HISTORY OF THE GANG
On March 5, 1940, thirty-three businessmen who were members of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce met to discuss an idea that would help "sell" Odessa to its neighbors and that country.
The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang was born that day, a unique organization that would spread the fame of Odessa and Texas across the United States, Canada, Mexico and abroad.
The group was paterned
after the chuck wagon cooks who had traveled the cow trails across Texas,
their style of cooking and the type of food that working people enjoyed.
Around the Nation and the World
67 YEARS AND STILL COOKIN'
The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang has traveled many smooth, and many bumpy roads. It has survived wars, meat rationing, floods, sandstorms, and many adversities.
It has stood before Presidents and Governors, always with a tasty plate of food, a friendly smile, and a kind word about Odessa, Texas. The Gang has dared to be unique, and dared to cling to an idea that could have succeeded without tiring hours of hard work, millions of miles of travel, neglected businesses, a belief in Odessa and Texas, and a willingness to tell the world about them.
And as sure as there is a tomorrow, there'll be the Chuck Wagon Gang from Odessa, Texas, crisscrossing the highways and airways of this nation, always ready to serve you.
