After a disappointing dinner at Grand Dukes in Summit....make it a really horrid dinner there, my wife and I were looking to redeem the evening. Â We went to TGI Friday's for dessert. Â The host seated us quickly, the waitress was good and got our delicious desserts out quickly. Â The only thing we didn't enjoy was the loud music, but heck it was Friday night and not enough to warrant knocking off a star.
Review Source:Went here a couple weeks ago and waited 45 minutes to get a table, which normally wouldn't have been an issue if it were actually BUSY.
The bf and I were told it was going to be a 20 minute wait when we came through the door...we looked out at the dining floor and then looked at each other and said, "Okay, we'll wait." Thinking it was a joke, and that maybe all of the empty tables and and booths scattered around the place were reserved. Even if they were, those people never showed up and we ended up waiting 45 minutes while looking at empty seats on the floor.
If there was some reason why they were doing this, they should let customers know!
I gave three stars because we had an awesome waiter, and the food was good. I'd rather go to a TGIF's in downtown Chicago than in OP again - I've had better experiences there.
Fridays is typically for cheap, non intimate dates for either toy and your friends or you and some chick or guy that you kinda like and don't want to feed fast food to. The prices are pretty good, and majority of the waiters are amazing at keeping up with their tables and guests. I typically order the same thing every time I'm here, only because I'm not to adventurous when it comes to my food. Avoid GREG the waiter at all cost, he's loud and new and has touretts (sp) I believe and charges for extra Jack daniels dipping sauce and "loaded" mashed potatoes, which the more "experienced" waiters don't. Maybe I'm just being a cheap ass but that knocked a start off. Posted pics are 3 for 16.99 - I got Mozzarella Sticks, flat iron steak, well done W/E loaded mash and Cole slaw. For dessert, peanut butter pie. Foods was delicious.
Review Source:Aww, jeez Louise! I posted a review about TGI Fridays up here this week and it got removed by the Yelp Police. So much for the right to Yelp...
Anyway, I wanted to say that I have been coming here for years, and the restaurant experience has gotten better. The parking is always a challenge, but I was there the other day and we found a spot in the lot. How can you not like to go to TGI Friday's. Actually, now come to think of it, I think this is one of the best TGI Friday's in the Chicago area. (Not that I am a Fatty and routinely eat at TGI Friday's Lol. I probably haven't been to all of them, just some of them in the burbs).
I recommend the Jack Daniels flat grill., I just love that Jacky D's steak sauce. I am all about that!!
I guess it's a good place to come here for the "trivia" at 10 PM. I ordered a pina colada and some boneless hot wings. The pina colada was watered down pineapple juice with a hit of rum and the hot wings tasted like drenched fried dough in Frank's Red Hot Sauce.
The bar people are fun though. The manager is nice.
HOOD RAT CENTRAL. Â Don't ask me why but this place is SUPER SKETCHY after dark. Â In fact, even dusk is pushing it. Â I would not recommend it.
Extremely loud people who are often shouting, arguing and I have even seen physical FIGHTING going on right at this restaurant's entrance. Â The same scene inside. Â Nice servers but the wait takes 30 minutes or more. Â Frankly, you wouldn't even know you are in Oak Park. when you are here which is unfortunate. Â I'm all for diversity in dining but this is a dirty, loud gross place that feels exactly like what having dinner on the green line would be like - ie NOT NICE.
So I will always take a 'pass' on this place - no food is good enough to endure it. Â Other TGIF's are usually decent and clean though. Â This one is just a weird oddity.
My most recent trip here was Mon, Feb 21st. It was the evening around 6:30pm or so and it was actually packed! Luckily my friend & I only waited a couple minutes before we got seated. They apparently didn't have the loaded fries anymore...at least not on the menu. My friend got the mozzerella sticks and I ordered the Jack Daniels Chicken Strips...BAD CHOICE! It was Asian-flavored and I'm not too huge on that. I'm not completely against Asian food because sometimes I'll have it, but this was just too strong of a flavor with soy sauce. As a matter of fact, even for those who DO like Asian, I'm sure they wouldn't like this chicken. It was so gross that it actually made me sick. My friend ordered a strawberry daiquiri and I got the berry acai sour. If you like amaretto sours or anything with sweet & sour mix, you'll def love the berry acai sour. It's a yummy fruity drink and you can't even taste the alcohol. Overall, I don't think I'll be back at Friday's anytime soon...and if I am, I'm sticking to mozzerella sticks, burgers and drinks. Nothing else on their menu looks appealing and I definately DON'T recommend the Jack Chicken Strips.
