TGI Friday’s PVD Airport

I have only eaten here for breakfast but other than being horribly overpriced, like all airport food it was actually pretty good. I got the omelet sandwich. It was served on a croissant with bacon and cheese in it. It also had a side of home fries with it. Cant complain for 6 in the morning. For some reason they only had one person working in the front but she did admirably. If you do not need your Dunkin or Starbucks coffee fix and have alittle time before your flight try it out, it was actually good.

So take the mediocre experience you normally get at Friday’s and then dial it back because it’s an airport and you get the TGI Friday’s at PVD airport. Unfortunately, there’s really nothing in this airport food-​wise that can beat this.
The bartender had the charm of a – well, she didn’t have any charm, or manners for that manner. She drank her Dunkin Donuts coffee like a camel and, even though there were only a few people at the bar, it took forever to get her attention.
The food was mediocre and the normally-​limited Friday’s draft selection was even less. The food was okay, but nothing to write home about and was definitely overpriced.
I wish I could say I’d never be back here, but until PVD gets a decent food option, I’m sure I’ll be staring down the camel sometime soon.

What can I say… it’s airport dining. No complaints. 2 flat screens for weather and sports, cold beer, hot food. Actually, the California Club sandwich was surprisingly big and filling. I’m a big eater so a comment like that is complimentary. Wait staff was nice and service was fast. TF Green is the local airport for me so I’ll definitely eat here again.

Just finishing up my meal and i had to Unilocal before i left. The staff is not very attentive… tea went dry and stayed dry. I ordered the turkey burger… plain, plain, plain. No seasoning as described in the menu. Asked for Jack Daniels sauce on it… none. Asked for ketchup and mustard… none. Hey, it is the airport and with limited options what are you gonna do? Not the worst experience, not the best.

Arrived early to the airport and had to wait for over an hour for our flight… so, we saddled up to this bar and ordered some Beer. I had a tall, 22 oz glass of Blue Moon. Another weird East Coast thing… when my glass had a little Beer left in it, I ordered another one… but the bartender wouldn’t fill up a glass until I was COMPLETELY done with my existing Beer… why?! Why?! Because of the super strict alcohol laws out here that don’t all you to have 2 drinks in front of you at one time… crazy, I was glad to get out of here.
Return Factor — 20%

Me and a few friends of mine were delayed at the airport and looking for something light to eat… We came across Friday’s and assumed we would get at least something consistent with the popular chain restaurant.
I ordered the mozzarella sticks and a coke from a server named Joanne. The mozzarella sticks were OK when they were warm but I soon finished my coke (from waiting awhile to get a simple appetizer) and waited for a refill. After about 10 minutes of watching the staff standing in the back playing on their phones I finally pulled one of them aside and asked her if someone could get us a refill. She responded by saying «Your server will get you a refill». After waiting another 10 minutes I finally helped myself to the bar and got us refills.
The only time we saw our server was when she took our food and drink order, when she dropped off the food, and when she dropped off the check! STAY AWAY

My server was a very nice young woman. She informed me that their computers were down and that there was an ATM right around the corner. Ok. That’s fine. Thanks for letting me know up front and being pleasant about it. And that’s what the star is for.
I ordered the «Dragonfire Chicken». I’ll save you the trip to Friday’s and give you what the menu says right here: «plump juicy grilled chicken breast glazed with kung pao sauce over stirfried brown rice with pineapple picco de gallo, mandarine oranges and broccoli with zesty cilantro lime dressing.
Sounds ok, right? And since it’s on their «low fat» option (500 calories and 10 grams of fat, not so low but I shudder to think what the stats of the rest of the menu is) I can even feel good about watching my portion size. And since I can’t eat butter (doesn’t agree with me) it was nice to hear that the veggies didn’t contain any butter or oil in the process of cooking them. (my server even went to check for me. how sweet.)
here’s what I got:
two dried out pounded chicken breasts swimming in a thick spicy slimy soup sprinkled with 5 slices of mandarine oranges. oversteamed, luke-​warm broccoli (no «zesty cilantro lime dressing to be found) and two giant scoops of salty butter soaked mashed potatoes.
Where was the brown rice? Pineapple picco de gallo?
The menu so sneakily mentions that «subsitutions may be necessary, slightly effecting the nutrition information» but COME ON.
First, if it’s on the «low fat» menu, don’t dick around and substitute 500 calories worth of mashed potatoes. And Second, It’s not even CLOSE to what I ordered.
The chef at the airport was asleep or playing jokes or something. Thanks Fridays, for furthering the cliché that airline food is bad on and off the ground.
I would’ve been better off with an overpriced protein bar from the magazine stand.

Man, the airport in Providence (er, Warwick) Rhode Island does not have much in dining choices. Not that one would ever expect much from a full blown TGI Friday’s in any instance, but this one by no means even lived up to the already low standards. First off we were ignored for a few minutes as the staff milled about and passed by a few times. We eventually were served by a very cute and charming girl named Alisabeth (yeah that spelling I’d remember), who said «shore» instead of «sure.» But between my wife’s $ 9 dollar margaritas (what’s up with the Las Vegas club prices?), and the extremely non-​tender and dry chicken «tenders» I’d recommend trying one of the other sad choices in this airport if you are forced to eat something.