A retired American couple has embarked on their next adventure in life: traveling 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 pair fell in love with the popular American cuisine 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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“It was last night [No.] 433, but there are two more later in the day here, and then we’ll 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 each year in a fifth-wheel camper. Their only goal is to visit as many new places in Texas Roadhouse as possible.
Judy and Mike McNamara have visited over 400 Texas Roadhouse locations in the past six years. They intend to visit each of them. (Mike McNamara)
“We also go to some national parks and museums, but most of them will now visit the Texas Roadhouse,” he said.
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Mike McNamara said the couple had visited several places, but when Judy McNamara retired in 2017, he realized how many they had been to over the years.
“I have seen it all [of] our credit card statements since she retired [back] to the first – we had been at 37,” he added.
Mike McNamara told Fox News Digital that the reason he and his wife keep coming back is because of the family atmosphere at each restaurant. (Mike McNamara)
From there, Mike McNamara decided to make a chart and see how many of the approximately 650 countries they could visit.
“Since 2018, we’ve been going all over the country visiting Texas Roadhouses,” he said.
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While Judy McNamara tends to vary her order between chicken and shrimp, Mike McNamara said his favorite order is the six-ounce filet with a salad and a baked potato.
He added, “But when you go to them sometimes 10, 15, 20 in a row, you don’t want that every day, so I’ll go back and forth from the tenderloin, the pork chop, and the chicken fries.”
A popular food option at Texas Roadhouse: the freshly baked cinnamon butter rolls. (iStock)
When asked why Texas Roadhouse was the couple’s restaurant chain of choice, Mike McNamara said it has a lot to do with the food – and the people.
“One, the food is good. That’s a prerequisite for wanting to go to a restaurant,” he said.
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He continued, “The people are great. Texas Roadhouse is a big, big family [and] It’s incredible how many people we’ve met more than once on our visits all over this country.”
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Mike McNamara said he and his wife just “fell in love with cooking” and said it feels like “almost home for us”.
The restaurant chain has approximately 650 locations across 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 they’re not camping.
This year, the McNamaras are set to visit 80 new countries, which will bring their total to just over 500 out of approximately 650 in total.
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Texas Roadhouse, which was founded in 1993, is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
It is known for its bread basket, which includes a cinnamon honey butter spread.
A couple is trying to eat at every Texas Roadhouse location in the country. (Mike McNamara/iStock)
Mike McNamara said he’ll sometimes order a sweet potato and put the classic cinnamon honey butter on top — then use the leftovers to make a dessert roll.
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“I keep saying we’re slowing down,” Mike McNamara joked.
Fox News Digital reached out to Texas Roadhouse for comment.