Louisville's very first Texas Roadhouse, the steakhouse that has operated off Outer Loop for three decades, is closing its doors. The existing restaurant will shut down, with a newer, larger location planned just across the street.
According to Louisville Business First, the existing restaurant at 3322 Outer Loop will close on Nov. 15, 2026. The outlet reports the new building will accommodate 48 additional guests and will feature an expanded kitchen.
The Outer Loop restaurant has deep roots in the city. It opened in July 1996 and was the company's first Louisville location, according to the Courier Journal. Per the seed facts behind the latest report, the chain had operated at that original Outer Loop location for 30 years.
New Building Takes Shape Across the Street
Texas Roadhouse plans to close its Outer Loop restaurant and build a new location at 3201 Brooke Elizabeth Way, right across the street from the current spot, the Courier Journal reports. The size of that new building is disputed in the available reporting: the Courier Journal describes it as a 9,900-square-foot location, while separate seed facts tied to the Louisville Business First report put the figure at 10,400 square feet.
A year before the closure date was set, a 2025 report from bizjournals.com framed the move in blunt terms: “After nearly 30 years, Texas Roadhouse will close its first Louisville location in favor of a larger, newer store.” That framing lines up with what Louisville Business First has now confirmed about timing, even as the exact square footage remains murky between the two outlets' accounts.
A Pattern Playing Out Across the Region
Louisville isn't the only market watching an original Texas Roadhouse get replaced this fall. In Clarksville, Indiana, the chain's original location at Green Tree Mall was scheduled to close Nov. 1, 2026, with a new spot at 4615 Legendary Way set to open just days later on Nov. 5, according to kentucky.com. That outlet reports the new Clarksville location was planned to add seating for 54 additional guests — a number close to the 48-guest expansion described for the Louisville project.
The Clarksville store carries outsized significance for the chain: Texas Roadhouse began in 1993 at a small building in Clarksville, per the same kentucky.com report, which described it as “a little green building at Green Tree Mall.” The twin relocations involve original Texas Roadhouse locations in Louisville and Clarksville.
The new Louisville location is scheduled to open Nov. 19. Texas Roadhouse's Louisville Facebook page has more than 6,700 followers and over 77,000 check-ins.
