TGI Fridays

Good food, fantastic service, really cold beer. Never had a bad experience here. And the casino doesn’t reek of smoke walking through to get to Fridays.

I went yesterday around 3pm with my bestfriend and my son. I recommended this place because I went a few weeks ago with my fiancé and the grande nachos were AMAZING. Unfortunately this visit was terrible. When we walked in, a server was just sitting on the bench and the hostess just stared at us. My friend said «two and a high chair» and the server that was sitting down just yelled out a table number and the hostess took us to our seat. I used to be a hostess at a different restaurant and that, to me, was completely unprofessional. The server wasn’t the greatest. Took forever to get our check and with a whining, tired, one year old, I needed to leave asap. Overall, I wanted to treat my bestfriend for her early 21^st birthday and was so disappointed. Food was good though, I’ll give them that.

Normally our go to place at times before or after the movies at Alliante when we don’t feel like doing the buffet. The food is good, and the service ok to good depending on the day you go. But we did noticed that their prices went up slightly compared to other restaurants like Apple Bees, Olive Garden, Chili, etc. Inflation we guess. However, their deserts are pretty darn good. You’ve got to save room when you come and dine!

I come to this location because it’s close to home, located inside Aliante Casino. Friendly staff and there’s enough on the menu to satisfy the healthy and unhealthy patron. Usually my experience here is good until recently. I ordered a steak medium rare which came out well done. Somehow I get the feeling it wasn’t the chef’s fault but the waiter not listening and probably writing the order down wrong. For example, I ordered a «to go» box, which he said he’ll bring one but after a lengthy wait he returned empty handed and asked me if I wanted a «to go» box for the food as if I never asked him for one. Hmmm. Also, I drank all of my water at the beginning of my meal and was never given a refill. This wasn’t a haunting experience by no means but it was an experience nonetheless. Hence the 3 stars due to my good experiences in the past saving this review from being 1 star. Hopefully it was just a fluke and my next visit will be 5 star worthy, which I’ll properly edit.

Late night happy hour brought us here. I got the 4 chicken ghost pepper sliders. They were really good. My friend got some pizza that was also very good. Couldn’t beat the happy hour prices!

I came in with my family of 4 for a late night bite. We were seated and after 15 minutes of no one coming over to take our drinks and even say hi we were about to leave but we spoke to the hostess and our waitress Ashley came over and was so apologetic. It turned out that a fellow waiter played a joke on her and told her she was off the floor. Ashley was so professional and so personal. She made us happy that we were there. She is such a joy we will defiantly ask for her when we come back.

Horrible food, drinks are all ice and poor service do I need to say more, anywhere is better than here.

If you like to pay $ 8 for a glass of ice, this place is for you! We did happy hour and the cocktail that my husband had was a glass beyond full of ice… I didn’t think to take a photo, but I should have.
My happy hour wine was fine.
The appetizers we had were:
Shrimp cocktail – still frozen shrimp
Spicy chicken – I like spicy, but I could not taste anything else!
Sirrachi shrimp – bland and the avocado was all brown… gross!
Service was mediocre. The server ignored my husband when he showed her his empty $ 8 cocktail that had ice filling the entire thing!
We were so unhappy with the whole experience!

Good times at happy hr after 9 on Friday and Saturday!
And the bartender Jason is awesome!

By far the worst meal I’ve ever had. Ordered an Ahi Tuna Harvest Apple salad. Upon arrival, it was tiny for $ 10, I expect more than 4 pieces of 1″ tuna and a cup of wilted, dead lettuce. Immediately sent it back and waited for my daughter to finish so I could go to the food court for a better meal.

We came here on a Friday night for dinner. We had 4 adults and 4 kids. We didn’t have to very long to be seated. Our waiter was really cool. He had a fun personality and entertained our kids. Our food came out fast and was good. All of our drinks stayed full. our entire experience was enjoyable!

Friendly staff but quality of food was below average. Bourbon Mahi Mahi was very dry. Looked nothing like the picture. Had to continuously hunt down the waitress to get refills. My friend paid $ 8 for a half a sandwich. That was smaller than the length of my iPhone. One piece of turkey and one tomato. Smh. His New England clam chowder was under cooked. His potatoes were like undercooked. Not a good experience at all

Went to eat. Waited for several minutes to be seated and no one acknowledge me or my party. Well, they saw us standing but did not say they would be with us. Two different associates did this, one noticing us several times. Eventually we gave up and walked away. We specifically drove her to eat at Friday’s. Ended up at the buffet. Which was alright but not what I had in mind. Wanted my sizzling chicken and mashers.

Sitting at my table as I type this. I’ve now been done eating for a good 5 mins. Our server hasnt been around in about 15 mins. My husband has asked the server for the next table (not our server, God knows where he is) for a box three times. All three times he was IGNORED. I get that it is Friday night and has the potential to be busy but it isnt. There is absolutely no reason for this shitty service. Won’t be back!