Oh, P.S. our waitress was this cute skinny girl...SUCH a doll! Very friendly and excellent service! Too bad I can't remember her name.
It was a Monday night and I had a coupon - $5 off of a $15 purchase. Â Surprisingly the place was very hopping. Â Lots of space - lots of food options - lots of birthdays being celebrated. Â I ordered a cup of Broc & Cheese soup, a Raspberry Iced Tea and Jack Daniel's Chicken sandwich with fries...and I ate IT ALL. Â I hadn't eaten since breakfast and I was starvin', Marvin. Â My man friend ordered nachos and iced tea. Â Nachos were a bit strange, on half taco shells instead of real chips, but the bean dip seasoning well made up for it. Â Overall, we walked out with a bill of only $22 for all that food! Â This TGI's location is perfect to add some excitement early on in your week, say Mon thru Weds. Â Plus, plenty of public parking close. Â Also, it was clean, the service was fast and the staff was cordial.
Review Source:I am not a huge fan of this chain or their like competition but I have to say this place has surpassed my expectations each time I visit.
My friends and bf are all a fan of this food and the prices really aren't that bad. We like to stop here for lunch before catching a movie at the Lake. Most times parking is not an issue and we can get into the free lot but if not there is a pay lot close by.
The hosts and waiters have always been nice and prompt. We have never had to wait an excess time for our drinks or food and our orders have always been correct. Last time we were here we even received a free $10 gift card from management since it was "our lucky day!".
The food here is what it is; it's not a 5 star gourmet restaurant so don't complain when the food tastes like it came from a freezer bag into a microwave and then to your plate because it prolly did. I do like their Captain Morgan wings and the brushetta chicken pasta is a favorite with all of us.
This place is good to grab lunch at & is within a block of the green line.
I attended a birthday celebration at TGI Friday's in Oak Park on Wed Sept 1 2010 (KARAOKE NIGHT) and had a BLAST. Â I hadn't been to this TGI in many many years, or any other.....having never liked the food.
The only downfall was, I hated the drink (BB Margarita Shaker - $7.99+$1.00 tax) that I ordered, it was a complete waste of $.....tasted awful. Â I should have returned it, but didn't have the energy to do so. Â I probably should have ordered a martini based drink! Â Also, I ordered a shrimp/fry plate and after about 30-40 minutes, I inquired and the manager who I placed the order with, admitted that she had forgot about my order. Â I went ahead and ordered a hot wing plate and when I was on my way out the door, I went to the bar to pay and was told that it was on the house, per the manager. Â THANKS!
This was my first time attending a KARAOKE......I must say, it was quite entertaining and there were a few brave folk (not me!) that should do a demo! Â There were also a few that should of stayed in their seat, music to the ears? Â NO, more like fingernails across a chalkboard! Â OMG, in my Kanye West voice! Â And to make matters worse, those same fingernails across a chalkboard sounding folk, kept coming to the mic on at least 3 occasions.....and my girlfriend and I kept saying, why are they back up there? Â The looks on peoples faces was priceless!
Alls I gots to say is - WHAT IS UP WITH THE SERVICE HERE? Â Seriously! Â
I went here with a friend on a Tuesday evening - it's not a busy night and most of the tables were empty. Â We waited around for someone to notice us for a while before anyone came up to us. Â It also turned out the woman in front of us hadn't been helped either and we were seated first...
Once we sat down it took about 15 minutes before someone even came over to ask about drinks because they were goofing off in a cluster next to the registers. Â Now I don't mind if you are not busy and goofing off - but I was looking over trying to get someone's attention but was ignored.
