{"id":296819,"date":"2026-05-17T05:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/296819\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:15:25","slug":"the-original-texas-roadhouse-is-set-to-close-with-a-caveat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/296819\/","title":{"rendered":"The original Texas Roadhouse is set to close, with a caveat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Roadhouse<\/a> has garnered plenty of cache over its 30-plus years of existence for its homage to Texas eats, despite being founded in Indiana and establishing its home base in Kentucky. Now the company has revealed that the location where it all started is set to close.<\/p>\n

Officials revealed<\/a> on Friday that construction is underway for a brand-new 10,000-square-foot restaurant near Bubba’s 33 on Veterans Parkway in Clarksville, Indiana. While that location has a projected opening date of November, it puts a countdown clock on the brand’s first location at Green Tree Mall on Lewis and Clark Parkway.<\/p>\n

The move is “bittersweet,” according to Texas\u00a0Roadhouse officials, as the brand evolved from its mall location to a business with 749 locations<\/a> across the country, including more than a dozen in the Greater Houston area and nearly 80 in Texas alone. Last year, it surpassed Olive Garden as the biggest casual-dining chain in the country, which is a win if you want people to always think of Texas in terms of steak and butter rolls.<\/p>\n

“It’s the one that started it all 33 years ago,” the company said in a statement. “We value the loyal guests and community that helped to shape Texas Roadhouse into what it is today and look forward to continuing to serve our guests in the Clarksville community.”<\/p>\n

According to their earnings call earlier this month, the company saw a near 7-percent increase in weekly sales compared to the same timeframe in 2025, and to-go orders exploded, up nearly 15 percent.<\/p>\n

The lore of Texas Roadhouse dates back to its founder, W. Kent Taylor, who became enamored with the idea of a steak-focused\u00a0restaurant after already establishing another restaurant, Buckhead Mountain Grill in Indiana. With the original Texas Roadhouse opening in 1993 and sister locations opening in Florida a year later, it wouldn’t be until 1998<\/a> that the first Texas Roadhouse opened in, you guessed it, Texas.<\/p>\n

Perhaps they’ll have a fluffy, butter roll swan song for the last day at the original location.<\/p>\n

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