opinion of (tgi) fridays

[WalterMitty]

havent been to one in a long time.  cant comment.

[dead0man]

It's probably been 15+ years since I've been in one.

[Maxwell]

The food is okay to decent, but the place itself is soul sucking.

[Fritz]

I eat there all the time, I'm even a "stripes club" member, which means I get free stuff once in a while.

[© tweed]

I eat there all the time, I'm even a "stripes club" member, which means I get free stuff once in a while.

during the .com heyday of 1997-1999 my dad would rack up so many freebees to Friday's.  I think the main site was mypoints.com.  half the time we'd walk out without paying a dime, save gratuity.

these fond memories of the place were probably the subliminal inspiration for making my initial persona here a TGI Fridays manager.

[Indy Texas]

The only times I've ever eaten in one were when I was growing up and my family would be on a car trip somewhere and my dad would refuse to eat in non-chain restaurants and my mom would refuse to eat at any restaurant containing a drive-through. TGI Fridays occupied the overlap in that Venn Diagram, along with Applebee's, Chilis and Bennigan's.

[Lief 🗽]

Better than Ruby Tuesday's and Applebees, not as good as Chili's.

[7,052,770]

So-so. Better than Applebees, although what isn't?

Not quite as good as Chili's, but same tier.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I hate TGI Fridays, Applebees, and Chillis, so option 3 naturally.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I probably only go there twice a year but I do like it.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

meh

[tik 🪀✨]

I'm going there tonight. It's the only restaurant down here that offers a menu and atmosphere that genuinely reminds me of the States. Whether or not that's a desirable trait, I don't know. But, they deliver with decent hamburgers, steaks, very American appetizers I never see anywhere else here, Tex-Mex fare.. we like it.

[muon2]

TGI Fridays like the other chain bar and grills that have been mentioned have the great advantage of predictability. At home I can go with local spots that I enjoy, but on the road I don't know or generally have time to find an interesting local spot.

For example, a month ago I flew to Orlando, but my flight was a couple hours late due to the weather. It finally arrived about 9 pm and neither I nor my ride had eaten any supper yet. It wasn't hard to google a Fridays just outside the airport where both knew what food and drinks we could find.

[Cranberry]

You just have too many chain restaraunts...
I have never heard of it before, nor of any other chains named in this thread so far...

[Flake]

The only times I've ever eaten in one were when I was growing up and my family would be on a car trip somewhere and my dad would refuse to eat in non-chain restaurants and my mom would refuse to eat at any restaurant containing a drive-through. TGI Fridays occupied the overlap in that Venn Diagram, along with Applebee's, Chilis and Bennigan's.

I hate it when people that do that

[memphis]

All of the Chili's/Applebees/etc chains are unbearably loud. Even if the food were good at these places, which it never is, just the noise would be enough to make a meal unpleasant. I don't understand the appeal of chain restaurants. Everything about them is dreadful.

[King]

A great place to get a home cooked meal.

[Franzl]

All of the Chili's/Applebees/etc chains are unbearably loud. Even if the food were good at these places, which it never is, just the noise would be enough to make a meal unpleasant. I don't understand the appeal of chain restaurants. Everything about them is dreadful.

^^^^^^^^

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Endless Appetizers yet.
http://gawker.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925

[angus]

I voted great.  I can only remember visiting two of them.  One was about 12 years ago in Honolulu, and as I recall I had something with mussels, shrimp, and clams.  I remember being satisfied with the food and the service.  One was about 7 years ago in Ohio.  I think I had some fried chicken and vegetables at that one.  It was also very good.  I haven't been to one recently, but both times I received a freshly-prepared hot meal in a timely fashion, and they both had a decent selection of booze.  What's not to like? 

[King]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Endless Appetizers yet.
http://gawker.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925

She even makes fun of Bushie's dessert

[Ban my account ffs!]

Depressing in a way... But some of the food is good.

[MATTROSE94]

I went to it one time and it wasn't that bad at all.

[© tweed]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Endless Appetizers yet.
http://gawker.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925

She even makes fun of Bushie's dessert

must be tiny at 500 calories

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Endless Appetizers yet.
http://gawker.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925

dude that's a 6000 calorie stomach bomb waiting to go off, especially if you give me 7 drinks and no dinner beforehand

[memphis]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Endless Appetizers yet.
http://gawker.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925

Holy crap! That was the most terrifying thing I've read in a long time. I actually felt like I was trapped in Fridays also. It was like something out of a Stephen King novel.