Very nice waitress! The food was OK! Drinks was strong, It's TGIF nothing went wrong and nothing to rave about! read more

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I went with family for a nice dinner, I ordered a peach sangria and the rest of us order tea and soda. I was told my waitress that there were no glasses for my drink so I waited. Our appetizers and soup came But still no sangria. Our entrees came and eating half of my pasta, the waitress than came to tell me that they no had glasses. Sorry, but it has been way too LATE, my meal was half done. All of our dirty plates from appetizers, and entrees just sat on the table, no one thought to remove it. Not until the bus lady came by and graciously removed the clutter. I than decided to order a oreo milkshake at 7:48pm. I wondered how long I would have to wait. The waitress presented the check which I did pay and also tipped. Proceeded to ask about my dessert/shake and the answer was "let me check" It was 8:10pm when I decided to take my family and leave. Potbelly for shakes. Also couldn't get another waitstaff to help us , I ask but was ignored. I even saw a manager dancing in the kitchen....Seriously?!?! I called after I left and was placed on a 10-15 minute wait. Therefore, Yelp it is. So disappointed, such a letdown. Will NEVER go back read more

The one star is because the manager was nice. I'll keep it short and sweet. I don't have high expectations for chain restaurants to begin with. We waited 30 minutes for drinks (one glass of wine and a mojito). We waited 40 minutes and his food came out cold. My food came out after an hour wait - 20 mins after his did. We only ordered appetizers. We left and went someplace where we could actually get our food. Oh. I also saw one of the busboys wipe the seats and then wipe the table with the same wipe. I know it happens but I hate to see it when my food is put on the table. Disappointing. read more

I live closer to this location than the one in Rockville - the Rockville location is sooo much better when it comes to their operation. I come here at least once a month to take advantage of either a monthly promo or to use up my stripes points. Environment: Came here for lunch and dinner. Lunch is good because you'll be able to find parking. Dinner time weekdays or weekends (anytime after 5pm) good luck on finding parking. This place is always packed for dinner so expect to wait 10 minutes or more. Service: Rule of thumb: you know you have a great server, if your water glass is never empty for more than 5 minutes. If your glass has been empty for more than 5 minutes, then do not expect much from your server. Getting great service at this location is like the holy grail, a crap shoot. The reason this place is packed because the service is slow ... i do not know if its the kitchen's fault or the server, but it is slow which is why they do not have a high turn-over on tables. Do not come here super hungry, even the apps and water takes too long to get to your table. Food: nothing to complain - it is tasty. If this place tighten up on their operation, this could be so much better than the one in Rockville. Avoid coming here during Kids Night, trust me. read more

It's a Friday's right? So as far as a place to go for drinks, this one works. There aren't really other options in the immediate area for happy hour. Must be why this place was PACKED. The bar area had every seat filled and we didn't feel like standing, so we got a table in the restaurant. Happy hour prices do not carry over from the bar, but we thought it would be worth it to not have to stand. Besides, it looked really squished in there - no thank you. Now that I think about it, I was squished pretty much anytime I got up. I literally bumped into several people going to and from the restroom both times I visited (yes, I have a small bladder). Plus the servers are rushing around frantically so you're bound to get a plate of nachos in your face. DISCLAIMER: I did not actually get a plate of nachos in my face nor did I witness this. Anyhow, the mojito was pretty tasty. Hard to find places with the ingredients to make them. We also had the spinach dip with chips. Be aware that if you order an "ultimate" drink, it means a size bigger than a "regular". (Nowhere did I see this on the menu.) read more

So driving back from Florida we were hungry & decided to stop in. Apparently on Saturday nights they have live music. So since ive been in the car for so long i just wanted something quick. Decided on the friday platter of appetizers. Um yea, the potato skins tasted like they were fried in oil, the chicken & mozzarella sticks were meah, potstickers were good. Thankfully first & last time im going there, wanted to eat & relax that didnt happen... The manager was understanding & she gave something off the bill... read more

Brittany the server was nice and patient. The salmon salad was not that good. They play music it was surprised good after work spot for drinks. read more

TGI Fridays Silver Spring - TGIF.. - American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

The food and service was excellent...not to crowded and not to empty...drinks were good..very professional!...I will be going bacK!

