The original agreement, according to David Christner, was for 20 years, with an option to renew for another 20.īut in the past two decades, Lone Star bought the rights to the name and began opening Del Frisco’s Double Eagles across the country.
Christner had been friends with the owner of the original Del Frisco’s Double Eagle, in Dallas, and he convinced his friend to allow him to use the Del Frisco’s name for his restaurant when he relocated to Central Florida. The change was agreed to by the owners of Orlando’s Del Frisco’s, Carole Christner and her son David, after Lone Star Steak House, which owns the Del Frisco’s brand, challenged the Orlando restaurant’s continued use of the name.ĭel Frisco’s Prime Steak & Lobster was opened on Lee Road in 1993 by Russ and Carole Christner. By 2014, the name of the popular restaurant will be simply Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster. Already the sign, menu and website have been changed to read Christner’s Del Frisco’s Prime Steak & Lobster. Within the next year and a half, the Del Frisco’s name will be dropped from the popular steakhouse on Lee Road.
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