EXHIBIT 99.1


(O'CHARLEY'S INC. LOGO)                                       (FORBES 2002 LOGO)

NEWS RELEASE


CONTACT:   A. Chad Fitzhugh
           Chief Financial Officer
           (615) 782-8818


              O'CHARLEY'S PRICES SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES OFFERING

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 31, 2003) -- O'Charley's Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CHUX) today
announced the pricing of its offering of $125 million in aggregate principal
amount of 9.0% senior subordinated notes due 2013 in an institutional private
placement, as previously announced. The closing of the sale of the notes, which
is subject to customary conditions, is expected to be on Tuesday, November 4,
2003. The notes will be guaranteed on an unsecured, senior subordinated basis by
certain of the Company's subsidiaries. The Company plans to use the net proceeds
of the offering together with the net proceeds the Company has received from a
recently completed sale and leaseback transaction to repay the outstanding term
loan and a portion of the currently outstanding revolving credit loans under the
Company's senior secured credit facility.

         The securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and may
not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
applicable state laws. The notes are being offered only to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside
the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

         This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase any of these securities, and shall not
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which
such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is
being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities
Act.

         The foregoing statements regarding the Company's intentions with
respect to the contemplated offering and other transactions described above are
forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, and actual results could vary materially from the statements made. The
Company's ability to complete the offering and other transactions described
above successfully is subject to various closing conditions and risks, many of
which are outside of its control.



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