Jaggers opened its doors in Frankfort on Monday, October 19, bringing the fast-casual burger and chicken concept to 1299 U.S. 127 South inside the Franklin Square shopping center. The new restaurant has already hired 101 team members and is still accepting job applications, giving the Franklin County area a fresh lunch and dinner option along one of its busiest commercial corridors.
The Frankfort location sits in a shopping center anchored by Kroger, JCPenney, and Staples, a retail hub that benefits from heavy traffic off I-64 and U.S. 127, according to RJ Thieneman. Managing Partner Justin Williams said Jaggers is excited to introduce the restaurant to Frankfort and that the chain prepares fresh, made-to-order items with craveable, high-quality ingredients, adding that the team looks forward to showing the community what it offers, as reported by the State-Journal.
What's on the Menu
Jaggers serves what it calls better burgers alongside hand-breaded chicken tenders and sandwiches, all paired with signature scratch-made sauces and dressings. The chain also offers crisp, fresh salads chopped and tossed to order. Beyond the usual shoestring fries and tots, the fast-casual menu includes less typical sides like edamame and mac and cheese, a lineup the station's report notes sets Jaggers apart from standard fast-food competitors.
The Frankfort store will operate Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jaggers has built a regional following in Kentucky, having been voted best burger and best lunch in Louisville's Community Choice Awards in both 2025 and 2026.
From Noblesville Startup to Midwest Expansion
The brand traces back to late Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor, who created Jaggers in Noblesville, Indiana, in 2014. Taylor described the concept as what would happen if Chick-fil-A and Five Guys got married and had a kid, according to Business Insider, blending fast chicken service with made-to-order scratch burgers. Indianapolis Monthly named Jaggers the number one burger in Indianapolis, a distinction that helped build regional brand recognition ahead of its push into other midwestern markets, per Jaggers.
Before arriving in Frankfort, Jaggers had already established a foothold in Louisville, with locations on Dutchmans Parkway, Westport Road, and Shelbyville Road, according to TRIO CPG. Hoodline previously covered the Fern Creek opening in September.
A Growing Chain Backed by Texas Roadhouse
Jaggers has expanded beyond Kentucky through franchising as well as corporate ownership. Texas Roadhouse entered its first major Jaggers multi-unit franchise deal in September 2021 with Dallas-based The Saxton Group to grow the brand across Texas and Oklahoma, as detailed by Nation's Restaurant News.
Jaggers is part of a broader diversification strategy for its Louisville-headquartered parent company. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. reported $1.68 billion in total revenue for the second quarter of 2026, an 11.1 percent increase over the same period a year earlier, across its steakhouse, sports bar, and fast-casual concepts, according to Pulse 2.0. Jaggers averaged more than $76,000 in weekly sales per location in the second quarter of 2026, per SEC filings cited by SEC.gov.
Jaggers represents a smaller but steadily scaling fast-casual bet for Texas Roadhouse, positioned to capture daytime lunch traffic in markets like Frankfort that sit outside the company's typical steakhouse-sized trade areas. Hoodline has tracked similar Jaggers expansion moves this year, including a push into the Pickerington market near Columbus and a proposed drive-thru site in North Carolina.
