{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/texas-roadhouse-wooster-opening","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/texas-roadhouse-wooster-opening.md","title":"Texas Roadhouse Opens Wooster Site With 220 Hires","headline":"Texas Roadhouse Sets November 16 Opening for Wooster Restaurant With 220 Team Members","description":"Texas Roadhouse will open its Wooster restaurant on November 16 with 220 team members hired and pre-opening events raising money for two local organizations.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-11-11T15:42:28+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-11T15:42:28+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Texas Roadhouse will open at 4881 Burbank Road in Wooster on November 16 with 220 team members hired.","Pre-opening invitation-only events will raise money for the Wayne County Children Services Make a Wish Holiday Project and Habitat for Humanity.","The Wooster Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on November 16."],"companies":[{"name":"Texas Roadhouse","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007c8s/texas-roadhouse","website":"http://www.texasroadhouse.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Yahoo","title":"Texas Roadhouse sets opening date for Wooster site","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-roadhouse-sets-opening-date-151956776.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Expansion","Texas Roadhouse"],"body_markdown":"Texas Roadhouse will open its Wooster restaurant on November 16 at 4881 Burbank Road with 220 team members hired ahead of the opening, according to a community announcement cited by [Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-roadhouse-sets-opening-date-151956776.html). The Louisville, Kentucky-based chain was founded by Kent Taylor in 1993 and has more than 721 locations in 49 states and 10 foreign countries, according to the announcement.\n\n## Wooster Opening Brings 220 Hires\n\nEmployees and staff from several Wayne County-area organizations will get an early taste of the restaurant as workers undergo training before opening day. Those organizations include Community Action Wayne Medina, Waynedale Elementary, Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster Police Department, Homeward Bound of Wooster and Wayne County, Cornerstone Elementary School, YMCA of Wayne County, United Way Wayne & Holmes Counties, Orrville Fire Department and Triway High School.\n\nBefore opening to the public, the Wooster restaurant will hold invitation-only events to raise money for the Wayne County Children Services Make a Wish Holiday Project and Habitat for Humanity. \"We're so proud to celebrate our opening by supporting both incredible organizations that contribute to the health and well-being of this community,\" Managing Partner Mike Buonaspina said.\n\nThe Wooster Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 16. The restaurant will serve dinner from 3 to 10 p.m. the first four days of the workweek and from 3 to 11 p.m. the following day, with weekend hours of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the first day of the weekend and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the second.\n\n## Texas Roadhouse's 816-Location Footprint\n\n[Texas Roadhouse](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007c8s/texas-roadhouse) operates 816 mostly company-operated steakhouses, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The chain opened its 800th restaurant in 2025 and expects to open approximately 35 company-owned locations in 2026, the same records show. FY2025 revenue was approximately $5.9 billion with 9.5% growth, and Q1 2026 revenue grew 12.8% year-over-year to $1.63 billion.\n\n## Earlier Openings and Relocations\n\nTexas Roadhouse will open a new Outer Loop restaurant on Nov. 19, featuring a 10,400-square-foot building with an expanded kitchen, American City Business Journals reported. The new location will accommodate 48 additional guests, and the existing restaurant closes Nov. 15.\n\nLouisville's first Texas Roadhouse will relocate to 3201 Brooke Elizabeth Way on Nov. 19, closing its Outer Loop location on Nov. 15, Yahoo reported. The new 10,400-square-foot space seats 242 guests and adds 242 parking spots, and the move is the second Texas Roadhouse relocation in the area this year.\n\n## Wooster Opening Date and Hours\n\nThe Wooster restaurant opens to the public on Nov. 16, with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. that day and dinner service from 3 to 10 p.m. on the first four days of the workweek.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}