Company Contrast: Texas Roadhouse

Each week 2ndVote takes a look at popular companies that either score well or score poorly  and then try to provide alternatives that either better align with the 2ndVote values or should be avoided to the best of your ability. This series is called The Company Contrast, and the company we will be focusing on this week is Texas Roadhouse (3.24).

Texas Roadhouse is an American restaurant chain that specializes in all American cuisine such as steak, ribs, and fresh baked rolls. The company was started by Kent Taylor in 1993 with the original location in Clarksville, Indiana. Texas Roadhouse scores well with 2ndVote and receives a 3.24 due to their support of Veterans and good environmental initiatives. They offer free meals to all veterans and active military on Veterans Day and have held a 17 year partnership with Homes for Our Troops (HFOT) which builds mortgage free homes for injured veterans. Beyond supporting veterans, they also practice good environmental stewardship policies in their day to day operations and donate $50,000 every year to the Arbor Day foundation. Overall, Texas Roadhouse gets the 2ndVote stamp of approval.

Honorable mentions go out to Logan’s Roadhouse and Ruth’s Hospitality Group (Ruth’s Chris Steak House) due to their neutral scores of 3.00. It’s never a bad thing when the steak tastes like steak and not dirty politics!

On the other side of the ranch there’s Longhorn Steakhouse (1.36). Longhorn Steakhouse is a restaurant chain specializing in steaks and American cuisine. The steakhouse started its first location in 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia, and now has over 500 locations across the United States. Longhorn scores poorly in four out of the six categories with 2ndVote: Life, Basic Freedoms, Civil Safe Society, and environment. These scores are the result of contributions or partnerships that indirectly fund Planned Parenthood, oppose religious liberties, advocate for sanctuary cities, and support carbon taxes. After it’s all tallied up, we think their steaks are a bit too liberal for our taste.

2ndVote encourages you to think twice about where you’re spending your money and if there’s a company you like that is doing good, reach out and let them know. For the companies that are damaging the foundations of our country, avoid using their services, spread the word, and send them a message through 2ndVotes website to let them know how they can do better.