Steak beats pasta as Texas Roadhouse becomes top casual dining destination

There's a new king in the U.S. casual dining scene.

Texas Roadhouse has surpassed Olive Garden as the No. 1 casual dining destination based on systemwide sales, according to new data from Technomic on the 500 largest restaurant chains in America.

The Louisville, Kentucky-based steakhouse chain overtook Olive Garden, which had held the top spot since 2018.

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Texas Roadhouse sales surged 14.7% last year to $5.5 billion...