Texas Roadhouse arrives in Sheboygan
The rumors are true: things are better in Texas
Ramsay Crawford
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: Features
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If you've travelled into Sheboygan on Highway 42 this semester, you may have noticed the new Texas Roadhouse just south of I-43. Being on my way to and from Lakeland, I'd been quite curious what this new restaurant had to offer.
From the road I could just make out the bar and several large flatscreen TVs, but somehow it just didn't make sense to me that a sports bar in Sheboygan would consistently have so very many cars in its parking lot every time I went by. There had to be more to it than just sports and alcohol.
Finally there came a Monday where I had no other plans, and my curiosity won out. Hearts set on seeing whatever there was to be seen inside the new establishment, my father and I walked in, not knowing quite what to expect.
We'd arrived shortly before the dinner hour, so the ratio of staff to customers was somewhat askew as we entered the building and requested seating for two. Almost immediately noteworthy was a bucket of free peanuts at each table. Also at each table was a second bucket for the shells, but it was obvious some people apparently don't understand this concept as I stepped over random areas of strewn shells while being led to our table. I loathe peanuts that are still in their shells.
Only a minute or two after sitting down, our enthusiastic server, who quickly introduced himself as Cody, was at our table with a trainee named Leslie in tow. Having not looked at the menu before, we weren't quite ready to order food yet, but drinks were an easy decision; my father almost always orders a gin and tonic wherever we go, and I had to try the Razzlesnake Margarita advertised in a small booklet at the table. Cody quickly stood out among the servers in my recent memory as he asked if I wanted sugar on the rim of my glass, something I often find quickly assumed if I don't specifically ask for it not to be there.
Again only a few minutes passed before Cody and Leslie were at our table, drinks in hand with some warm, fresh rolls with honey-cinnamon butter quickly following. By now both my father and I were ready to order. Though the Texas Roadhouse menu includes a decent selection of salads, ribs, chicken, and seafood, the obvious specialty is steaks. Cody again proved very detail oriented, asking me how well I would prefer my choice sirloin done when I forgot to specify.
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Dave
posted 12/04/09 @ 9:57 AM CST
We plan on going there soon, but it sounds like the wait staff was intrusive. When I dine out, I don't want five or six visits from the staff. I am there to chat with whom ever I came with, not the staff. (Continued…)
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