American professional eater Randy Santel versus Caliendo’s “Bada Bing” 2ft-Long Italian Cold Cut Combo Sub Sandwich Challenge, hosted by Caliendo’s Restaurant and Bar in Winfield, Illinois which is a western suburb of Chicago!! I drove down from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and spent four days attempting 4 big and delicious Illinois restaurant food challenges around the western suburbs of the Chicagoland area. For final competitive eating challenge #4 of four, I headed back to Caliendo’s Restaurant and Bar in Winfield which is directly west of Chicago. I was there back in April 2022 for their 5lb “Wise Guy” Italian Calzone Challenge. They offer three different delicious eating challenges at Caliendo’s, and this time I was there to attempt Caliendo’s “Bada Bing” 2ft-Long Italian Cold Cut Trio Combo Submarine Sandwich Challenge which has only been defeated by a few people the past 16-17 years that the challenge has been available. The challenge used to involve an actual 2-foot-long loaf of bread, but now there are four separate 6″ long sandwiches. Each sandwich was made the same, loaded with three delicious Italian cold cut sliced deli meats: capicola, salami, and Mortadella luncheon meat. Each sandwich was also loaded with provolone cheese plus a trio of healthy vegetables: lettuce, white onions, and tomatoes. The sandwiches were topped with Caliendo’s homemade Italian salad dressing and I ordered some on the side too in case I wanted to dip a sandwich in it. 30 minute time limit. I was trying to win my $25 sandwich meal free plus another sweet t-shirt and spot on the Wall of Fame. BIG thanks to everyone with Caliendo’s Restaurant and Bar in Winfield, Illinois for the wonderful food, drinks, and hospitality!! Special thanks also to all our amazing friends who came up that Monday evening to watch and meet me!! We appreciate everyone in the greater Chicagoland area and all around Illinois who watches videos and supports our hard efforts!! The next five videos will feature restaurant food challenges around Western Michigan plus Lansing, and I hope you all enjoy them!!
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Raina’s sandwich challenge video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLmon5NghiU
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A&Z #1220 – Can American professional eater Randy Santel conquer Caliendo’s “Bada Bing” 2ft-Long Italian Cold Cut Combo Sub Sandwich Challenge, hosted by Caliendo’s Restaurant and Bar in Winfield, Illinois which is a western suburb of Chicago in the USA??
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This is a cold sub sandwich and wow, that is a lot of meat on here, but I think we’re going to get it! Hey everybody! This is Randy Santel “Atlas” and I am very very excited tonight! I am back at Caliendo’s Restaurant and Bar
In the Winfield area of Illinois. It is a western suburb of Chicago. I’m going for overall victory number twelve hundred and twenty, and I do say that I am back, because I was here back in April 2022. Caliendo’s has got three challenges. They’ve all three have been available
For like 16 or 17 years now. So, I’m hoping to get my second photo up on the wall of fame here. I am taking on their “Bada Bing” Italian Sandwich Challenge. Now, this thing used to be I think all on a two-foot loaf of bread, Italian bread, but
Now, these are actually menu items, each of these sandwiches, but they’re all the same sandwich. We’ve got four different six, six and a half inch Italian sandwiches. There’s three Italian deli meats on these things – these submarine sub sandwiches. There is mortadella. There is salami,
And then the is capicola, and then there is provolone cheese, and then of course, in addition to all that, we’ve got lots of healthy vegetables. We’ve got lettuce. We’ve got tomatoes and then we’ve got a whole bunch of their Italian house dressing.
I even have some on the side. This is optional. I’ve got 30 minutes to finish everything here. If I fail, it’s only going to be $25, so I’m hoping to get my $25 meal for free. I’m hoping to get another sweet T-shirt to add to my collection and I will get my
Name and photo again up on the wall of fame here at Caliendo’s Restaurant and Bar. Let’s get this challenge started!! Alright, big thank you to everybody here with Caliendo’s for having me back to try another one of their challenges. My friend Raina, I don’t know if she has the
Record. She’s got the best time that I know of. She finished in 20 minutes and 49 seconds. We’re trying to beat that time, but either way, we’ve got 30 minutes. Let’s shut up and eat!! One, two, three, Boom!! Alright, pretty much five minutes per
Sandwich if I want to beat the record. I think we can do it, and wow these are fat! This is a cold sub sandwich and wow, that is a lot of meat on here, but I think we’re going to get it. The trick here is to not take too big of bites.
This house-made Italian dressing is available on their salads and stuff like that. Very good on this sandwich. I am not chewing enough. My body is going to struggle with digesting all this deli meat. Done with one fourth! These things are huge! I’m hoping that the bottom two are less meat than the top two. Well, I’ve answered my own question. Earlier, I was asking the staff which challenge is hardest, and after doing the calzone, I’m going to go with this “Bada Bing” Sandwich
For sure, but I think we’re going to get it. We’re halfway done. Alright, Randy! (cheering) I do feel better knowing that I’ve got 10 minutes per sandwich to actually win, because we’re 10 minutes and 12 seconds in now. I didn’t do any homework, so I’m not sure how much there’s
Supposed to be, or what the weight is, but this sandwich, and all four sandwiches are not shy on deli meat. There’s so much meat. I don’t even want to know how much fat because all three of these are not lean meats, but it’s all very good so far. We’re going to get it.
