Four Course Extra-Cheesy 'Quad City' Pizza Challenge

Visiting downtown South Loop Chicago to take on a massive Quad City style pizza challenge at Root's Handmade Pizza! I had just one hour to finish a four course extra-cheesy challenge consisting of:

- 16" Quad City style taco pizza topped with over 2lbs of mozzarella and cheddar cheese, 1lb of taco meat, and a pile of cheesy seasoned taco chips
- 5 huge 4oz mozzarella cheese logs with marinara sauce
- 1 tub of creamy parmesan, spinach and artichoke dip with a hefty side of pita bread
- 1 slice of Fruity Pebble Cheesecake from West Town Bakery

Winners get their $60 meal for free, a groovy t-shirt, and a polaroid photo up on Root's wall of fame!

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Discount Code: KILOS
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About Me:
I'm a 5'2 former women's physique bodybuilder on a mission to sample delicious foods from around the world! I tackle restaurant challenges, sample new food menus, and explore the unique eats in various cities. To balance out the calorie intake of weekly food challenges, I continue to pursue my love of fitness through extreme athletic adventures such as ultra-running and biking. I hope you'll join me at my table!

[thatoneguy]

I'm still blown away with how much food such a small person can eat. it's impressive

[billholt]

Wow, Katina! You only took 12 minutes longer than Randy. You're half his size, yet you conquered that whole challenge! I'm amazed! Congrats!

[vangodwinmyyoutubealias]

She is very good at narrating her own videos. She is a Certified Video Content Creator/Contributor. She is a natural Pro.

[unknownhaircolor]

I’ve been watching you since your never ending pasta bowl challenge at Olive Garden. You’ve come so far in your skills and I’m so happy to see you thriving!

[ootsie]

Am I the only one who would love to see an immediate post-challenge video where they're both just struggling away after consuming a huge volume of food!?

[speedincooper]

Very rare to see a couple that's perfect for each other. You guys are great!

[Jake-yxct]

I was drooling with those cheese sticks..LOL Great job Katina!!!!

[aprilsunflower]

You and Randy seem so supportive of each other. I love it.

[phoenixblack]

I started off watching Randy’s channel and then started watching yours. You both are absolutely amazing and impressive in your ability to consume that much in one setting. Fun fact, when I think I need to go eat something when I’m not hungry, I watch one of your videos and suddenly, I’m not hungry anymore lol.

[emexyz]

Born & raised in the Quad Cities!! Our Pizza is definitely unique! Good job!!

[TheRealSweetcherryo]

FROM THERE !
Quad Cities = Moline, East Moline, Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport Iowa.... I was born in East Moline, haven't been there in 20 years. We used to get pizza at Franks...it was phenomenal....Loads of cheese, cut in strips. I took my cousin when she came to visit ....40 years later we still talk about how she almost choked to death on Quad Cities pizza while I wasn't paying attention!

[Harry_Eyeball]

Those mozz stix truly were making my mouth water! I would of been defeated after those appetizers alone! Nice work!

[MrsWellner]

Great job on this one!!! Love seeing Randy being such a good boyfriend. No such thing as too much cute when it's authentic.

[kayhaas]

I'm a quad cities born and raised girl. Happy Joe's Pizza developed the Taco pizza and it was also my favorite...along with his sauerkraut and Canadian bacon pizza. Both are delicious❤

[lesbrady]

Pound and a quarter of deep fried cheese to start--wow!!! Katina, you are killin' it, girl! Way to go!

[Emmawellthick]

Wow amazing challenge, that pizza was HUGE! It all looked so delicious 🧡

[fitfogey]

This was probably your greatest winning challenge yet. Most of us would have tapped out after the cheese sticks and spinach dip but you kept going. Amazing job!

[yomintyfresh]

My parents are from the Quad Cities. I have never seen a pizza there cut the same way this pizza was cut. The original taco pizza was invented by Happy Joe's (there are a few Happy Joe's locations in Wisconsin, too). The Happy Joe's Taco Joe is awesome. About a decade ago, my dad had a stem cell transplant, and before you have the actual transplant, you have to have a massive dose of chemo first. The first food that looked or smelled good to him after the transplant was a Taco Joe pizza.

[abelkane]

Being from the Quad Cities...makes me proud knowing Chicago has a challenge named after us!!...not only malt in dough too give it sweet flavor but also crumble sausage is another QC trait..not chunk sausage. Maybe come down too Quad Cities and see some other food differences? We are also known as Lil Chicago!! Keep rockn the challenge s \m/!!!

[harleyshaffer]

I agree with you on the spinach artichoke dip, It's my absolute favorite.