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Description of Business	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2011
Description of Business
Description of Business	(1) Description of Business         The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 27, 2011 and December 28, 2010 include the accounts of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (the "Company", "we", "our" and/or "us"), and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC ("Holdings"), Texas Roadhouse Development Corporation ("TRDC"), Texas Roadhouse Management Corp ("Management Corp.") and Aspen Creek, LLC ("Aspen Creek"). We and our wholly-owned subsidiaries operate restaurants under the names Texas Roadhouse and Aspen Creek. Holdings also provides supervisory and administrative services for certain other license and franchise restaurants. TRDC sells franchise rights and collects the franchise royalties and fees. Management Corp. provides management services to Holdings, TRDC and certain other license and franchise restaurants.         As of December 27, 2011, we owned and operated 294 restaurants and franchised and licensed an additional 72 restaurants in 47 states and one foreign country. Of the 294 restaurants we owned and operated, 291 operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, while three operated under the name of Aspen Creek. Of the 366 restaurants that were operating at December 27, 2011, (i) 294 were Company-owned restaurants, 282 of which were wholly-owned and 12 of which were majority-owned, (ii) 69 were franchise restaurants and (iii) 3 were license restaurants.         As of December 28, 2010, we owned and operated 274 restaurants and franchised or licensed an additional 71 restaurants in 46 states. Of the 274 restaurants we owned and operated, 271 operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, while three operated under the name of Aspen Creek. Of the 345 restaurants that were operating at December 28, 2010, (i) 274 were Company-owned restaurants, 263 of which were wholly-owned and 11 of which were majority-owned, (ii) 68 were franchise restaurants and (iii) 3 were license restaurants.

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