Exhibit 99.1

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2016 Results

LOUISVILLE, KY. (August 1, 2016) — Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (NasdaqGS: TXRH), today announced financial results for the 13 and 26 week periods ended June 28, 2016.

Results for the second quarter included the following highlights:

·                  Comparable restaurant sales growth of 4.5% at company restaurants and 2.6% at franchise restaurants;

·                  Restaurant margin, as a percentage of restaurant sales, increased 302 basis points to 19.2%, primarily driven by lower food costs;

·                  Diluted earnings per share increased 58.5% to $0.47 from $0.30 in the prior year; and,

·                  Seven company-owned restaurants were opened, including one Bubba’s 33 restaurant.

Results for year-to-date included the following highlights:

·                  Comparable restaurant sales increased 4.5% at company restaurants and 2.8% at franchise restaurants;

·                  Restaurant margin, as a percentage of restaurant sales, increased 208 basis points to 19.7% primarily driven by lower food costs;

·                  Diluted earnings per share increased 29.1% to $0.98 from $0.76 in the prior year;

·                  The Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $5.5 million ($3.4 million after-tax) related to a legal settlement which had a $0.05 impact on diluted earnings per share and a 6.3% impact on diluted earnings per share growth;

·                  14 company-owned restaurants were opened, including three Bubba’s 33 restaurants; and,

·                  The Company repurchased 114,700 shares of its common stock for $4.1 million.

Kent Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Texas Roadhouse, Inc., commented, “Our operators continued to deliver strong operational and financial results with solid comparable restaurant sales growth and an increase in restaurant margin.  Positive guest counts primarily drove the increase in comparable restaurant sales, marking our 26th consecutive quarter of growth, while lower commodity costs continued to pave the way for margin expansion.  On the development front, we are on track to open approximately 30 company restaurants this year and we continue to fill our new restaurant pipeline for next year and beyond.”

2016 Outlook

The Company reported that comparable restaurant sales at company restaurants for the first four weeks of its third quarter of fiscal 2016 increased approximately 3.7% compared to the prior year period.

Management updated the following expectation for 2016:

·                  2.5% to 3.0% food cost deflation compared to previous guidance of 1.0% to 2.0% food cost deflation.

Management reiterated the following expectations for 2016:

·                  Positive comparable restaurant sales growth;

·                  Approximately 30 company restaurant openings, including approximately seven Bubba’s 33 restaurants;

·                  An income tax rate of approximately 30.0%; and,

·                  Total capital expenditures of $165.0 million to $175.0 million.

Conference Call

The Company is hosting a conference call today, August 1, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results.  The dial-in number is (888) 334-3004 or (719) 325-2410 for international calls.  A replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference call.  To access the replay, please dial (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international calls, and use 8691041 as the pass code.  There will be a simultaneous Web cast conducted at www.texasroadhouse.com.

About the Company

Texas Roadhouse is a casual dining concept that first opened in 1993 and today operates over 500 restaurants system-wide in 49 states and five foreign countries.  For more information, please visit the Company’s Web site at www.texasroadhouse.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this release that are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those relating to our anticipated financial performance, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of the Company.  Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors including, without limitation, the actual number of restaurants opening; the sales at these and our other company and franchise restaurants; changes in restaurant development or operating costs, such as food and labor; our ability to acquire franchise restaurants; our ability to integrate the franchise restaurants we acquire or other concepts we develop; our ability to continue to generate the necessary cash flows to fund our new restaurant growth, continue our share repurchase program and pay a quarterly cash dividend; strength of consumer spending; pending or future legal claims; breaches of security; conditions beyond our control such as weather, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics impacting our customers or food supplies; food safety and food-borne illness concerns; acts of war or terrorism and other factors disclosed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions.  Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.  We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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Contacts:

Investor Relations

Tonya Robinson

(502) 515-7269

Media

Travis Doster

(502) 638-5457

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(1)  Comparable restaurant sales growth reflects the change in year-over-year sales for restaurants open a full 18 months before the beginning of the period measured, excluding sales from restaurants closed during the period.

(2)  Average unit volume includes sales from Texas Roadhouse restaurants open for a full six months before the beginning of the period measured, excluding any sales at restaurants closed during the period.

(3)  Average unit volume restaurants include restaurants open a full six to 18 months before the beginning of the period measured.

(4)  Restaurant margin represents restaurant sales less restaurant operating costs, including cost of sales, labor, rent and other operating costs (as a percentage of restaurant sales).  Depreciation and amortization expense, substantially all of which relates to restaurant-level asset, is excluded from restaurant operating costs.  Restaurant margin is widely regarded in the restaurant industry as a useful metric by which to evaluate restaurant-level operating efficiency and performance.  Restaurant margin is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation, or as an alternative, to income from operations or other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Amounts may not foot due to rounding.