Elvis Presley regularly dined at the Golden Steer Steakhouse during his seven-year residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, often ordering an off-menu burger made from filet trimmings and sitting in the same booth each night. His residency began on July 31, 1969 and ran through 1976, during which he performed 636 concerts in four-week stints, doing two shows a night and visiting the steakhouse post-show. The Golden Steer opened in 1958 and advertises premium steaks such as a 12-ounce filet mignon priced at $94. Elvis' reported last meal focused on chocolate chips rather than steak.
"All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel, Viva Las Vegas!," crooned The King - but we might also add "a hearty appetite" to that list. Elvis Presley was an outspoken fan of the city, and ribs and burgers were famously among Elvis' favorite foods. When he was hitting Las Vegas, no trip would be complete without a meal at the Golden Steer Steakhouse. Elvis became a regular at the steakhouse during his late 1960s residency at the nearby International Hotel.
The singer's seven-year residency at the International Hotel began on July 31, 1969. At the time, the hotel housed the largest showroom in Las Vegas with a capacity of 2,200 people (that's a lot of Elvis fans). The King performed a whopping 636 concerts over this period (from 1969 to 1976), coming into Vegas in four-week increments and cranking out two shows a night (an 8:00 p.m. dinner show and another set at midnight) every single night - then heading to the Golden Steer post-show.
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