If you're ever in Amarillo, TX. stop at the famous Big Texan Steakhouse and take the 72 ounce steak challenge.
https://www.bigtexan.com/72-oz-steak/
I've been there... Stayed in the little motel, too!
DIdn't do the 72 ounce challenge, though there were a couple of people there doing it.
I was expecting the place to be touristy (it was) and offer really 'middlin' steaks with the 72 ounce gimmick.
WRONG!!! One of the best steaks ever. I just got a 24oz ribeye with sides. Done Pittsburgh rare and with some blackening. Holy crap was it good. My buddies steaks were similarly perfectly cooked. Beef was fantastic. It's touristy. Which is the point. But hot damn is it a place for a great steak!
Not far from Cadillac Ranch... Another must-stop spot on Rt. 66! That was Oct 2008. Right in the middle of the financial meltdown. Listening to people call for a New Depression... while re-tracing the route of the Joad Family. Interesting time!
Thanks for the great memory!
Cheers,
Sirhr