The main lobby is abandoned and they should transform the space. The service was good but it took our large party order too long to come out and you could tell which items were sitting under the warming light too long. I cannot believe how big their menu is because there were so many options. Everyone liked their meals so no complaints but no standouts. Accessibility: one section is wheelchair accessible but it can be a little narrow. Plenty of parking. read more

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The new Steakhouse Menu is excellent! The Filet is on point and tonight I had the Pork Chops. Very very good! We got Potstickers and the serving size was 10! They also serve rolls like Texas Roadhouse now as well with cinnamon butter! read more

TGI Fridays Effingham - Pork Chop off Steakhouse Menu - American Near Me - Effingham, Illinois

The food was hot and fresh. It tasted good too which is a nice bonus lol. I was just passing through but I would come back. The bartender was great also! read more

I had steak both times I have been to that wonderful place. It was truly amazing. Waitress was very nice, as well as the atmosphere. Can't wait to go again! read more

Had the wings and they tasted old! One was just a bone, no meat! Husband had shrimp and fries! The coating on The shrimp fell off immediately and fries were cold and limp! Server was nice but we won't be back! $40 for a terrible lunch! Not worth 10$! read more

Great service, great food, was seated immediately. No complaints here!! would definitely go back and recommend to others! I expected it to be more busier! Years ago, it was always packed on Sunday afternoons! read more

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Good food and drink. Nothing fancy but it delivers a good product. This hungry traveler left satisfied .

They have a good food variety and the waiters are so nice to talk to, the scenery was amazing and everyone felt like they were having a wonderful day. I have a favorite waiter I would recommend to ask for Ryan he super nice and engaging, he sometimes works the bar read more

Food was great!! The new steak menu is awesome. I love the pork chop! Jaycie was our bartender and she was great as well

Problem here is it says the place is open until 11, I came in at 9:15, sat at the bar, and was told I had 5 minutes to order food bc they were closing. ...........wut. Then was told that the bar closes at 11, kitchen closes at 9:30. For the next 20minutes I counted 6 groups that came in and were turned away. Money is green isn't it? I got a jack Daniels chicken sandwich that wasn't cooked all the way through and was rushed out so they could get the kitchen closed at 9:25.. Terrible business. Terrible management. People will stop coming if they are turned away and being right off the highway you would think they would have the business sense to have the kitchen open to at least 10. read more

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Covid is over and Lyle O is back out putting a beat down on a full rack, this time in Effingham, IL. But I'll tell ya, Mr Fridays, I gotta bone to pick with you, fella... the JACK DANIELS Ribs are no longer. It is now the "whiskey glazed" ribs only, and they are hot garbàge. Utter butt goo. Now they have some orange powder on them. I think chili powder, but Mrs. O thinks paprika (see picture). I digress, it ain't important. Jack Daniels dropped Mr. Fridays like a bad habit and I don't suspect it felt too good. Only reason this review is a 4 is the atmosphere and the wait staff. Not that I'm surprised, being that we were in Effingham, but everyone was effing hammered at this joint. Almost as if they had a 5 drink minimum at this place. These truckers next to us had a half dozen tequila shots so that makes me sleep well at night knowing we have some 5 ton trucks being manned by tequila inebriated drivers. Derrick, our waiter, was outstanding. Super quick, almost too quick that made me think he was on some PED's *wink* *wink*. Careful buddy, Tokyo Olympics are in 2 weeks... I hear they test. PS- no wet wipes are the reason for 4 stars. read more

TGI Fridays Effingham - Orange powder. - American Near Me - Effingham, Illinois

On the way to Florida today we stopped here for lunch. We use their 10 for 10 menu and we each ordered a salad with grilled chicken. I ordered it with thousand island dressing and French dressing on the side. My wife ordered it with ranch dressing. These were two of the best salads I've ever had and she's ever had thoroughly enjoyed it. The waitress was good the place was cleanand they had a good cup of coffee easy five star read more

When you arrive at a sports bar 10 minutes before the kick off of Super Bowl LI, and find a spot at the bar in front of the TV, are you lucky? I thought so. Service was cordial and orders for awful gunky french onion soup and horrid bacon wrapped jalapeños arrived promptly. The server advised enjoying them because "they" are removing them from the menu. Good idea. Also had a Caesar salad and questionable garlic wings with fried green beans. I use "questionable" because I'm not positive which dish was responsible for the intestinal distress that ensued. read more

