTAIN SANDWICH!" to their YouTube Channel. The video received over 932,000 views in less than three years.
Resurgance
In April 2026, the Arby's Meat Mountain challenge saw a resurgence in interest on TikTok as younger generations attempted the challenge, which prompted various memes and catchphrases, often leaning into irony and brainrot related humor regarding the sandwich to arise.
On April 5th, 2026, TikTok user @tony._yates uploaded a video eating the sandwich captioned "How I sound whenever I eat the meat mountain from Arby's," which received 5 million views and 371,400 likes in about two weeks.
@tony.yates Arby’s is so good😩😩#fyp #tiktok #arbys #love #relatable blank" title="♬ original sound – adrianaaaa" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7491811598237190954?refer=embed">♬ original sound – adrianaaaaThe sandwich was also inextricably linked to rapper Rod Wave, with the song "Married Next Year" often accompanying AI-generated promotional posters advertising fictional events.
On April 18th, 2026, TikTok user @pisspoop1234 posted one such poster promoting the fictional "Arby's Takeover" featuring figures like Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. The post received 788,900 views and 117,200 likes in just two days.
Similar promotional posters began circulating the platform soon after, prompting TikTok users to go to Arby's to try the challenge, usually invoking Rod Wave as an influence.
On April 19th, 2026, TikTok user @ykareplus posted a video going to Arby's for the fictional event, which recieved 1.1 million views and 93,100 likes in just one day.
@ykareplus W Arby’s Rod Wave Meal 😭👌🏻 #fypシ゚viral #virall ♬ Married Next Year – Rod Wave
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