TGI Friday’s

This place was amazing I am from Illinois and TGI Fridays was one of our favorite restaurants so we came here. Our waitress Trina was very kind and she found out we were on vacation and gave us suggestions of places to visit. We looked it up on the internet and it has everything were looking for. The food was great and cooked perfectly. There was no wait time for a seat and our food arrived fast. I totally suggest this TGI Fridays. Trina was amazing and the best waitress we’ve ever had.

Haven’t been there in a couple years, and thought I was have had the same service as I did years ago. But did the waiter was rude and very slow he refilled my glass 2^nd time the whole dinner. I had to go to the bar to get my 3^rd refilled while he was talking to his friends. Very disappointed.

Next to the mall — this location tends to be busy.
Nice they have Surley on Tap. Wife’s steak was perfect –no complaints. My portion of salmon was a bit small for the price.
Host was friendly and service was good.

All in all it was a perfectly fine experience. I had a great meal here tonight! Went with my coworker as it was really the only place to eat when you are staying at the hotel next-​door. We were greeted warmly, seated promptly, and had drinks at our table within a couple minutes. Our server was kind and courteous and offered suggestions, both most popular and his most favorite. That was pretty cool. He was a little late with the bill but I think he didn’t want to disturb us since we had some workpapers laid out on the table. It’s funny that we complain if the bill comes to soon or if it comes to late! ;-)
The food portion of the «protein» was fine; I got the chicken and shrimp combo. The portion of the sides was a little light in my honest opinion but not too bad.
Again, this experience was absolutely fine and I would recommend this place as much as any other «quick dining establishment».

2 meals here in 2 nights. The first visit was during Monday Night Football and the home team Vikings were playing. (and losing to the Niners).
Needless to say, this place next to the DoubleTree Hotel in Bloomington, MN was very busy!
I ordered ghost chicken buffalo wings with Blue cheese dip and a short Sam Adams Amber.
The Chicken wings were tasty with good heat and I would definitely order them again at the discounted price!
The draught beer at $ 6.49 a short glass is like drinking at the airports!
There is no good reason to charge that much on a short draught beer and I filled out the survey and informed TGIF of my opinion.
With that action, I received a survey code for a free appetizer and so I returned tonight for some decent sliders (free with the coupon code) and a side order of some really FANTASTIC and hot seasoned fries plus another Sam Adams. With tip I spent $ 12.58 Average out the 2 meals and the value improved.
However I paid $ 5.49 for a happy hour beer which is still crazy and will keep me from returning to TGIF again ever period. TGIF menu is typical to others and ok but still has their alcohol way overpriced for me.
I am confident there are independently owned bars on Unilocal that offer tasty food and better value.
I know in the future, I will look for it because a short draught beer doesn’t need to cost $ 6.00 or $ 7.00!

Service was good & refills kept coming was greeted promptly at the door. Good experience.

Seems to be all new staff. Bartender very off putting. Not friendly not really rude. Just doing his job. Very quiet afternoon here and hotel next door.

If you happen to be staying a one of the nearby hotels look for a different place to have dinner. Absolutely rushed right out the door tonight despite asking for a dinner salad to be served ahead of my entrée. And nothing says «move along» more that the check placed on your table in the middle of dinner. You’d think they would want you to linger so they could sell more alcohol. Oh well… will never go back!

Was here just because we were in the neighborhood and wanted a cold beer but ended up getting some apps.
The 1 star is for a decent server. The rest was shit. If you actively come here because you like the food then I will discount every opinion you ever have. You have terrible taste. The food here sucks soooo bad I’m not even going to explain it. Arrived cold and in pools of grease.
Don’t go here for the love of all things decent. I will never again even drive near this neighborhood. I’m embarrassed as a Unilocaler to even put up this review. I contemplated not writing this but if I can save just one lower intestine from this place I will have done my job.

I was recently at this TGIFridays with some friends a few nights ago. We asked to be seated on the very top row of hi-​tops that overlooks the bar, which is the coolest feature about this TGIFridays that I havn’t seen anywhere else. My first time here many months ago we had a blast playing their trivia games that the whole restaurant can participate in.
I requested that we go back to this specific location when some friends wanted to go to Fridays again, and I asked if we could be seated in about the same area. Got our seats, and our waitress was not the nicest. I threw my receipt away, but she had black medium /​long hair and looked like she could be in her 30’s as my best guess of age. She was really short with us, and didn’t seem to be happy about being there. When she dropped off drinks at the table she just set them on the ledge and kept walking without so much as a «here you go, everyone.» She needs to improve her interactions with customers /​level of customer service. Hopefully if I wait long enough to go back she will be gone. She didn’t waste anytime bussing our table either, the second we all stood up she swooped in to collect her tips and clean our table off (it felt more dismissive than anything since they weren’t busy on this particular night).
Hopefully this was just a fluke, and that she finds a more suitable industry to work in.

