Saltgrass Steak House
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| Founded | 1991 |
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| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States |
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Key people
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Tilman J. Fertitta (President, CEO & Sole Owner) |
| Owner | Landry's Restaurants |
| Website | saltgrass |
Saltgrass Steak House is an American restaurant concept with more than 50 locations across the country. The company is based in Houston, Texas, and is wholly owned by Landry’s, Inc.
The first Saltgrass Steak House opened in March 1991 along the Katy Freeway (I-10) in Houston. It sits along the historic trail where cattle herders would drive their livestock south to graze on the salt grasses of the Texas Gulf Coast. Every year, as team of riders travel the trail before the opening of the they pass by the original restaurant.
In September 2002, Tilman Fertitta, president, CEO and sole owner of Landry’s, Inc., announced his company had acquired Saltgrass Steak House, then a 24-unit chain, for $75 million. Fertitta moved the restaurant’s operations to Landry’s headquarters in the Uptown area of Houston.
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