What to order · Updated September 2026
What to Order at Texas Roadhouse: Every Item, Judged
Nothing else in chain dining comes near Texas Roadhouse on steak value. The steaks are hand-cut in-house and priced like it's still 2015. The catch is a clear tier list on the menu, and first-timers order from the wrong tier. Prices are national averages.
The rolls with cinnamon butter are free and unlimited. Plan accordingly.
Every item, judgedThe verdicts
Fresh-Baked Rolls with Cinnamon Butter
Order itFree, unlimited, and they land hot. Half the room is here for these. Basket running low? Ask. Nobody minds.
6 oz USDA Choice Sirloin
Order itA hand-cut sirloin with two sides for about the price of a fast-casual salad. It's lean, so medium at most. Well-done turns any sirloin into a coaster.
Ribeye (12 oz)
Order itMarbling does the work the sirloin can't. At roughly the cost of two fast-food combos, it still undercuts any real steakhouse. If you upgrade once, upgrade here.
Filet Medallions
DecentTender and mild, served over rice or with peppercorn sauce. Fine, but this is a place that sells cheap flavor, and tenderness is the wrong thing to pay extra for. The ribeye wins at the same money.
Dallas Filet (6 oz)
DecentPriced right where Roadhouse stops being a bargain.
Fall-Off-The-Bone Ribs (full rack)
Order itThe one non-steak order worth making. The meat does fall off the bone, the glaze runs sweet, and a full rack plus sides leaves leftovers. Most people should get the half rack at ~$19.
Country Fried Chicken
DecentA plate-sized schnitzel under cream gravy. Any diner makes it. You're in the building with $13 hand-cut sirloins, so why.
Cactus Blossom
Skip itA fried onion the size of a hubcap, at 2,250 calories. It fills the table before the steaks show up and costs nine dollars that could go toward a steak upgrade. Fun once.
Grilled Shrimp add-on
Skip itFive smallish shrimp for eight dollars at a steakhouse that sells a whole sirloin for thirteen. The worst dollars-to-food conversion on the menu.
Loaded Sweet Potato (side)
Order itMarshmallows and caramel sauce on a vegetable: a side that doubles as dessert. It's the best of them, with seasoned rice a distant second. Don't burn a side slot on the steak fries.
Big Ol' Brownie
DecentHot brownie, ice cream, enormous, fine. Nobody has ever needed it after rolls, a steak, and a marshmallow potato. Split it or skip it. Better yet, take the leftover rolls home.
Frequently askedFAQ
What's the best cheap order at Texas Roadhouse?
The 6 oz sirloin with two sides (~$13.49) plus the free unlimited rolls is a complete steak dinner for under $15. Go at lunch or early-bird hours and many locations run it even cheaper.
Ribeye or sirloin at Texas Roadhouse?
Sirloin for value, ribeye for eating experience. The sirloin is lean and needs a medium cook to stay pleasant; the ribeye's marbling makes it far more forgiving and far more flavorful for about $9 more.
Are Texas Roadhouse steaks actually hand-cut?
Yes — each location has an in-house meat cutter who cuts steaks daily from full loins. It's a real differentiator versus most chains at this price point, and it's why quality is noticeably better than the price implies.