I come here a lot since its conveniently located near my job. I must say the service isn't that great. It seems like every time I come something always goes wrong. This last experience just topped everything. I came in with a friend and sat down at the tables by the bar. We came in and already knew what we wanted. We were greeted by one person who informed us he was not our server, and there in the middle of changing shifts but he could get our drinks. Ok fine we ordered our water and waited... And waited...(20 mins later) we had to stop a server passing by and ask them if they could take our order or get our server. The first server comes back and takes our order and says it will be out shortly. 30 mins passed and we still hadn't even gotten our apps yet. At that point we were already annoyed. Finally our apps and entree come out and everything that could be wrong was wrong. The pasta was dry, like Sierra desert dry. The appetizer sampler that we got was blah. The pretzels were dripping in grease, mozzarella sticks were soggy from the pretzel grease and the potato skins were as crunchy as potato chips. We informed our server who then got his manager. Manager took the apps back and took it off the check and remade the pasta and offered us dessert on the house. I accepted the offer and got the brownie obsession (just a warm brownie and ice cream) I thought it would come out quickly but that took 20 mins as well. I don't know what was going on on this particular day but I just couldn't believe it. Not sure when and if ill be back to this location read more

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I mean I know it's Friday's, but the food was below average even for this chain restaurant. The chicken breasts on my meal were burnt...and my sizzling chicken and shrimp came out cold....really? My cousins petite sirloin was cooked to a crisp...I don't expect five star meals, but edible would be nice. read more

I'm pretty much always disappointed with this TGI Fridays. Bad, overpriced food considering the poor quality.

Let me start by saying the staff & food are the best you'll get for Fridays in the DMV. If you stop here ask for Abraham !! He's the best mixologist here! read more

TGI Fridays Silver Spring - Best grilled salmon spinach & rice dish w an added side of fried shrimp. Fridays has truly outdone themselves with this dish. - American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This place has gone downhill! The service was slow on a random Wednesday with a long wait for a waitress in the bar area. The table was dirty. The wings were under cooked and even the long Islands were watered down. We will not be back! read more

TGI Fridays Silver Spring - Under cooked chicken wings - American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Where do I begin? After a softball game and grocery shopping, my fiancée and I decided to stop by for a beverage or 3 and some food. Friday's always has some type of mix drink specials and $5 apps that made it seem like a sensible choice. (Disclaimer: we have been to this Friday's a few times and always got good service from the bartenders.) The reason for the disclaimer is because I wanted this review to carry merit from our multiple experiences with Friday's, and to inform the readers that what is coming next will be real. The few times my fiancée and I were there, we notice the patrons are what brings this place down. If you read my other reviews, my baby and I like to frequent dive bars mostly, and bars the have good eye candy for all. Well not Friday's (at night). Friday's has always been a sausage fest, but that is no big deal because I bring my own sand to the beach. The main problem with this is the low rent mentality that many of the patrons seem to display. Once again, didn't really bother me much, because I have my lady with me and as long as they leave me be, I have no issues. However, with this mentality in the air, it's easy to see that this place would only get worst. With all that blah blah said, let's talk about last night. We walk into Friday's around 10pm, and mofos are fighting in the bar area! Grown a$$ adults literally fighting. You would think at this point, I should leave...nooope not us, we take our seat at the bar and watch the crowd of people run, rumble, and work to push the disturbance outside. MoCo's finest finally show up and control the situation. I know it's wrong for me to blame Friday's for their customers actions, and what we gathered, the staff did jump in to attempt to control the situation. However...here is why Friday's got one star. - because i couldn't rate them a zero - because the LACK of control the manager possessed with his employees. Allowing employees to still run their mouths about the situation long after the police had dissolved the situation did not make the remaining customers night better. Allowing ALL your bar employees to stand around while the police are there and the customers needs become second or third. - because if you (manager) are going to allowing your employees and involved customers sit around talking about it, YOU CANNOT SIT AROUND AND TALK ABOUT IT WITH THEM. - because Friday's allow kids (under 18, but we also saw kids under 12) in the bar area, even after this fight. - because EVERYONE knew each other. Meaning, if you have approx 30 people in the bar area, and ALL 30 seem to know each other by first name, including the manager, there is something wrong. We love dives and respect bar personnel creating a family atmosphere with everyone knowing each other. this is normal and appreciated by us. Friday's though? It's not a dive, and how do you get so friendly with patrons that look to barely be over 21 (questionable). Following a fight, this lends me to believe that week in week out, these same folks are at Friday's. - because the manager allowed the other patrons (ones that seem to not start the fight, but took pleasure in jumping in to throw punches and kicks, to stay in the restaurant. I feel all involved parties should have been asked to leave immediately. Get the negative vibe out and show that crap will not be tolerated, regardless of fault. - because after the fight and all had cleared (11pm), the doors were still open like nothing happened, and all we saw were more MFing young a$$ dudes coming in. I feel the doors should have been locked at this time especially 1045-11pm. No new customers, and allow existing customers to complete their meal with peace of mind. (You don't really get to relax when you overhear the manager telling his friends/customers that the assailants ran away. One with some common sense would feel a little threatened that someone could double back, re-enter with the intent to cause serious damage or get revenge. Who knows? But lock the f'ing door. - finally, because we will never go back. It's a shame too, because it's right up the street from our house. Their food is consistent and special are ok. They offer music and good people watching. The shame comes from the lack of authority there and the feeling of a free for all. - this place needs security just to give the presence of authority. I know anyone that reads this review may be foolish enough to think that race and/or sex strongly influence my review. Noooope, wrong. If that was the case, I would not have returned after a few visits. We have tried to give this place a chance, only to be disappointed with the bullsh*t from the restaurant not being able to get out of its own way. I will end with this. If you work everyday for your money, have love for people, and enjoy the simpler or fancier things in life...avoid this place. If you are a b*tcha$$ and a low rent simpleton. This place is for you. Thanks read more

