Fidelity National Financial to aquire O'Charley's chain

[blizz01]

340 restaurants - that's pretty big; I've always thought that the food was somewhat forgettable; but maybe there will be some new life...


From the Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2012/02/06/fnf-acquiring-ocharleys-restaurant.html

[Dashing Dan]

O'Charley's is just another chain, like TGI Fridays, Applebees, or Outback, i.e. not really worth the money.

[thelakelander]

For you thrify types the best thing about O'Charley's is that kids eat free.

[mtraininjax]

Did Bill Foley lose a card game? When did FNF decide it wanted to go into the business of retail restaurants? Maybe they could have saved Morton's downtown?

[ben says]

Did Bill Foley lose a card game? When did FNF decide it wanted to go into the business of retail restaurants? Maybe they could have saved Morton's downtown?

Yeah I'm not too sure I get the logistics behind this move either.

[blizz01]

Stoney River is the true steakhouse within the O'Charley's family with only 10 locations.  With Morton's out it seems like a no-brainer that they'd consider slotting in a location so close to "home".