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Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Description of Business  
Description of Business

(1) Description of Business

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest (collectively, the "Company," "we," "our," and/or "us"), is a growing restaurant company operating predominantly in the casual dining segment. Our late founder, W. Kent Taylor, started the business in 1993 with the opening of the first Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Clarksville, Indiana.

The Company maintains three restaurant concepts operating as Texas Roadhouse, Bubba’s 33, and Jaggers. As of December 31, 2024, we owned and operated 666 restaurants and franchised an additional 118 restaurants in 49 states, one U.S. territory, and ten foreign countries. Of the 118 franchise restaurants, there were 60 domestic and 58 international restaurants, including one in a U.S. territory. As of December 26, 2023, we owned and operated 635 restaurants and franchised an additional 106 restaurants in 49 states and ten foreign countries. Of the 106 franchise restaurants, 58 were domestic and 48 were international restaurants.