Apparently customer service is a lost art form. I had to flag down a server after waiting 15 minutes although I was sitting at the bar. I thought that was pretty odd. When my food came, the fries were cold. I'm not one to send food back because I'm fearful they may retaliate with my dinner, but this was COLD!! When I shared with the server, she removed them from my plate. Thought out my way for my food and even with the presence of food, she never brought or even offered me water. In thought that would be standard, as it usually is. Another server had to bring me water because she noticed I was sitting so long without a glass (awkward). After the returned fries, my food was really good as I expected, since I frequent the Fridays chain, this was my first time at this location and the service was sub par. read more

Great service. Friendly servers. Phenomenal Food. I enjoy heading to TGI Friday's in Silver Spring because of the vibrant atmosphere and more importantly the food and drinks are always good! read more

This location has had a nice makeover! However the service was terrible took forever to order drinks. The the drinks came with dinner. She was very pushy and overwhelmed. read more

Ive been here several times and sat at the bar and dining area. Bar experiences have always been good, they have always been busy at the bar area. The dining area has been a little slow at times but still okay. The food is standard to TGIF. Sometimes the food does look a little old and lazily put together. I think they should try to get the cooks to pay attention to orders (read reviews of orders being made wrong) and presentation. I'm giving this place two starts because of the food. My sister has a very mild shrimp allergy. She ordered the chicken and shrimp Alfredo without the shrimp, she always orders Alfredo everywhere she goes. Seemed easy enough but when the food arrived it came with shrimp. Because she had a very mild allergy she was able to pluck the small shrimps out of her dish and discard them. I actually ate a shrimp and I wasn't sure if it was cooked or not.. Scary. We aren't the type to complain at allll so we just went on with out meal. The manager came over semi frantically to ask how was everything. It seemed like he may have known they messed up. Being the non confrontational customer that my sister was, she just said yeah it was fine. If she had a severe allergy to shrimp or nuts or something and didn't see it and ate it they would have been in bigggggg trouble. My sister, and TGIF, lucked out that this wasn't a huge problem. read more

I don't know what to say about this place with out sounding old but this shit was entirely too loud for a restaurant! I was just trying to have a meal not loose my hearing. But it just looked like this Friday's was catering to a demographic that is too old for the club seen but will not admit it. Great now I have to give this place one star because I can't post without giving it any at all which I really want to do. read more

I like this location. Service is consistent, and food is consistent. The bar area is usually pretty empty, and I can always find a seat. I really like how clean the restrooms are here. read more

I came here with colleagues as a group of 10. I thought lunch came out a little slow since most of us ordered salads. Surprisingly, the people in our group who didn't order salads received their sandwiches and hot food quicker than we did. I thought my grilled chicken cobb salad was great; I don't like blue cheese but went with it anyway in the salad. Service is kind of weird. Our server was hard to hear and the others were a little too weirdly enthusiastic. At least we were able to get seated quickly. read more

Always a great time. The entertainment nights never fail. Good place for happy hour after work with good drink specials. Great also if you work late and need a good meal before heading home read more

I have been to this location for the last 2 days for lunch. Both servers were extremely nice and got me in and out. Just what I needed for a quick lunch and back to work. I was pleasantly surprised by the host/hostess as I walked in. Both times someone was at the front door holding it open as I entered and as I left! Not expected for a restaurant in and around DC. Kudos to all the staff at this location and thank you for making feel like I would certainly want to come again. The food is typical, but I truly appreciate the service at lunch!!! And I did show it in my tip. Aisha was particularly attentive. Thanks. Will be back. read more

