re: texas road house

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We have this many people here that regularly eat there? Isn’t this on par with like Applebees and chilis?

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There are good chain restaurants, and there are bad chain restaurants. Texas Roadhouse is a GREAT chain restaurant. The quality of the food for the price that you pay is absolutely fantastic. They have a big menu with lots of well-executed dishes that can satisfy a large party of picky eaters. When I am on a road trip, not in a food destination, and able to splurge above fast food, Texas Roadhouse is one of the places I am on the look out for.

There’s only two reasons why I don’t eat there more often:
1. Location is far enough from my house to be mildly inconvenient (requiring a specific trip there)
2. There’s often a long wait for a table because it’s so popular and jam packed with customers.
3. I’m pretty good at making my own steaks at home (granted, my bluetooth thermometer went missing a few months ago, causing BIG problems)

When I’m not paying, would I pick Texas Roadhouse over Commander’s, Shaya, or Gino’s? Absolutely not. But when I’m looking for dinner at one of the 4 interstate exits within a 5 mile stretch of this suburban sprawl inland America, flyover country, mid-sized city, or I just want an affordable steak and some good bread in Baton Rouge, it’s a great option.