15:56. We’re done with three of the sandwiches. [Crowd] Come on Randy! I’ve gotta tell you, getting the record is not that important to me, but I’m still going to try. We’ll see, and it might not even be the record, because I know my friend Wayne, “Old Dude Can Eat.”
He’s done this challenge too but I don’t remember what his time was. It’s crazy how much freaking meat are on these sandwiches. 19 minutes! I will say the last time I was here, I think I got their tiramisu for dessert after the calzone. I don’t know if we’re
Having any dessert after tonight, but we are going to get this thing for free. Let’s get down the last few bites! Gonna beat 25 minutes, and I’m very very happy with that. [Crowd] Yeah!! (cheering) [Randy] AAAHHHHH!!! Left no doubt. I did the best I could. 24 minutes and
58 seconds. Yeah! (cheering) I talked about it all throughout. I just wasn’t ready for how much freaking meat was on those four sandwiches, and also too, I was expecting a two-foot-long sandwich, but I actually did enjoy four, six-inch ones. That made it all more manageable. I do not want to know how many
Calories all that was, but I do know it was delicious. So, thank you guys all for coming!! Yay!! I am really not sure what challenge will be next, but either way, thank you guys so much for watching this video!! If you did like this video,
Watch either this one or this one. I know you will love both of those as well – past Chicagoland area challenges, but either way, win before you begin like I did today. I’ll catch you in the next video. Thank you guys so much for watching!! [Crowd] Alright. (clapping)

41 Comments
Thats some big sandwiches well done
You fading away there Randy. Shadow of the former Belsons mate 👌
No doubt raina cheated if the Big Mac video is anything to go by.
Great work as usual Randy
Another great work you may not have beat the record but you did beat the sandwich hope you have something new for 2024 on any lists you have either locations you have not been to or a resolution for you to have.
1:07 don't you mean gabbagool?
Randy, the vegetables are just cheating fillers to make the sandwich look bigger. An old trick pro eaters use to make their challenge look more imposing.
I know this is going to be a peace of cake I've seen you destroy 4 foot longs ans a ton of water let's go!!!!!!!
Madre in USA
The quality of the meats and amount is amazing! $6.25 per sandwich too? This is easily $13-$17 here in Los Angeles. I'm happy I don't live close by as this is y favorite type of sandwich, a Spicy Italian.
You look a lot slimmer now especially in the face.
$25?! That’s incredible. That’s worth buying and just taking for lunch for four days! Looked amazing.
Joel Hansen/T-REX, this guy can eat you under the table on any challenge, why don't you tell all of us folks on the tube that your challenges are all easy challenges..
I have been kind of busy with college so I haven't been around that much, and I have to say I can clearly see that you look like you have lost a ton of weight, Randy! Congratulations and thank you for the good content! 💪🏻
I think you would've crushed that record, if you would've not talked so much. 😊
42,420 Calories 😶🌫️
RANDY YOU ARE AMAZING LOOKING GREAT
25 bucks for them sammiches is crazy most places would pry charge like 10-15 bucks for them big things lol
I have recently started having Dysphagia with my food, especially dry food – waiting to see if I have MS, such fun! – so watching Randy chow down on these GIANT subs is causing my throat to close a little bit in anticipation, but DAMN, they look tasty!!!
Looking Fantastic, Randy!
Nice video bro. I like Italian subs. Also a foodie. I subscribed. 👍🏻😋👍🏻
#foodie
Just checked out Raina's video her sub sandwiches definately had less deli meats. Also she doesn't talk throughout the video which probably bought her minutes.
Heck yeah RANDY!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️
Randy your great, but don't talk so much! Those seconds count!!
Well done Randy, the only reason Riana beat you is she keep on eating, like your talking during the challenge but it destroy your time
Are you married yet? She is a sweet girl.
Happy valentimes day randy n Katrina
They look delicious but could probably feed me and my husband for at least a week!!!! Good Job Randy.
This place is great I miss living by it
Good luck. Looks great and good price. Ty
Veah Randy. You are great. But Challenge a time aginst Raina…. sorry please…. no Chance. ❤❤👍👍
They know about the prostitution anyway
I thought this was Ryan Leaf, biggest NFL bust ever.
It's gabagool!
🥪💪😉👍✔
We’re I live just one of those 6 inch sandwiches would cost $15-$20 so 25 for all that damn good deal
Everybody knows sorry no trip for mrs james
Randy!! you look so good!! great job as always ❤❤
Congratulations i knew you could do it your abeast
Almost 2 minutes of talking.
Love Italian hoagies. These look so Goff
Yeah you lost lots of weight. ❤ Love that hat though. 😊