O'Charley's

Today Mommy and Madison joined Daddy for lunch. We were all quite stressed from different various activities - actually, Madison wasn't stressed at all! But still, Mommy, Daddy and a few friends all needed a little break, so we went to O'Charley's for a bite to eat.

We hadn't been there in a while, but it was nice - despite the really slow service. Perhaps that was by "design," so that we would get a little more time away from it all.

O'Charley's has some history with us too, although we haven't been by there as much as we used to. In the late nineties, that was a very popular place. Daddy remembers stopping by there with his friends Alan and Danny on the way back from a Weird Al concert on Halloween. That was the first visit. It was the Pleasant Hill location - and instantly we were hooked. I think it may have been the cheese sticks that were our favorite (since been changed to cheese wedges). But they had this French dip that was really good too.

We stopped there time and again, and were thrilled when a Gainesville restaurant opened. It was such a frequent stop for us - and such a near obsession - that upon a drive to Nashville one time, Danny and I stopped by what is the earliest location of the franchise. Historical research!

Our obsession got to be so much that when it came time to choose a location for Daddy and Mommy's wedding rehearsal dinner, we picked O'Charley's. We knew a waitress there, and were able to completely seal off the outside patio area, where we hung lights and decorations just prior to the arrival of the wedding party. The weather was perfect that night outside, and Daddy remembers the lights and the food and the laughter of friends and family. It was a perfect place for a rehearsal dinner. It was a perfect night!

Anyway, O'Charley's has a long history with us. I recommend the cheese wedges big time.