Cheddar’s Casual Café opened today at 3609 Walton Way Ext.

Cheddar’s is a sit-down restaurant with a full bar and outdoor patio. It seats 300 people and will employ 150.

The restaurant is run by Macon-based C&P Restaurant Co., which also runs the Captain D’s restaurants in Augusta.

Construction on the 7,800 sqaure foot restaurant began in April.

There are now 76 Cheddar’s restaurants throughout the country.