Texas Roadhouse is saddling up for Olivette, with the steakhouse chain signing on as the newest tenant at Olive Crossing, the mixed-use development along Olive Boulevard just west of Interstate 170. The restaurant will occupy an approximately 8,000-square-foot freestanding building just south of the shopping center's existing parking lot and is expected to seat nearly 300 guests, complete with an expansive kitchen and a generous waiting area.
The addition of the chain, known nationally for hand-cut USDA Choice steaks at approachable prices, was first reported by St. Louis Magazine. Beyond steaks, the chain's menu includes slow-cooked barbecue ribs, burgers, chicken, seafood, salads, and sandwiches, along with its signature warm, fresh-baked yeast rolls served with cinnamon honey butter. Texas Roadhouse restaurants are also known for country music, western décor, energetic servers, and occasional line dancing, a formula the company has used since its founding in 1993.
Greg Yawitz, whose Keat Properties developed Olive Crossing alongside Keeley Properties, said the company has been intentional about assembling retailers that serve both Olivette residents and the broader St. Louis community, per the same account. He said Texas Roadhouse will draw visitors while enhancing Olive Crossing's overall experience. No construction timeline or opening date has been announced for the Olivette location, the outlet's report notes.
Filling Out a 14.8-Acre Mixed-Use Development
Olive Crossing spans 14.8 acres and already includes the Clover luxury apartments along with Aldi, Paris Baguette, Tropical Smoothie Café, Verizon, and The Brass Tap. City of Olivette records describe the project as the city's first Planned Development District under its Mixed-Use Gateway District zoning, with the site laid out across six lots. Completed pieces of that plan include a 20,000-square-foot Aldi grocery store on Lots 1 and 2 and the 184-unit Clover apartment complex on Lot 4, while a design-review-approved 128-guestroom hotel is planned for Lot 6.
Texas Roadhouse is set to occupy the northern portion of Lot 5, a site that was originally approved for either an office building or retail and restaurant uses under City Ordinance #2815. In a July 14 report to the Olivette City Council, City Manager Jennifer Yackley confirmed the chain's plans for that parcel and said formal design plans are expected to reach the city's Planning and Community Design Commission within six to eight weeks, according to Citizen Portal.
A High-Traffic Corner at Olive and I-170
The Olive Crossing site sits at the intersection of Olive Boulevard and Interstate 170, a corridor that handles more than 140,000 vehicles per day and sits within reach of more than 240,000 daytime employees within a five-mile radius, according to a LoopNet listing for the property. Traffic access to the site is supported by a new signalized intersection on Olive Boulevard. To handle the added traffic generated by the development, the city added an eastbound travel lane on Olive Boulevard between Price Crossing and I-170 and built a dedicated right-turn lane from North Price Road onto Olive Boulevard, work that required utility relocations and temporary Metrobus stop closures.
Sales Tax and a $24.1 Million Debt Load
The stakes for filling Olive Crossing's remaining lots go beyond retail variety. Olivette's Gateway I-170 TIF district, established in 2016 and encompassing the development, carried $24.1 million in tax-increment financing notes and unpaid accrued interest as of the city's FY2025 financial statements, per Citizen Portal's reporting. Paying down that debt relies in part on sales tax generated by new retail and restaurant tenants, making an anchor like Texas Roadhouse more than just a dining option for mid-county diners.
Joining a Growing Regional and National Footprint
The Olivette restaurant will mark Texas Roadhouse's seventh location in the St. Louis area, joining existing spots in Kirkwood, Arnold, St. Charles, and O'Fallon, Missouri. Nationally, the chain has grown to more than 730 locations across 49 states and 10 countries. In 2024, Texas Roadhouse surpassed Olive Garden to become the highest-grossing casual-dining chain in the country, posting $5.5 billion in U.S. systemwide sales on 14.7% year-over-year growth, according to Restaurant Business. By 2025, the chain's sales had climbed to nearly $5.9 billion, keeping it atop the casual-dining rankings ahead of Chili's at $5.5 billion, with Olive Garden falling to third, per Nation's Restaurant News.
The chain's national momentum comes even as it has historically capped new store growth at roughly 30 locations a year to preserve execution quality. CEO Jerry Morgan said in August 2025 that the company plans to exceed that pace going forward as it accelerates development of its spinoff concepts, Bubba's 33 and Jaggers. Texas Roadhouse is also evolving its own footprint elsewhere: the company announced in May that it will close its original 1993 restaurant in Clarksville, Indiana, later this year as it shifts into a larger, modernized prototype building on nearby Veterans Parkway, according to KSDK-TV.
