The most famous restaurant on the Texas stretch of Route 66, the Big Texan has been luring drivers off I-40 since 1960 with its promise of a free 72-ounce steak — provided you can eat the whole thing, along with a shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad, and roll, in under an hour. Fewer than one in five people who attempt it succeed. The restaurant is enormous, loud, and unabashedly theatrical, with a gift shop, a motel, and a shooting range attached. Even if you have no intention of attempting the challenge, the regular steaks are good and the spectacle is worth seeing. Located at 7701 East I-40.
The Big Texan Steak Ranch
Home of the legendary free 72-ounce steak challenge
| Address | 7701 East I-40 |
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