Rustler Steak House

Rustler Steak House was a family-style steak house restaurant with locations in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Rustler was in the same category as restaurants such as 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 nearby to 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 [http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=8319714205212&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE10 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 three dollars and fifty cents...-- WOO - HOO! I've got enough to get me a steak!" -- at Rustler.