Comment Archives: Stories: Restaurants: Dining: Last 7 Days
Re: “Rising above the sights and sounds of Lower Broadway, Pub5 delights the senses”
The interior is amazing...cannot believe what they did to the place from what it once was...do you know who built it?
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
As one who was sentenced to Saturday morning breakfasts at Shoney's, I'm here to tell you that there is no comparison. Call me when O'Charleys installs the dining room steam tables.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
Reminds me the collapse of Shoney's.
Re: “Dynamic and ever-expanding, 12th Avenue South and the Gulch welcome a second generation of eateries”
European-inspired mozzarella sticks. :-)
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
@Same Old Journalism I think he meant Fidelity National CEO George Scanlon.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
"Fidelity National CEO George Foley"? Your article clearly wasn't well researched, as no such person exists.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
Fair enough Steve. Do not disagree with anything you wrote...It just caught me off guard.
Re: “Sean Brock brings his celebrated Husk brand to Nashville”
I went to Husk this past Sunday night and I wasn't impressed. I went with a large group and we got almost every appetizer on the menu and over half of the nights featured entree items. It was Ok but that's about all I can say. They are trying to hard to be fine dining restaurant and seem to have forgotten that they intended to be a southern dining experience. I have no plans to return anytime soon. It is expensive (I knew it would be before I went) but if I am going to pay that sort of price I would much rather go to Kayne Prime. If you are looking for the southern staples then you need to look else where. The final and most disappointing part of all were the small portion sizes. After having an app, entree, and some desert I was still kind of hungry. So been there done that, not impressed.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
I wholeheartedly agree. Living in Hendersonville, our dining options are limited. We generally drive to East Nashville, Germantown, 12th Ave, or Downtown when we want a good meal. On a weeknight with the kids though, we're stuck with all of H'ville's "C" restuarants (Chili's, Chop House, Cheddar's, Cracker Barrel, Casa Veija, or . . O'Charley's).
I'd sworn off O'Charley's a few years ago, but revisited recently when I heard of the new design. And that's all it was really -- new upholstery and light fixtures. Everything else was the same OLD'Charley's. Actually it may have been worse than before. The new interior design was as tasteless as the food. And the menu has hardly changed from what it was when I axed Chuck from our go-to list of local dining options.
If the new owners want to fix the trouble with their chain, they need to brush up on their history. Go back to serving the items that built the company. Chicken tenders -- absolutely! Bring back the simple cheddar burger on the toasted, sub-style bun. Keep the house salad with honey mustard dressing and the cheese wedges. Trying to infuse all this Cajun, Italian, and Soul to the menu is just non-sense.
More than anything, the biggest thing Chuck can do to get butts in the seats again is to start training the staff better. The service is slow, inconsistent, and obviously wanting to be anywhere else but at work. That is not how O'Charley's was run nearly 30 years ago. But if it plans on surviving, it better figure out how to turn the clock back and revive its management training program from the 80s.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
George -- that's a fair question. I don't think we'd do it with a lot of chains, but O'Charley's has been an institution around Nashville (and based here) for a long time. I think it was worth checking in with them as they remade themselves.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
I used to eat at O'Charley's quite a bit, because I lived in Tupelo, MS and my choices were limited. O'Charley's was definitely better than Applebee's, and our Ruby Tuesday (which I unabashedly love because, well-stocked salad bar with warm pumpernickel croutons) closed when I was an early teen. The only edible things on the menu were the rolls (buttery and sweet!), the loaded potato soup (cheesy!), and the chicken tenders (tender!). I learned very quickly never to get anything else. Sometimes I would get the chicken tenders on a salad.
Glad to hear the tenders are still there. If the potato soup is gone, that is sad news, because I seriously doubt they've replaced it with something better.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
Why are you guys reviewing O'Charleys? Just seems like a waste of time.
Re: “Despite remodeling and a revamped menu, it's the same old O'Charley's”
Yes, the Fidelity National CEO is George Scanlon. Our error. It is now fixed. Thanks!