The food when I finally ordered? Well I got the Key Western Shrimp that came with steamed broccoli. Half of each of the two shrimp skewers were cold, but cooked. Â Cold Shrimp (esp since it's not cocktail shrimp)...eww.I decided that asking about it and having to wait wasn't worth the effort. Â
In summary, poor service, poor attitude, and sub-par food. Â I won't be going back.
They get two stars for their HAPPY HOUR you know their $4.00 drink specials by the bar area cause I can get a killer LONG ISLAND on THURSDAY. My friend and I came this past Thursday for our weekly long island fix. We grab a spot in the bar area since the ignant ass hostess tells me there is a 30min wait  for a booth when there was no wait that was really petty. And the waiter who is off the clock called me a bitch for no apparent reason talking to our server about us right in front of us really threw me off the bar seat. I called a manager to ask what was wrong with his employees cause they were all slacking on their job, by talking to his clients like that and for the hostess on being lazy. He confronts his employee on why he was talking about us so foul in front of us or even talking about us period. Of course they denied it like any other human being. So we left and I will not be returning to this TGIF again. I well head further down to suburbia to get my fix on Thursdays. This location is a very classless bunch who work there. The manager handled the situation wrong.
Review Source:Horrible service, food and even other customers are violent at times. I could go on for days about bad experiences, I try to give chances over and over again because I'm in the service industry but to no avail. My friend even got plastic in her food once, along with shellfish in mine even after informing them of my allergy. Rude staff, angry management and I even saw a server get slapped in the ass by a another customer. No wonder they're so unhappy. I hope they close this dirty rotten place one day.
Review Source:The only reason I go to Fridays is for their drinks and somewhat cheap food. This location is closest to my home so it's convenient. The last time I came here with my friend, the service was pretty bad. We ordered our meal and she brought me back somebody else's order. I asked for chicken pasta but she gave me a steak and shrimp dinner instead. I told her it was not what I ordered and she said to me, (are you ready? this is classic!) "you want this anyway?" I said, " No, if I wanted that I would have ordered that." What waitress brings you the  wrong food and doesn't even apologize for doing it? She then said she will place my order right away. The manager came over and I told her the conversation and she apologized for the waitress. She comped our whole meal for that night which I really appreciated. Even though I got compensated for the poor service, I didn't like how the waitress handled the situation so I doubt I'll return to this location.
Review Source:Went here with friends last night to celebrate two birthdays and two anniversaries. IT WAS AMAZING!
While small for a Friday's, this places service can't be beat! As soon as we walked in we were seated. It was wonderful. The person who sat us also told us about the specials which isn't typical for a host, but it was wonderful! Our servers name was Moses and he was phenomenal. Our drinks were always filled, our meals came exactly how they were ordered, and he was very good about checking on us. He truly made our experience exceptional!
The food was GREAT and tastes better then most Friday's restaurants, but I think it's because of the service that you get that has you really looking at the food. They had this $5 off special on anything Jack Daniels, which great because I Â am a huge fan of Jack Daniels sauces.
Overall, I say give this place a chance because you won't regret it. It's truly worth the money and time!
I went ahead and handed out two stars b/c when i've done previous midday drop-ins, the experience was at least bearable and the food wasn't so bad. However, recently on a saturday night, a friend and I wandered in for a late night snack, and I was like, "whoa!"
This place becomes hood central at night with a little too much going on. I should've known when we saw the two dudes smokin' weed right at the entrance! The place was packed with "kids", hip hop was blaring and just loud, loud, loud! Yeah, i know....I'm starting to sound like one of those old moms complaining about the youngsters, but I don't care! Who wants to eat in da club listening to ray-ray hollering obcsenities?
The waiters were overwhelmed, as was the host, but everyone was friendly. The food was okay, as to be expected; just a late night snack. In fact, I only go to Friday's when I start jonesin' for junk food.
Final thoughts: if you absolutely MUST have that jack daniels sampler, go before dusk on the weekends.
