Skip The Expensive Entree And Order This Texas Roadhouse Appetizer For A Full Meal
Texas Roadhouse is a steakhouse chain that offers a wide range of steak meals for a low price when compared with other restaurants. But if you don't want to splurge on a full-priced entree, Texas Roadhouse's appetizers offer a cheaper option that'll still satisfy your hunger.
“the sauce is delicious and tangy and made like this every time ... I've had them probably over 100 times in my life.”
The Killer Ribs come with a rack of pork ribs smothered in sweet and tangy barbecue sauce, served with a side of steak fries. Considering you get meat and potatoes in an appetizer that costs significantly less than any entree, you're saving money without skimping on portions. You can also substitute the fries for another side free of charge. So, you can make the meal even heartier by ordering a baked potato, for example. As for the ribs themselves, we found them to be ultra-soft and tender with a rich savoriness complemented by the sweet barbecue sauce. Furthermore, the cooks grill the ribs before serving them to impart a char, then smother them with the sauce. This causes the sugar in the barbecue sauce, along with the ribs' proteins, to caramelize, creating a crispy exterior. The textural contrast between the juicy, melt-in-your-mouth meat and the crust is an elite experience that won this appetizer second place.
Customer reviews and more ordering hacks
Texas Roadhouse customers took to Reddit and Facebook to express their fandom for the saucy, tender ribs. One Redditor described them as having a "beautiful delicious crust and fall-off-the-bone, melt-in-your-mouth tender [meat]!" Texas Roadhouse doesn't pretend to be a Texas barbecue joint that smokes ribs for days, but it does offer a consistently good rack of ribs that impresses customers. "As far as chains go," says a Redditor, they make the most solid rib."
Barbecue aficionados on Reddit were pretty harsh critics of so-called "shortcut ribs," stating, "you could scrape enough sauce off of them to refill a bottle." However, fans are happy with the texture and flavor of the ribs, despite the purported shortcuts. A Redditor says, "the sauce is delicious and tangy and made like this every time... I've had them probably over 100 times in my life." Another Facebook review praised how meaty the ribs were, and despite what naysayers say, thought "it wasn't drowning in sauce."
Since you're saving money on the killer ribs appetizer as a full meal, this can also afford you an extra side like coleslaw or a house salad – another fan favorite. You can even start with the cactus blossom appetizer, which was our personal favorite. At the other end of the spectrum, you can also add a half rack of ribs to a steak entree.
