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Texas Roadhouse relocates its first restaurant from Green Tree Mall

Texas Roadhouse relocates its first restaurant from Green Tree Mall

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The original 1993 location is moving to a standalone site on Veterans Parkway, the second Texas Roadhouse relocation announced in the Louisville area this year.

Today: WHAS reports original location relocating

Overview

Updated 1 hour ago

The first Texas Roadhouse, which opened at Green Tree Mall in Clarksville, Indiana, in February 1993, is moving to a standalone building on Veterans Parkway.

The new restaurant is expected to span about 10,000 square feet and open in mid-November. The mall location's closing date has not been set, and the move is the second Texas Roadhouse relocation announced in the Louisville area this year.

Why it matters

The move takes the chain's first-ever restaurant out of the mall where it opened in 1993 and into a larger standalone site.

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Key Indicators

1993
Year first Texas Roadhouse opened
The original restaurant opened at Green Tree Mall in February 1993.
10,000
Square feet in new restaurant
The standalone building is expected to span about 10,000 square feet.
150
Employees at current location
About 150 workers are expected to transfer to the new restaurant.
2
Area relocations announced this year
WHAS reports this is the second Texas Roadhouse relocation announced in the area in 2026.

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People Involved

TD
Travis Doster
Chief communications officer, Texas Roadhouse
Spokesperson for the relocation

Organizations Involved

TR
Texas Roadhouse Inc.
Restaurant chain
Relocating its original Green Tree Mall location

Louisville-based chain founded by Kent Taylor; its first restaurant opened in Clarksville, Indiana, in 1993.
Green Tree Mall
Green Tree Mall
Shopping mall
Current home of original Texas Roadhouse until relocation

Clarksville, Indiana mall that has housed the first Texas Roadhouse since 1993.

Timeline

February 1993 November 2026

4 events Latest: Today
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  1. WHAS reports original location relocating

    Today Announcement

    The first Texas Roadhouse is moving from Green Tree Mall to a standalone site on Veterans Parkway.

  2. Company buys adjacent parcel

    Property

    Texas Roadhouse buys the parcel next to Bubba's 33 for the new restaurant.

  3. Company buys Bubba's 33 property

    Property

    Texas Roadhouse buys the Veterans Parkway property where Bubba's 33 sits.

  4. First Texas Roadhouse opens at Green Tree Mall

    Opening

    Kent Taylor's first Texas Roadhouse opens in Clarksville, Indiana.

Scenarios

1

Original Texas Roadhouse opens on Veterans Parkway

Likely Resolves by End of 2026

Discussed by: Company officials and WHAS reporting

Travis Doster said the new standalone restaurant is slated to open in mid-November. The current staff is expected to transfer, and the mall location would close once the new site is operating.

2

Mall location closes before new site opens

Possible Resolves by Q1 2027

Discussed by: No official prediction; based on unresolved closing date

The company has not set a closing date for the Green Tree Mall restaurant. If the mall lease ends or the building is cleared before the new site opens, customers would face a gap.

3

Opening slips past 2026

Unlikely Resolves by Jan 31, 2027

Discussed by: Construction timelines and company statements

The new restaurant is under construction and has a mid-November target. Weather, permitting or construction delays could push the opening into 2027.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

February 1993

Texas Roadhouse opens at Green Tree Mall (1993)

Kent Taylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse in a mall in Clarksville, Indiana. The restaurant became the seed for a chain that now operates hundreds of locations.

Then

The original location stayed in the mall for more than three decades.

Now

Texas Roadhouse grew into a Louisville-based public company with more than $5 billion in 2024 revenue.

Why this matters now

The relocation moves that original restaurant out of its founding site.

2016

Bubba's 33 opens in Clarksville (2016)

Texas Roadhouse introduced its Bubba's 33 concept to the Louisville area at a standalone site on Medical Plaza Way in Clarksville.

Then

The company later bought adjacent land for a new Texas Roadhouse.

Now

The Veterans Parkway area became a cluster for Texas Roadhouse concepts.

Why this matters now

The new Texas Roadhouse will sit next to Bubba's 33, continuing the company's standalone development pattern.

Sources

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