The new Texas Roadhouse at 1381 Shapiro Drive in Festus is set to open Monday, Dec. 12, the company has announced.
According to the press release, the company has hired 200 employees and is accepting more applications. Those interested should visit the website apply.texasroadhouse.com.
Prior to Dec. 12, the restaurant will hold invitation-only, pre-opening events and raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County.
The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12 at the new restaurant.
Business hours will be from 4-10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 4-11 p.m. Fridays; it will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.
Construction of the 8,000-square-foot restaurant began earlier this year in the Festus Commerce & Business Center on the southern end of Shapiro Drive.
Larry Goodwin is the developer. The complex also includes a KFC and a Planet Fitness gym, among other businesses.
The county’s only other Texas Roadhouse is located in Arnold.
On Nov. 29, the Festus City Council voted 7-0 to approve a liquor license application for the steak house. Ward 2 Councilman Brian Wehner was absent from the meeting.
