A retired American couple has embarked on their next adventure in life: traveling to and eating at every Texas Roadhouse location in the United States.
Judy and Mike McNamara of Franklin, Virginia, have been married for 52 years. The couple fell in love with the popular American restaurant chain in 2003 and have been fans ever since.
Fox News Digital spoke with Mike McNamara a few days ago while he and his bride were in Northwest Indiana on one of their two road trips of the year.
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“Last night was [No.] 433, but there are two more after the day here, and then we go to Southern Ohio and that will be [No. 437],” he said.
The 71-year-old said he and his wife take two road trips a year in a fifth-wheel camper, with the sole goal of visiting as many new Texas Roadhouse locations as possible.
Judy and Mike McNamara have visited over 400 Texas Roadhouse locations in the past six years. They aim to visit them all. (Mike McNamara)
“We also go to some national parks and museums, but most of the time it involves visiting Texas Roadhouse,” he said.
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Mike McNamara said the couple had visited a few locations, but when Judy McNamara retired in 2017, he realized how many they had visited over the years.
'I looked everything up [of] our credit card statements from the time she retired [back] to the first – we had been to 37,” he added.
Mike McNamara told Fox News Digital that he and his wife keep coming back because of the family atmosphere in each restaurant. (Mike McNamara)
Mike McNamara decided to create a spreadsheet to see how many of the approximately 650 locations they could visit.
“We've been traveling the country visiting Texas Roadhouses since 2018,” he said.
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While Judy McNamara tends to switch her order between chicken and shrimp, Mike McNamara said his favorite order is the 6-ounce sirloin steak with a salad and a baked potato.
He added: “But if you sometimes eat 10, 15, 20 in a row, you don't want to do that every day. That's why I alternate between the sirloin steak, the pork chop and the chicken fritters.”
A well-known food option at Texas Roadhouse: the freshly baked rolls with cinnamon butter. (iStock)
When asked why Texas Roadhouse was the couple's favorite chain restaurant, Mike McNamara said it had a lot to do with the food – and the people.
“First of all, the food is good. That's a requirement to want to go to a restaurant,” he said.
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He continued, “The people are great. Texas Roadhouse is a big, huge family [and] It's incredible how many people we met more than once during our visits to this country.”
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Mike McNamara said he and his wife just “fell in love with cooking” and that it feels like “home cooking” to us.
The restaurant chain has approximately 650 locations in the United States. (iStock)
The closest location to the McNamaras' home is 45 minutes away, so they only go a few times a month when not traveling in the RV.
This year, the McNamaras will visit 80 new locations, bringing their total to just over 500 out of approximately 650 total.
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Founded in 1993, Texas Roadhouse is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
It is known for its bread basket, which includes cinnamon-honey butter spread.
A couple tries to eat at every Texas Roadhouse location in the country. (Mike McNamara/iStock)
Mike McNamara said he sometimes orders a sweet potato and puts the classic cinnamon honey butter on it, then uses the rest to make a dessert roll.
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“I keep saying we're going to slow down,” Mike McNamara joked.
Fox News Digital reached out to Texas Roadhouse for comment.