TGI Fridays Effingham - American Near Me - Effingham, Illinois

Muy buena comida, precios: $$, pero muy buen servicio. Very good food, prices: $$, but very good service. read more

I like TGI it is good food nice servers is always clean an never loud like some places

We were seated quickly enough, place was not overly busy and waitstaff was quick to take our orders. Food was good, tasted fine. When we went to use a gift card from Xmas, learned it was $0. Turns out they had some issues with gift cards being scammed or possibly employees taking the values. Another person had same issue. read more

The bartender was great on a Sunday night at 9:40pm. When YELP had the incorrect closing time of 11pm on a Sunday night but this location closed at 10pm. The bartender was very nice and understanding about the mix up, and offered me a last call drink. GREAT SELLING POINT.. as no one was at the door since the restaurant was closing....... o GET IT Put a sign out to stay woman read more

In my opinion this location needs a complete overhaul. It's of the older layouts and they really do need to get this one remodeled to the new set up. The inside is really showing it's age, especially the tables and chairs. The bathrooms... well, lets just say go in there "after" you eat. I find the menus are overly tattered, sticky, and missing pages. The wait staff are okay. They take your order, no real attempt to connect with you and running from table to table. Generally as sign of being understaffed. The food quality is lacking, and presentation is just not there. Clearly slapped, or glopped onto the plate with no care or pride in what goes out the kitchen door. My suggestion is if you are going to come here, stick with the hamburgers and "don't" get the steaks. Ribs are hit or miss. The appetizers are okay, perhaps the best item on the menu here. My impression with this location is the owner has made his money from this place a long time ago and has no intentions of sinking any funds for improvements, acquiring better cooks, or hiring on extra wait staff. read more

You get what you pay for with the food. The drinks tasted like dirty dishwater. And the service moved at glacier like speed. To top it off, the place had only 6/7 tables occupied. A typical night at TGIF. read more

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TGI Fridays Effingham - Beyond Meat Burger W/ Side Of Sautéed Red&Green Peppers And Avocado - American Near Me - Effingham, Illinois

Standard Americana. Good service. Drinks were a bit weak. Service was friendly and efficient. It was a good place for our loud group to open up and have a good time. I wasn't very hungry so I just had a quesadilla. Cheese was cheap but it was a TGIF after all. Dont really have any real complaints. We had a good time. read more

Should rename this place IWI Thursdays so I could back in time and go somewhere else. Didn't think you could be disappointed in a $12 steak but here we are. read more

Always great food, love the BBQ ribs, fries and green fry beans. We love the lemonade and non alcoholic drinks. This location is always well maintained. We always come on a Saturday evening when it is crowded. This particular time we had 7 people. We were served quickly although the service was not a dive the entire time. Everyone was very friendly though read more

I'm in town for business, staying at the Hampton Inn across the street. Busy Sunday and was seated in the bar. Probably the worst service I have ever had in a Friday's! Almost totally ignored by the female server. I guess single male diners aren't worth her effort! I had to go to the bar to get silverware... was checked on once, long after I had finished. Suddenly she appeared and got friendly! Time to try to earn a tip! Zero service = zero tip. Bartender offered desert because he knew I was upset... too little too late. read more

Good food Service over the last 2 years has been bad You will wait a while to get a seat especially on weekends read more

We ate tonight at 5:00 pm and the resturant was not busy. Our host and wait staff were fine. The bad review is the food. I order the grill chicken caesar salad. Simple right. I was served a plate with iceberg lettuce, a cold chicken breast looking as pale as the lettuce, with fake grill marks on it, swimming in bottled caesar dressing. I mentioned this to another person who they said had tried it once and it was not good. Maybe this review will help get it right. read more

I was greeted at the door and seated immediately. My server took a minute to get to my table, but once she did she was super nice and polite. I had the endless appetizers (wings, whiskey chicken, mozzarella sticks, and potstickers). The wings and mozzarella sticks were really good (especially the Apple Butter BBQ sauce). The whiskey chicken was good, just a heavy sauce for my taste. The potstickers were meh, obviously not authentic Chinese but a good attempt and the sauce was great! My server was great the entire time and very attentive. My water was never empty for long and she was always on top of my order before I even finished my last appetizer. 5-stars for the service, wings and mozzarella sticks 3-stars for the whiskey chicken and potstickers read more

We were greeted upon entering. We sat at the bar. Bartender were courteous and efficient. Food came out quickly and as ordered. read more

