O'Charley's Inc

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International Guild of Hospitality & Restaurant Managers

3038 Sidco Drive
Nashville, TN 37204

Phone: (615) 256-8500
Fax: (615) 782-5043

O'Charley's Inc., incorporated in 1983, owns and operates full-service restaurant facilities in 15 states under the trade names of O'Charley's and Stoney River Legendary Steaks. As of December 29, 2002, the Company operated 182 O'Charley's restaurants in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and six Stoney River Legendary Steaks restaurants in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. In 2002, the Company opened 24 new O'Charley's restaurants and three new Stoney River restaurants, one each in Chicago, Louisville and Nashville.

On January 27, 2003, the Company acquired Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub, a casual dining restaurant chain based in Woburn, Massachusetts. As of January 27, 2003, Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub operated 78 restaurants located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub strives to provide high-quality food at moderate prices in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.

The O'Charley's menu is mainstream, but distinctive in taste. The O'Charley's menu features approximately 50 items, including United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Choice hand-cut and aged steaks, baby-back ribs basted with its own barbecue sauce, fresh chicken, fresh salmon and grilled tuna with a spicy ginger sauce, a variety of fresh-cut salads with special-recipe salad dressings and O'Charley's signature caramel pie. All entrees are made from original recipes, are cooked to order and feature side items in addition to its hot yeast rolls. O'Charley's restaurants are open seven days a week and serve lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Specialty menu items include limited-time promotions, O'Charley's Express Lunch, daily special selections and a special kids menu.

The Company seeks to create a casual, neighborhood atmosphere in its O'Charley's restaurants through an open layout and exposed kitchen, and by tailoring the decor of its restaurants to the local community. The prototypical O'Charley's restaurant is a freestanding brick building containing approximately 6,800 internal square feet and seating for approximately 275 customers, including approximately 52 bar seats. The exterior features old-style red brick, bright red and green neon borders, multi-colored awnings and landscaping. The interior is open and casual. It features warm woods, exposed brick, color prints and hand-painted murals depicting local history, people, places and events. In addition, the kitchen design provides flexibility in the types of food items that can be prepared so that the Company can adapt to changing customer tastes and preferences.

Stoney River restaurants are upscale steakhouses that are intended to appeal to both upscale casual dining and fine dining customers by offering the high-quality food and attentive customer service typical of high-end steakhouses at more moderate prices. Stoney River restaurants have an upscale mountain lodge design with a large stone fireplace, sofas and rich woods that aim to make the interior of the restaurant inviting and comfortable. The menu features hand-cut, premium Midwestern beef, along with fresh seafood and a variety of other gourmet entrees. An extensive assortment of freshly prepared salads and side dishes is available a la carte. The menu also includes several specialty appetizers and desserts. Stoney River restaurants are open for dinner during the week. Opening times on the weekend vary by location, with some opening at noon and others opening in the early afternoon.

Ninety Nine aims to provide high-quality food at moderate prices in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. The menu features a wide selection of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees and desserts, all served in generous portions. The prototype Ninety Nine restaurant is a freestanding, wood building containing approximately 5,500 internal square feet and seating for 170 customers. Signature elements of the Ninety Nine prototype restaurant include an open view kitchen, booth seating, walls covered with historical local community memorabilia and a self-enclosed, centrally located rectangle bar. The restaurant's interior features slate floors, low ceilings and natural woods. It is designed to create a cozy, friendly and warm atmosphere. Ninety Nine has expanded through developing new prototype locations, as well as through remodeling both traditional and non-traditional restaurant locations.

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