texas roadhouse

surprisingly great "real" food! no fake sour cream or cheese!. i was pleasantly surprised today when mom and dad took me out to lunch to texas roadhouse. they kept stressing the value and that the food was good. we all had that 8.99 special. you choose from about 8 entrees and then pick two sides. i went with the sirloin, baked potato and salad with blue cheese. the sirloin was the best ive ever had. best sirloin that is. normally when i order steak in a restaurant i'll order a tenderloin or porterhouse. this steak was very flavorful, perfectly seasoned, perfectlycooked( rare), and perfectly seared! its was even pretty tender! the potato was covered in salt which i don't like but i just brushed it off. the sour cream was real! most of you don't even know you're eating fake food most of the time! you don't often get real sour cream in restaurants anymore! the cheese on my salad was real as well! the blue cheese dressing was obviously homemade and really good! we are very picky about our dressings. well actually, we're picky about our food! we don't eat plastic food! oh yeah.......mom loved her burger and daddy's barbecue was great as usual. texas roadhouse you deserve to be successful! we'll be back for mothers day! please keep the great quality!

very good, but busy. liked the food & loved the cinnamon butter rolls! had a slight problem with the steak not beingcookedhow i asked for it cooked, but maybe they didn't hear me correctly because of all the noise? no worries, the cook came out and appologized & made it all right with me. very nice gesture! the place is noisy, so it just depends on what kind of place you like to go, if you don't mind a noisy atmosphere, it's a fun place to go. recomend you call & get a number for their list (kind of a reservation). worth the drive from spokane.

every time i've eaten there they've overcookedthe ribs and my other meals weren't all that great either, won't be back ever!!! i've found better ribs at famous willies.

before i go, i already know what i'm going to order! 8oz sirloincookedmedium with the house salad, vinegar&oil and the loaded sweet potato. mmm! i find throwing the peanut skins on the floor to be rather fun! the rolls with cinnamon butter are a great starter. their house salad with vinegar and oil, dashed with salt and pepper, is an excellent meal starter. the steak is alwayscookedperfectly too order, if not you can always send it back, and the sweet potato complements the steak quite nicely.

best cheeseburger i have ever had! just so tasty i used no condiments on it at all. all the meat dishes arecookedand prepared perfectly. ymmm!!

love it!. i love this restaurant! the food is great, the ribeye is almost always perfectlycookedto my preference, and the sauteed mushrooms are amazing. also love the mashed potatoes.

if you don't mind waiting for a table this place is the bomb!! my steak is alwayscookedperfectly. service is always top notch. always a good time!

july 2018
texas roadhouse, dani dr., ft. myers, fl., here is my 2 cents on the food & chatter.

i came here on the 4th to get the special.

8oz. top sirloin with 2 sides( mash taters & green beans)

i must say i was blown away on how tender this steak was. the sides were outstanding ,too.

cooked to a perfect medium rare. just needed salt & pepper.

overall a great meal.

the service was grand.


american meat lovers. here is my 2 cents, this is the 2nd time eating here. it beef's ....it is all good. no menu this time. i saw a 20 ounce boneless ribeye in the glass case. that was mine. as usual there was all you can eat hot honey flavored rolls with butter. plus peanuts galore.... make a mess on the floor. i splurged and got a tequila sunrise. ( wow 6 bucks for a named brand tequila.. i paid 95 cents for my first sunrise at lacklind ,afb, texas, way back when,1975) i added mushrooms on top of the steak and of course it must be medium rare. the cook obliged and did the job right. it was delish and tender.green beans with bacon/onions.... tasty. plus a baked potato with all the fixings :cheese,bacon, sour cream and of course extra butter. the tater wascookedto perfection hot fluffy. ( eat the skins for the vitamins folks). of course being long in the tooth i had to get a doggie bag for the rest of my ribeye. ( i am no longer a spring chicken) but take it home slap it between two slices of white bread ... a 2nd meal.
the service and folks were stellar. i was there at 1105 am on memorial day. food came quick. lots of attention. the place filled up fast.

