Texas Roadhouse’s new Chicken Alfredo Pasta is already in more than 600 restaurants, and the rest should have it by spring 2027. Here’s what’s in it and why people are searching for it.
The steakhouse famous for rolls and cinnamon butter now has a pasta dish, and a lot of people want to know about it.
“Texas Roadhouse new pasta dish” and “Texas Roadhouse chicken alfredo” were both climbing Google Trends in the U.S. this weekend, with more than 50,000 searches in a day. The reason is a menu change the company talked about on its earnings call earlier this month. The chain’s Chicken Alfredo Pasta has moved from a small test into most of its restaurants.
What is the new Texas Roadhouse pasta dish?
It’s called Chicken Alfredo Pasta. Fox News and Allrecipes describe it as grilled chicken and bacon over penne pasta in a Parmesan Alfredo cream sauce. It comes with a side.
Allrecipes reported that diners can pick any of the chain’s 16 sides, Texas Red Chili included. That one comes from a single outlet, so check your own location’s menu. At least one Texas test menu earlier this year called it “Chicken Alfredo Penne,” according to BroBible.
Is the chicken alfredo at every Texas Roadhouse?
Almost. Restaurant Business, in a report shared by Nation’s Restaurant News, said the dish is in more than 600 restaurants now. The roughly 100 remaining locations should get it by spring 2027.
The rollout went in steps. Allrecipes reported that it started in 100 restaurants, then 100 more, and then about 400 more locations opted in during October. That detail is from Allrecipes alone.
For scale, Texas Roadhouse had 760 restaurants under its own name as of Sept. 29, 2026, the company said in its third-quarter earnings release. That’s 664 company-owned and 96 franchised, and 65 of the franchised ones are outside the U.S. The company also runs Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers.
How much does the Texas Roadhouse chicken alfredo cost?
That depends on where you live. No national price has been published. A May TikTok from a Grand Prairie, Texas, location showed it at $17.99 on a test menu, BroBible reported. Prices at chain restaurants often vary by market, and Texas Roadhouse said it raised menu prices about 1% at the start of the fourth quarter.
Treat that as a ballpark until your local menu says otherwise.
Why is Texas Roadhouse adding pasta?
The company says its own operators asked for it. CEO Jerry Morgan said restaurant managers wanted a new item and early tests went well with guests and staff, according to Nation’s Restaurant News and Fox News.
Don’t expect it to knock the steaks off their throne, though. “It’s probably not going to be one of our top 10 mix entree items that we offer, but it rounds out the menu,” Michael Bailen, the company’s vice president of investor relations, said on the call, as quoted by Fox News.
Bailen also pitched it as a pick for “somebody who wants something a little bit different,” per Fox News. Picture the one person at the table who doesn’t want a ribeye. This is for them.
Allrecipes framed the move as Texas Roadhouse “coming for Olive Garden.” That’s a fun headline, but the company itself is selling it as a menu filler, not a full Italian takeover. Your breadsticks are safe.
What else is new at Texas Roadhouse in 2026?
The pasta news came out alongside a busy quarter. Comparable sales at company restaurants rose 4.3% in the third quarter, and revenue reached about $1.6 billion, up 9.5%, Nation’s Restaurant News reported.
Morgan also said “traffic softened late in the quarter.” Executives partly blamed a viral social media hoax that falsely accused Texas Roadhouse and Logan’s Roadhouse workers of tampering with customers’ food. The company said the claims were false, according to Nation’s Restaurant News and Fox News.
The chain is also testing new nonalcoholic drinks, including mocktails, dirty sodas and energy drinks, across its three brands, Nation’s Restaurant News reported. And it plans about 35 new restaurants across its brands in 2026, with about 35 more in 2027.
Is the Texas Roadhouse chicken alfredo any good?
Plenty of people want to know. A TikTok review from Grand Prairie racked up about 1.2 million views back in May, BroBible reported, and Allrecipes rounded up more fan reviews from Reddit and TikTok in its Nov. 14 story.
The best test is your own fork. If your local Texas Roadhouse has it, it’ll be on the regular menu, not a secret one. And no, nobody said anything about taking away your rolls.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
Fox News (Nov. 11), dish description and executive quotes
Restaurant Business via Nation’s Restaurant News (Nov. 6), rollout numbers, sales and drink tests
Allrecipes (Nov. 14), sides, rollout steps and fan reviews
BroBible (May 16), test-menu name and Grand Prairie price
Texas Roadhouse (Nov. 5), third-quarter earnings release
Google Trends, U.S. search data
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