Man says Texas Roadhouse served him $20 steak instead of pricier filet multiple times
A loyal Texas Roadhouse customer is going viral after claiming he repeatedly got a cheaper cut of steak than what he ordered, leaving him wondering if he was being ripped off.Kenneth Card took to TikTok in early October to warn other customers that he received a sirloin instead of a filet mignon three times at a Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois.His post has since gotten over 30,000 views.Card told Fox News Digital that his experience working in hotel and restaurant kitchens preparing and cutting steaks made him confident he could tell the difference.MEAT EXPERT SHARES THE MISTAKE MOST AMERICANS MAKE WHEN COOKING STEAK"I know what types of meat I get whenever I receive it," Card said.Kenneth Card said he was served sirloin instead of filet mignon on three visits to a Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois (not pictured).
(Justin L.Fowler/The State Journal-Register/USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)Card said he has been going to the Texas Roadhouse location about once a week for over a year, and had even built a rapport with staff.The first time it happened, he told staff he thought he had received the wrong steak and they gave him a filet.
On his next visit, he said, he ate the steak without raising the issue.When he ordered filet mignon again on a third visit, Card said, he spoke with a manager.EXPERTS REVEAL HOW TO SPOT FAKE 'WAGYU' SO YOU DON’T GET RIPPED OFF ON PREMIUM BEEF"I was like, 'Look, this is the third time that y'all tried to sell me a sirloin or whatever else kind of steak it is besides a filet,'" he recalled.The restaurant took the steak away to get a second opinion, Card said, and staff told him it was not what he had ordered.
He said he waited for a new one, asked for it to go and posted his video after getting home.The customer said he noticed a difference between the filet he ordered and the steak he received (not pictured).(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)"I just wanted to get the word out that, 'Hey, you're getting ripped off if you're ord...