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Illinois man says Texas Roadhouse served cheaper steak than he ordered three times
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Fox News, the New York Post and The Washington Times report that Kenneth Card, a customer of a Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois, says he ordered a $30 filet mignon on three visits and received a $20 sirloin instead. Card posted about it on TikTok in early October and told Fox News Digital that his work in hotel and restaurant kitchens let him tell the cuts apart. According to the outlets, on the first visit staff gave him a filet after he raised the issue, and on a third visit he spoke to a manager. The Washington Times reports that the restaurant responded to the claim, but its response is not detailed in the text available to Mantle. The outlets attribute the account to Card; no record or independent finding is reported.
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Kenneth Card says a Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois, served him a sirloin instead of the filet mignon he ordered on three visits.
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Card says he was charged the price of a $30 filet and received a $20 sirloin.
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Card posted about the incident on TikTok in early October.
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Card says that on the first visit, staff gave him a filet after he raised the issue.
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The Washington Times reports that the restaurant responded to the claim.
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The Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois, repeatedly served a sirloin when customers ordered filet mignon.
Kenneth Card says it happened three times and that he could tell the cuts apart. The Washington Times reports that the restaurant responded, but the response is not detailed in the supplied text.
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All three outlets report that Kenneth Card says a Forsyth, Illinois, Texas Roadhouse served him a $20 sirloin instead of a $30 filet mignon on three visits. Its headlines present it as one customer’s account, and the New York Post frames it as an attempt to dupe him.
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Headlines present the claim as one customer’s account, attributed to him; the New York Post frames it as a deliberate attempt to deceive him, while Far Right-rated Fox News matches the attributed framing.
Man says Texas Roadhouse served him $20 steak instead of pricier filet multiple times
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- customer’s repeated experience
- viral TikTok post
- $30 filet versus $20 sirloin
- alleged deception by the restaurant
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- The Washington TimesRight
Man says Texas Roadhouse gave him $20 steak when he ordered pricier one; restaurant responds
Illinois man Kenneth Card claimed in an Oct. 5 TikTok post that on three separate occasions, he ordered a $30 filet mignon from the Forsyth, Illinois, location of the restaurant chain and was given a $20 sirloin instead.
- New York PostRight
Texas Roadhouse diner claims restaurant tried to dupe him with cheaper cuts of steak: ‘Shame on you’
An Illinois man has accused the Texas Roadhouse of repeatedly serving him a lower-caliber cut than what he'd ordered — despite charging the same amount.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Man says Texas Roadhouse served him $20 steak instead of pricier filet multiple times
Kenneth Card claims a Texas Roadhouse in Forsyth, Illinois, served him sirloin instead of filet mignon three times, sparking a viral TikTok debate.
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Fox News, Oct 26, 6:00 AM EDT
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- New York PostRightOct 26, 12:44 PM EDT
- The Washington TimesRightOct 27, 3:45 PM EDT
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