Out to Eat in Sioux Falls: Texas Roadhouse

There is a restaurant in Sioux Falls — and almost everywhere else for that matter — that never disappoints: Texas Roadhouse.

On Sept. 6, my beautiful wife Brandy and I had just seen “The Conjuring: Last Rites” at West Mall 7 Theaters, and we wanted to go out to eat somewhere close by. Texas Roadhouse was just a couple of minutes up the road, so that’s where we embarked.

We arrived at about 3:45 p.m. and only had to wait for a table for a couple of minutes, even though it was Saturday. The restaurant was packed when we got there, but it wasn’t at its max capacity, which was perfect for us. We were placed at a table that was part booth and part seats.

On the wall to my right was an interesting Native American-style artwork of a bison, which reminded me a little bit of Egyptian hieroglyphics and some of their art styles. Slightly further

down was a decent-sized mount of a walleye. Both were appealing to me, being an avid outdoorsman.

Not long after our first bowl of unlimited, heaven-sent bread rolls with cinnamon butter were delightfully finished, out came our main courses. Brandy ordered what she always gets: the “Road Kill”, a steak covered in sautéed mushrooms and onions with melted jack cheese. I ordered the “Portobello Mushroom Chicken”, which is a grilled chicken breast covered in portobello mushroom sauce, melted jack cheese and freshly grated parmesan. 

Comedically, I forgot that I was going to get to pick two sides with that main course as well, so I just stuck with some of the classics: French fries and mashed potatoes. I kept up that pattern for my beverage, Coca-Cola. 

Brandy and I, though we did not realize it at first, were both drawn to the mushrooms. We will continue to order and enjoy those for a long time.

Our service was decent but nothing to write home about, while the food was and always is worth writing home about. 

Something worth mentioning is that when you order and purchase Texas Roadhouse online, you automatically get a free set of bread rolls with its legendary cinnamon butter — a helpful hack for college students or anyone who may be low on funds.

Let us not forget where Texas Roadhouse started either: with the monstrous mess of peanuts. As I am not too crazy for peanuts, I decided to take our complimentary bag home and will be leaving them in our backyard for the rambunctious squirrels to enjoy.

Texas Roadhouse does not let anyone down — not even a squirrel.