O’Charley’s was founded in 1971 by Charley Watkins. The original restaurant was located across the street from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is known for its “Free Pie Wednesday” campaign, in which diners are offered a free slice of pie with their order of an entree. 
Today, O’Charley’s is a casual dining chain that has 189 company owned locations in 17 states, along with 30 franchised locations. The company was sold in 2012 to Fidelity National Financial and became a part of the American Blue Ribbon Holdings Corporation.
In 2002, the restaurant chain was named by Forbes as one of the 200 Best Small Companies in America and continued to place in this list for the 3 consecutive years. The company has also been listed as one of the Top Workplaces in 2014 by The Tennessean, as well as winning the Legendary Baking Takes Home 500th Blue Ribbon from the American Pie Council.
Between February 2019 and February 2020, the company closed nearly 20 locations across the country, and more are expected to follow.
O'Charley's
O’Charley’s was founded in 1971 by Charley Watkins. The original restaurant was located across the street from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The company is known for its “Free Pie Wednesday” campaign, in which diners are offered a free slice of pie with their order of an entree.
Today, O’Charley’s is a casual dining chain that has 189 company owned locations in 17 states, along with 30 franchised locations. The company was sold in 2012 to Fidelity National Financial and became a part of the American Blue Ribbon Holdings Corporation.
History
In 2002, the restaurant chain was named by Forbes as one of the 200 Best Small Companies in America and continued to place in this list for the 3 consecutive years. The company has also been listed as one of the Top Workplaces in 2014 by The Tennessean, as well as winning the Legendary Baking Takes Home 500th Blue Ribbon from the American Pie Council.
Between February 2019 and February 2020, the company closed nearly 20 locations across the country, and more are expected to follow.