‘We’re all without a job.’ Workers, patrons react to O’Charley’s closure

Some people are saddened. Some people are angry. Some are choosing to focus on the good times and others are pushing for businesses to do better.

That’s the response O’Charley’s Restaurant and Bar has gotten since closing all of its locations abruptly on Sept. 9, alerting employees just 24 hours beforehand. The company’s website has since gone dark, as well.

Neither O’Charley’s nor its parent company Cannae Holdings have responded to USA TODAY’s requests for comment.

Because the company has not publicly addressed the shutdowns in Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia and Virginia, confirmation has largely come from employees, customers and local reporting from WSB-TV in Atlanta, as well as USA TODAY Network outlets in Nashville and Columbus, Ohio.

There were also signs posted at some restaurants thanking customers for their patronage, while other locations had already removed exterior branding, signaling the apparent end of the 55-year-old chain.

On Thursday, Sept. 10 at a location in Glen Allen, Virginia, the building's lettering had been completely removed, leaving shadowed outlines that once read “O’Charley’s.”

Another location in Richmond, Virginia had a "permanently closed" sign on the restaurant’s door that read, "O'Charley's thanks you for your patronage and we hope to see you soon!"

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/money/