Texas Roadhouse Roadkill

Texas Roadhouse Roadkill is chopped steak smothered with sauteed onions, sauteed mushrooms and melted jack cheese. It lists at $14.49 for 760 calories and includes two sides, making it one of the cheapest full beef entrees on the menu.

What Roadkill actually is (full spec)

Roadkill is a seasoned chopped steak patty, grilled and then buried under sauteed onions, sauteed mushrooms and jack cheese. It is ground beef shaped and cooked like a steak, not a sliced cut, and it sits in the entree section rather than with burgers.

That distinction matters more than the joke name. Because the beef is chopped, there is no grain to fight and the fat renders into the patty instead of running off it. If you have ever ordered a steak and felt like you were working for it, this is the fix.

Why it is called Roadkill

The name is a roadhouse gag about a flattened, smothered piece of beef, nothing more. There is no unusual meat, no special sourcing story and no hidden ingredient behind it. Some menus print it as “Road Kill” in two words and some as “Roadkill.”

If you would rather not say it out loud, asking for “the chopped steak” gets you the same plate.

Roadkill price and what you get for it

The listed price is $14.49, and that figure buys the entree plus two sides. Regional pricing shifts the number by roughly 10-15%, so high-cost metro locations can print a dollar or two higher while smaller markets often run below the national listing.

A $14.49 entree with two sides included is close to what a plain sandwich costs at many casual chains, which is the whole argument for this item.

Prices above are national menu listings collected in July 2026. Your receipt is the only price that counts, and takeout or delivery menus are frequently marked up above the dine-in figure.

Calories and nutrition

Roadkill is listed at 760 calories, and that number covers the patty with its onions, mushrooms and jack cheese only. Your two sides are counted separately, as are the rolls and cinnamon butter, which is where most people quietly double the total.

For a sense of scale: a single roll with butter runs roughly 230 calories, and loaded potato sides climb fast. If you are tracking, the honest total for a Roadkill dinner with two starchy sides and three rolls lands well north of 1,500.

Side calorie counts differ by store portioning and by whether you load a potato, so use the in-store nutrition sheet or the chain’s own nutrition tool rather than a blanket estimate.

The two sides and the rolls

Every Roadkill order includes two sides at no extra charge, chosen from the standard list. Typical options are baked potato, sweet potato, mashed potatoes, steak fries, seasoned rice, green beans, buttered corn, fresh vegetables, applesauce, mac and cheese, and house or Caesar salad.

Loading a potato usually adds about $1.29. Because the entree already arrives wet with mushrooms, onions and melted cheese, a second creamy side turns the plate into one texture. Pair one starch with one green or one salad and the plate reads better.

Fresh-baked rolls with honey cinnamon butter come free and unlimited for dine-in. They are not part of the 760-calorie figure and they are not usually included with takeout in the same unlimited way.

How to order Roadkill well

Order the temperature you would order for a steak, because most locations cook this patty to request. Medium is the safest default: chopped steak dries out faster than a whole cut, and well-done pushes it toward crumbly.

Useful modifications that servers handle routinely:

• Onions or mushrooms on the side if one person at the table objects to either.
• Extra jack cheese, sometimes free and sometimes a small upcharge depending on the store.
• Brown gravy instead of cheese, which some kitchens will do and some will not. Ask rather than assume.
• Hold the cheese entirely if you want the calorie count down without losing the toppings.

If you are ordering takeout, ask for the toppings packed separately. Onions and mushrooms steam the patty in a closed container and the texture suffers by the time you get home.

Is it worth it vs sirloin and Beef Tips

Roadkill is worth ordering when you want a hot, saucy, filling beef plate for the lowest price in the entree section. It is the wrong order when you specifically want the chew, sear and grain of a real cut of steak.

Against the Hand-Cut Sirloin 6 oz at $16.99, you save about $2.50 and get a bigger, richer plate, but you give up an actual steak texture. The sirloin is lean and clean; Roadkill is soft and heavily seasoned by its toppings.

Against Beef Tips at $17.49, the comparison is closer. Both are smothered beef with onions, mushrooms and gravy or cheese. Beef Tips uses sirloin pieces, which hold more bite and cost roughly three dollars more. If texture is what you are paying for, pay the three dollars. If volume and value are the point, Roadkill wins.

Value verdict: for anyone who orders steak well-done anyway, Roadkill is the smarter buy. Well-done erases most of what you pay extra for on a hand-cut steak, and this item is built for that finish.

What we cannot verify for your store

This is an independent guide, not the restaurant. We do not set prices, take orders or receive menu updates in advance, and every figure here reflects national menu listings checked in July 2026.

Store-level items we cannot confirm for you:

• Your exact price. Regional pricing moves by roughly 10-15%, and franchise-adjacent and airport-style locations differ more.
• Printed portion weight. Some menus list a weight for the chopped steak and some do not.
• Substitution rules. Gravy-for-cheese swaps and extra cheese charges are decided locally.
• Takeout and delivery pricing. Third-party apps commonly run above the dine-in menu.

To confirm any of it, call the location directly or check the current menu on the official Texas Roadhouse site or app for your store.

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