TGI Fridays plans massive menu changes in hopes of a post-bankruptcy ‘comeback story’

TGI Fridays plans massive menu changes in hopes of a post-bankruptcy ‘comeback story’

One of America’s most nostalgic restaurant chains is getting a facelift. TGI Fridays announced a menu overhaul on Tuesday as part of what they’re calling “TGI Fridays’ ongoing comeback story.” The plan for bankruptcy bounce-back involves changes to a whopping 85% of its menu, with multiple new items launching nationwide Wednesday, May 14. When making … Read more

Number of TGI Fridays has significantly shrunk across the US as chain battles bankruptcy

Number of TGI Fridays has significantly shrunk across the US as chain battles bankruptcy

TGI Fridays’ footprint in the U.S. has been significantly diminished. The chain’s website listed 85 restaurants across the country, less than a third of the number that operated in the U.S. at the start of 2024, when there were some 270, CNN reported Tuesday. In November, as TGI Fridays Inc. entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, … Read more

Breaking down best March Madness 2025 games today: Friday’s top contests

Breaking down best March Madness 2025 games today: Friday’s top contests

A look at the key March Madness 2025 games to watch on Friday: (9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi St.  12:15 p.m., CBS  Take a half day at work and get the weekend started early with 12 hours of Madness. St. John’s fans unfortunately are familiar with Baylor, having lost a wild, 99-98 thriller in 2OT back … Read more

TGI Fridays closes a dozen stores across America in just one month — including multiple tri-state locations

TGI Fridays closes a dozen stores across America in just one month — including multiple tri-state locations

Your ability to enjoy a plate of loaded potato skins and $5 happy hour drinks is slowly dwindling, as TGI Fridays has closed 12 U.S. locations in the past month and shuttered 35 restaurants across the pond. According to the company’s location section on its website, multiple TGI Fridays locations in the Northeast closed last week, including … Read more

The pandemic killed off Summer Fridays — and Hamptons-bound millennials are pissed

The pandemic killed off Summer Fridays — and Hamptons-bound millennials are pissed

For years, Gurney’s Montauk Resort has been a bustling party scene on Friday afternoons. Young professionals from the city arrived early to hit the pool or beach club and start sipping Aperol spritzes and Domaine Ott rosé by lunchtime. But, on a recent Friday in July, the popular resort was a ghost town at 5 … Read more

Here’s why fish on Fridays is ‘important’ to Catholics during Lent

Here’s why fish on Fridays is ‘important’ to Catholics during Lent

Christians of many denominations abstain from meat for all or part of the liturgical season of Lent.  For Roman Catholics, “all Fridays through the year and the time of Lent are penitential days and times throughout the entire Church.” In addition, “abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops … Read more