Verified 26 Aug 2026
TEXAS ROADHOUSE GUIDE · UPDATED AUGUST 2026

Texas Roadhouse

Your starting point for Texas Roadhouse menu prices, hand-cut steaks, family meals, kids menu, Early Dine, VIP Club and brand information.

FOUNDED
1993
RESTAURANTS
755+
STATES
49 + 1 territory
VIP CLUB
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Texas Roadhouse guide featuring hand-cut steak, ribs, chicken critters, salad and fresh-baked bread
Quick answer

Texas Roadhouse is a made-from-scratch American steakhouse chain founded by Kent Taylor in Clarksville, Indiana in 1993, known for hand-cut steaks, fall-off-the-bone ribs, made-from-scratch sides and fresh-baked bread with cinnamon butter at every table. This page is the central hub for our coverage. Start with the Texas Roadhouse Menu Prices guide for the complete menu and exact three-city price observations, or choose a specialist guide below for hand-cut steaks, family meals, the kids menu or Early Dine.

Explore Our Menu Guides

Each guide answers a separate search purpose. This entity hub keeps the brand overview concise while the linked pages provide the detailed prices, calories, availability notes and store differences. That structure prevents the complete menu from being duplicated across multiple URLs.

Popular Texas Roadhouse Price Snapshot

Individual restaurants set local menu prices. The ranges below summarize exact price observations from our fixed Fort Worth, Orlando and Columbus (Reynoldsburg) restaurants on 26 Aug 2026. They are not national list prices, averages or delivery totals. Open the full menu or relevant child guide for city-by-city detail and store-difference context.

Current observed ranges

Popular itemObserved range
Hand-Cut Sirloin*$14.99–$28.49
Full Slab Ribs$25.99
Chicken Critters®$14.99–$16.49
Grilled BBQ Chicken$14.99–$16.49
Family Sized Ribs$69.99–$74.99
Caesar Salad (side)$4.99

The fixed research restaurants are 5250 Endicott Avenue in Fort Worth, TX; 6372 S. Semoran Blvd. in Orlando, FL; and 5940 E. Main Street in Columbus (Reynoldsburg), OH. Taxes, delivery markups and optional customizations are excluded.

How to Order

1Check your restaurant & waitIt’s primarily dine-in; use the official site or app to check your local restaurant’s wait time or join Call Ahead Seating.
2Choose dine-in or To-GoOrder online for pickup, or walk in and add your name to the wait list — hours and To-Go availability are set per restaurant.
3Confirm the local menuCut availability, family pack lineup and kids items can differ by restaurant, as our own three-city research found.
4Review the final totalSides, add-ons and any VIP Club offer applied at checkout can change the total shown on the receipt.

See our complete menu prices guide for exact three-city pricing on every category, or a specialist child guide above for steaks, family packs, kids items or Early Dine specifically.

Texas Roadhouse VIP Club & Early Dine

Texas Roadhouse’s free loyalty program is the VIP Club. Signing up on the official site earns new members a welcome gift, which the official page states will be delivered “within 48 hours” by email. The official VIP Club page does not publish an ongoing points system or membership tiers beyond the welcome gift and periodic offer emails — treat any third-party claim about a specific recurring free item as unverified unless the official page confirms it.

Separately, Early Dine is a dine-in-only, restaurant-set value window offering select full entrées at a reduced price during a weekday afternoon before the dinner rush. It isn’t part of any of our three checked restaurants’ online-ordering menus, and no single official nationwide price or hours is published for it — see our dedicated Early Dine guide for what’s commonly reported and how to confirm it at your location.

Texas Roadhouse Locations

According to Texas Roadhouse, Inc.’s official investor overview (as of June 30, 2026), the company operates 755 Texas Roadhouse restaurants as part of a 832-restaurant system that also includes its Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers concepts — spanning 49 states, one U.S. territory and ten foreign countries. This guide covers only the Texas Roadhouse brand; Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers are separate concepts not covered here.

For a nearby restaurant, use the official location finder. Open the selected restaurant’s page to check its address, hours, wait time, To-Go availability and whether it participates in Early Dine. Hours and service options can differ between nearby restaurants.

