The one thing we can say about Amarillo is that we like to eat. We have so many restaurants to choose from. If you don’t like one, we have another one just around the corner.
We are so crazy about our food that we will even wait for hours to get a taste of a new place. We saw that recently with the return of Long John Silver’s. It’s not the only place Amarillo residents have lined up for—just the most recent.
Amarillo’s Love Affair With Food
This is all to prove how much Amarillo loves our food. We rejoice when we get new places. We mourn when some places close. We take our food really seriously. With any real serious foodie, we have to discuss challenges.
Amarillo Food Challenges
Want to challenge your ability to handle a lot of food or hot stuff? These challenges are there fo you.
The Challenge That Put Amarillo on the Map
Anyone who has driven on any highway leading to Amarillo has seen the signs about our 72 oz. Steak Challenge and The Big Texan. It’s a lot of food. Just seeing it in person is overwhelming. Knowing that people are always attempting and winning.
Competitive Eaters Take It to the Limit
Heck, I even watched Molly Schuyler, competitive eater, devour four of them in one sitting. So it happens. Amarillo does have other food challenges…