Texas Roadhouse goes beyond steak with new menu addition that has some fans questioning the move
Texas Roadhouse is expanding its Chicken Alfredo Pasta rollout and testing new nonalcoholic drinks across its three restaurant brands, according to a report.The steakhouse chain added Chicken Alfredo Pasta to more than 600 locations in recent months and plans to bring it to the roughly 100 remaining locations by spring 2027, executives said during the company's third-quarter earnings call, Nation's Restaurant News reported.Operators had asked for a new menu item, and early tests of the pasta proved popular with customers and staff, CEO Jerry Morgan said.MAN SAYS TEXAS ROADHOUSE SERVED HIM $20 STEAK INSTEAD OF PRICIER FILET MULTIPLE TIMES"It's a great choice for somebody who wants something a little bit different," Michael Bailen, vice president of investor relations for Texas Roadhouse, said.Individual locations shared news of the penne pasta dish online, describing it as "creamy, cheesy and seriously delicious."Texas Roadhouse is expanding its food and drink offerings.(Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Some fans praised the dish, with one woman on Facebook saying it was "so good" and that she hoped it would remain on the menu permanently.MEAT EXPERT SHARES THE MISTAKE MOST AMERICANS MAKE WHEN COOKING STEAKOthers, however, wondered what a pasta dish was doing on a steakhouse menu.Texas Roadhouse says the pasta rounds out its menu, giving diners looking for something beyond steak another option.
(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)"Who goes to a steakhouse and orders chicken Alfredo?" one Reddit user said in a thread dedicated to Texas Roadhouse.Bailen said the dish is "probably not going to be one of our top 10 mix entrée items that we offer, but it rounds out the menu."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERTexas Roadhouse is also seeing continued demand for mocktails and dirty sodas, according to the report.The company is now testing "energizer" drinks at all three of its brands: Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33 and Jaggers.Texas Roadhouse says...