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T.G.I. Friday's (often shortened to "Friday's") is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining, with over 500 restaurants worldwide. The company is a unit of the Carlson Companies. Its name is taken from the expression "TGIF" (short for "Thank Goodness It's Friday") ^[1]. The chain is known for its appearance, with red-striped canopies, brass railings, Tiffany lamps, and frequent use of antiques as decor. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links TGI Fridays Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Dallas County and the state of Texas Country State Counties Dallas, Denton, Collin Government  - Mayor Becky Miller Area  - City  36. ... A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... Carlson Companies is a privately-held international company in the marketing, service, travel, and hospitality industries. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File linksMetadata 11-16-06-EPMN-TGIFs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 11-16-06-EPMN-TGIFs. ... Eden Prairie is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Carlson Companies is a privately-held international company in the marketing, service, travel, and hospitality industries. ... Look up TGIF in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An example of a (reproduction) Tiffany lamp A Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp with a stained glass shade. ... For the province in the Philippines, see Antique (province) and for the band, see Antique (duo). ...

History

The Friday's restaurant chain was founded in 1965 in New York City, featuring standard American cuisine, bar food, and alcoholic beverages. The exterior featured a red-and-white striped awning, and blue paint, and the interior included wooden floors, Bentwood chairs, and striped tablecloth. The bar area added brass rails, and stained glass. The employees were young and wore wacky uniforms, and every time someone had a birthday, the entire restaurant crew came around with a cake and sang Friday's traditional birthday song. The restaurant's second location was established in 1970 in Memphis, Tennessee's Overton Square district. That location has since closed. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A pie, along with a pint, as served in a pub Pub grub is food that is typically found in a British or Australian pub. ... Bentwood is a term used to describe furniture made by steaming wood and bending it into curved shapes and patterns and is most often used in the production of rocking and cafe chairs. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ...

The oldest continually operating Friday's is in Louisville, Kentucky on Linn Station Road. It opened in August 1977 and at the time was the 31st store in operation.

Friday's has also been used as a restaurant for hotels run by Country Inns & Suites by Carlson brand. On January 17, 2007, the owner of TGI Friday's UK, Whitbread PLC, sold their 45 restaurants back to TGI Friday's UK Limited (a consortium consisting of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc. and ABN Amro Capital) thus exiting a partnership formed in 1986.^[2] is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the Whitbread company. ...

Historically, the chain's highest grossing location is at Haymarket Leicester Square, which opened in 1992 in Central London.^[3]

Design

The newer T.G.I. Friday's franchises (as well as redesigned restaurants) are more contemporary, with wallpaper, granite exteriors, and red-and-white striped lamps instead of Tiffany. The exteriors have stucco, the entrance doors have "F" shaped handles, and a metal cup above the door has a stripe saying "In Here, It's always Friday". Most Friday's have a propeller and a canoe on display as part of their antiques. For other uses, see Propeller (disambiguation). ... This article is about the boat. ...

Food and drink

Friday's has a large menu with an emphasis on alcoholic beverages. "Ultimates" drinks are served in an 18 oz. glass, and often made with top shelf and darker liquors. A section of the menu is dedicated to the "Jack Daniel's Grill", a selection of items flavored with a special Jack Daniel's sauce. Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ... For the running coach, see Jack Daniels (coach). ...

Fridays formerly served Atkins approved appetizers, entrées, and desserts. Since 2006, the menu has discontinued the Atkins name and the platters were redubbed Low Carb. The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is the most marketed and well-known low-carbohydrate diet. ... Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are nutritional programs that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties consumption of certain carbohydrates with increased blood insulin levels, and overexposure to insulin with metabolic syndrome (the most recognized symptom of which is obesity). ...

T.G.I.Friday's sporadically participates in a promotion known as the "3-Course Menu". With this menu, guests can pay $12.99 ($14.99 or $16.99 for higher priced entrées) and choose an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert from a predetermined list.

The company licenses its name to Heinz for snack items and frozen foods sold in grocery stores. H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), commonly known as Heinz, famous for its 57 Varieties slogan, is a processed food product company with its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. ... For the other potato product referred to as chips see French fried potatoes. ...

Global locations

Map showing the global distribution of T.G.I. Friday's.

Friday's has also expanded outside of the US. The chain maintains a presence in the following countries: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Chania (t.b.a.)), Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Venezuela.^[4] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (1513 × 1005 pixel, file size: 104 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map showing the global distribution of T.G.I. Fridays. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (1513 × 1005 pixel, file size: 104 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map showing the global distribution of T.G.I. Fridays. ...

References

External links

• Official website
• Official UK website
• International locations
• History of T.G.I. Friday's
• TGI Friday's Copycat Recipes