Ryan's Family Steakhouse, located in Columbus, Ga., is one of more than 290 Ryan s restaurants in 23 states in the Midwest and Eastern United States. The restaurant features a casual-dining atmosphere and offers patrons a variety of menu options, including steaks, chicken, pork chops, seafood, ham, turkey, pizza, lasagna, hamburgers, salads, soups, desserts and beverages. Ryan s serves its customers from a centrally located scatter bar called a Mega Bar. The restaurant is owned and operated by Ryan s Restaurant Group, which maintains headquarters in Greer, S.C. Ryan s Restaurant Group also operates more than 40 Fire Mountain restaurants throughout the United States. Established in 1978, it trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol RYAN.