I don’t know if it’s that TGI Fridays has gone down the hill or that I’m just sick of the same menu they’ve had for 25+ years.
This is a very weird location, it’s right in the middle of a major office area (near my work) and next to a hotel that hosts small conventions. The place can be either a complete ghost town or packed like nothing you’ve seen before, and there is no way of guessing before you get there.
I’ll just say it’s across the board average, the service and food is nothing amazing or different but if you need somewhere better than fast food give this place a shot. The menu is mediocre, I usually would rather pay a little more and go elsewhere with a more imaginative menu.
The only thing more I’ll say is that my grandpa loves it, and that’s a man that thinks a good meal is a plain turkey sandwich.

Picked this location as it was right next to my hotel and was not in the mood of room service. I entered about 20mins before close and was greeted all the to the bar and i wanted take out. Smiling staff and ordered a nice bbq chicken sandwich. While I waited I had nice Blue Moon draft. Not sure why all the low reviews.

Greeted promptly by everyone upon arrival. I walked to the bar for a beer and a to go order.
Bartender was good. My order came out very quickly. I finished my beer and was offered more by both bartenders.
Very good service.

I’ve never been a huge fan of chain restaurants and there probably aren’t too many people that select a chain restaurant based on Unilocal reviews. However, because of one recent experience, I feel inclined to write anyway. Many folks will see the TGI Friday’s sign out front and say «hey, I’ve heard about that place on TV» and that will be enough of a gimmick to get them in the door. They’ll come in, get served and leave their hard-​earned money there and feel like they had a worthwhile evening.
I implore these people to PLEASE seek out a another area eating establishment. The Twin Cities are bustling with restaurants of all types and it only takes a few minutes of research to find something that you’ll like.
Okay, on to TGI Friday’s…
People generally know that they’re getting when they go to a place like this and since I was with a group of folks from out of town that «really» thought we should go there, we visited the location at 7730 Normandale Blvd in Minneapolis on a Friday night this past spring.
This place is a complete joke. Don’t spend a dime at this location or any others.
I have eaten at many, many restaurants in the Twin Cities area and my TGI Friday’s experience was BY FAR the worst. There wasn’t even a close second.
Our table was dirty and we had to ask for someone to come and clean it off before we sat down. They showed up to do that about 10 minutes later. We had to basically sit down and «not touch» our disgusting table for ten minutes. Finally, our slack-​ass waiter came and cleaned the table and took our orders.
What can I say. The food was terrible. I got jalapeño poppers as an appetizer and they were cold in the middle and mushy on the outside. I asked our waiter to take them back and get me a fresh order that was cooked correctly. He told me that he would but they’d charge me for a second order and that «I just didn’t understand how they were supposed to be cooked.» BS. I know crap when I taste it. I just told him to forget about it. My «bourbon» burger was also quite craptastic. I’m not sure what they were going for here, but the sauce tasted like a mixture of ketchup and sugar and was grainy. They certainly didn’t slack on the lettuce for the burger but skimped on tomato, onion and pickle. I didn’t bother to look at the dessert menu.
Others in the group found their food cold, bland and just really bad. What TGI Friday’s charges for their horrible food is highway robbery. With a beer, my terrible appetizer and my sub-​par burger, I left spending just over $ 25. I had poor service and didn’t tip.
We witnessed members of the kitchen staff screwing around in the parking lot through our dining room window. It looked like they were playing hackysack. Good night, no wonder our food is a joke. The cooks are more worried about being on their phones and playing games than making sure their diners have a positive experience.
The worst part of the evening was the waiter. He had the gall to ask me if I was going to tip him. Seriously? You have to ask the customer for a tip? Do you suck so much at your job that you have to ask me to my face for a tip? He did a lousy job of taking care of our table (there were six of us… nothing too hard to handle for most), he never asked if we wanted any refills, didn’t even bring us WATER until we asked and told me that I «didn’t understand» how my appetizer was supposed to be cooked. A tip should be something that is given for good service and not to be just expected. I didn’t tip him and he knows why.
To sum it up, TGI Friday’s is portrayed as a fun restaurant and a great place to take your family for food and drinks. There is nothing fun about this place. Management at the Normandale Blvd. location has NO CLUE how to run a restaurant. If this is any indication about the TGI Friday’s brand name then I don’t need to bother spending my hard-​earned money at this location or any other location.
This place may have been good once, I don’t know, but it is now a total joke of a restaurant at all levels. Don’t bother.
Congratulations, TGI Friday’s on Normandale… you might be the WORST restaurant in the Twin Cities.

