A sign at a T.G.I. Friday's franchise in Pensacola, Florida.

T.G.I. Friday's is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining, with over 500 restaurants across the United States as of 2004, as well as many other countries around the world. The company is a unit of the Carlson Companies. The name is taken from the phrase "TGIF", or "Thank God it's Friday." The restaurant chain is known for its appearance, with red-striped canopies, brass railings, and frequent use of antiques as decor. This article is about the inland city of Pensacola, Florida. ... The following is a list of restaurant chains. ... Casual dining is a term applied to a segment of the U.S. restaurant industry. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlson Companies is a privately-held international company in the marketing, service, travel, and hospitality industries. ... Tgif (pronounced t-g-i-f) is an Xlib based interactive 2-D drawing tool under X11 on Linux and most UNIX platforms, developed since 1990. ... Antiques are objects which have reached an age which makes them a witness of a previous era in human society. ...

The Friday's restaurant chain was founded in 1965 in New York City, featuring standard American cuisine, bar food, and alcoholic beverages. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... The Cuisine of the United States is characterized by the broad diversity of the possible foods, but more importantly the willingness of the country as a whole to integrate widely divergent foods. ... Alcoholic beverages are drinks containing ethanol, popularly called alcohol. ...

External link

• Official website (http://www.tgifridays.com/)