Texas Roadhouse plans a new restaurant in Waxahachie near I-35E and US Highway 287, putting steak dinners and baskets of warm rolls on the horizon for local diners. A state filing lists an 8,402-square-foot building with an estimated construction cost of $1.1 million.
Construction is scheduled from November 7, 2026, through June 8, 2027, according to the state project registration. The filing describes new ground-up construction. Its completion date is a construction target, not a confirmed restaurant opening.
Where Texas Roadhouse is planned in Waxahachie
City records narrow the location beyond the highway intersection. The city’s zoning case listing identifies a restaurant pole-sign application at the northeast corner of Gridiron Drive and Blue Star Drive.
The corresponding public hearing notice names 289 BSL Waxahachie LLC as the property owner and Kimley-Horn as the applicant for case ZDC-79-2026. The notice establishes the proposed location; it does not by itself confirm approval of the sign.
The Waxahachie Daily Light reported in August that City Council approved a Chapter 380 economic-development agreement for the restaurant.
Part of the Blue Star Land development
The surrounding development adds another layer to the story. Blue Star Land, the Jones family’s real-estate company, partnered with Lincoln Property Company on a roughly 120-acre development at I-35E and US 287, according to reporting on the project’s origins.
Lincoln markets an industrial building along Blue Star Drive as Star Business Park South. The restaurant would bring a dining destination to this broader development area, giving the highway location a story beyond one standalone building.
Texas Roadhouse started far from Texas
Despite the name, the first restaurant opened in Clarksville, Indiana, in 1993. Founder Kent Taylor launched the business there, according to the company’s history.
That Indiana beginning grew into a steakhouse concept built around generous meals and a casual atmosphere. For many diners, the anticipation starts before the entrée: a basket of rolls and cinnamon butter arriving at the table.
Steaks, ribs and a reason to bring an appetite
The restaurant’s menu centers on hand-cut steaks, ribs and combination plates, with chicken and seafood choices rounding out the options. It is the kind of lineup that lets one person order a steak while someone else takes the ribs-and-chicken route.
For Waxahachie, the filing now supplies a building size and construction schedule to accompany the earlier city action. The next milestone for diners will be a confirmed opening announcement—and eventually, deciding what to order after that first basket of rolls.