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Men’s room rating: 3. (When did they stop putting ice in the urinals? Wasn’t that a T.G.I. Friday’s trademark?)
Dwight’s comments:
A large menu of mostly undistinguished food, with decor by the BMTCRSC.
Much to their credit, the waitstaff dealt quite well with moving our unexpectedly large party (with Ann Anonymous Diner and Ann’s friend and RoadRich showing up at a conspiracy for once) to another table.
Unfortunately, the appetizers and main courses (such as my salmon with a Jack Daniel’s glaze) were excessively bland. (I was able to spice the fish up a bit with some Cajun mustard dipping sauce left from a shrimp appetizer, but why should I have had to?)
Really, what can you say about T.G.I. Friday’s that hasn’t been said about Bennigan’s or every other fern bar/fern food chain?
Additional comments from Lawrence:
For what it’s worth, I liked TGI Fridays a bit more than you. I liked the appetizers well enough, my burger was quite tasty, and they kept my bottomless glass of Dr Pepper well filled.
All in all, I think they did the Fern Bar thing pretty well–well enough that I’d have a hard time picking between them and Chili’s for the Fern Bar Championship (haven’t been to Bennigens in a while).
Additional comments from Ann Anonymous Diner:
Amazingly, I have nothing bad to say about Friday’s, except that I hate their TV commercials. I’ll point out that it is easier to eat healthy at Chili’s, however.