Seafood isn't the only unifying staple of these four hot concepts. Fueling the company's fast rise is Fertitta's heavy reliance on natural gas in the kitchen. Any cook will tell you that. For us it wasn't so much the economy of natural gas as much as it was simply a better way cook. Kathy Ruiz, executive corporate chef for Landry's Seafood Restaurants, Inc. agrees.
Many locations also use gas-fired high temperature dishwashers.
The control aspect of gas cooking is so wonderful. When you're in a hurry, you have high heat immediately. If you have a pot boiling over, you have instant heat shut-off. Gas also provides a nice even heat - there are no hot spots. Plus electricity is pretty expensive.