Texas Roadhouse Salad Menu With Prices 2026

I’ll be real with you: nobody goes to Texas Roadhouse for a salad. But here’s the thing, the salads here are actually good, and sometimes you want something green next to your steak, or someone at the table wants a lighter meal. I’ve had most of these, and the Texas Roadhouse salad menu has some genuine standouts. Let’s go through every salad with 2026 prices, plus my honest take on which ones are worth ordering.

Texas Roadhouse Salad Menu With Prices 2026

House and Caesar: The $5.99 Side Salads

The House Salad and Caesar Salad at $5.99 each are side portions, and they’re the smartest add-on on the menu. Here’s my move: order a 6 oz sirloin, add a House Salad for six bucks, and you’ve got a steak dinner with a fresh starter for about twenty dollars. The House Salad is mixed greens with tomatoes, cheese, eggs, and croutons. The Caesar is romaine with parmesan, croutons, and Caesar dressing. Both are fresh, both are simple, both do the job. Skip the bottled dressing regret: ask for it on the side and you control the calories.

Entree Salads: The Full Meals

The four entree salads are legitimately big, full-meal salads. The Grilled Chicken Salad at $15.99 is the lightest-feeling option at 680 calories: grilled chicken over fresh greens with cheese, tomatoes, and eggs. It’s fresh, it’s satisfying, and it doesn’t feel like diet food.

The Chicken Critter Salad at $15.99 takes their famous fried chicken tenders and puts them on a salad. It’s 1150 calories because fried chicken plus cheese plus dressing adds up, but it’s delicious. This is the salad for people who want a salad the way they want a salad at a steakhouse: with fried chicken on it.

The Grilled Salmon Salad at $19.99 is my favorite entree salad here. The salmon is grilled, flaky, and flavorful, and it sits on a bed of greens with jack cheese, egg, and tomatoes. At 720 calories it’s a genuinely reasonable meal that still feels indulgent.

The Steakhouse Filet Salad at $21.99 is the premium play: tender filet pieces over salad with veggies, cheese, and croutons. It’s the most expensive salad on the menu, and it’s excellent. If you want steak but make it salad, this is your order.

Are Texas Roadhouse Salads Healthy?

It depends on the salad and the dressing. The Grilled Chicken Salad at 680 calories and the Grilled Salmon Salad at 720 calories are reasonable meals, especially with dressing on the side. The Chicken Critter Salad at 1150 calories is not a health food, but nobody’s pretending it is. The side salads at $5.99 are a great way to add something green to a steak dinner without going overboard.

Salad as a Side vs Salad as a Meal

Quick guide: the House and Caesar at $5.99 are side salads, meant to go alongside an entree. The other four are entree salads, full meals on their own. Don’t order an entree salad as a side unless you’re splitting it, you’ll have a mountain of food. And don’t order a side salad as your meal unless you supplement it, you’ll be hungry in an hour. Match the salad to the mission.

Building the Perfect Steak-and-Salad Dinner

Here’s a dinner formula I love: start with the House Salad at $5.99, then the 6 oz sirloin at $14.49 with a loaded baked potato. Total is about $21 before tip, and you get a fresh starter, a real steak, and a great side. It feels like a complete, balanced dinner because it is one. The salad comes out first, which paces the meal nicely, and by the time the steak arrives you’re ready for it. This is my go-to when I want the steakhouse experience without the steakhouse food coma.

Salad Dressing Guide: Ranked

Texas Roadhouse has the standard dressing lineup, and they all do the job. My ranking: ranch first, obviously, it’s the correct answer for the House Salad. Honey mustard second, especially good on the Chicken Critter Salad. Italian third, the lightest option. Blue cheese fourth, great if you love that funky bite. Thousand island last, it’s fine, nobody’s excited about it. Always ask for dressing on the side. I cannot stress this enough. It keeps the greens crisp, you control the calories, and the salad actually tastes like salad instead of dressing soup.

Final Verdict: Should You Order Salad at a Steakhouse?

If you want one, yes. The Grilled Salmon Salad at $19.99 is a genuinely great meal, and the $5.99 side salads are the smartest add-on on the menu. Nobody is judging you for eating a salad at Texas Roadhouse. Well, your steak-loving friends might tease you, but they will be jealous when your salmon arrives looking that good. Eat what makes you happy. And if anyone at the table gives you grief, just remind them that the Grilled Salmon Salad costs less than their ribeye and you will still have room for dessert.

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Prices last verified: October 10, 2026. Source: texasroadhouse.com