Sheridan and his business partners David Glasser and Dan Schryer have purchased a steakhouse, the group announced Wednesday.
FORT WORTH, Texas — An iconic North Texas restaurant has new owners, and “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan is one of them.
Sheridan and his business partners David Glasser and Dan Schryer have purchased Cattlemen’s Steak House in the Fort Worth Stockyards, the group announced Wednesday. Cattlemen’s, which was founded in 1947, is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation as part of Sheridan’s purchase of the restaurant. Sheridan and his business partners are hoping to “maintain the core essence of the menu” and preserve what has made Cattlemen’s “iconic,” according to the announcement.
Part of that includes plans to add to the food and wine offerings, new dining, bar and event spaces, an outdoor patio with a live music stage and a new private club called the Cattlemen’s Club. The club, which is set to open this summer, will be a members-only space with capacity for 130 people.
The Cattlemen’s Club memberships will be priced at $3,000, plus a one-time initiation fee of $1,000, according to the announcement.
“Fort Worth is a vital city to both our state and our nation,” Sheridan said in the announcement. “It is where the west begins and where the cattle business was born. It is deserving of a gathering place for those who both shaped this city’s past and guide its future — where friendships can be fostered and formed, and the very best of this city can be celebrated.”
It’s the latest business venture for Sheridan, who created the popular Paramount series “Yellowstone” and a trove of spinoffs and other original series, including, most recently, “Landman.”
Like “Yellowstone,” “Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm, was filmed extensively in North Texas, including several scenes in Fort Worth. Sheridan also filmed scenes in Fort Worth for “1883,” the “Yellowstone” prequel series.
As Sheridan’s television series took off, so did his business interests, most notably his leading of a group of buyers who purchased the famed Four Sixes Ranch in West Texas. The ranch now has its own liquor and beer brand, and it also sells beef to restaurants, including Cattlemen’s.
Also, Sheridan announced plans earlier this spring to bring a new music festival to his Bosque Ranch southwest of Fort Worth.
Cattlemen’s is the latest Stockyards renovation to get underway. The historic Fort Worth district has received a massive facelift in recent years, most notably by the introduction of the new Hotel Drover and the surrounding Mule Alley development. The historic Stockyards Hotel is also undergoing an extensive renovation.