A Short Brand History

W. Kent Taylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse in Clarksville, Indiana on February 17, 1993, built around made-from-scratch food, hand-cut steaks and a concept the company describes as originally “sketched on a cocktail napkin.” The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

1993 — Kent Taylor opens the first restaurant in Clarksville, Indiana.
1999 — The chain reaches 67 restaurants by year’s end.
2004 — Texas Roadhouse goes public on Nasdaq under ticker TXRH.
2011 — The first international restaurant opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2021 — Founder Kent Taylor passes away; Jerry Morgan becomes President and CEO.
2025 — Texas Roadhouse becomes the largest casual-dining chain in the United States by restaurant count.
2026 — The company reports 755 restaurants across 49 states, one U.S. territory and ten countries.

Texas Roadhouse also runs Andy’s Outreach, an employee assistance fund described as “funded for Roadies by Roadies” to support staff facing financial hardship — part of the company’s stated focus on its employees (“Roadies”) alongside its “Legendary Food, Legendary Service®” mission.

Texas Roadhouse Nutrition and Allergen Information

Calorie information is published for most individual menu items, but our own three-city research found real gaps — none of the nine Family Pack meals had a published calorie figure at any of the three restaurants checked, for example. Where a figure isn’t published, our guides mark it “Not published” rather than estimating one from the dish’s components.

This research pass covered pricing and calories, not ingredient-level allergen data. For allergen information, use Texas Roadhouse’s official nutrition and allergen resources or ask restaurant staff directly, since preparation and shared kitchen equipment can affect cross-contact risk.

  • Check the exact item and size rather than relying on a category average.
  • Some sizes and Family Packs have no published calorie figure at all — treat “Not published” as honest, not as zero.
  • Contact the selected restaurant when an allergy is severe or the current label is unclear.

Our Texas Roadhouse Menu Prices guide and each child guide preserve these calorie figures and gaps category by category.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Texas Roadhouse best known for?

Texas Roadhouse is best known for hand-cut steaks, fall-off-the-bone ribs, made-from-scratch sides and fresh-baked bread with cinnamon butter served at every table.

When and where did Texas Roadhouse start?

Kent Taylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse in Clarksville, Indiana on February 17, 1993.

How many Texas Roadhouse restaurants are there?

As of the company’s June 30, 2026 investor disclosure, there are 755 Texas Roadhouse restaurants across 49 states, one U.S. territory and ten countries, part of an 832-restaurant system that also includes Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers.

Why do Texas Roadhouse menu prices vary by location?

Our own three-city research found real differences in both price and menu composition between restaurants — some steaks and family packs weren’t offered at every store, and Orlando ran consistently higher than Fort Worth and Columbus across most categories checked.

Does Texas Roadhouse take reservations?

Texas Roadhouse is primarily a walk-in restaurant that offers Call Ahead Seating rather than a traditional reservation system at most locations. Check your local restaurant for its current wait-list policy.

Is there a Texas Roadhouse rewards program?

Yes, the free VIP Club. Signing up on the official site earns a welcome gift delivered by email within 48 hours; the official page does not publish a points system or membership tiers beyond that.

Does Texas Roadhouse own other restaurant brands?

Yes. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. also operates Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers, which together with the Texas Roadhouse brand make up an 832-restaurant system as of June 30, 2026. This guide covers only the Texas Roadhouse brand.

Where can I find Texas Roadhouse calories and nutrition info?

Calories are published for most individual items, but some items and every Family Pack have no published calorie figure. Our menu guides mark these gaps honestly rather than estimating a number.

Our Methodology

This entity hub was verified on 26 Aug 2026. Brand history and founding facts were checked against Texas Roadhouse’s official Our Story page. Current restaurant counts and geographic footprint (755 restaurants, 832 system-wide including Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers, 49 states, one U.S. territory and ten countries) were checked against the official Texas Roadhouse, Inc. investor overview, current as of its June 30, 2026 disclosure. Historical timeline dates (1999 restaurant count, 2004 IPO, 2011 first international location, 2021 leadership transition, 2025 industry ranking) were cross-referenced against public reporting for date accuracy only, not used for any current-state figure.

VIP Club terms were checked against Texas Roadhouse’s official VIP Club sign-up page. The price snapshot uses the same fixed three-city research published in our complete menu pillar and specialist child pages — Fort Worth, Orlando and Columbus (Reynoldsburg). Each figure belongs to its named restaurant. No national price is inferred, no missing value is estimated and delivery totals are excluded. This hub summarizes the cluster; detailed tables remain on their dedicated pages.

✓ Verified 26 Aug 2026