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O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar - Steakhouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana

O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar

4.3 (1871 reviews)

1220 Illinois Rd S, Fort Wayne, IN 46804

American restaurant
Bar & grill

About O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar - steak house in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Relaxed chain restaurant cooking American comfort staples, with take-out options & a full bar.

Customer Review Summary

O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar has a mixed reputation based on customer reviews. Some guests appreciated the food, especially the steaks and chicken tenders, and praised friendly and attentive service from certain staff members. Others encountered long wait times, inattentive service, and food quality issues, such as overcooked items and bland sides. Cleanliness, particularly in the bathrooms, was also a concern for some patrons. While many enjoyed the atmosphere and certain menu items like margaritas and desserts, others vowed not to return due to disappointing experiences. Overall, experiences vary widely, with some customers eager to return and others unlikely to revisit.

Key Features

Service options

  • Curbside pickup
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great dessert
  • Sports

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Food
  • Late-night food
  • Organic dishes
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates

Dining options

  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.3 out of 5
5
1111
4
449
3
168
2
74
1
69
Based on 1871 reviews

Tracy Coyne

3 months ago

Nice restaurant, but bathrooms are not the cleanest. Service was disappointing. Only a couple of people in the restaurant but the waitress was busy talking to friends, so we waited for a while before she even came to take a drink order. Placed appetiser and she brought it out not much before dinner. Had to keep reminding her to fill our drinks. My steak was more rare than medium but outside charred. Pretzel bread with dip was good. Queso with chips good.

Jenna Robinson

4 months ago

Ordered no onions, and got no bell peppers. For my Cajun chicken pasta! Look up vegetables people…onions and bell peppers are not the same! Line 1 told me “I don’t know” not a good attitude to have with a paying customer!

time

Always loved O'Charley's. The 5$ Margaritas are worth it. About two of them and you're set if a lightweight. The steaks were amazing as well as the baked potatoes. The only issue was the mac and cheese was extremely bland and had no original touch to it it just felt like tv dinner mac. Otherwise, I loved our server and food. Thank you!

Tanekka Tate

Desirae my server was amazing, she was sweet and polite. She brought out food out quick and hot, she made sure we had refills and smiled while serving us. I hope when my family and I go again we have her as our server!

Jim Zix

My spouse and I visited on the weekend before Christmas and had their prime rib special. our food was very good, and Mary served us with grace and flair. Her service, to a couple of oldsters like us truly made the meal very special for us. There was a relaxed atmosphere to the entire place even as they became busier. Oh, save room for dessert-- I loved the apple pie ala mode!

Jacob Shaffer

Chicken tenders and fries both over cooked we thought. Tartar sauce not a good tarter. Mac n cheese was not cheesy at all and wasn’t good. Fish (cod) was ok. Loaded potatoe and loaded smashed potatoes were good. Bbq sauce wasn’t to good. Honey mustard was good. Ranch was alright. Overall I would not recommend nor would I come back.

Sagan Stier

1 year ago

This was my first time at O'Charley's. The service was great and fast! The food was delicious. I had a sirloin and their famous Chicken Tenders, which I would highly recommend. Apparently, they also have free pie on Wednesdays. Unfortunately it was a Tuesday, but, Hey, We will be back!

Kiesha Allen

11 months ago

Two words. Never Again. The picture speaks for itself. This how this restaurant do their online customers??? Waste of 18 dollars smdh. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Just make your own at this point. I had a better salad from Zianos. And it was a small, yet well put together. How you skimp on some damn leaves with all these trees??? What toddler made this? Lord help them because Hell will freeze over before I ever order from here again.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–11 PM
Monday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11 AM–11 PM
Sunday 10 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

Price Range

$10–20