Yes. So glad we stopped here on our way through town. Food was so very good! I had grilled salmon and hubby had a bacon burger. Delicious!! Excellent service. Great and clean environment. Wish we had one in our hometown. read more

The service was excellent, our waitress kept our drinks full and our table clear. Her and other employees kept busy while not handling customers. I had the French dip sandwich, for a first time trying it I was not impressed, the menu described the bun as toasted and it was hardly toasted and became extremely soggy as expected. I got fries as a side, and having had plenty of French fries in my life time, I can confidently say they tasted old. They were warm but felt and tasted like they'd been sitting under a heat lamp for hours. My husband had the sirloin steak cooked medium rare, he enjoyed the steak tremendously. His side's were lemon broccoli and mashed potatoes. The broccoli was gross, with too much lemon. The potatoes were yummy. read more

TGI Fridays Effingham - Our view - American Near Me - Effingham, Illinois

My husband and I just had dinner at TGI's in Effingham. The restaurant is located inside an older building that is showing its age and has a distinct unpleasant smell. Fortunately, when you walk into the restaurant, the smell is no longer noticeable. The restaurant itself is older as well, though it appears to be acceptably well maintained in general...with the exception of the restrooms. The restrooms look very dated with walls that need painting, floors that need new tiles...and they have the same musty, mildew smell as the hallway outside the restaurant. On the good side, the servers were very polite and helpful. They were the reason we stayed to try the food. I ordered my usual...hibachi chicken. It's my favorite dish at TGI's. Other than the rice, it was excellent. The chicken breast was flavorful, juicy and tender. The rice that accompanied the chicken had a slight off-flavor reminiscent of the musty smell in the bathrooms. Removing the red peppers (of which there were way too many) improved it noticeably making it edible. My husband had ordered steak. He reported that it was very juicy and tender with good flavor. He also liked the cheesy mashed potatoes and broccoli. We had also ordered an appetizer...the pretzel breadsticks with beer cheese. My husband and I had told the server we prefer regular cheese to beer cheese. He said they don't have it, yet he still managed to bring cheese dip without the beer in it. That really impressed me. The breadsticks were awesome...hot and fresh with a buttery, garlic salt flavor. The regular cheese dip made them even better. The combination of good service and a great appetizer saved that whole experience. The server also brought soft drinks to go as we were leaving. That's something we really appreciate. There are some serious drawbacks to this restaurant...such as the age and smell. Even so, the quality of the service and food (except for the rice) make it a worthwhile stop. read more

This place sucks. I had the French Onion soup which is generally decent at TGIF, it had NO ONIONS, NO CHEESE and a very weak broth run far, far away...... read more

TGI Fridays Effingham - American Near Me - Effingham, Illinois

This is our go to nice sitdown restaurant; their menus fresh and constantly changing. They always have drink specials and appetizers. Employees are super friendly and aim to please. Allowing substitutions here and there; usually for no additional charge. We can't go wrong with this restaurant, especially since our Ruby Tuesday's went out of business. They are open late and usually it doesn't take too long to get a table even on the busiest of nights. Highly recommend! read more

Apparently these guys somehow got this location removed from Yelp. Don't know who our waiter was last night but he was rarely at our table. The sirloin steaks in this place are the toughest I've had in any restaurant. For the price the Appetizers are a joke as far as value. I have said before that this particular location has become pathetic but damn, why can't it ever get any better? read more

Good food, great service. We had the endless $10 apps and soup and salad. Or waitress was attentive and very sweet.

It's really not this location's fault. But if it's not a burger or they can't fry it, you shouldn't order it to eat at TGI Fridays. I ordered the bourbon barrel mahi mahi. I think I've had a better piece of grilled fish microwaved out of a banquet frozen dinner box. read more

Definition of hit or miss. Came here about two months ago and ordered one of their famous drinks (not on menu), came back today and was told they can't make that drink,even better, no one had ever heard of that drink... Best thing about these chains is that one can usually expect a new face. Turn over rate seems high, and service seems low. read more

Typical and predictable. I had the brownie dessert as recommended by our waitress. I've had better. Pretty packed even on a weekday. No complaints. read more

Food super fresh I ordered on line one rib basket and rice for the side.i have to say they really take good care of my order ! Thanks TGI Friday team ! You guys made my day awesome! read more

Stopped here on a road trip with low expectations but good service, good food and good value have me rethinking my opinion on Fridays. Lunch special meals that include a salad and 2 sides for $9 was good at the pricepoint and the bacon cheeseburger was tasty as well. read more