America’s New Favorite Casual Dining Chain Opened Its First Location in Indiana

We can all agree that it's super important to support locally owned restaurants, but there is no shame in admitting you love chain restaurants, too. I mean, you must be doing something right if you're able to have locations all over the country, right?

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For the last seven years, America's favorite casual dining chain restaurant has been Olive Garden, but in 2025, the chain famous for salad and breadsticks fell one spot. The new #1 is another restaurant that is known for its bread. TEXAS ROADHOUSE takes the top spot according to newly released data from Technomic on the Top 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S.

Texas Roadhouse has hundreds of locations around the world, but the casual dining chain got its start here in the Hoosier state. The first Texas Roadhouse location opened back in 1993 in Clarksville, IN. These days, there are 27 locations throughout Indiana.

I'm sure there is a portion of Texas Roadhouse customers that will point to the steak, chicken, or seafood as their favorite menu item, but for a vast majority of us, Texas Roadhouse will forever be known for those hot rolls and that ridiculously delicious honey-cinnamon-butter.

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The 10 Biggest Casual Restaurant Chains in America

1. Texas Roadhouse
2. Olive Garden
3. Chili's Grill & Bar
4. Applebee's
5. Buffalo Wild Wings
6. LongHorn Steakhouse
7. Outback Steakhouse
8. The Cheesecake Factory
9. Red Lobster
10. Red Robin