TGI Friday's

There's nothing particularly wrong with the food or service here. It's quite busy and very popular with families and boozers who want to whoop it up barside. The food is fine, the drinks are fine, and the service is a bit slow. What really gives me pause about the place is having to wait to get a table on a weeknight because there are so many families with kids. It's not really a good value if you have drinks. I'm skeptical about casual dining establishments which don't print prices for drinks on the menu. Beware of this practice. Two house margaritas and a special value entree with appetizer and entree with dessert had my total bill with tip upwards of $40 just for me. I want more for my money.

On the plus side, the hosts and hostesses are very friendly.

Wonderful service every time! I LOVE their ribs, yumm!

My husband and I were so hyped up to go to Friday's on a Friday. Came hungry, waited as expected, no biggie. We ended up being kinda disappointed by all the "safe" options on the menu as I would call them. Pretty much means something I could easily make myself at home and wouldn't care to order when out to eat. So, I ordered the chicken piccata pasta dish, which sounded great and cool since its a spin on one of my favorite dishes. My husband ordered the appitizer plater (should have realized ahead of time that was an obvious mistake). The pasta dish literally looked like a noodle soup when it came. It tasted fine, just incredibly soupy and I soon regretted not sending it back. My husband said several time that if he had bought the Friday's brand freezer food at the grocery store and baked them himself, they would have been significantly better than what he got at the restaurant. That's real sad. Our server, he was super awesome, and attentive. He could tell we were dissatisfied, even though we weren't keen at all on making a stink. When we turned down the to-go boxes, he made a point to ask what had been lacking. I politely explained how the dishes missed the mark in a few ways. So, I'd say, everything was good or great, except the food. The food kinda sucked. I always thought the advantage to chains is consistency and control of flavor. Not so.