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4 unusual facts about The Big Texan Steak Ranch


Frank Pastore

Shortly after he was released by the Rangers, Pastore set a new record at the The Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant in Amarillo, Texas by eating a meal of 72-ounce ribeye steak, salad, baked potato, shrimp cocktail, and roll in 9 minutes, 30 seconds.

The Big Texan Steak Ranch

It is also shown on the Travel Channel's Man v. Food, where host Adam Richman completes the challenge and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, where Bourdain declines to compete but his cameraman takes part and fails.

The record for the shortest time needed to finish the entire Texas King meal is held by competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut.

He finished the challenge in 8 minutes and 52 seconds, breaking Frank Pastore's 1987 record (of 9½ minutes, which stood for 21 years) on his March 24, 2008 visit.



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