O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar

This is a standard fast casual restaurant. Was a little late and needed lunch but didn’t want to take the time to find a real restaurant. I had a cobb salad that was pretty good. The lettuce was reasonably fresh as were the tomato’s. The chicken seemed a bit like lunch meat, and the cheese was not noticeable. The egg was ok, it seemed to be missing corn which is a staple of a cobb salad, but the bacon was crispy and was real bacon. The dressing (blue cheese) I got on the side, and after looking at I decided it was not going to be worth the calories and so I skipped it. The unsweetened tea was pretty good, the service was adequate — and reasonably fast. Our server was not especially friendly, nor surly … like I said simply adequate. They changed their roll recipe and I don’t think the new rolls are worth the calories. Interestingly enough, on Wednesday they have free pie. Any pie you want off the menu (except the brownie which duh, is not really a pie). I had apple and my date had peacan. I ate a couple bites and it was a little doughy and cold — again not worth the calories, but hey it was free. All in all, uninspiring, but not gross.

If you go to Friday’s, Applebee’s, Chili’s or any of the other chain restaurants, then you have been to O’Charley’s too. Nothing special or too different than any of the chains. Same package but inside is just a little bit different of an offering.
But, O’Charley’s does have one thing that you won’t ever forget. They have their sweet yeast rolls that they serve at the table, unlimited. These sweet yeast rolls are also served with butter and the rolls are always hot. They, like Red Lobster’s cheesy biscuits, can be quite addictive and problematic when it comes to actually eating your meal. So, if you are not watching your carbs, this would be a dream come true. Order your large Diet Coke, a soup (just for appearances), and about four baskets of the sweet yeast rolls. You’re set.
Would I go back? Yeah. Why not. I probably go there once or twice a year. I likely wouldn’t say no to it but it also, just as likely, wouldn’t be my first choice either.

I will never return to this establishment, service at this particular restaurant has always been lacking. We moved back to the area and wanted to give it a try because my husband wanted the potato soup. Can I say this was the worse replica of potato soup, it appeared to look like cheese soup with 3 or four dice potatoes with a little bacon on top. My fried shrimp and hush puppies was over cooked and hard. Ohh and the chocolate silk pie that I took home was just a piece of chocolate pudding with cream junk. Will not return

We won’t be back. The service was actually very good. Our server Madi was great, it was the food experience that that was chilling. We both ordered the weekend special prime rib. The meat had reasonable flavor. It was more like cow flavored chewing gum.
The first servings were returned to the kitchen appliances and replaced with more tasty chewing gum. I would have expected the chef to have tried a piece before pushing it on poor unsuspecting diners.
I finally said «bring me a hamburger» and was asked how it was to be done and I requested rare to medium rare. I received a very cool or perhaps cold burger with equally cold fries about 15 minutes later.
The experience was ameliorated a little by Madi’s smile but as I said before. I WON’T BE BACK.

Had dinner at the bar; service was good and the food was even better. The shrimp scampi pasta was very flavorful and had a little crunch with the breadcrumbs. I got 2 meals out of the large portion. The bartender was knowledgeable on drinks and even introduced me to a new one. I will definitely pop into this convenient location again for a quick dinner and drink,

First time i went i had prime rib/​some kind of beef and it was so filled with fat and gristle that I couldn’t eat it. No one should have been served meat like that. Another time a surly server insulted my friend when he got a salad with meat and didn’t realize it. He nicely asked for one without meat since he’s a vegetarian. She made him feel horrible and spoiled our meal.

Food is delicious, prices are reasonable, and the staff is friendly.

Like the big margarita for a reasonable price.

No wait. Quick service. Food was okay. I ordered a baked potato as a side item and got a mound of butter with a little bit of potato. They also sat us next to the patio door and employees were going out for smoke breaks and bringing in of the smoke with them when they came back in. Not awesome. Wasn’t a terrible experience but wasn’t the best either.