LongHorn Steakhouse was founded by George McKerrow, Jr. in 1981 when he opened a restaurant called LongHorn Steaks Restaurant & Saloon in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant featured premium steaks that were grilled in a butter sauce.
A snowstorm stranded commuters in 1982 and drove them towards the only hospitable place around – LongHorn. From there the restaurant gained recognition and began to be successful.
By 2001 LongHorn had 136 locations.
In 2007 LongHorn was acquired by Darden Restaurants, the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster.
In January 2020, a 6-year-old did a review of LongHorn’s Shirley Temple and gave it a 5 out of 10 because there were no cherries in the drink. LongHorn SteakHouse has now changed its recipe for the drink, adding 5 cherries, three on the bottom and two on the top.
Today LongHorn has 491 locations in 35 U.S. states.
LongHorn Steakhouse was founded by George McKerrow, Jr. in 1981 when he opened a restaurant called LongHorn Steaks Restaurant & Saloon in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant featured premium steaks that were grilled in a butter sauce.
History
A snowstorm stranded commuters in 1982 and drove them towards the only hospitable place around – LongHorn. From there the restaurant gained recognition and began to be successful.
By 2001 LongHorn had 136 locations.
In 2007 LongHorn was acquired by Darden Restaurants, the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster.
In January 2020, a 6-year-old did a review of LongHorn’s Shirley Temple and gave it a 5 out of 10 because there were no cherries in the drink. LongHorn SteakHouse has now changed its recipe for the drink, adding 5 cherries, three on the bottom and two on the top.
Today LongHorn has 491 locations in 35 U.S. states.