Is There a Texas Roadhouse Menu Class Action Lawsuit?

There is no active Texas Roadhouse menu class action lawsuit. A New Jersey law firm, Trief & Olk (now Trief, Olk & Dror), publicly solicited potential plaintiffs in April 2025 and announced an investigation into whether certain menu descriptions were deceptive, but as of mid-2026 no complaint had been filed in any court, no class had been certified, and the investigation was closed without advancing to litigation.¹²

What the Investigation Looked At

The firm’s advertisement, posted on the consumer legal site Top Class Actions on or around April 1, 2025, alleged that Texas Roadhouse failed to adequately disclose the “true nature and ingredients” of certain menu items. Six items were named: grilled shrimp, grilled salmon, the chain’s signature fresh-baked bread, baked potato with toppings, sweet potato with toppings, and buttered corn. The firm questioned whether the restaurant provided “accurate and clear information about the ingredients, preparation methods, and sourcing” of those items.¹

Neither the advertisement nor subsequent industry reporting identified a specific gap between what the menu said and what a customer actually received. The firm raised general concerns about transparency but did not point to a concrete example of mislabeling.¹

The Legal Theories the Firm Cited

Trief & Olk pointed to two federal frameworks. The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act prohibits misleading claims about a product’s composition; according to the firm, that means menu descriptions “shouldn’t imply an ingredient is present when it’s not.” The firm also cited the FDA’s menu labeling rule, in effect since May 2018, which requires chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie counts and provide written nutrition information on request.¹³

The FDA rule applies to a chain of Texas Roadhouse’s size. The agency has said it takes a cooperative, education-focused approach to enforcement rather than a punitive one, and it accepts consumer complaints by email.³

Why It Never Became a Lawsuit

Public records do not show a federal or state court complaint tied to the investigation, and the matter was closed before any class was certified.²

Texas Roadhouse’s annual report for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2025 does not disclose a menu-related class action as a material legal risk. The 10-K contains only the standard cautionary language that the company’s results could be affected by “the impact of litigation, including remedial actions, payment of damages and expenses, and negative publicity.” That is boilerplate language present in most public company filings, not a reference to a specific pending case.⁴

Trief, Olk & Dror has a track record in class litigation, with large settlements in bank overdraft cases and an approximately $8 million recovery for roughly 2,500 Darden Restaurants servers and bartenders over wage and tip-credit claims. Its prior restaurant work, however, focused on employment issues rather than ingredient accuracy, and there is no public record of the firm previously taking a menu-misrepresentation class action to trial or settlement.¹

Related Consumer Complaints

Separate from the menu-description investigation, consumer complaints about pricing transparency at Texas Roadhouse have appeared on social media, including allegations of undisclosed service fees and gaps between advertised and charged prices. Those complaints also remain at a pre-litigation stage, with no class certification.²

Menu fraud claims against restaurants do get filed from time to time. In June 2025, South Carolina shrimpers sued dozens of local restaurants over “shrimp fraud” after genetic testing reportedly found that 40 of 44 tested establishments were serving imported shrimp while representing it as local. Texas Roadhouse was not a defendant in that case.¹

What You Can Do Now

There is no settlement to claim and no active class to join. If a lawsuit is filed in the future and a class is certified, notice would be sent to eligible customers or published through a court-approved administrator, and consumer legal sites typically pick up the filing within days.

Anyone who believes a chain restaurant is failing to provide required calorie or nutrition information can also report that directly to the FDA, which handles menu labeling complaints under its 2018 rule.³

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Seafood Source. Law Firm Proposing Class Action Suit Against Texas Roadhouse Claiming Menu Is Misleading
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AS Law Online. Texas Roadhouse Menu Class Action
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Menu Labeling Requirements
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Texas Roadhouse Inc. Form 10-K, Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2025