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Texas Roadhouse steak claim, Brady's watch, Hot 100 shakeup

The customer says he is a former cook who can spot the cuts by texture; the chain says staff double-check orders.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:32 PM ET, Monday, October 26, 2026

At a glance

First reported by WKEF: “Texas Roadhouse responds to customer's viral claim he was given cheaper steak 3 times”, with reporting from New York Post, Variety, Fox 10 Phoenix, WCYB (The National News Desk), Complex and BVM Sports.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 3:32 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Lions, Texas.
BBN covered this story before: Packers' McKinney faces fine after blasting NFL officiating (October 26).

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WKEFTexas Roadhouse responds to customer's viral claim he was given cheaper steak 3 times
New York PostTom Brady whips out another jaw-dropping $500K watch from his collection for Lions vs. Packers game
VarietyElla Langley Retakes No. 1 on Hot 100 From Taylor Swift; Tate McRae’s ‘Housewife,’ Rodrigo/Roan ‘Expectations’ and Zach Bryan/Lana Del Rey ‘Lies’ All Bow Big
Fox 10 PhoenixMan says Texas Roadhouse served him $20 steak instead of pricier filet multiple times October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
WCYB (The National News Desk)Texas Roadhouse responds to customer's viral claim he was given cheaper steak 3 times October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
ComplexMan Accuses Texas Roadhouse of Swapping His Filet Mignon for Cheap Cut of Steak October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
BVM SportsTom Brady Blasts Referees After Lions Beat Packers 20-17 - BVM Sports October 25, 2026 · facts used on air

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTexas Roadhouse is answering a customer who says he was served the cheaper sirloin instead of a filet three times.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA company spokesperson says the chain could not track the swap happening on three occasions, but confirmed it was corrected onsite once.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe sirloin is nineteen dollars and forty-nine cents and the filet is twenty-nine ninety-nine, so he says he can tell them apart by texture.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe used to be a cook.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe says he ate there about once a week for over a year, and now he's finished.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is a long relationship to end over a steak.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTom Brady showed off a rainbow Rolex worth about five hundred thousand dollars at the Lions and Packers game, the same model Travis Kelce owns.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDetroit won twenty to seventeen on a last-play field goal.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA watch that costs more than a house, and he still checked the time on the referees.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorElla Langley's Choosin' Texas is back at number one on the Hot 100, taking the top spot from Taylor Swift's Patient Zero after three weeks.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLove that for us! Two women, one chart, and the husband still can't pick a gas.