Charleys Philly Steaks

Charleys Philly Steaks
Private
Industry Restaurants
Founded 1986
Headquarters Columbus, Ohio, United States
Key people
 Charley Shin
Website charleys.com

Charleys Philly Steaks is an American restaurant chain of submarine sandwich stores headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.[1] Formerly known as Charley's Steakery and Charley's Grilled Subs, the franchise was established in 1986 on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and is still headquartered there. There are 500 locations in 46 states and Puerto Rico in the United States, as well as stores in 16 other countries.

History

While studying real estate at Ohio State University, Charley Shin worked in his mother’s Japanese/Korean restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.[2] A wrong turn on a family trip to New York City resulted in Charley’s discovery of the Philly steak sub. Charley convinced his mother to take a break, sell the restaurant, and invest her life savings of $48,000 in “Charley’s,” a 450-square-foot (42 m2) restaurant across the street from Ohio State's campus. Charley’s first decision in the restaurant was to turn the grill around to face the customers, so they could always see their food being cooked, a move that would later become the trademark of the Charley’s Philly Steaks chain.[3]

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ "Contact Us Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.." Charley's Grilled Subs. Retrieved on May 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ Chung, Grace. "How A Korean Immigrant Amassed A Food Empire By Serving An American Favorite". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Fast Casual Charley's Grilled Subs August 27, 2007
General sources
  • Johnson-Elie, Tannette (2006-12-05). "Mixing kindness with business". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  • Naylor, June (2004-02-20). "Charlie's is hot on the grill (free preview)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • Chan, Candy Kit Har (1994-11-25). "Steaking His Claim: Crafty Charley Shin Proves Fast Food, Franchising". AsianWeek.


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