Texas Roadhouse - Logan, Utah

We're still undecided, but overall compared to say the Beehive...we prefer the Roadhouse EVERY time. Heck, the reason we started coming here was because the Beehive was absolutely horrendous to us over the last year or so of going to them. My review will be somewhat biased, as I will ALWAYS compare it to the bad food/service at the Beehive now. Sorry for the comparision, but that's just how awful the Beehive was to us. (We're military too, so we've been to a LOT of places...and out of ALL the horrible places, Beehive is definately in the worst of the worst group.)

In fact, whenever we talk to people about going to eat out - we always say to avoid the Beehive and instantly go to the Roadhouse. Not because the Roadhouse is super amazing or anything, but because the Beehive is actually THAT bad. We usually enjoy our time spent at the Roadhouse, and feel that even though it's a bit pricey...it's definately worth it. We go at least 2x a month.We all have picky tastes, and it's very difficult to find a place where we can all go to eat at. However, our entire family of 6, loves their rolls! So good! We almost always ask for an extra basket, because we finish them off fairly easily. The cinnamon butter (sp?) isn't that great, but it's butter so...eh. The rolls can stand alone without the butter, they are just THAT good.

I like the overall atmosphere of the Roadhouse, however sometimes it is VERY loud. Sometimes it is also very cold. This is nothing against them, as it is a general problem. The last time we went (about 1 week ago), I had to ask the waitress to turn off the ceiling fan over our head...as we were wearing our jackets and freezing our behinds off. We were seated in a booth directly behind the hostess stand. So everytime the door was opened, we felt it. My daughters were having to snuggle up against me just to try to stay warm - and in full jackets too. It was actually pretty weird. She did turn it off though, and my 3 yr old stopped clinging to me after a while.

I'm not a super meat fan, as I usually don't eat things like steak...but my husband does and he usually thinks the steak is "tolerable". In his terms that means, it's worth the price but it's not fantastic. We like their meat dishes in general, the ribs etc. It's all 150% better then anywhere else we have eaten at in Logan - so far.

I usually either order the chicken tenders or the salmon. The salmon is iffy sometimes, as it really depends on the chef. The one time I sent my salmon back (was about a month ago) for being undercooked, the manager came up to our table and apologized to us. It was a nice change from the Beehive pretty much sending us crap food and acting like I should love it. I think this is one of the main reasons why I continue to go back. That alone told me that they actually CARE about their customers.

When I don't order the chicken tenders, I order their burger with bacon/cheese on it. I usually order mine well done, but it almost always comes out as a dry block of meat. I don't think the chefs know how to cook a well done burger, so unless I'm actually craving a burger and usually even if I am - I don't order their burgers. My husband always tells me I should order it medium, but why should I change my taste buds just because the cooks can't make a juicy well done burger??

I like their side salads too, as the Beehive usually gives these mushy side salads - and it's always nice to be surprised at the fact that the Roahouse knows how to drain their lettuce. In fact, my husband usually gets a side salad with his meal just so I can eat it. ;P

The last time we went, my salmon was really greasy and I kept thinking to myself: "Hubby makes this better at home..." So, now I'll just stick with the chicken tenders. The chicken is almost always really good, and they give out HUGE portions of food. We usually wind up bringing lots of leftovers home. Please remember not to take their fries home, as they turn into a soggy mess within 2 hours of leaving the restaurant.

The children's menu is pretty much worse then what I'd make at home, but my kids like to eat out once in a while..so we originally tried to get them hot dogs or the mac n' cheese. The mac n' cheese has come out cold for us a few times (the cheese looked like lumps of goop a few times too), and the hot dog buns have been hard and really dry. That's why I usually order them the chicken tenders now, and sometimes they finish theirs off and try to steal MY chicken. LOL

Anyways...service is usually decent. We have had some bad times where the servers have completely forgotten about us AND our food, but that can be overlooked as we've had to deal with the Beehive before. I ALWAYS get carded for any alcoholic drink (I'm 30 yrs old....whatever no biggie). Also, apparently it's Utah law not to serve extra shots in alcoholic drinks? We learned that really fast. We're not big drinkers, but that huge marguarita (sp?) they offer has little to no alcohol in it...and we wanted to put an extra shot in it. Apparently, unless you get a great waiter who will bend the rules once in a while, they don't put extra alcohol in it (had a good waiter this week who put it on the side for my husband so he could pour it in himself). Meaning, you need to finish your huge drink first...then get another shot?? So weird. This is why I now order just a glass of wine, instead of their huge drinks. I'm not saying this because I like to get stone cold drunk, but because I'd like to not have a glass of chopped ice and little to NO alcohol in it. Seems to be completely pointless to call it an alcoholic drink if well...it's not really alcoholic.

We almost always have to wait at least 30-45minutes just for our appetizers. This past week, I didn't get my food until well after everyone else at the table did and I wound up just taking my entire order home and eating at home instead.The prices are a little high, especially compared to some of the other places in Logan...but some pluses are that they never forget to give my children crayons/something to draw on. They also try to seat families first. Which is good. Very good. We HAVE had a few times where we had to wait over an hour for just a seat, but that's understandable as the food is decent.

Another key note would be that even though they say to call ahead for seating, it's not guaranteed. We call ahead everytime, and still always have to wait anywhere from 30-1hr 30min just for a seat (especially on the weekends - Fri/Sat/Sun).

So yeah, my overally review is that we like the Roadhouse. Their food can sometimes be iffy, but it's Logan. I don't expect a 5 star restaurant. It's edible, and we usually have a good time when we go. Much, much better then the Beehive. We are more then happy to take our money to the Roadhouse instead.