THE GREASY FOODIE: Big Texan Steak House

The Greasy Foodie

The story begins blustry day Friday after Thanksgiving in 2008 in a cramped booth at a fake NYC deli in Nashville called Noshville. In between my wife, Rachel, and my brother, Michael, I sat across from my "cooler than me" cousins Mark and Sarah, and Sarah's just as cool husband, Danny. Mark, who lives the awesome life being a lawyer living in San Francisco working for Facebook, with his only downfall being his SEVERE lactardation..which has never been medically or scientifically proven to exist in Mark.. Sarah and Danny are foodies from NYC who have tried every dive "chicken finger" hut and "curry on a stick" in the big city. Danny and Sarah had discussed that they were trying to go to as many places from Bobby Flay's 'Throwdown' show as they could, and that there was one in Nashville we had to try.....a place that I had never heard of in my 13 years of living there..I will get to that adventure later.

I got an idea from my cool cousins idea. An idea became a hobby. And the hobby became an obsession. And thus produced the list.....a world-famous spreadsheet...of every restaurant that has ever been featured on Food Network and Travel Channel....every restaurant from the famous shows like "Throwdown", "Man V. Food", "Man v. Food Nation", "Food Feuds", "Food Wars", "Best Thing I Ever Ate", "Food Paradise" and "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives" to the obscure "Best Food Ever", "Meat and Potatoes", and "101 Best Places to Chowdown", plus my additions of the restaurants of famous chefs, favorite catergories (burgers, wings, pizza, bbq, and sandwiches) and local places of legend. Names, cities, food they are famous for, and addresses. It was and still is an obsession. As of 11:31am on November 27, 2018, THE LIST HAS 4,660 RESTAURANTS ON IT...WITH A FEW OVERLAPS HERE AND THERE. And then over Pastrami Eggs Benedict at Nate N' Al's Deli in Beverly Hills, Hannah and Andrew, our good friends, gave me the idea of the blog. Document every place I went. And thus, "The Greasy Foodie" was born. I will log the places, the shows they are from, and what I had. So far, every place I have been has been amazing, except two, one being mediocre, and another being down right awful.

If there is a city you have been to, or are going to, or are from and want to know what from my list is in the city, send me a email at agmarks@gmail.com

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Big Texan Steak House

From "Man vs. Food", STEAK PARADISE, and #17 ON BEST PLACES TO CHOWDOWN

Big Texan Steak House

7701 E Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79118-6915

The Big Texan

"Big Texan Challenge: 72 ounce top sirloin, dinner roll, side salad, baked potato, and vegetables"

THIS PLACE IS THE ULTIMATE CHOWDOWN RESTAURANT....THIS IS THE HOME OF THE ORIGINAL EATING CHALLENEGE.....72 OZ STEAK, SALAD, ROLL, AND POTATO IN UNDER AN HOUR...IT'S FREE...

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RESTAUTANTS THAT I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD EVER GET TO BECAUSE, AND NO OFFENSE TO AMARILLO, BUT WHY WOULD I EVER BE IN AMARILLO....UNLESS I WAS DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY......WHICH I WAS IN AUGUST OF 2011

ANDREW WAS GRACIOUSLY HELPING ME MOVE ACROSS COUNTRY FROM CINCINNATI TO LA, AND OUR WHOLE TRIP REVOLVED AROUND BIG TEXAN.....

THIS PLACE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!!!

THE MEAT COMES FROM THEIR PERSONAL SLAUGTHER HOUSE.....ACORSS THE STREET...AND THE PLACE HAS A MOTEL WHERE ANDREW AND I STAYED, A TEXAS SHAPED POOL, AND A HORSE HOTEL

THIS PLACE IS THE GREATEST TOURIST TRAP EVER!!!

ANDREW AND I SHARED THE "FRIED APPETIZER" WHICH HAD BATTERED MUSHROOMS, JALAPENO POPPERS, AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS...OR FRIED BULL TESTICLES....THE WAITER WOULDNT TELL US WHICH WAS THE "OYSTERS"...HE CALLED IT APPETIZER ROULETTE....

WE EACH HAD 19 OZ FILET....WHICH WERE AMAZING!!

IT WAS THE BEST NON-FANCY STEAKHOUSE I HAVE EVER BEEN TOO...AND IF YOU ARE PASSING THROUGH AMARILLO...YOU MUST GO

THE BREAKFAST IS GOOD TOO....STEAK EGGS AND OMELLETS

THE GREASY FOODIE