Texadelphia is a cheesesteak sandwich restaurant chain established in Austin, Texas in 1981 by Philadelphia native Joel Stanley. Texadelphia has had locations in and around Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, and Oklahoma City.[1][2] The name is a portmanteau of "Texas" and "Philadelphia.”
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 The Texadelphia sandwich shop in Sunset Valley, Texas | |
| Industry | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Joel Stanley |
| Headquarters | Richardson, Texas, U.S. |
Area served | |
Key people | Brian Livingston (president) |
| Products | |
| Website | https://texadelphia.com/ |
Texadelphia's food is a combination of East Coast-style cheesesteak sandwiches, Tex-Mex, and vegetarian,[3] with its signature style of replacing bell peppers with jalapeños and a choice of sauces.[1]
History
editWhen the original restaurant relocated in 1985 from US Hwy 183 and Burnet Rd to Guadalupe Street across from The University of Texas, it became a long-running fixture of The Drag and popular for students and faculty at the university until its eventual closure.[4]
A second location opened in the Great Hills area of Austin in 1998.[5] On May 10, 2013 Texadelphia closed its Guadalupe Street location after 28 years due to high renovation costs for the building.[6]
In 2008 Texadelphia founder Joel Stanley sold the company to a group of investors and the headquarters was moved from Austin to Richardson. At that time there were 19 restaurants in the chain. Texadelphia restaurants are independently owned franchises.[7]
In 2015, Brian Livingston was appointed as the president of the company.[8]
Texadelphia closed its Lakeline restaurant leaving the only Austin-area restaurant in Sunset Valley. The San Antonio location was open for three years.[9] As of 2024[update], the restaurant chain has 11 locations in Texas and one in Oklahoma.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Cahalan, Rose (June 24, 2011). "Campus Classics". The Alcalde. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Texadelphia Locations & Menus | Cheesesteak Restaurants In Texas". Texadelphia. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "The Sampler Plate". Austin 360. 2006-04-25. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Meeker, Jason (2005-02-27). "Steaking its claim: Texadelphia learns the finer points of growing a winning franchise business". Austin Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Narag, Greg (September 16, 2001). "Texadelphia creates hybrid for Austin taste". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Stensland, Jeff (May 10, 2013). "Original Texadelphia closes doors for good". YNN Austin. Time Warner Cable. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25.
- ^ Texadelphia Parent Company Purchased Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Texadelphia.com Press Release, September 15, 2008.
- ^ "Texadelphia Names New President | QSR magazine". www.qsrmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ Rocha, Polly Anna (October 10, 2024). "Texadelphia suddenly shutters San Antonio restaurant after 3 years". MySA.
- ^ "Numbers of Texadelphia in United States | SmartScrapers". SmartScraper. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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