Rustler Steak House
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Rustler Steak House was a family-style steak house restaurant with locations in the Mid-Atlantic
United States. Rustler was in the same category as restaurants like the Ponderosa
and Sizzler
steak house chains.
The Rustler was a division of the Gino's
fast-food restaurant chain. A Rustler Steak House was usually located near a Gino's location.
Gino's operated Rustler from 1971 through 1982 when the Gino's company was bought by Marriott Corporation to add the Gino's locations to its Roy Rogers
chain. Mariott sold the Rustler chain in early 1983 to Tenly Enterprises, which was a newly founded company. Some Rustler locations were closed and in 1985 the 108 remaining Rustler locations were sold to Collins Foods and were converted to Sizzler Steak Houses.
One TV advertising campaign showed some grumbling "old west" cowboys checking their pockets, comparing their measly little possessions. One cowboy says, "I've got _____, what've you got?" The other one says, "About two dollars and fifty cents...-- WOO - HOO! I've got enough to get me a steak!" -- at Rustler.
Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic states, also called middle Atlantic states or simply the mid Atlantic, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South...
United States. Rustler was in the same category as restaurants like the Ponderosa
Ponderosa/Bonanza Steakhouse
Ponderosa Steakhouse and Bonanza Steakhouse are a chain of buffet/steakhouse restaurants. They are two of the most franchised subsidiaries of Metromedia Restaurant Group....
and Sizzler
Sizzler
Sizzler is a United States-based restaurant chain with headquarters in Culver City, California. The chain serves steak, seafood, and salad , as well as similar items.-History:...
steak house chains.
The Rustler was a division of the Gino's
Gino's Hamburgers
Gino's Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland, by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friend Louis Fischer, in 1957. In Dundalk, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, it got its official name in 1959 when...
fast-food restaurant chain. A Rustler Steak House was usually located near a Gino's location.
Gino's operated Rustler from 1971 through 1982 when the Gino's company was bought by Marriott Corporation to add the Gino's locations to its Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers Family Restaurants
Roy Rogers Restaurants is a Northeastern United States chain of fast food restaurants founded by the Marriott Corporation in 1968 in Falls Church, Virginia. As of 2010, Roy Rogers has 47 locations. In 2002, the Plamondon Companies purchased the trademark from Imasco, the former parent of Hardee's...
chain. Mariott sold the Rustler chain in early 1983 to Tenly Enterprises, which was a newly founded company. Some Rustler locations were closed and in 1985 the 108 remaining Rustler locations were sold to Collins Foods and were converted to Sizzler Steak Houses.
One TV advertising campaign showed some grumbling "old west" cowboys checking their pockets, comparing their measly little possessions. One cowboy says, "I've got _____, what've you got?" The other one says, "About two dollars and fifty cents...-- WOO - HOO! I've got enough to get me a steak!" -- at Rustler.