Steak Date Night

In addition to some of the touristy things I have posted about Amarillo, there is another tourist attraction that is well known in the area - The Big Texan Steak House.  This steak house has a feature attraction that allows you to eat for free.  It is called the 72 ounce steak challenge.  Essentially, you get one hour to eat a 72 ounce steak, and if successful, you eat for free.  If not, you pay $72.  As big as a 72 ounce steak is, the catch is also that you have to eat all of the accompaniments - shrimp cocktail, salad, roll with butter, and a baked potato in that hour.  Now I have a big appetite and do like a good steak, but, we didn’t go to the Big Texan Steak House.

We were tempted to try it out to see what their other steaks would be like, but we have met a number of local people who recommended other locations for an authentic steak.  No-one said the Big Texan had bad food, but the recommendation was to go somewhere else if you were looking for good quality at a reasonable price.  It has been over a month since we went to a restaurant for a meal and we are in beef country so wanted to try something authentic to this area before we head out.  A number of people recommended the X Steakhouse.

This turned out to be an excellent recommendation.  Their 12 ounce rib eyes were $25, and $5 for a Texas Blonde draft beer.  What is there not to like about that.  The recommendations did not disappoint as they were cooked as we asked and tasted great.

While there we had a toast to my parents 69th wedding anniversary

As it turns out the owners of this restaurant also own a cattle ranch in a small town south west of here and have partnered with local Amarillo beef suppliers until they can get approvals to bring their own cattle to the restaurant.  In the meantime, they sell the local beef under their brand in the restaurant and also have a retail side as well.  So, we doubled our bill and walked out with five pounds of grass fed local beef for the freezer.  They package two tenderloins, two ribeyes and a New York strip.

Thank you for reading.

X - Ranch in Dimmitt, Texas