Consumer Obsession has stayed away from reviewing many theme restaurants, such as TGIF Friday’s, Chili’s, Garfield’s, etc., because most of the time, I simply find their food to be average or below. I almost always walk out of those places feeling like I paid much more than the food was worth. Texas Roadhouse is another in the long line of theme eateries. There are buckets of peanuts on the tables and shells litter the hard wood floors. Even worse, the waiters and waitresses do periodic line dances to loud modern country music. But, that aside, I’ve found the food and prices to be much better than most of the competition.
It’s worth noting that Consumer Reports has rated Texas Roadhouse very favorably in their last couple of restaurant comparisons and I would have to agree with their findings. In these difficult economic times, a family can take advantage of their “kids eat for $.99 Tuesdays” and get a very reasonably priced, filling and satisfactory meal. Their steaks are never frozen and I’ve found them to be consistently decent. Pork chops, burgers, or a hot dog for the child have all been satisfying.
As we all know, chain and theme restaurants are everywhere these days, but the Texas Roadhouse has proven to be worth taking a chance on.