Well let me see, the door man/host if he's even capable of that job lacked maturity especially when he just assumed I wasn't part of the party of 5. Seemed to have attitude and we are the paying customers, disgusting. Some of the other employees lacked professionalism, then again it's a Franchised location. Our waitress is really what earned the stars with her pleasant attitude and competence with pretty much every request we made. The only thing I am disappointed in with her is that even after giving her my phone #, she forgot to add the stripes. Well that's 70 stripes I will never see. I am definitely thinking twice before I visit this location again, I enjoy Rockville much better. On the plus side, they know how to make a good drink. read more

Love the drinks and the ribs are amazing I come here all the time cause of how good everything is love it I highly recommend it

The two stars are an aggregate of my experiences here because I've never had a bad time as I did a few nights ago. It was the typical evening crowd - pretty packed, but not really. Our server took our orders, but didn't bother to write them down. That was a warning sign for me; I've found that servers who don't write orders bring out bad orders (obviously) or just try too hard to seem as if they know everything. Both are terrible in my book. Sure enough, when everything came out - after about 20 minutes - they got my dad's order wrong. The guy who brought it out took it back but nothing happened until our server came around 10 minutes later to apologize. We waited around another 15 minutes for the correct entree to come out. Once we got the check, I saw that they had still charged us for the wrong entree! Let me say here that the last time a server got my order wrong, she didn't charge us for a drink as a way of making it up. This guy didn't even try to make such amends, and instead still left the incorrect order on there. I was already planning on leaving no tip, but this made it even easier. I honestly wanted to skip paying for an iced tea as well... read more

Horrible! Every time I experience bad food at TGIFridays in Silver Spring, MD and stop going, I give them another chance and they fail me each time. Instead of getting a full meal, I got appetizers. Chicken wings were hard with black stuff. The potato wedges were extremely hard. They failed me again. Wow!!! If I wasn't so tired, I'd go back and get my money back (Carryout). read more

TGI Fridays Silver Spring - Taste like yesterday's. - American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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I wish there was a way to give a zero star review. Two coworkers and I were in the area and decided to stop by for lunch. It was around noon and the restaurant did not appear very busy ( there were empty booths and tables). When we arrived we were asked to wait. OK we waited about ten minutes while two workers stood at the hostess stand talking then they finally said "oh are you ready to be seated"? We were ready when we came in. Once we were seated no one came by to take our order or give us menus. My coworker asked someone where our waiter was and he said she would be there in a minute. By this time its been another ten minutes and we decided just to leave rather than wait place an order and have the food take forever. I'll never come here again. read more

We live not even 10 min fro this location. Been craving the bacon mac n cheese balls so my hubby went and got me some and a Avocado BLT. Can you say GROSSSSSS...We had the balls in the anne arundelmal location and they were AMAZING. Here they were burnt and bitter. The BLT had noooo bacon. I love avocado and BLT's andthis was nasty. I don't give bad reviews but we are HIGHLY disappointed read more

Service is poor and very slow. Went here on a Monday evening around 8pm to get a quick bite to eat and watch the game with a friend. We sat in the bar area and had to wait 15 minutes before anyone even greeted us. The staff did apologize but it took 25 minutes for our appetizers to come out and then another 20 minutes for out entrees when we order both at the same time. When our appetizers arrived we did not have any plates, utensils, or napkins. When I asked for them. We were told to wait and nothing came. So I asked another serve. At the end we waited 25 minutes for our check. When we got the check, we gave him our credit card and then we had to wait another 10 minutes. There are only 2 servers working the bar area with 2 bartenders. All of them were too busy to even acknowledge if our table needed anything. I have never been so disappointed in a place before until now. read more

Came to the bar after work with my coworkers just to get a quick bite and drink. There's always daily drink specials and food specials so we sat at the bar. We had about 2 drinks each. Most of us had the Long Island that's $5 on the drink menu. Also ordered the cheeseburger sliders with jack Daniels sauce on the side. My coworkers ordered the wings. Service was fine and food and drinks were good. Didn't stay long or order anything other than bar food. read more

