Texas Road House, 109 Cybernetics Way, Yorktown, VA 23693-5615, Phone: 757-874-5500, Fax: 757-874-1592

Located on one of the main thoroughfares between Newport News and York County, Texas Road house is off the beaten path (in fact, you must turn and go through what appears to be a parking lot alley to get to the restaurant.

Upon arrival, there’s a warning on the door: NOTICE: Peanut dust everywhere!. That’s because you’ll find a bucket of the salted, roasted nuts on your table, and they’re not shy about telling you to brush off your shells into the floor.

Randy and I chose to dine at 5:45 on a Saturday, notoriously a busy time for most steakhouses, however, we were escorted immediately to a table for two. Our server, Steven, introduced us to their menus — while they do not open until 4 pm on weekdays, they start preparing everything from the rolls to the veggies to the salad dressings from scratch at 10 each day. On the weekends, they open at noon.

The servers are known to line dance (which, unfortunately, didn’t occur during our visit, most likely because the place was so busy); Steven “warned” us about that, and asked if it was our first time there. We said it was, and he stated the manager would be right over. Megan, the manager on duty, brought us a platter with samples of the fresh made sides: chili with cheese, red-skinned mashed potatoes, white gravy, brown gravy, green beans, a portabello sauce, and a barbecue sauce used with their grilled chops. It made for a wonderful way to chose which side(s) to order.

Randy ordered the 6 ounce sirloin ($7.99) with a house salad, and a sweet potato, then he added a side of green beans. I ordered the 11 ounce sirloin ($12.99) called the “Hearty Cut”, a house salad, loaded baked potato, and like Randy, a side of those wonderfully seasoned green beans.

The hot rolls that were delivered were as promised: HOT. They were served with a cinnamon butter. The salads arrived in short order and you could taste the freshness — from the croûtons to the addition of chopped boiled egg — something you normally don’t find on a house salad. The Ranch dressing was tangy and went well with the crispness of the lettuce.

The steaks arrived — Randy had requested Well (which is hard for a restaurant to do without drying the steak out), while I ordered Medium-Rare. Both steaks were tender and cooked perfectly. There seems to have been a rush on sweet potatoes, for it was about 5 extra minutes before Randy’s potato arrived, but that wasn’t a problem. The problem was what to do with all the food. We were STUFFED, and unfortunately had no room for dessert.

If you’re in the mood for a steak, an EXCELLENT choice would be Texas Roadhouse.

Food: (4.75)
Service: (4.75)
Price: (5)
Overall: (4.75)