| rev:text
| - Though I've had some decent food at Texas Roadhouse out of the area, this location, unfortunately, did not do well the several times I went there for lunch or dinner.
Service was great, or at least our waitress had an amazing nice shaped arse which made up for some of the otherwise poor dining experience.
On to the food - wifey ordered a steak and it was so tough she couldn't chew it. We were going to send it back but it took them too long to notice -- on the plus side, they took it off our bill and apologized. Thanks +1 star for that.
There are TVs on, not loud. There is music, also not so loud, it's just overall loud as hell and I don't mean because of the constant barge of yeehaws or call/response for birthdays. I don't know if it's bad acoustics or what, but if I were a sound engineer I'd map that place out, then do something to dampen the noise.
I ordered a ribeye, medium rare. On the plus side, it was cooked perfectly. However, although these are hand picked and carved, I guess they cut corners better than meat, or maybe the chef missed this was about half fat which I had to trim off, along with stringy parts I wasn't able to cut.
Evidence of a bad slice left for the waitress to see, she got a good look but stayed silent as she removed my plate at the end. Not a question "Did you enjoy your steak? Was it cooked well? Did it taste ok? Was it a bit too fat?" None of that. -1 star there.
Drink menu has a few fruity cocktails and margaritas, beer selection awful unless you like commercial lager/pilsner in a frozen glass, then go ahead. They were out of the seasonal Sam Addams brew so Boston Lager was the thing and it tasted stale, also served in a chilled mug. I happen to like the taste of beer, don't mask it with ice cold containers please.
For a steakhouse, some darker brews compliment the meat. (Point here: Texas Roadhouse doesn't have them). Try a Guinness or a porter, really. Room temperature glass. You'll thank me. You're welcome. Every other bar in the area has at least a few locally produced ales and usually given in a proper glass. It's a science like wine, different shapes for different tastes. Keep the cans of cheap beer for hot summer days where you don't care how many or how often you drain them. Nuff said.
Parking is decent though at times odd because of the way these places are right angled along 75th, you may have to circle around or use adjacent parking for Desert Sky Mall.
Tip: They have lunch/early dinner specials so come earlier to get in on that or for when it's less crowded.
Note to management or brand owners: I really really want to like Texas Roadhouse, and not just for the cute staff. Please fix the problems with the food and the beer selection, so we can enjoy the full experience like a Texas Roadhouse is supposed to be.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)