New burger, chicken tenders restaurant from Texas Roadhouse opens in Lexington
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- Jaggers, a Texas Roadhouse spinoff, opened its fourth Kentucky location in Lexington.
- The fast-casual chain features burgers, chicken tenders, sides and salads.
- New location offers dine-in, drive-thru, catering and large group ordering.
A new burger chain from the people behind Texas Roadhouse has arrived in Lexington.
Jaggers at 2350 Norman Lane just off Nicholasville Road is opening on Aug. 6. The fast-casual restaurant is known for its double-stack burgers, hand-breaded chicken tenders and sandwiches, chopped salads with signature dressings and thick milkshakes.
Think Chick-fil-A or Raising Cane’s meets Smashburger or Five Guys, with made-to-order burgers and hand-breaded chicken tenders with a spicy creamy barbecue Jaggers sauce that’s great for dipping fries into as well.
What’s on the Jaggers menu?
Besides the Crazy Good Cheeseburger ($7.29), there’s the Sunrise Burger with a fried egg and slice of ham and a Bacon Avocado Burger (both $8.99) with other options in between.
A black bean veggie burger ($7.29) is also available; it’s vegetarian but not vegan. Made in-house, it’s definitely a step above the norm for fast-casual veggie burgers, made with black beans, quinoa, diced beets and sliced mushrooms.
Chicken tenders are $6.79 for 4, $9.49 for 6 and $13.79 for 10 pieces. Chicken sandwiches range from the Crispy Chicken with pickle and Jaggers sauce ($5.29) to the California Grilled Chicken with Swiss cheese, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion and garlic mayo ($7.99.)
Salads include the Jaggers Chicken Salad ($8.79), Fiesta Taco Salad ($9.79), Berry Fresh Salad with grilled chicken and berries ($9.79) and the Grilled Chicken Cobb ($9.79.)
Sides include shoestring fries and tater tots ($2.79 or $3.19, depending on size), fruit cup, side salad, mac n cheese and edamame.
Kids meals are available for $5.99 and include mac ‘n’ cheese, grilled cheese, cheeseburger or chicken tender bites, plus drink, fries or fruit cup and chocolate chip cookie.
For dessert, the hand-spun shakes include strawberry, chocolate, vanilla bean, banana split, chocolate chip cookie, Oreo Cookies ‘n Cream and Ghiradelli Brownie, or get chocolate chip cookies or Ghiradelli Brownies. Limited-time shakes also come out seasonally.
More Jaggers coming to Lexington
“Jaggers is a Texas Roadhouse-owned brand and similar to Texas Roadhouse, everything’s scratch-made... We’re hand-breading all of our chicken, and we are cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients. We are burgers, chicken, salads and shakes,” said Griffin Paulin, managing partner. “We’re just happy to be in Lexington.”
Paulin said more locations are planned with the next Jaggers likely opening in 2026.
The new restaurant has a double drive-thru for fast service, as well as seating inside for more than 80, and two covered picnic tables outside. Catering and large orders also are available.
Paulin said that what distinguishes Jaggers from other chicken and burger restaurants is quality.
“Our burgers are, if not the best, among the best. We double-stack at all times. If you want a single, you can get one,” he said. “Everything’s made to order.”
Founded in 2014 by Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor, Jaggers has been growing with multiple locations in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina and, soon, Texas. The Lexington location is the fourth in Kentucky and the 16th nationally.
Jaggers
Where: 2350 Norman Lane
Hours: Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Online: eatjaggers.com
This story was originally published August 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
