The Big Texan steak challenge was created in November 1960, just eight months after the restaurant's doors opened in Amarillo.

The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, is home to the famous 72-ounce steak dinner, plus a shooting gallery and beer garden.

The Big Texan Route 66 Bug Ranch had its christening ceremony as part of the Route 66 Festival last Friday. Over 100 people attended to check out the newest attraction in east Amarillo.

The Big Texan Steak Ranch, located along the legendary Route 66 in Amarillo, has become an icon in Texas because it is Texas to generations of cross-country travelers. “We’ve been very ...

¦ 1967: The Big Texan Steak House sponsors a steak-eating contest. Each of 14 eaters drops out one by one until the winner, George Pat Walsh of Amarillo remains, in the midst of consuming his ...

With its towering 84-foot cowboy sign welcoming the curious and the hungry, Amarillo’s Big Texan Steak Ranch attracts half-a-million visitors each year.

The Big Texan, near Interstate 40 in Amarillo, serves big steaks in large quantities. Here’s a video. I went to Amarillo, Texas. And if you go to Amarillo, you’ll encounter a strange and ...

Web Exclusive The Big Texan At the Berryhill Baja Grill Tamale-Eating Contest, eaters stand in front of the plates of tamales, shoveling the food into their mouths.

The Lee brothers of The Big Texan Steak Ranch are weighing a decision much heavier than the 72-ounce steak for which their family tourism empire has become known.

Each year, Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo will serve and sell 1 million bread rolls, 300 tons of beef and 250,000 logo shirts.

The Big Texan began in 1959, when R.J. Lee moved to Amarillo to serve meals at the airport. He opened the Texan on old Route 66 when he couldn't find a good steak house in town.

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Big Texan Steak Ranch held its annual Thanksgiving Day buffet today so everyone can enjoy holiday food without the hassle of cooking. “We’re very thankful for ...