'Grill Master Legend' - This Steakhouse Chain Employee Has Cooked Over One Million Steaks - Tasting Table

LongHorn Steakhouse honors employees with the title “Grill Master Legend” when they cook one million steaks. The milestone can be reached across one location or multiple locations, but the total must equal exactly one million steaks. In 2023, Tony Behrens, a LongHorn employee for over 26 years in Ohio, cooked his one millionth filet and earned a place on the Grill Master Legend list. His location celebrated with coworkers, friends, family, and executives from the brand’s leadership. He received an honorary golden chef’s jacket and a $5,000 check. Behrens is known for exceptional skill, including the ability to judge steak temperature without touching it, and customers often request him by name.

"LongHorn Steakhouse has a reputation for honoring its employees with the title of "Grill Master Legend" when they have cooked one million steaks throughout their career. That's right - one million steaks. Whether that happens at a single LongHorn location or several doesn't matter, but a chef must cook exactly that number of steaks to earn the acclaimed title."

"In 2023, long-time Ohio LongHorn Steakhouse employee Tony Behrens cooked his one millionth filet, thus earning him a spot on the exclusive Grill Master Legend list. Behrens had been a LongHorn employee for over 26 years when he received the honor. While he moved among several locations in the Ohio tri-state area throughout his career, he never lost that spark for grilling mean steaks."

"To commemorate the massive accomplishment, his LongHorn location surprised him with a celebration that gathered his coworkers, friends, family, and even executives from the head of the LongHorn Steakhouse brand. Behrens was awarded an honorary golden chef's jacket and a giant-sized $5,000 check."

"After cooking more than one million steaks, Behrens is so skilled at the job that he told ABC's WCPO 9 broadcast that he can "tell the temp of a steak just by touching it." Indeed, his employers noted that Behrens is a talented chef whom customers often ask for by name. "On my downtime, I'll go out and talk to [the customers] ... treat them as family," he told the broadcast."

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