Went in at about 830pm on friday. The place wasn’t packed, lots of empty tables. The service was so bad. It took forever to them to get the food out. Even trying to get drink refills took a while.
We ordered appetizers and after they brought it to the table we still had to wait since they never brought us any napkins or utensils. The rest of the meal was pretty much the same… super slow.

I came here with some girlfriends to have some drinks and appetizers before our Bingo session. Yes we are 80 years old and play bingo. If you sit in the bar area, you can take advantage of their happy hour, for appetizers and drinks. Appetizers are $ 6 each and certain draught beers are $ 3. The appetizers we chose were:
potato skins
pretzels
bbq chicken flatbread
The food took a long time to come out, and when it did, many of the items were cold as if they had been sitting for a while. The potato skins for example, were super crunchy, but not in a good way. More like stale crunchy. The pretzel sticks were probably the best thing, they were like breadsticks that looked and tasted like a pretzel. They came out buttery and warm. The cheese sauce that came with it was not very tasty though. The flatbread was mediocre at best.
I ordered a wildberry lemonade to drink and that was the best thing I had there. The ice comes crushed which is my favorite. Service was slow, food was not good. I know this is a chain, but I can’t understand why they are still in business.

Our server what just flat out RUDE.
I get people have bad days and maybe she was having one but don’t expect a great tip if you’re acting like an a$$hole

Just okay. I went in for the unlimited appetizers promotion that I swore I heard being advertised days ago, but of course it was over.
Like with all chains, you kind of know what to expect. On the particular stop, I ordered the parmesan chicken dish. It came with mac and cheese and a caprese salad, and it was only 900 calories. It was decent. I’d get it again.
The service is so so. There is almost always a wait, which I don’t understand. They have plenty of empty tables.
If you’re in Aliante Casino, it’s an option though there are cheaper options in the food court.

*Endless Apps for $ 12 Review* Out of my own volition, I uncharacteristically sought out TGIF to get the endless appetizer special because I was starving, and the fat girl in me thought this was a good idea for dinner on a Friday night. For all interested parties, you can only order 1 app at a time.
BRUSCHETTA: Definitely the best appetizer out of the 3 I tried. A little heavy handed on the balsamic vinegar, but the bruschetta overall was tastier than I expected! I liked that the bread wasn’t the usual crusty kind of bread. 3.5÷5
MOZZARELLA STICKS: The cheese didn’t taste fresh or real enough. They were just barely okay. 2.5÷5
LOADED POTATO SKINS: Is this even edible food fit for human consumption? I asked for no bacon, being a vegetarian and all, and what was served in front of me was appalling. The potato didn’t taste like a potato and the nacho cheese tasted old. I could barely stomach one bite. Plus, I found bacon bits on the bottom of some of the potatoes! I think they messed up on my order and tried to reserve me the same potatoes. Gross! ⁰⁄₅
SERVICE: Started off slow but once our waitress showed up she made sure I had lots of apps coming in one after the other. Refills took longer to get than I would’ve liked and plates weren’t cleared that fast either. 2.5÷5
Worth a Return Visit?
Hells to the no. This recent visit was TGIF’s last shot at winning me over. After consistently being disappointed in their food, I’m giving up on this chain completely.
Unilocal 100 CHALLENGE 2015: #50

At last I had a 4-​star meal here!
Although the hostess acted disappointed that we didn’t want to be seated in the bar area, and it took about 10 minutes to get water (our only drinks) after asking for same, we enjoyed the best cooking and service we have had here to date. We were present during Thursday night football, so the place was packed, and the few available servers seemed to be somewhat overtaxed.
Even though we each ordered an entrée, because it was only $ 1.00 more to have «Endless Appetizers» we (rather foolishly) opened with Endless Pot Stickers and Endless Potato Skins. They were very tasty, but all we were doing was stuffing ourselves and gaining weight for no ostensible necessary purpose. Just because there is a deal is no reason to blindly seize upon it! So, since I could barely finish my second round of Pot Stickers along with everything else, next time Endless Appetizers are available, regardless of price differential I will be satisfied with just a single order of an app.
Beyond the abundant apps, we accepted complimentary warm Tortilla Chips & Salsa for being long-​time Stripes members; I had my usual cup of tasty French Onion Soup; and I again enjoyed a generous portion of hot and creamy Cajun Shrimp & Chicken Pasta, with plump shrimp and tender chicken, while Diane liked her golden Friday’s Shrimp & Fries.
Overall, service by our server Audra was first-​rate; we were given enough time to enjoy each course before the next one was delivered; and the manager even came by once to personally check on our satisfaction.