After about 600 miles of driving, I made the first overnight stop of this road trip in Amarillo, TX. For years, I’ve seen billboards along Interstate 40 for a particular establishment called the Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery.  Their signs proclaim if you can eat a 72oz steak in an hour, it’s free. So, naturally, I had to check this place out.

The menu, along with the food list, also had a brief history of the business.  The original Big Texan was established in 1960, next to the famed Route 66. Unfortunately, when Interstate 40 bypassed them, the customers did too. So they moved to the business to the customers, relocating in 1970 to be next to I-40.

Did I have a go at the 72oz steak?  No.  I settled on a 12oz Ribeye, and that suited me fine.