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Fall's dining options are heating up

Waking up in late September makes me really happy. The warm, moist air we've been used to for three months is starting to give way to cooler breezes.

People who have avoided going out for weeks because of the stifling humidity now seem to have a spring in their step.

Fall usually means new restaurant openings, and Fayetteville residents will have several new dining options this season.

Zaxby's opened its north Fayetteville location this week. The chain specializes in delicious chicken fingers and is a cut above most fast food establishments. The company also plans to open one just south of the Fayette County Courthouse later this fall.

O Charley's will open its first Fayette location at the end of October. The chain will become part of "Restaurant Row" just south of the Fayette pavilion. This new development, a smaller version of the already popular O'Charley's building, will have 5,130 square feet with seating for 187 guests. This prototype, the first of its kind for O'Charley's, has been developed to serve smaller communities which O'Charley's has not been able to access previously. Steaks, ribs and prime rib have long been O'Charley's favorites. O'Charley's choice beef is carefully selected, then aged three to six weeks in O'Charley's meat lockers to allow flavor and tenderness to reach their peak. A wide-selection of hand-trimmed cuts, including choice sirloin, ribeye and filet mignon, are offered. Prime rib, an O'Charley's specialty dating