This TGIF is average at best. Their food is just okay and drinks seem a bit watered down. The service is nothing that you will remember yet not horrible either. Parking can be a chore when it's busy since they share a very small lot with a couple of other establishments. The fact that I am in the area often and choose to go elsewhere is telling of my indifference with this TGIF.
Review Source:Okay, I have to write a review about this place, because you can find me at their bar every Thursday night. Â We started going on a whim, it's right next to the train station and on our way home. Â The BF and I stopped in one Thursday to drown our work sorrows, and the bartender (Dennis) was awesome. Â He immediately gave us the biz about everything, (bf being a cubs fan, me being a vegetarian), like he knew us for years. Â We decided to go back the next Thursday, and the rest is history. Â The food is okay, typical chain restaurant food. Â I mostly go because we have frozen glasses waiting for Stella to be poured in them when we get there. Â There are always interesting people at the bar, and we can watch the games when they're on. Â No complaints about this place.
Review Source:OK...so I questioned myself about the rating for a "chain" joint, but then I decided that places are rated for what they are, not relative to other places I'VE been to.
That said, my experience here was stellar. Â The hostess was nice. Â Our waiter, Ali (see? there IS a purpose to the name tags!), was the nicest waiter I've had, anywhere, in a LONG time...and not in the "look at all my flair!" kinda way. Â He was genuine, helpful, brutally honest when asked about certain menu items, friendly but not-at-all in an over-the-top kinda way.
The steak was done perfectly and, for the price, was a great cut. Â Whatever "chimichurri-type" thing they put on it was SOOO tasty. Â The potatoes like the best seasoned cottage fies you've ever had. Â And tempura-fried green beans with wasabi aioli? Â DUH!!!!!
We walked in preoccupied with why we were in Oak Park in the first place (which is why we weren't capable of being more creative with our restaurant choice). Â We walked out overly-full and happily surprised at how good our experience there was.
Never again will this foodie discount a chain as a potentially good dining experience.
I've been to this TGIF probably 2 times, got seated right away, good waiters, and good food.  The drinks are wonderful, especially the ultimute mudslide, it's to die for.  I've also had the ultimate  Long Island, which was perfect.  The food is always good.. Never had problems.
EDIT--- Just visited again about  2 weeks ago 9/2006.. must edit my review.
- We went on a saturday night, probably around 7ish... waited for about 20 min. to be seated. which is expected for saturday.  Waited for about 5-10 min. before someone showed up to take our order.  The waitress came up to ask if we had a waiter and when we said no, she said okay my name is so and so and i'll be your server today... she was very nice though, so i can't complain about her.  We ordered one of their "New"appetizers for $4 dollars, which was big enough for 1 person.  We ordered the ultimate mudslides and it  came in a much smaller glass than usual, we questioned the waitress, but she said she wasn't sure why they changed glasses, seemed like a rip off for the same out of money.  ANyway.. ordered our meal and everything was tasty, but for some reason, it didn't seem like a big portion.  We normally  can't finish our dinner, especially if we had an appetizer , but this time... we finished our whole meal.  The waitress was great, food was good, but a bit disappointed w/ everything else.
Really good Chinese potstickers and probably the tallest Bass Ale I've ever seen in my life. Unfortunately, the service sucked. We waited forever to be seated, then the server (who may have also been the bartender, I'm not sure) wandered over with his hands in his pockets and asked if we knew what we wanted - very brusquely, I thought. And we hadn't even begun to look at the menu and he seemed very impatient, even though the place was practically empty. My date ordered the Jack Daniels Chicken & Shrimp with Mashed Potatoes but I guess they forgot the shrimp and had to take it back and fix it... but first they had to tell her that the shrimp wasn't included, contrary to what the menu originally told us. She also asked for blue cheese dip which took nearly 20 minutes for them to bring it. The staff all seemed like it was their first day on the job, and like they had no customer service skills whatsoever - in fact, at one point I saw the manager actually taking orders since it seemed the staff couldn't be bothered - they were sitting off in the corner laughing and joking with each other. Quite unprofessional, and I don't think we'll be coming back any time soon.
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