T.G.I. Fridays

Well… our weekend quest for ribs ended tragically with the worst of them all… burnt bones.
We came to this Friday’s excited to finally be on the right track because Friday’s ribs are always great right? Wrong.
Our waitress was extremely nice; but after a long wait and realizing everyone around us had received their food; even those that came in after us, we were informed that our ribs had been burnt! The waitress informed us she requested they remake them rather than bring them out to us; which we greatly appreciated.
Well…after another long wait the ribs finally arrived. But much to our dismay… they too were burnt! Luckily we, the waitress, and the manager had a sense of humor and were able to laugh at the burnt bone fiasco. But we’re still very disappointed that are two tries in the same restaurant, we still couldn’t get an edible rack of ribs.
Morale of the story… steer clear of anything that has to go on a grill at this location!

I don’t mind the service here. It’s not winning awards but it’s what you probably expect from a chain restaurant. The choices in preparing the food bother me. Why is the grilled shrimp on the Caesar salad cooked yesterday and put in the fridge for today’s salad? Cold shrimp cooked yesterday isn’t appetizing. Offering to heat up yesterday’s shrimp is ridiculous too. I can eat leftovers at home. Love the slushes though.

If I could give it a zero I would from being seated at a 4 top with 5 people to not getting plates for apps. And no refills this place is now marked off my list of places to go. Never to return the new Mahi sandwich is ok but little lacking in the taste department. Kids dished were weirdly proportioned as my daughter could not finish her Mac and cheese but my son gobbled down the 2 tiny silvers that they over cooked and we had to get him somthing else. I think they need a tween menu or something but any way bye bye Friday’s

I haven’t been to a T.G.I.Friday in quite some time. I was here for an early evening dinner on a Tuesday. Upon arrival we were seated right away. Server came over immediately to take our drink orders. We also ordered appetizers which all were very delicious! Our server name was Raven. She was very pleasant and definitely stayed on top of things. I ordered a Blood Orange Cooler. It was very refreshing and it definitely had me in the state of mind l wanted to be in :). I ordered the Chicken with shrimp which also came with mash potatoes. The shrimp had a marinara Sauce that was delish! For our first appetizer. We orderd the Bacon Jalapeños which was stuffed with pulled
beef and cheese and Bacon with this sauce that made you want to shout out yesssss. It was
not to spicy but just right. The next appetizer was the fried Green beans. Omg wowee l fell in love instantly.
My overall experience was great and will definitely be returning. Preferably on a weekday or early Saturday or Sunday when it’s less of a crowd. I will definitely be ordering the fried Green Beans since they were very fresh and went very well with the sauce that was included.

I’ll start by saying we recieved AMAZING customer service! Chelsee our server was great and had a lot of patience with her most indecisive customer (me lol).
Now onto the food. It has been a while since I have visited a TGI Friday’s, so the menu revamp was new to me. I ordered the Jack Daniel’s ribeye& shrimp (with no sauce) and my husband ordered the Truffle Stack burger. This is where a slight disappointment came in. The steak was VERY bland (Perhaps it was because of no sauce?). Good thing the sides were good (Mash potators& Steamed broccoli). The burger was also disappointing because it was so small. I feel like we could have gotten better portion sizes at a fast food place.
Perhaps next time I’ll save some cash and stick with the appetizer menu.

It’s available so I go after work for a drink. The menu lacks variety. Not a vegetarian friend. So stick to the bar if your a vegetarian. The bathroom is always filthy, so avoid by all cost if possible. I recommend sticking to the bar.

