It opened in February of 1970 and the Emporium was added in 1972 to serve the overflowing business and to meet increasing requests for banquet service. The original Big Texan building burned down in 1976 but, thankfully, the Emporium building was saved. The Emporium provided a means to continue operations and generated enough revenue to help rebuild the Big Texan as it currently exists. Texas heritage is displayed through the Big Texan's. You'll dine in a large room filled with wooden tables and chairs, plank floors, and authentic antiques from the Old West.
Cooks prepare hand-cut, prime steaks over an open fire at the grill right in the main dining room.
Our menu centers around Texas' finest beef, which comes from the great ranches right here in the Texas Panhandle. The Old West is a storybook world that comes to life when you enter this Texas landmark. The whole setting comes to life with the horsemen, cowboys, cowgirls, and strolling musicians with their guitars, fiddles and songs about life on the range. But the most important part of the Big Texan experience is friendly visitors, just like you. We'd love to hear from you.