I am speechless *about TGIF*

[QueBert]

I was talking to my ex about a date we had at TGIF forever ago, out of curiosity, I Googled the menu. I know TGIF's teetering on bankruptcy. Usually when a chain of that size is in the shitter they try everything to figure out a way to save themselves. The menu had me dumbfounded. Everything was WTF, but these stood out

SLIDERS (an appetizer, 3 of them I think?) - $37.90
Potato Skins - $31.90
Nachos - $43.90
Bacon Burger - $40.90
Grilled Lamb - $69.90
Friday Signature Glazed Ribs, it doesn't specify but I'm assuming this is a full rack lol - $97.90
A Rib Eye with 2 sides - ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS.


All of those are fuckin crazy, but the steak being triple digits blew me away. I understand inflation under Trump is a thing, but no way in hell can a steak from TGIF be worth anywhere close to even half of $120, $35 for Potato Skins is also wild. And basically $100 for ribs cooked in a regular oven is hilarious. Apparently, they're doing the opposite of trying to save the company lol. I guess they said fuck it and decided to go out charging more than a Ruth Chris. They also charge a 10% service charge, which isn't included in their prices. The one by me closed down, I didn't know until I checked today. But if it was still open I'd go talk to the manager to see if they knew who came up with this exit strategy. If this isn't them trolling on the way out, then I know why they're going bankrupt.

Linky to menu

 

[BoomerD]

Da Fuq? They're down to only 4 restaurants, all in SoCal?

 

[QueBert]

Da Fuq? They're down to only 4 restaurants, all in SoCal?

I'm dumb, I clicked on Find Us and don't even see the So Cal locations (I'm in So Cal) all that comes up are some in Malaysia & India. So I'm guessing the prices are RM, which is Malaysian currency according to Google. So the steak I believed was $120 is $28 according to teh Googles. I did some poking around and it seems all the US locations are gone since none come up on their website, anything listed as open on Google is probably outdated.

In my defense, I had no idea they had Malaysian locations. and the website doesn't make this clear at all. I really thought they were going out charging 5 star steakhouse prices lol.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Well... Good thread folks.

 

[BoomerD]

I'm dumb, I clicked on Find Us and don't even see the So Cal locations (I'm in So Cal) all that comes up are some in Malaysia & India. So I'm guessing the prices are RM, which is Malaysian currency according to Google. So the steak I believed was $120 is $28 according to teh Googles. I did some poking around and it seems all the US locations are gone since none come up on their website, anything listed as open on Google is probably outdated.

In my defense, I had no idea they had Malaysian locations. and the website doesn't make this clear at all. I really thought they were going out charging 5 star steakhouse prices lol.

Location results​

4 Locations near United States

• 1
  

  TGI Fridays los angeles, CA​

  19855 Rinaldi St, Los Angeles, CA 91326
  
  (818) 831-2324
  
  
  

• TGI Fridays los angeles, CA​

  2005 N HIGHLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90068
  
  (213) 921-3760
  
  
  
• 3
  

  TGI Fridays south gate, CA​

  4701 Firestone Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280
  
  (323) 566-2979
  
  
  
• 4
  

  TGI Fridays orange, CA​

  3339 City Pkwy E, Orange, CA 92868
  
  (714) 978-3308
  

 

[snoopy7548]

CNN says there are 85 still open in the US:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/food/tgi-fridays-locations-remaining

5 in MA:

TGI Fridays Restaurants in Massachusetts | Restaurant & Bar

Browse all TGI Fridays restaurant in Massachusetts for your favorite appetizers, entrees, beer & cocktails. Come celebrate with us!

locations.tgifridays.com

Someone on here should start a journey to visit all remaining locations. I vote for @Kaido.

 

[Kaido]

CNN says there are 85 still open in the US:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/food/tgi-fridays-locations-remaining

5 in MA:

TGI Fridays Restaurants in Massachusetts | Restaurant & Bar

Browse all TGI Fridays restaurant in Massachusetts for your favorite appetizers, entrees, beer & cocktails. Come celebrate with us!

locations.tgifridays.com

Someone on here should start a journey to visit all remaining locations. I vote for @Kaido.

Went last year.

Meh.

