O’Charley’s store closures: See a list of locations where the casual dining chain has shuttered restaurants
Another restaurant chain has closed locations. This time it’s the American casual dining chain O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar, which is owned by Cannae Holdings Inc. And according to multiple media reports, the closures happened nearly out of the blue. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? This week, all of O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar’s corporate-owned locations abruptly closed their…
O'Charley's, the American casual dining chain owned by Cannae Holdings Inc., abruptly closed all of its corporate-owned locations this week, leaving employees and patrons shocked. The majority of the closures occurred on September 9, with some franchise locations potentially shutting down by October 4. Founded in Nashville in 1971, O'Charley's peaked at around 250 locations but has since been reduced in size due to cost-cutting measures by its owner, Cannae Holdings.
As of June 30, 2026, Cannae had closed four locations, and O'Charley's same store sales declined by 13% in that quarter. Despite the closures, the Niles, Ohio franchise location plans to remain open as long as possible, but is expected to close between September 27 and October 4. Cannae's website lists O'Charley's as one of its operating companies, but its own website and most social media channels have been removed from the internet.
O'Charley's was previously located in the following states: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Most of these locations have been marked as permanently closed on Google, with some franchise stores still operating but likely to close by October.
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