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As an appetizer in restaurants, potato skins have been around since approximately the 1970s and documented making them as early as 1974. Many restaurants such as TGI Fridays, Prime Rib Restaurant, and R.J. Grunts of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises have claims to be some of the first restaurants to serve the dish.
Founded in 1965 as a bar on Manhattan's Upper East Side, TGI Fridays expanded over the following decades to become a ubiquitous suburban gathering spot known for its ribs, potato skins topped with ...
Under Blanchette’s leadership, TGI Fridays—known for its warm spinach-and-artichoke dip, chicken strips, and bacon-and-cheese-smothered potato skins—began selling sushi in partnership with ...
Attracted by this performance, he merged into the Dallas franchise forming TGI Fridays, Inc., and Scoggin was the CEO for the next 15 years. Scoggin is credited with the then-new 200 seat prototype and many of the TGI Fridays innovations including a large from-scratch menu, potato skins, bartender Olympics, and frozen drinks. [citation needed]
The first TGI Fridays location opened in Manhattan, New York, in 1965. In January, TGI Fridays closed 36 "underperforming" locations in 12 states, including in Massachusetts and New Jersey.
As the industry innovator, Friday's was noted for leading customer trends: the creation of potato skins, blended and frozen drinks (Smoothies and Flings), summer menus, a non-alcoholic menu as well as expanding regional cuisines across the nation.
TGI Fridays has been quietly downsizing, with dozens of locations closing in 2024 alone. Just last week, 50 more restaurants were shuttered, bringing the U.S. count down to 163 from 270 at the ...
In 2019, TGI Friday was sued in a proposed class-action lawsuit for selling potato skin chips that don't contain potato skins. [25] [26] In April 2020, Sentinel's deal to take TGI Friday's public was called off due to "extraordinary market conditions" due to the coronavirus outbreak. [27] [28]