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Texas Roadhouse is an American chain restaurant that specializes in steaks and promotes a Western theme. Texas Roadhouse Corporation is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The chain operates about 450 (July 2015) locations in 49 U.S. states, and in Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , United Arab Emirates, and Taiwan. It is known for its free buckets of peanuts at each table along with free yeast rolls. ==About== The company was founded on February 17, 1993, at the Green Tree Mall in Clarksville, Indiana; across the Ohio River from Louisville. Founder W. Kent Taylor lived in Colorado and worked at nightclubs and restaurants there, having aspirations to attend a culinary school. In 1990, Taylor returned to his hometown of Louisville. 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.〔 In 1991, Taylor opened Buckhead Hickory Grill, the chain would eventually become Buckhead Mountain Grill. 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.〔 Taylor through Scott Canfield found new partners and was forced to use a new name, Texas Roadhouse. A year later, he sold his shares in the Buckhead restaurant. The second Texas Roadhouse opened in Gainesville, Florida. The chain expanded rapidly in the late 1990s, and by the end of 1999, 67 restaurants had been opened. In 2004, the chain began public offerings. In July 2014, Brian Gibson won their burger-eating contest by successfully eating 29 roadhouse burgers in 16 minutes, 28 seconds.〔 Most restaurants offer entertainment in the form of line dancing. The waiters and waitresses learn line dances to popular country songs and perform line dances throughout the night. Certain restaurants require an hourly dance and other restaurants do not embrace dancing at all. The employees also participate in intercompany competitions: bartenders compete in "The Real Bar" competition, and meat cutters in the annual "Meat Hero Competition". The Roadhouse Corporation supports the homebuilding program Habitat for Humanity International.〔(Roadhouse Habitat for Humanity )〕 The company also sponsors a road cycling team of about 20 cyclists, along with Willie Nelson tours.〔''The South Beach Diet Dining Guide'' by Arthur Agatston (2005 Rodale) Page 129 ISBN 1-59486-360-1〕 Each restaurant has a table called Willie's Corner, with pictures and memorabilia of Willie Nelson. In 2002, Nelson signed a deal to become the official spokesman of Texas Roadhouse. Since then, Nelson has heavily promoted the chain, including a special on Food Network. Following Nelson's legal issues in recent years, the firm and Willie Nelson no longer have a business relationship, and many restaurants no longer have a Willie's Corner. In September 2011, Texas Roadhouse started their international expansion, with the first international location in Dubai. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Texas Roadhouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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