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Forget apps, entrees, or even desserts.
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Some people choose their restaurant based solely on the freebreadselectionand, we can’t say we blame them.
Steakhouses often bake up brown bread or sourdough loaves.
At Red Lobster, cheesy Cheddar Bay Biscuits rule the maritime chain.
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And then, there are dinner rolls.
You’re likely familiar with Texas Roadhouse’s version of the single-serve buns.
Do they steal the spotlight?
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Or, are they more of a placeholder to distract you until your meal arrives?
Let’s find out in my following rankings from least to most favorite dinner roll.
In addition to banana bread and biscuits, they stood as one of our complimentary bread choices.
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But to me, there was never really a choice.
Two can be tacked onto any meal free of charge.
They were also rather brown and bubbly on the top.
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The Taste:The yeast flavor is familiar.
But, based on my memory these rolls are but a shell of what they used to be.
They are puffed up with plenty of air and gaps on the inside.
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However, you don’t get a soft and supple texture.
I had to wonder if the chain has gone downhill in the years it’s been since my employment.
Either way, it was disappointing, to say the least.
On the other side of the business, however, sits the company’s bakery.
There are actually two roll types available including Cloverleaf Farm and Honey Wheat Cloverleaf Farm rolls.
Of course, I had to give both a try.
They both ring up at $1.99 a pop.
The Look:From the top, each one looks like three rolls in one.
But, from the side, their muffin-like shape is revealed.
The standard rolls are a yellow-tan color and the honey wheat comes in a lighter brown.
The Taste:Exceedingly squishy and tender.
I was also surprised by how much I enjoyed the wheat renditions.
The chain is once again a purveyor of southern grub (I’m sensing a theme here).
But, unlike Bob Evans and MCL, rolls are the only kind of side bread it doles out.
With unreasonably high hopes, I added some to my order.
But, they come in a pleasing golden brown shade and with three plastic ramekins of accompanying butter.
The Taste:Concentrated but still delightfully fluffy.
I could eat at least three in one sitting and that’s not even taking into account the butter.
It all but dissolves in your mouththe perfect match for a set of delicious and addicting yeast rolls.
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The rolls at Texas Roadhouse have something of a cult following.
Aside from this puffed-up size and hardly noticeable lighter coloring the two are identical.
I was also given an entire tub of honey butter to go with my dozen rolls.
The Taste:Warm.
It wasn’t even close, in my mind.
Plus, the cinnamon butter is half the appeal.
It’s whipped with the quintessential balance of sweet and spiced.
Does it make this pairing more of a dessert than a pre-dinner appetizer?
But, I am certain no one is complaining about that.
I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Previously available only in select states, the frozen rolls are now stocked nationwide at Walmart.