 

[waffleironhead]

I can say ive never eaten at a fridays.
My only time living near one was when I lived in cincinatti working for the girl scouts for a summer. The director would take out all the leadership staff to blow of steam(read, get shitfaced) every weekend between camp sessions.
I was a lowly peon so never got invited.

 

[nakedfrog]

Went last year.

Meh.

Where would you rank TGIF in the Applebee's/Chili's/TGIF continuum?

 

[sdifox]

I think I have been to TGIF once. In Taiwan of all the places. Wasn't my choice of course.

 

[BudAshes]

Went last year.

Meh.

How was your server's flair game?

 

[Kaido]

Where would you rank TGIF in the Applebee's/Chili's/TGIF continuum?

Applebee's is the only one worth going to, and only because of the spinach-artichoke dip lol.

Chili's new burgers aren't bad actually.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Holy crap even by Canada standards that's expensive. I never heard of that place is that like a sit down restaurant/steakhouse or a fast food chain? Googled it and looks like a steakhouse, so guess it would be similar to Casey's here. Even for a steakhouse, that seems like high prices though.

 

[Kaido]

Holy crap even by Canada standards that's expensive. I never heard of that place is that like a sit down restaurant/steakhouse or a fast food chain? Googled it and looks like a steakhouse, so guess it would be similar to Casey's here. Even for a steakhouse, that seems like high prices though.

Fast casual.

A chipotle bowl is $17 USD here.

 

[nakedfrog]

Applebee's is the only one worth going to, and only because of the spinach-artichoke dip lol.

Chili's new burgers aren't bad actually.

Dunno when the "new" ones came out, I met a family member at a Chili's near my hotel last summer and had a decent burger. Not a patch on Five Guys or Shake Shack, of course.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

All these restaurants are just microwavable dinners served in a reasonably nice atmosphere.

Memory that still burns me to the core: Went to a Buca di Beppo's maybe 15-ish or more years ago when some of the internet stuff was a bit newer so I didn't realize it was a chain in Santa Monica, really nice restaurant semi subterranean and the tables were all in little alcoves. Felt really nice and authentic, felt like I'd found a nice little italian place.

Server takes orders, I ask for spaghetti and meatballs, but I wanted the meatballs to be really spicey like hurt me plenty spicy. The waiter looks a little distressed and says "how about I bring a huge bowl of chili flakes to the table" and I'm like "look I'm not going to send the plate back or complain or anything, I need a SPICY MEATBALL" and the waiter a bit sheepishly but very honestly told me "Sir, everything here is actually par cooked, we just reheat stuff in plastic bags in the 'kitchen' we cannot make a custom meatball here if we wanted to we literally don't have the ingredients or equipment".

I thanked the waiter for their honesty, ordered the meatballs with a bunch of chili flakes and wrote off fast casual chains forever.

Years later I'm eating in a little mom & pop Italian restaurant and asked if they can make a Salmon picata even though its not on the menu but all the ingredients to make it were in different dishes.

The waiter looked at me like I was an idiot "Sir this is an italian restaurant, of course we can make Salmon Picata" and I had some bomb ass Salmon Picata. Place earned my business for life and waiter got an above and beyond tip.

 

[Kaido]

Dunno when the "new" ones came out, I met a family member at a Chili's near my hotel last summer and had a decent burger. Not a patch on Five Guys or Shake Shack, of course.

The latest one is the Big QP (trolling McDonald's)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/food/chilis-mcdonalds-qb-burger

$10.99 with fries & unlimited drink refills

 

[lxskllr]

TGIF, Applebees, Chilis... whatever the fuck. It's all Sysko, and not the cool Sisko from New Orleans, or DS9. The shitty old megacorp, that very likely makes MREs under a different name. They're all the same, and have the same taste. Each place has their own "specialty" item(s), but if you mixed and matched, no one that didn't already know different wouldn't think anything was out of order. It's bland and competent enough. Individual local management has more effect on the experience than the name on the sign does.

 

[sdifox]

Holy crap even by Canada standards that's expensive. I never heard of that place is that like a sit down restaurant/steakhouse or a fast food chain? Googled it and looks like a steakhouse, so guess it would be similar to Casey's here. Even for a steakhouse, that seems like high prices though.

op looked at Malaysian TGIF...
1 MYR=0.32CAD