Recently due to the traffic backup on north bound route 29, I decided to stop in at the Fridays off of Colesville Road for a quick bite to eat, while traffic died down. It was a late Friday afternoon and I understand that there was a happy hour crowd present, but customer service had obviously not shown up for work that day. I decided to sit in the general seating area, compared to sitting at the bar. Multiple serves passed my table without inquiring if I had been helped. Eventually the hostess stopped by and asked anyone had helped me, which I replied "not yet". The server showed up any semi apologized, stating that they were super busy. Due to my wait time, I was ready to place my drink and food order. After taking my order, my food, drinks or server didn't return to my table for approximately 15 minutes. As I stated earlier, I understand that it was a younger happy hour crowd, but they were blasting music that was totally in appropriate for a mixed age crown. Even though, I ordered a rather simple drink and meal, the food was not what I requested. I've been at this Fridays before, but do the extreme waiting time, the extra loud inappropriate music and ultimately the error with my food order up, I probably won't return to this location. The only positive aspect was that my table servicer was very apologetic for the delays. read more

Just went to have a quick dinner with my coworker. Had a few drinks, appetizers and some dinner. Tina was our server. She was amazing. Her service was outstanding. She made us feel so normal. The compassion she demonstrated was to be commended. I would visit again just to get her service. Thank you for what you do. You made our night very pleasant despite the circumstances. read more

This review is for the BAR and Happy Hour. Ok, ok, I know I am definitely biased. My roommates and I come here around twice a month because it's close to our house and has a pretty good happy hour. The bartenders are SO nice and will always make you something special. Sometimes it gets really crowded, but usually we can find seats at the bar (there can be up to 4 of us that go) if no seats at the bar, we can always find a table in the bar area. When they have the 2 for $10 or 3 courses special it's perfect to share and a great deal. With that being said, YES it is a TGIFridays. So...could they have healthier options? Sure. We would love that sometimes. But the bartenders and staff here are so great I just can't knock a star off. read more

TGI Fridays' food tastes good, but like so many restaurants the food is way over-salted and the calorie count is based on the caloric requirements of an overactive elephant. If you're an anorexic in desperate need of an evening of untrammeled weight gain, Fridays is definitely the place to go. And don't be fooled by the "Ghost" name in the Ghost Pepper wings. I had these last night and they're nowhere near Ghost Pepper heat. I'd say they're Jalapeño strength. They're not even Habanero hot. read more

Friday's is fast. Fridays is convenient. Fridays is casual. Because Fridays is a chain you should be aware that you are going to get a certain standard of service and food quality - which can be salty or not plated in an appetizing way. I have been here on Fridays when the DJ plays music, which can drown out conversations. I would only order the sizzling plates - which feature a protein like chicken and shrimp, a starch, and broccoli here, not pasta. Avoid the pot stickers, and try the flatbread. There can be inconsistency so just be mindful. The last receipt I have dated from this location is 30 JUL at 7:26pm for $45.31. Monte was our server. read more

This place is somewhat of a hidden gem, without the gem part. It's nestled off the side of Rte. 29, so it was years before I even knew it was here. let alone part of the convenient shopping center. That's kind of where it ends, though. First, the service is lacking. I've come here during a quiet Friday afternoon when the place was nearly empty and had the same inattentive service I've had on a hopping Friday night. Additionally, the servers aren't as polished as I'd expect. I still expect a certain level of service and quality to my interactions with people, regardless of what they might assume about me. I much prefer sitting at the bar area, which has an interesting set-up. The bar itself is in the middle of the room with the tables forming a horseshoe around it. It can be a bit awkward because you feel like if you look across the room you're staring at another table, but I think it offers a good measure of privacy among the parties on your side of room. The food is standard -- it's Fridays. I haven't had any terrible or amazing things to report about the food because I expect a baseline of quality that is usually hard to miss. Apparently they offer karaoke on Wednesdays ... sounds entertaining, but I think I'll pass. read more

The 2 stars is because I had a pretty good waiter, the wait wasn't that long and California Club was tasty. I came to the restaurant to redeem my Give me stripes points reward. I received 100 points and found a selection that was exactly 100 points but for some reason when I tried to redeem the 100 points, the app indicated that I didn't have enough points. Clearly I did have the adequate amount of points and asked for management. Sadly they were very confused and exercised poor management skills because they acted like it wasn't their problem. - one said I needed 100 more points other said that's the app problem. I just selected one of my lower point rewards for lunch. The issue is even if this is a franchise, this location is still the face of TGIFridays. They can do better - I think it was within managements power to honor my 100 point reward. I spent $$$ to get to this reward and I didn't have to spend my money at this location or restaurant chain. read more

Food was great, service was fine, but the place was really dirty in the dining room and the bathrooms. Kind of took away my appetite. read more

TGI Fridays Silver Spring - American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Service was good, meals were fresh and well portioned. We ate here twice dinner with steaks and dinner were hot and delivered promptly. Another trip for lunch consisted of salads and pasta, and was equally good and fresh. read more