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Texas Roadhouse reopening Monday
Texas Roadhouse fans, the wait is almost over.
The restaurant posted on Facebook that the new restaurant will open at 3 p.m. on Monday.
The old restaurant closed last month and was razed to make way for a new parking lot.
Jeff Heifner, managing partner, said earlier that the new restaurant will be almost the same size as the old 9,347-square-foot building.
'We'll gain seating for about 28 more people,' he said. 'But it's going to be much more efficient.'
There will be a separate to-go kitchen to speed up production and cut down on wait times for customers in the restaurant, Heifner said.
A family restroom is being added, he said, along with wheelchair-accessible tables and wheelchair ramps to the second-level.
'We're updating technology,' Heifner said. 'It will catch us up with the other Texas Roadhouses.'
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