Charleys Philly Steaks

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Charleys Philly Steaks
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1986; 35 years ago (1986)
FounderCharley Shin
HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio, US
Number of locations
600 (2017)[1]
Area served
worldwide
Key people
Charley Shin
ParentGosh Enterprises
Websitecharleys.com

Charleys Philly Steaks is an American restaurant chain of Philly cheesesteak stores headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.[2] 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. By 2017 there were 600 locations in 45 states and in 19 countries.[1]

History[]

While studying real estate at The Ohio State University, Charley Shin worked in his mother's Japanese/Korean restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.[1] A wrong turn on a family trip to New York City resulted in Charley's discovery of the Philly cheesesteak. 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]

Gosh Enterprises[]

Charleys Philly Steaks is a subsidiary of Gosh Enterprises, which is solely owned by Shin.[4] Gosh also owns the chain,[4] which had purchased the leases for the defunct ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen chain.[5][6]

References[]

Footnotes
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Chung, Grace. "How A Korean Immigrant Amassed A Food Empire By Serving An American Favorite". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ "[1] Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine." Charleys Philly Steaks. Retrieved on May 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Fast Casual Charley's Grilled Subs August 27, 2007
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Ghose, Dave (January 23, 2018). "Who's Next: Charley Shin, founder and CEO of Bibibop Asian Grill". Columbus Monthly.
  5. ^ Coser, Crystal (May 9, 2017). "Bibibop Asian Grill Takes Over All Shuttered ShopHouse Locations: Including four in Los Angeles". Eater LA.
  6. ^ Anderson, Caroline (March 20, 2017). "Bibibop Asian Grill Moving into Los Angeles ShopHouse Locations". Los Angeles Business Journal.
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