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title: "O’Charley’s Leans into Southern Roots to Celebrate the Return of Free Pie Wednesday"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ed54cac6-ba8f-4d32-b883-d4b1efe9dbca
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230908_ocharleys_leans_into_southern_roots_to_celebrate_the_return_of_free_pie_wed.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2023-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:07:39.603Z
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# O’Charley’s Leans into Southern Roots to Celebrate the Return of Free Pie Wednesday

**TL;DR:** O'Charley's celebrates its Southern roots and the return of Free Pie Wednesday with a new song collaboration with singer-songwriter Sarah Darling. The brand is also offering various promotions, including the $5 Pit Stop and Tackle Some Tenders, in addition to its new Smash burger line-up.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-09-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230908_ocharleys_leans_into_southern_roots_to_celebrate_the_return_of_free_pie_wed.html).*

## Story

O’Charley’s truly is ‘Born in Nashville’ and it shows. From the first restaurant on 21st Avenue across from Vanderbilt University, the comfort inspired menu and family-oriented atmosphere has remained loyal to its Southern roots for more than 50 years ago. This musical collaboration with Sarah Darling began as part of the 50th AnnO’versary celebration, which saw the return of their iconic Free Pie Wednesday, along with an array of long-time favorites, delicious new items and great specials for the entire family to enjoy.

The Music City-based brand is no stranger to partnering with country artists. O’Charley’s Songwriters Café virtual benefit concerts in 2021 featured major artists like Lee Brice, Tenille Arts, Russell Dickerson and more. All money raised during the Songwriters Café series went towards The Folded Flag Foundation, a nonprofit that uses 100% of contributions to provide support grants and educational scholarships to Gold Star family members.

But it is not just Free Pie Wednesday that has guests walking through the doors at O’Charley’s right now.

- The new **Smash burger line-up** features the same 7 ounce burgers guests love, but grilled so that the edges are nice and crispy with a flavor that is big and bold.

- For NASCAR fans, O’Charley’s is offering its **‘$5 Pit Stop’ promotion**, which gives guests the opportunity to fuel up on O’Charley’s classic Chicken Tenders, Fries, and a Coke for only $5 on the Monday following any NASCAR race where a Coca-Cola Racing Family Driver finishes in the top 5.

- Finally, there is the **Tackle Some Tenders promotion**, offering O’Charley’s Famous Chicken Tenders and fries for just $7 on Thursdays & Saturdays during college football season.

No matter the appetites in your family, O’Charley’s is sure to please.

To further display her endearing talent and love for O’Charley’s, Sarah Darling will be the featured songwriter for the O’Charley’s Summer Songwriter’s Café series in Evansville, Indiana on Thursday, September 14. The biweekly event takes place every other Thursday through October and features live music from talented ‘rising’ artists along with delicious deals on food and drinks. The event is a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy live music, great food and good times in a family-friendly setting.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- Coke (company)
- brand promotion (topic)
- Smashburger (company)
- O'Charley's (company)
- NASCAR (company)
- music partnership (topic)
- nascar promotion (topic)
- Evansville, Indiana (location)
- college football promotion (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230908_ocharleys_leans_into_southern_roots_to_celebrate_the_return_of_free_pie_wed.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ed54cac6-ba8f-4d32-b883-d4b1efe9dbca).