Texas Roadhouse

What a fun place!  The service was great and every one of the staff we met seemed happy, and did a great job.  Everything we ordered was served as ordered and was good.  We thought we were getting there early on a Sat., about 5PM and it was packed!  Definately will use the call ahead seating next time.  Who would figure a packed house at that time?

Look. I worked at the East Peoria Texas Roadhouse for a few years in college. Since then, I've gone to many Texas Roadhouse restaurants, and they all look EXACTLY the same on the inside. And, you get the exact same food, no matter what. So, to say I love the East Peoria one would mean that I love ALL of them.

One nice thing about this place is that they truly, TRULY do make all their food in house. If nothing has changed since 2007, then the only things they do not make there are the low fat ranch dressing and their apple pie. But literally, everything is from scratch, which is great. If you have ever worked for a chain restaurant before, you know that made-from-scratch items are harder to find in this realm.

Their chicken critters are off the chain. Seriously, how can a chicken strip dipped in ranch taste so heavenly? It's insane. If you get the Critter Salad, it's basically the same experience and you can feel better about yourself.

They dip their steak in butter and season it, like any other place. But it's dang good, for the price. Their steaks range between $7.99 to somewhere around $20ish, and that includes sides. You will pay triple that price at Ruth's Chris, just for the steak. Is it just as good? No, but its still really, really good. This place always has a wait for a reason...affordable but delicious steak. I mean, Applebee's has a cheap steak, but are people waiting out the door for it? Nope. There's a reason people come here.

Pretty much everything here is good except for the low fat ranch dressing and the pork chops. Don't get the pork chops. Seriously, don't. They are dry and awful.

One con about this particular location is that their high school kids that are working the carry-out room are usually flirting or on their phones. I get it, guys. You are basically locked in the belltower of the restaurant, away from the action and from your other host friends. But for the 5-6 times an hour that someone comes in to get their carry-out, PLEASE pay attention and smile :)

Steak Steak Steak.!!! Yum Yum Yum.  This place has it.  Best steak dinner hands down.  Not overly fancy.  Taste is fantastic.  Steak cooked perfect. If you want steak done right this is the right place.  Keep up the good work guys