EXHIBIT 99.1



[O'CHARLEYS INC. LOGO]
NEWS RELEASE



CONTACT     Lawrence E. Hyatt                                       Gene Marbach
            Chief Financial Officer                           Investor Relations
            O'Charley's Inc.                                  Makovsky + Company
            (615) 782-8818                                        (212) 508-9600


          O'CHARLEY'S INC. ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE THIRD
          QUARTER, AND SETS EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL DATES


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- October 18, 2005 -- O'Charley's Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: CHUX) a
leading casual dining restaurant company, today announced preliminary results
for the third quarter ended October 2, 2005, and announced details for the
release of its full results for the quarter.

         Although the Company has not yet finalized its financial results for
the third quarter of fiscal 2005, it expects to report results for the quarter
that are below its previously issued guidance of net income per diluted share of
between $0.02 and $0.05. Excluding any charges related to asset impairment or
dispositions that the company may be required to take in its fiscal third
quarter, the Company now expects to report results for the quarter ranging from
a net loss per diluted share of $0.03 to break even net income. Same store sales
in the quarter declined by 1.5% at O'Charley's company-operated restaurants, and
increased by 0.1% at Ninety Nine restaurants and by 1.4% at Stoney River
Legendary Steaks. These same store sales combined with higher than expected
payroll and benefits, food and beverage, and restaurant operating costs
contributed to the Company's third quarter loss. These factors will be discussed
more fully in the Company's third quarter earnings release and conference call.

         O'Charley's plans to issue its earnings release for the third quarter
before the market opens on October 27, 2005, and will host a conference call on
October 27, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The number to call for this interactive
teleconference is (973) 582-2952. A replay of the conference call will be
available through November 4, 2005, by dialing (973) 341-3080 and entering the
confirmation number, 6605765.

         The live broadcast of O'Charley's conference call will be available
online at the Company's website, www.ocharleysinc.com, as well as
www.streetevents.com and www.earnings.com on October 27, 2005, beginning at
11:00 a.m. EDT. The online replay will follow shortly after the call and
continue through November 4, 2005.


ABOUT O'CHARLEY'S INC.

O'Charley's Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is a multi-concept
restaurant company that operates or franchises a total of 349 restaurants under
three brands: O'Charley's, Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub, and Stoney River
Legendary Steaks. The Company operates 229 company-owned O'Charley's restaurants
in 17 states in the Southeast and Midwest, and has four franchised O'Charley's
restaurants in Michigan and two joint venture O'Charley's restaurants in
Louisiana. The menu, with an emphasis on fresh preparation, features several
specialty items such as hand-cut and aged steaks, a variety of seafood and
chicken, freshly baked yeast


          3038 Sidco Drive  o  Nashville, TN 37204  o  (615) 256-8500


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rolls, fresh-cut salads with special-recipe salad dressings and signature
caramel pie. The Company operates Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub restaurants in
107 locations throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Ninety Nine has earned a strong reputation for
providing generous portions of 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. The Company
operates seven Stoney River Legendary Steaks restaurants in Georgia, Illinois,
Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The dinner-only steakhouse concept appeals to both
upscale casual dining and fine dining customers by offering high-quality food
and attentive customer service typical of high-end steakhouses at more moderate
prices.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

         This press release and statements made by or on behalf of the Company
relating hereto may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to the
finalization of the Company's third fiscal quarter financial and accounting
procedures, and may be affected by certain risks and uncertainties, including,
but not limited to, the Company's ability to increase operating margins and
improve same store sales at its restaurants; the effect that increases in food,
labor, energy, interest costs and other expenses have on our results of
operations; the possible adverse effect on our sales of any decrease in consumer
spending; the effect of increased competition; the impact on our results of
operations of restarting development of our StoneyRiver concept, and the other
risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the
forward-looking statements included herein, you should not regard the inclusion
of such information as a representation by us that our objectives, plans and
projected results of operations will be achieved and the Company's actual
results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The
Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to
the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events and
circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.


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