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TGI Friday's Restaurant

  • September 3, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
TGI Friday's Restaurant

TGI Friday’s is a chain of family-friendly restaurants emphasizing moderately priced, yet fun foods. The TGI Friday’s location we visited is located in the South Coast region of Costa Mesa. It’s located at the corner of Anton and Plaza Drive. Validated parking is available in the parking structure directly behind TGI Friday’s.

My friend that dined with me said she had worked at this located about 30 years ago, so apparently this TGI Friday’s is one of the older locations. We were greeted at the door by the hostess and seated in a raised dining area behind the bar. The décor is a bit eclectic, with odds and ends suspended from the walls and ceilings, such as aircraft parts, street signs, and other types of memorabilia.

Our waitress gave us a cheery greeting and took our drink orders. I chose their strawberry lemonade slush, and my friend chose an Arnold Palmer. She returned quickly with our drinks and took our food orders. There are a lot of items on the menu, ranging from various appetizers, to burgers, salads, steaks, seafood, and pasta. There’s even an Atkins’ diet section of the menu. I ordered a cheesy bacon cheeseburger with fries. My friend ordered the pecan crusted chicken salad.

My strawberry lemonade slush was very good, but quite cold and I got a “brain freeze” after drinking the entire glass. The waitress came back and asked if I wanted to try any of their other slush drinks, no extra charge. I opted for the watermelon slush.

About 10 minutes later, our food came out. My friend commented that her pecan-crusted chicken salad was good, but the chicken was cold. She was expecting the chicken to be warm. However, she wasn’t sure if it was actually supposed to be served cold or not. My cheesy bacon cheeseburger was very good!

We were too full to order dessert, so our bill came out. Our total was $30 including tax and tip for both entrees and both drinks. I did note as we were leaving that appetizers were half off during happy hour in the bar section. The waitress validated my parking stub before we left.

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