Oh oh. Looks like I wrote a similar review in 2012. Could it be that Friday’s is slipping?
First, I know it was Mother’s Day, but it was 3:30 PM between the rushes and we were sitting in the bar with about four other tables.
Let me start with describing our server. The name on the receipt says «Nathan», but I’m not sure if that was just the guy who rang up or the guy who served us. If I had to use one word to describe our server, it would be ‘lethargic’. I almost wanted to pull out a chair for him so that he could rest. However, he lost major points (and tip) because we had to ask several times for everything. In fact, I just went up to the bar to grab extra napkins after asking him twice and not receiving any. If I have to help myself, you lose the automatic 20%+ I start out with when tipping.
Now let’s talk about Friday’s. What happened to being a valued ‘Stripes’ member? I put out my card, and don’t even get acknowledged anymore? Fine, that’s okay. But no more chips or free stuff? You have to print out rewards coupons before getting to the restaurant. Who plans that far ahead?
So I ordered wings for starters. Friday’s must have cut back on the wet napkins too, because we made a mess and nothing to clean up. (Hence the napkin episode I just described).
I ordered the Jack Daniels chicken, and if you look at the picture I posted, it looks more like a Weight Watchers meal. I sent the picture to my friend who asked if it was on the 600 calorie menu. The rice was okay, but had too many ingredients in it and the broccoli was overcooked, which is a pet peeve of mine.
It bums me out that Friday’s continues to slip. It may be a good place to drink, but it’s not a good place anymore if you’re hungry. Good thing DQ is located next door. Blizzard anyone?

Sometimes I feel silly reviewing corporate establishments like this — but oh well.
I usually come here for happy hour, but tonight came for dinner with my family. We were seated promptly, but our server was slow, flustered and distracted. We ordered drinks and before leaving he tried to repeat them, getting most wrong. He finally manned up and wrote them down. My mother’s blended margarita tasted like it came out of a bucket. My long island was good enough.
Somewhat recently the menu was revamped, and it looks really well laid out. There isn’t much variety though, salads, steaks, burgers and one or two pastas. I sure don’t understand the continued obsession with the Jack Daniel’s everything… makes me not even look at those pages.
Prices add up quickly, but the menu does a good job of keeping a median of about $ 9 an entrée.

Test Menu for twin cities is bad.
Why would you get rid of famous motzerrella sticks?
Why would you remove chips and queso all together?
Will Never eat at a Fridays again until they change the menu back.

This one will take awhile to share but our experience warrants telling. My husband, myself and our 2 boys decided to go out for a quick dinner at TGIFriday’s. Unfortunately it culminated into a 2 hour fiasco that wouldn’t quit derailing. My husband and youngest son got their food fine but my other son and I had to wait for our food which didn’t arrive until the former were on the brink of finishing their food.
My cheddar burger arrived cold, even the fries, and my sons plain burger arrived with cheese. Both were sent back and the manager came by to apologize and said he would comp both burgers and provide dessert for us.
By the time round 2 came it was discovered that they forgot to finish cooking my sons and my cheddar burger had American cheese. My son lost his appetite and refused to even try to get another meal after that. I didn’t dare tell them mine now had the wrong cheese. The manager took my husbands beer glass and said he would return with another one (he didn’t) and we never received the promised complimentary dessert.
Two hours cost us $ 75 and we didn’t have much to show for it. Initially we sympathized and laughed it all off with the server as much as we could but after round 2 bombing out, dessert never arriving and the missing beer we had had enough. We started out being very understanding, we shifted into laughter at how it was unfolding and we ended up just plain disgusted by the time we walked out.

Convenience is what made us choose TGI Fridays for a «quick» dinner. The menu looked great, totally revamped and delicious. That’s pretty much where the positives stop.
Our server was entirely incompetent. He managed to forget my drink order 3 times. I ordered WATER! He came back to the table twice after we had our menus closed– just begging to order, and both times he had his hands full and would «Be right back» to take our order. He had the same urgency with getting out our food. It was cold, and clearly had been sitting for a while. He did a rushed «check-​in» but didn’t stick around to hear our answer to «everything alright?» well, it wasn’t because our food was cold and he forgot our side. Never did get that. We then proceeded to wait 25 min with our credit card out on the table before he brought the check. Perhaps the worst part of the experience was the fact that there were multiple employees just mulling around looking incredibly bored. They clearly saw our credit card sitting out and never even told our waiter.
I thought the new menu meant TGI Fridays was new and improved. Turns out it’s just the same old mediocre food with incredibly bad service.

What happens when you fly in to another town and you just want to find a place that you are comfortable with and get a drink and some food. Also when you are in Minnesota, well in the area that I was in and did not have a car to drive, you have to find something close by, and this Friday’s was right there staring me in the face.
I will have to say I have been to the Friday’s close to home and I have never been impressed with the type of restaurant this is, also the noise level is way to high to have a good conversion and just talk. Well, that was until I walked in this Friday’s it was very nice, the noise level was perfect to have a conversion with somebody. I was happy to have this restaurant was within a few hundred feet from the hotel I was staying at. Overall the food was good and the drinks were cold, so that is always a good combination. I think what set this place aside from others was my server Ali, she has a smile every time she asked if I needed anything. If you are going to come here, Ali is the person I would ask for and let her serve you and make your stay at the restaurant enjoyable.