Andrew made our night!
There were 10 of us celebrating my boyfriend’s cousin’s birthday. You can tell what a server is made of by how they handle big parties… you can almost smell the fear on some of them. Andrew was clearly no rookie, and seemed totally comfortable as our server. During the course of the night, there were a few missing items and other very minor missteps (which is to be expected when you have a large party, all ordering different things, not to mention the fact that many of did the endless apps thing and kept ordering different things each time), but he was cool and rolled with it like it was nothing. No excuses, just great service. He was extremely personable and made sure that we were all having a great time.
The cousin had brought in some cupcakes he ordered from a bakery, which they stored in the back for us to help make room at our table. He made sure that they brought out app plates and napkins, and evem wrote «Don’t Touch» on the box so that other servers in the back wouldn’t accidentally help themselves to them (good lookin out!). When we were done, he took the liberty of splitting our checks to avoid that post-​dinner deficiency of basic math skills that people seem to experience every time they go to a group dinner and it is time to pay their portion of the bill. Everyone was able to settle up quickly and easily, and no one was forced to overpay to help cover the cost of something they did not order. That, in and of itself, was enough to make it a 5-​star visit.
The servers at this Friday’s location all have these ipad-​like devices where they can insert orders right at the table, as well as swipe a patron’s credit card in front of them at the table (instead of disappearing with it and doing God-​knows what with it). As a person that has had her identity stolen several times, that makes me very happy.

So far the BEST TGI Fridays. From beginning to end! Our server April was amazing. Everything came out quick and tasted delicious. I give them all 100%! And will definitely return!

First and last visit. Food is OK, typical chain restaurant food. Service was slow, but the server was nice. The place was jammed packed, but they had more than enough servers and wait staff to cover the crowds. Had to ask for a take-​home box 3 times. We sat at our table for 10 – 15 mins before we had a server ask is for drinks. Apps came before our drinks came out. Just wasn’t well coordinated. Management was courteous and attentive once food was ordered. There are better TGIF’s in the area. Try Laurel, Columbia or Annapolis.

Came in with a party of 8 and they were pretty full so it took the host a few minutes to figure where to sit us. Tamara was our server and she was great! Food came out pretty quickly and was good. She answered any questions we had and checked on us periodically through out the meal to make sure we were ok. I’m visiting from out of town but if I’m ever this way again I will be back here for sure and asks for Tamara. I gave it 4 stars because it seems like over the years the quality of the food has went down with this chain. Other then that everything went well.

Horrible service tonight. It’s a Monday night so it’s not even busy. My boyfriend and I come here often and we usually never had any issues. We come here and we didn’t get a server until probably 20 mins of waiting. Finally got drinks and ordered food. I asked for a PLAIN burger. And of course she didn’t understand plain because it came out and had stuff on it. All my friends had already eaten so at this point I kind of lost my appetite. Bathrooms are FILTHY. Looks like no one bothered to clean them. And the bathrooms are also very tiny. Very disappointed.

This will always be my favorite Fridays. I love how they prepare there wings, its very different from the other locations. The bartenders are amazing! I have been coming here for years now so I’m pretty familiar with the staff and they are A1 !.

From the super friendly host to our equally friendly and funny waiter (Gary), we had a fantastic experience at Friday’s tonight. The food was good and typical Friendly’s quality, but the service made this a 5 star experience!

Got the cajun chicken and shrimp Alfredo sans shrimp.
Wasn’t spicy unless you consider just pepper to be your limit on spiciness, sauce flavor was weak-​the dish was drowning in this sauce, chicken was dry-​possibly overcooked, chicken was noticeably a lower temperature than the overall pasta dish which was somewhat unpleasant. While it had way too much sauce, it didn’t have enough noodles. The red peppers were sparse as well. In summary, this was a barely edible dish that was definitely not worth the money.

Jack was my waiter tonight. When I tell you I had good food, I’m TELLIN YOU. I HAD GOOD FOOD.
Only complaint was my drink came after everyone’s apps.
Jack himself. Oh he was a hoot. He laughed at all my jokes and made me really feel like «Hey today feels like a friday»
Well played Fridays. Well played.

