Texadelphia Explained

Industry:Restaurants
Founded:1981
Founder:Joel Stanley
Hq Location:Richardson, Texas, U.S.
Key People:Brian Livingston (president)
Website:https://texadelphia.com/

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".

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.

History

When 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. As of 2023, the restaurant chain has 13 locations in Texas & Oklahoma.[9]

References

  1. Web site: Cahalan . Rose . June 24, 2011 . Campus Classics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921202348/https://alcalde.texasexes.org/2011/06/campus-classics/ . 2022-09-21 . The Alcalde . en-US.
  2. Web site: Texadelphia Locations & Menus Cheesesteak Restaurants In Texas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922031321/https://texadelphia.com/locations-menu/ . 2022-09-22 . 2022-09-16 . Texadelphia . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2006-04-25 . The Sampler Plate . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060425221640/http://www.austin360.com/food_drink/content/food_drink/restaurants/stories/xl/2006/04/20dinelist.html . 25 April 2006 . 2022-09-16 . Austin 360.
  4. Web site: Meeker . Jason . 2005-02-27 . Steaking its claim: Texadelphia learns the finer points of growing a winning franchise business . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513030121/https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2005/02/28/smallb1.html . 2014-05-13 . 2022-09-16 . Austin Business Journal.
  5. Web site: Narag . Greg . September 16, 2001 . Texadelphia creates hybrid for Austin taste . 2023-07-10 . www.bizjournals.com.
  6. Web site: Stensland . Jeff . May 10, 2013 . Original Texadelphia closes doors for good . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625162008/http://austin.ynn.com/content/top_stories/291901/original-texadelphia-closes-doors-for-good . 2013-06-25 . YNN Austin . Time Warner Cable.
  7. http://www.texadelphia.com/blog/press-release-texadelphia-parent-company-purchased Texadelphia Parent Company Purchased
  8. Web site: Texadelphia Names New President QSR magazine . 2023-07-11 . www.qsrmagazine.com . en.
  9. Web site: Numbers of Texadelphia in United States SmartScrapers . 2023-07-11 . SmartScraper . en.

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