What To Know About Texas Roadhouse's Birthday Ritual
When you go out to celebrate your or someone else's birthday, numerous restaurants could help you make the occasion special. However, it might be difficult to find a place that turns birthdays into an event better than Texas Roadhouse, and there can be quite a bit involved in the ritual depending on what your location offers.
Based on information gleaned from multiple social media posts, it looks like a server at a given location will at least announce the birthday person's name to the entire restaurant. All of the diners are also instructed to stop what they're doing and swallow what they're chewing to yell out "yeehaw" after the count of three. The birthday guest also gets to yell it out before or after the rest of the restaurant. At some Texas Roadhouses, a special saddle is brought to the person's table. Whether a child or an adult being is being celebrated, they get to sit on the saddle during the announcement and "yeehaw" shouts. The birthday guest can also whip one of the napkins in circles above their head like a cowboy.
At this point you may wonder if the celebration comes with a serenade. Chain restaurants weren't legally allowed to sing "Happy Birthday" to customers until it was placed in the public domain in 2016 by a court ruling. Only some Texas Roadhouse locations sing the song or do a birthday chant. If you're really lucky, though, you'll also get a line dance out of the Roadies.
Birthday guests can also get free food at Texas Roadhouse
Alongside all the hoopla that comes with celebrating a birthday at Texas Roadhouse, the restaurant brings out a free scoop of ice cream to the special guest. This complementary dessert seems to be the standard (or at least commonplace). However, some lucky birthday celebrants receive a free piece of cake. One user on Facebook, for instance, shared that she got a free slice of strawberry cheesecake with your meal.
Like many restaurants that will give you free food on your birthday, Texas Roadhouse also gives VIP Club members a free appetizer or sidekick during their birthday month. Because of that, program members can receive both the complementary ice cream and free appetizer to make their day even more special.
The best part, though, is that the VIP Club membership program isn't limited to just birthday freebies every year. You also get a free appetizer coupon when you sign up, a discount on every anniversary of joining the club, and other discounts, local, and personalized offers — all sent straight to your email. As a result, joining the program is one of the Texas Roadhouse ordering hacks you'll wish you knew sooner.