First time at Texas Roadhouse - Disappointed

**cyclone87** · 03-03-2013, 02:09 PM

I would rank them: 1. Outback 1(tie). Texas Roadhouse 2. Longhorn 3. Lone Star

**LindenCy** · 03-03-2013, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by CyCrazy

Texas Rhoadhouse is over rated in my opinion.

This is either a funny joke or an awesome Freudian slip.

**dualthreat** · 03-03-2013, 02:10 PM

I've been there once. It was about 2 hours after the ISU v KSU fb game last fall.

Got our name on the list and told 45 min wait. Ok, we will wait.
An hour went by and people who had larger parties were getting in before us.
So we asked if we were up soon, and they told us they lost our names.
About 45 more minutes later we were seated.

The food was okay.

**cyguytillidie** · 03-03-2013, 02:11 PM

Not too big of the place either but their pulled pork sandwich was great.

**FDWxMan** · 03-03-2013, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by 3TrueFans

Speaking of not making sense.

I guess I just don't get what it accomplishes.

If you show up to the restaurant at 5pm in person, you put your name in, and you're in line.

If someone calls in as they're walking out the door of their house at the exact same time, they have their name in line to get line...but actually aren't "in line" until they get to the place.

Just seems like a shell game to me. Don't really believe their is anything gained by their system of "Calling ahead." Unless you believe it's permanently an hour to hour twenty wait.

Food is fine though.

**Pat** · 03-03-2013, 02:16 PM

Is the willingness to wait an hour (or more) an Iowa thing? A few years ago, wife and I went to the Olive Garden in DSM and were told it would be 2 hours until we were seated. At Olive Garden! And... people were waiting!!! At (have I mentioned this?) the freaking OLIVE GARDEN!
I grew up in Omaha (though I have been in in central IA for over a decade) - maybe it is because there are more restaurants, and more densely located, but, even on a weekend, if it is more than 30-45 minutes, we were out the door and on to somewhere else.

**blizzisu** · 03-03-2013, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by chuckd4735

You still wait just as long, you just are able wait in other places.

If you can anticipate when you would like to eat earlier in the day, then there is no waiting.

**brianhos** · 03-03-2013, 02:20 PM

Why would people wait that long for a higher priced applebees?

**MissouriCyclone** · 03-03-2013, 02:22 PM

The one in my town is good. Not a lot of wait time and the steak is good. Of course, there's WAY better options in my neck of the woods.

**Rabbuk** · 03-03-2013, 02:24 PM

how does that save any time? I dont get it.

**cyclone87** · 03-03-2013, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

Why would people wait that long for a higher priced applebees?

The steak at Texas Roadhouse is definitely better than Applebees, I wouldn't put a TR steak in the elite category but definitely better than what you can get at Applebees.

**cyclone87** · 03-03-2013, 02:25 PM

speaking of restaurants, there is a new (I'm guessing more upscale due to its location) Italian restaurant coming to Ames.

Guess Who's Coming to Somerset? - Ames, IA Patch

**KFitzy87** · 03-03-2013, 02:25 PM

Applebees chicken fingers are finger lickin good

**FDWxMan** · 03-03-2013, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Rabbuk

how does that save any time? I dont get it.

I don't believe it really does. But it has a name that makes it sound like it does, so....

**MissouriCyclone** · 03-03-2013, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by cyclone87

speaking of restuarants there is a new (I'm guessing more upscale due to its location) Italian restaurant coming to Ames.

Guess Who's Coming to Somerset? - Ames, IA Patch

It'll be interesting to see how good it is. Nothing like real authentic Italian food.