Texas Roadhouse

I'm only giving this place two stars because of organization problems. The hostess has no concept of time. If you want a better review from me, I consider to not under exaggerate how long the wait will be. A few minutes I'm fine with, but almost an hour is inexcusable.

For this particular visit I opted for call ahead seating. The told me over the phone the wait would be 1 and a half hours so I showed up at the recommended fifteen minutes early. Once I got there they gave me my pager and said it would be about ten minutes before I got seated. I was there for another hour before my pager went off.

The food is good, but that doesn't make up for the terrible time mismanagement this restaurant has.

Every time I go there this is an issue. This is not an isolated incident.

One more thing. If there are any fire marshals out there. Please visit this restaurant during peak dining times. I would love to see this place packed with a huge fine because of everyone waiting to be seated is packed in like sardines. I guarantee that is a big safety hazard and violates the capacity rating. It's so bad people cannot get in or out of the restaurant.

Great place for a steak.  Being from Washington State where our only semi-cheap restaurant is Outback Stake House, where the FBI and CIA would be proud with their interrogation methods by hanging booth lights so low that it gives anyone without a migraine history a migraine, Any other steak house in our area charges too much where we have nightmares after visiting.  We were looking for a good steak restaurant for a modest price.   We visited this place on Jan 2 and were happy with the results.  We arrived early, before 5:30 PM, and were seated in two booths, one for the children and one for the adults.   All food arrived at the same time and was excellent.  The steaks and sides were prepared to perfection.   The service and price was excellent.  We were seated, ordered, and was served in under an hour.   Great, great, great place if you know when to visit.   Outstanding service that earned more than the normal 15 percent tip.  Appreciate this place...some don't have the luxury.

Texas Roadhouse is one of those nicely appointed chains that looks like it could be pretty good, especially with it's line out the door on a Friday near 8 pm with a snowstorm going on outside.  It has to be decent right?  It killed the restaurant next to it didn't it?

Pros:
+ The prices for the portions are all pretty good.
+ They're willing to put cheese on almost anything.
+ They have this pretty little display case in the front of the restaurant with all kinds of meat in it.
+ Chili has a lot of great flavor to it.

Cons:
- The steak isn't that good of quality. This is a serious issue at a restaurant where steak is a staple.
-  Additionally, whoever said the chef cooks how he wants, is pretty much spot on.  I asked for mid-rare, I'm pretty sure that steak was just short of running off the plate. (yum to me, but could be a real issue if you actually want your steak cooked to what you ordered)
- The chili had a great flavor, and at least two pieces of grizzle.  The cup of chili wasn't that big.
-  The fries were meh.  They were dry, didn't have enough cheese, and the cheese they had didn't taste very cheesy.  The bacon was the best part.

Overall, the problem with Texas Roadhouse is pretty simple, at some point, quality got pushed aside for quantity.  Everything just is overwhelmingly mediocre.  It's makes for a simple, stick to your ribs meal, but it's not quite the most satisfying feeling.  Not a bad time, just go with low expectations, and grab a giant margarita from them, it'll be fine.