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Description of Business	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2018
Description of Business
Description of Business	(1) Description of Business The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. ("TRI"), our wholly‑owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest (collectively, the "Company," "we," "our" and/or "us") as of December 25, 2018 and December 26, 2017 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 25, 2018. As of December 25, 2018, we owned and operated 491 restaurants and franchised an additional 91 restaurants in 49 states and nine foreign countries. Of the 491 company restaurants that were operating at December 25, 2018, 471 were wholly‑owned and 20 were majority‑owned. Of the 91 franchise restaurants, 69 were domestic and 22 were international restaurants. As of December 26, 2017, we owned and operated 462 restaurants and franchised an additional 87 restaurants in 49 states and seven foreign countries. Of the 462 company restaurants that were operating at December 26, 2017, 444 were wholly‑owned and 18 were majority-owned. Of the 87 franchise restaurants, 70 were domestic and 17 were international restaurants.

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