Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2022
Description of Business
Description of Business	(1) Description of Business Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (collectively, the "Company," "we," "our" and/or "us"), is a growing restaurant company operating predominately 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. As of December 27, 2022, we owned and operated 597 restaurants and franchised an additional 100 restaurants in 49 states and ten foreign countries. Of the 597 company restaurants that were operating at December 27, 2022, 577 were wholly-owned and 20 were majority-owned and we operated 552 as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, 40 as Bubba’s 33 restaurants and five as Jaggers restaurants. Of the 100 franchise restaurants, 62 were domestic and 38 were international restaurants, all of which were operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants. As of December 28, 2021, we owned and operated 566 restaurants and franchised an additional 101 restaurants in 49 states and ten foreign countries. Of the 566 company restaurants that were operating at December 28, 2021, 546 were wholly-owned and 20 were majority-owned and we operated 526 as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, 36 as Bubba’s 33 restaurants and four as Jaggers restaurants. Of the 101 franchise restaurants, 70 were domestic and 31 were international restaurants, all of which were operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants. Risks and Uncertainties The Company has been subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (the "pandemic"). These include federal, state and local restrictions on restaurants, some of which limited capacity or seating in dining rooms while others allowed to-go or curbside service only. In 2022, all of our domestic company and franchise restaurants operated without restriction. In 2021 and 2020, all of our domestic company and franchise restaurants operated under various forms of capacity restrictions, which included outdoor and/or to-go or curbside service only.

Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2022

(1) Description of Business

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (collectively, the "Company," "we," "our" and/or "us"), is a growing restaurant company operating predominately 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.

As of December 27, 2022, we owned and operated 597 restaurants and franchised an additional 100 restaurants in 49 states and ten foreign countries. Of the 597 company restaurants that were operating at December 27, 2022, 577 were wholly-owned and 20 were majority-owned and we operated 552 as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, 40 as Bubba’s 33 restaurants and five as Jaggers restaurants. Of the 100 franchise restaurants, 62 were domestic and 38 were international restaurants, all of which were operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants.

As of December 28, 2021, we owned and operated 566 restaurants and franchised an additional 101 restaurants in 49 states and ten foreign countries. Of the 566 company restaurants that were operating at December 28, 2021, 546 were wholly-owned and 20 were majority-owned and we operated 526 as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, 36 as Bubba’s 33 restaurants and four as Jaggers restaurants. Of the 101 franchise restaurants, 70 were domestic and 31 were international restaurants, all of which were operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company has been subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (the "pandemic"). These include federal, state and local restrictions on restaurants, some of which limited capacity or seating in dining rooms while others allowed to-go or curbside service only. In 2022, all of our domestic company and franchise restaurants operated without restriction. In 2021 and 2020, all of our domestic company and franchise restaurants operated under various forms of capacity restrictions, which included outdoor and/or to-go or curbside service only.