Steak Showdown: NYC Eatery Bites Back, Sues Texas Over ‘Texas Strip’ Name Grab

Texas is in some trouble and it involves a steak.

My favorite cut of meat is a New York Strip. If I see it on a menu, I won't even look at the rest.

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The "Texas" Strip

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick recently suggested that the New York Strip name should be changed to the Texas Strip.

He wanted to do this in honor of Texas cattle ranchers and to support our state's cattle industry.

The Texas Governor wants all the restaurants in the Lone Star State to reprint menus and change the name.

According to Governor Lieutenant Dan Patrick, the Texas Senate will file a resolution to make it official.

Why is Texas being sued?

Todd Shapiro, the owner of War Room Tavern from Albany, New York is suing the state of Texas for $1 million.

The restaurant is claiming the name change of the steak undermines the culinary heritage of New York.

Where does the New York Strip originate from?

The origin of the name is not officially documented, but it is rumored to have come from Delmonico's Restaurant in New York, which opened in 1827. The cut was famously served at this restaurant, and since it was located in New York, the name stuck.