Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse is an American steakhouse chain that specializes in steaks in a Texan and Southwestern cuisine style.
==History==
Texas Roadhouse was founded on February 17, 1993, at the Green Tree Mall in Clarksville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. http://www.texasroadhouse.com/our-story/roadhouse Founder W. Kent Taylor, a Louisville native, lived in Colorado and worked at nightclubs and restaurants there. In 1990, Taylor returned to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. He began work as a Kentucky Fried Chicken manager and had dreams to open a Colorado-themed restaurant. Former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. helped Taylor fulfill his dream by backing him with $80,000. http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/62/Texas-Roadhouse-Inc.html In 1991, Taylor opened Buckhead Mountain Grill. http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/1999/09/27/story6.html Taylor was his own executive chef. Brown invested more money and wanted to open a second store in Clarksville, but complications in the partnership caused it to fall apart. 
Brown had elected to pursue another steak concept without Taylor, leaving Taylor with the decision to either stay committed to Buckhead or attempt to start a new business. He decided to go with the latter; however, he had trouble finding investors to help him launch the new concept. Taylor was turned down by many potential investors. Finally, Taylor met a potential investor while he was managing at Buckhead. Dr. John Rhodes became interested in Taylor's proposition of the new steak restaurant concept that Taylor showed to him through drawings on loose papers and cocktail napkins. Taylor was able to convince Dr. Rhodes and two of his colleagues to invest $100,000 each in 1992. A year later on February 17, 1993, the first Texas Roadhouse in Clarksville, Indiana opened its doors. The Legendary Journey, Texas Roadhouse. Page 6-8 In 1994, Taylor sold his shares in Buckhead Mountain Grill to focus solely on Texas Roadhouse. 
Taylor hired a promising chef who worked in Louisville, Kentucky, Jim Broyles. Broyles was hired as the Director of Food and Beverages and transformed the way Roadhouse prepared and served food. The Legendary Journey, Texas Roadhouse. Page 10-11 During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, Taylor donated his entire salary and bonus, totaling over $800,000, to his employees during the pandemic. https://people.com/human-interest/texas-roadhouse-ceo-kent-taylor-gave-away-salary-bonus-of-800k-help-employees-pandemic/ 
After struggling with unbearable tinnitus, Taylor died by suicide on March 18, 2021, at the age of 65. It was announced that Jerry Morgan would take over the role of president and CEO. https://www.wdrb.com/news/kent-taylor-founder-and-ceo-of-texas-roadhouse-dies/article_6860049e-884c-11eb-a208-4f24d3e2767c.html 
A memoir made by Taylor was posted called, Made From Scratch: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse. https://www.nrn.com/people/kent-taylor-book-offers-insight-texas-roadhouse-success
==Channel==
Texas Roadhouse created their channel on February 17th, 2012 where they currently upload commercials for their food on their channel. 
Their first upload was on August 13th, 2013, the video was a commercial about the restaurant's Great Stakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4MyS4GPp2w 
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