O'Charley's is a casual dining restaurants chain in the United States, with more than 200+ company-owned locations
O'Charley's is a casual dining restaurants chain in the United States, with more than 200+ company-owned locations. O'Charley's has been serving you our very best since 1971. No shortcuts. Nocompromises. No exceptions.
Charley Watkins founded O'Charley's restaurant in 1971 with a single restaurant on 21st Avenue South in Nashville, TN across the street from Vanderbilt University. Watkins ran O'Charley's from 1971to 1984 when he sold the restaurant to David K. Wachtel. David K. Wachtel spent 23 years working for Shoney's where he eventually became president and chief executive officer of the restaurantcompany. Wachtel resigned from Shoney's in 1982.
Wachtel intended to develop the O'Charley's restaurant into a restaurant chain. In mid-1987, the 12th O'Charley's opened in Lexington, Kentucky, occupying a site formerly used by the Bennigan's chainof restaurants. While the Lexington grand opening was under way, Wachtel was working on plans to convert two more Bennigan's units in Huntsville, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee into O'Charley's.
Charley Watkins founded O'Charley's restaurant in 1971 with a single restaurant on 21st Avenue South in Nashville, TN across the street from Vanderbilt University. Watkins ran O'Charley's from 1971to 1984 when he sold the restaurant to David K. Wachtel. David K. Wachtel spent 23 years working for Shoney's where he eventually became president and chief executive officer of the restaurantcompany. Wachtel resigned from Shoney's in 1982.
Wachtel intended to develop the O'Charley's restaurant into a restaurant chain. In mid-1987, the 12th O'Charley's opened in Lexington, Kentucky, occupying a site formerly used by the Bennigan's chainof restaurants. While the Lexington grand opening was under way, Wachtel was working on plans to convert two more Bennigan's units in Huntsville, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee into O'Charley's.