Just stopped in to kill a little time before going to an event in the area. It was on Halloween and they had some themed drinks for $ 5. They didn’t taste all that great. I sat in the bar area and it wasn’t crowded. Service was good and prompt. It was nice that all the employees wore costumes and were very friendly. I will have to give it another try because I didn’t stay long enough for a full review.

Gotta try their blueberry long island iced tea!

Bottom Line: Bar food which would be tolerable if the service wasn’t dismal.
I’m generally not a big fan of chain restaurants (Cheesecake Factory and a few others being exceptions) but the Arundel Mills area is peppered with chain restaurants and there was a group decision to get a bite to eat here absent much better choices. My experience at this Friday’s is certainly a reminder of why I haven’t eaten at this chain in a decade. In the spirit of fairness, let’s note a few positive items about this restaurant:
— Ample parking
— Hip interior
— Large menu with lots of bar food options
— A handful of items are always on happy hour special at great prices
— Friendly and professional hostess
— Thrifty options for big appetites especially with promotions like endless appetizers.
The food here is about what one would expect from an American chain restaurant and bar — burgers, fires, pasta, glutinous appetizers, rich desserts, etc. When I was 20 I loved all of these dishes and could metabolize them like a champ. But fast forward many years, and I’m now seeking more unique dishes in less corny atmospheres.
The biggest struggle at this Friday’s was the service. It was unanimous at my table of six that service was lacking. Specific issues with the service included the following:
— Server’s underwear hanging out of the waist of his pants. Unsightly.
— Wrong drinks delivered on two occasions for which we were fully charged.
— Only five menus were provided for six people, a sixth menu was never brought out despite asking.
— I ordered an appetizer for my entrée and was told it would come out first since it was technically an appetizer which I thought was lame but I didn’t protest. In the end, my appetizer was delivered after all of the main courses. I think appetizers should be delivered before main courses unless otherwise requested by the diner.
— Getting condiments was tough. In some cases they’d been requested when placing orders and we still couldn’t get them without asking multiple times.
— Our waiter didn’t write anything down which would have been fine if he could remember what we ordered without coming back to check the details. Additionally, our check was wrong so we ended up writing what we had ordered down for him.
Another area of concern is that there was a lot of water being tracked from behind the bar to the restaurant floor. This made for a treacherous trip to some tables and the bathrooms. When a restaurant is this messy (and dangerous) in plain sight it really makes me question how it’s managed in general. Diner be aware.
Two stars is probably a bit generous for this restaurant but I always like to give businesses the benefit of the doubt.

Almost a year of not coming here I came and I must say there has been plenty of changes.
The customer service has approved. Our food arrived on time and there were no issues. I am glad that this place has improved. I love Friday’s food and hope that it continues to improve it’s service and food.

Yeeeeep… I did it… I bestowed 5 Stars on a Friday’s Restaurant!!! Times are definitely changing Unilocalers. It’s the little things that add up to the big things… lets divulge.
We were properly greeted on arrival — -sounds trivial — but the horrors I’ve witnessed at other Friday’s establishments are unimaginable folks. This young man, the host, was very friendly and informed us that we could seat ourselves in the general bar area. I chose a 4-​person booth near the back end of the bar so that our view of the televisions wasn’t obstructed.
Amanda was our server and she wasn’t pretentious; I could genuinely tell she loved what she was doing, even if she didn’t like what she was doing. There are those that are so miserable at their current form of employment that they’d be hard-​pressed to simply quit and make the world a brighter place for PAYING customers.
Our drink and food orders came out very quickly and without any errors, again, seems minute but that’s a very HARD feat in this day and age, lol. It was 9ish so I was anticipating my salad to arrive in a state of the given hour, when cooks believe we’re all just here for the alcohol anyway, and food is simply a soaking element. Very pleasantly surprised. My salad was very, very fresh and delicious. See it is starting to add up.
Amanda also accommodated a split bill and a few other requests we inquired about. I was very well pleased with the service, cleanliness and prompt responsiveness of this location.