great job.

february 2017

texas roadhouse, dani dr., ft. myers,fl. here is my 2 cents on the food and chatter.
i went a different route this time. i order a medium rare 6  oz. top sirloin, green beans and mashed potatoes. 9 bucks. bad choice. i usually always get prime ribs,
ole the rolls are still delish. the greens beans were up to par. but everything nope.
they happen to drop and spill all of the mash taters, ok accidents happen. i can wait, they use real taters. the meat, so small and so chewy, mm  mm mm. it wascookedproper. never more.  i got my mash taters. it was more like smashed peeled taters but chucks of potatoes not mashed. the brown gravy had to be better made.
service was fine but this time around not a good meal

a little bit of home... i have been to an abq "steak house" that was atrocious...this review is not about that one. as a native texan, i can not tell you how wonderful texas roadhouse is. it is a little slice of home and totally perfect for a night out. service was so on point, it was ridiculous. the food wascookedperfectly, and the ambience is warm and inviting. also, the sweet tea is authentic to my home state, for sure. i definitely recommend calling ahead and reserving your place in line, it really streamlines the whole experience. misty is a fantastic server, and she has a talented supporting team of fellow servers, bussers, and management. i will continue patroning this fine establishment for sure!

worth the price, worth the wait. the first thing you'll notice are the peanut shells on the floor when you walk in, and the barrel of peanuts at the door. while they are tasty and tempting, they are just ordinary peanuts. the free bread at the table on the other hand, is no ordinary bread. it is very fresh, soft, and sweet, and is especially delicious when accompanied by the cinnamon butter. nearly every piece of meat i've ordered here has beencookedto perfection, and the only time it wasn't, it was replaced promptly and free of charge. their ribs literally do fall off the bone because they're so tender, and their steak is so delicious it may in fact be a mortal sin to add steak sauce. there are only two negative things i can even think to say about this place; 1) sometimes it's a long wait (but that's only a foreshadowing of the greatness to come).......... and 2) it is a noisy place. many times you have to shout for your voice to reach the other end of a 6 foot table. but at the same time the noise lets you know this is a place where you don't have to hold back. this is a place where it's okay to have a good time with good food and let it show.

ambiance
the interior is rustic and it gives a cowboy feel it really fits the restaurant. the aircondition works well and the temperature is just right. the space however is quite cramped in my opinion.

service
quite slow, needs improvement  but the effort is commendable.

food

california chicken salad- sadly, the chicken is quite dry but the salad and the dressing goes well together. it could be better by making the lettuce more crispy.

nachos with chili dip- the nachos are crisp which is good. the chili dip has decent heat and taste. but it is not much of a wow factor.

freshly baked bread- the bread is actually freshly baked, and its texture is perfect. it is a must have especially with the butter that practically melts in your mouth.

ny steak with ribs (coleslaw and baked potato)

ny steak- mouth watering,rich and tender! the steak actually melts in your mouth. it wascookedand seasoned perfectly.

ribs- falls off the bone very tender. seasoned andcookedperfectly.

sides (baked potato and coleslaw)-  the texture of the potato is very soft. the taste is quite decent. the coleslaw is a little spicy and the mayo is not overpowering which is good.

we are from santa fe, new mexico, and enjoy the excellent food we have there. but, we generally do not get very good beef, so i was looking for a good texas steak. what i got was perhaps the best steak i have ever had anywhere! it was the 8 oz. "dallas" filetcookedto a perfect medium rare with absolutely no extra fat or gristle and very easily cut. i had to help my wife with her huge grilled chicken salad. the sides of pulled pork, chile, and corn were also very good. this is a noisy place with many tvs and lots of families celebrating birthdays who were obviously having a very good time. the service was excellent and the food was even better.

