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TGI Friday's

  • November 5, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
TGI Friday's

TGI Friday's is a national chain of casual dining restaurants. We visited the one in Torrance off Hawthorne Boulevard. We went during happy hour, which is from 4 to 7pm and again from 10pm until closing. Appetizers are half off during happy hour when seated in the bar area!

We were seated immediately in a comfortable booth in the dining area, which was fairly empty, compared to the bustling bar area. TGI Friday's is decorated with all sorts of odd memorabilia from aircraft parts, steet signs, old photographs, to anything else under the sun. It tries to present a nice lively and fun atmosphere, while still being family friendly.

Our server took our drink orders and brought them to us quickly. We had already decided what we wanted. We ordered the Sizzling Triple Meat Fundido for an appetizer. One of my friends ordered the Sizzling Chicken and Shrimp and my other friend ordered the Grown Up Mac & Cheese. I ordered the Classic Sirloin (medium rare) with Lively Burgundy Sauce and Cheddar Mashed Potatoes.

The Sizzling Triple Meat Fundido appetizer arrived first. It resembles a pizza in an odd sort of way. It's served sizzling (hence the name) on a heated cast iron skillet with some warm breadsticks for dipping. I dove right in and found that it was much too hot at the moment. After a short cooling off period, we restarted on the fundido. It's very savory and full of flavor. There's the cheeses, green onions, pepperoni, bacon, and seasonings. It's very good, but probably murder on your thighs.

Our entrees came out next. My friends Grown Up Mac & Cheese has sauteed chicken breasts and sliced onions & peppers on top of elbow macaroni mixed in a creamy cheese sauce with chopped ham and bacon, sliced mushrooms and pico de gallo. He really liked it, as he always liked mac and cheese anyways. The chicken and other ingredients added too the flavor and mixed very well.

My other friend's Sizzling Chicken & Shrimp looked really good. He really liked the shrimp and said the chicken breast was flavorful, but a slight bit dry, as chicken breast tends to be. But he enjoyed it nonetheless.

My classic sirloin was pretty good. The sirloin was tender and juicy. The burgundy sauce finished up the flavor. My only complaint is that the iron skillet it was served on seemed to impart a slight metallic taste to the meat, especially when I used the knife to cut the sirloin.

We ordered the Brownie Obsession, a warm brownie covered in Ghirardelli chocolate-fudge sauce, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce and pecans. It was very rich and delicious.

Our total bill for one appetizer, three entrees, and three soft drinks, and dessert came out to $61 with tax. Except for the slightly dry chicken and metallic taste in my sirloin, I enjoyed this dine out. I've always had consistent taste and quality at the different TGI Friday's I've dined

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