{"id":3037,"date":"2011-01-03T20:56:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T01:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2022-08-19T22:34:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T02:34:11","slug":"ocharleys-1000-bower-parkway-13-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=3037","title":{"rendered":"O'Charley's, 1000 Bower Parkway: 13 December 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190393.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190393_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190394.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190394_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190395.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190395_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190396.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190396_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190398.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190398_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190400.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190400_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190401.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190401_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190402.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190402_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190405.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/01\/p1190405_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I heard about the closing of the Harbison <i>O'Charley's<\/i>, my first thought was that I hadn't remembered one was over there, and my second thought was: <i>Why Would I Go To O'Charley's?<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact it's always seemed to me to be a pleasant enough place without any real \"hook\" to get me in.  I went to the one at <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=207\">Columbia Mall<\/a> several times, and the one in Augusta at least once, and basically recall only that they had pretty good chips & salsa and burgers.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly (or not) this one closing made me try the one on Two Notch again -- I got in there, and found that a) they didn't have the chips & salsa anymore, and b) they were out of hamburgers.  I had never heard of that before!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/2010\/12\/17\/1609328\/college-grounds-cafe-is-in-the.html\">The State<\/a> says that this one shut when the company<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nclosed 16 underperforming stores Monday.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>and that<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe Harbison location was the only one in South Carolina to close.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(Hat tip to commenter William)<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 17 July 2011<\/b> -- work on the building and facade for the conversion to a <i>Buffalo Wild Wings<\/i> is ongoing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/07\/p1230360.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/07\/p1230360_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/07\/p1230361.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/07\/p1230361_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/07\/p1230364.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/07\/p1230364_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 24 September 2011<\/b> -- They're getting close.. and have certainly changed the look of the building!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/09\/p1260114.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/09\/p1260114_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/09\/p1260115.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/09\/p1260115_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 31 October 2011<\/b> -- As commenter Andrew has already noted, it looks like they're set to open on 7 November 2011:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/pix\/11\/10\/p1270535.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/pix\/11\/10\/p1270535_tn.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE 19 August 2022<\/b>: Updating tags and adding map icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1000+Bower+Pkwy,+Columbia,+SC+29212\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/pix\/misc\/world_map_icon.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I heard about the closing of the Harbison O'Charley's, my first thought was that I hadn't remembered one was over there, and my second thought was: Why Would I Go To O'Charley's?. In fact it's always seemed to me to be a pleasant enough place without any real \"hook\" to get me in. 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