tesla just completed construction of a charging station in the shops of village walk. consequently, my project over the next few weeks is to check out dining establishments in the area, so that i have one or more places to fuel my body while my car is charging.

almost as soon as you walk through the door of texas roadhouse, you encounter a large display case filled with a variety of cuts of beef - letting you know that steaks are their primary mission.

i decided to order a combination plate: barbequed ribs and a small sirloin steak. i chose caesar salad and baked potato as accompaniments. the salad came first, along with a basket of rolls that i declined. the salad was lightly dressed, and the romaine leaves were cross-cut about an inch thick. that meant that some were four to five inches across, making it slightly difficult to get them in my mouth without getting dressing on my face. the flavor of the dressing was extremely mild - almost nonexistent. when i was working my way through college, one of the many jobs that i had was as a dining room chef in an american plan resort. there were evenings when i prepared as many as 50 caesar salads from scratch, tableside - so i have first-hand knowledge of how this dish should look and taste.

when i prepare baked potato at home, the result has a crisp, crunchy skin, with a pillowy-soft interior. the one that i got here had a flimsy skin and lumpy, undercooked inside. even when i used that back of my fork to mash down the interior, in order to absorb the butter, i met unusual resistance.

ribs is one of those dishes that i do not prepare at home. the excuse is simple; the fort myers area has a number of establishments that prepare them as a feature or specialty. less than a week ago, the news-press published an article about "11 great bbq joints", written by their longtime restaurant critic. texas roadhouse was definitely not one of the places reviewed. the ribs that i was served were unbelievably overcooked (maybe last night's leftovers?), and the sauce lacked any distinctive seasonings or flavors. i can't remember ever having had any worse.

well, the 6 ounce sirloin steak was perfectly cooked, with a finished weight of 4.75 ounces. that seems a little light for a medium-rare order, but, as i said, it wascookedto perfection.

last, and maybe least, the iced tea that i was served was extraordinarily pale (with corresponding light flavor) - perhaps because i got there just after they opened, and it wasn't fully brewed when i placed my order.

if all that i wanted to eat was a steak, and i didn't want to cook it myself, and i didn't want anything else with the steak, then this place might occur to me. but, that isn't going to happen, and i'm not going to waste time giving them a second chance - life is too short!

i made the 58 mile drive to texas steakhouse to treat my kids moving to spokane. we received friendly service and the orders came promptly. my son in law ordered the same steak as i but one cook level less. to my surprise and dismay the steak i received was 2/3 smaller displaying in height and girth. the waitress apologized and said it was due to beingcookedmore! sorry dear but meat does not shrink by 2/3 unless it is a comparison between very well done and rare....period. she offered nothing else. soon after a manager arrived at our table and i offered the same concern. the difference in the cuts of meat were obvious but instead of admitting a mistake he continued on a mindless diatribe about meat shrinkage and because i wanted a morecookedcut of meat i was started out with a smaller piece of steak so it would cook according to my desire. what??! so i commented that i was indeed given a smaller piece of meat and charged for a larger cut of meat. the manager boy realized he trapped himself and immediately flushed up as red as a rare steak. he offered nothing in conversation beyond that point and simply stood dumbfounded with his hands clasped in front of him. i dismissed him, he turned abruptly bolting to safe haven. i boxed my food as it tasted not like a top sirloin but a cheap thin cut of possibly porterhouse meat which has a distinct flavor. my dogs loved it. i'll never return. be sure you are presented with what you order. i'm certain this is a routine practice at texas steakhouse. shame on you. it's all about money ....isn't it?

fun, loud environment.  however, the food is average.  the ribs are often dry because they werecookedso long ago, and the chicken breasts seem to be frozen.  the steaks are decent for the price.  you will always leave full because the rolls are delicious and you get peanuts.   the service is hit or miss.  all of the service staff are not older than 25 or so and sometimes you get a gal who is sharp and sometimes you get someone who is horrible.