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TGI Friday's in BA - yay or nay?
Just wondering if anyone has some thoughts on the TGI Friday's in Puerto Madero or in Alto Palermo Shopping. I'm interested in checking one of the locations out, although I've read some bad reviews on guiaoleo.com.
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Permalink Reply by Nancy on
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Hi Margaux, I had a bad experience in Alto Palermo. Service was extremely bad, food was regular and it was very expensive. With so many excellent restaurants in BA, I'd never recommend TGI Friday's. Regards.
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Permalink Reply by WillandShirley on
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Margaux, you're in BA and you're considering going to TGI Friday's?! It's American 'casual dinning' at it's worst! The food is a disaster... and the atmosphere is pleasant, if you like corporate phoniness. And here you have your choice of thousands, at least hundreds of fantastic restaurants in the city... Please do yourself a favor and banish any idea of TGI Friday's from your consciousness...
Will
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Permalink Reply by Margaux Caffa on
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Hi Will! I know, I know - why Friday's? Well it's just that I have been living in Argentina for almost three years now and am longing for a little taste of home. I always enjoyed Friday's while growing up, so I thought it would be a fun option to try here. Maybe I'll opt for Kansas instead, as I've heard they have great US-style food. Hard Rock Cafe may be a good idea too. Any other ideas for good (North) American cuisine?
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Yeah, I'd go to Kansas instead... people seem to like it.
Sorry to jump on you about Friday's... I've just had one too many bad experiences there and despise the place.
Regards,
Will
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Permalink Reply by Frank Almeida on
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Hi Margaux,
I know what you are going through. I did the same thing. I looked for pancakes, cookies, cranberry juice, etc. Kansas is the closest thing you have got to an American experience. The food is very good. The Barbecue ribs-the meat practically falls off the bone by itself. The hamburgers are the good steak place kind of burgers, big and juicy. You can´t go wrong with that place. You just need to get there at 12 noon (if you go on the weekends) otherwise you will be waiting forever to get seated.
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Just an update....
Being the stubborn Taurean that I am, I went against everyone's advice and decided to check Friday's (Alto Palermo) out. You guys were dead on - it was not exactly the pleasant experience that I had hoped for. The prices were ridiculous, the food was ok and the service was bad.
A recap of my late-lunch: After refusing to pay 18 pesos for a real drink, we had to send our sodas back twice for being completely flat (we finally gave up and ordered water). Then, when the waitress brought the potato skins, one fell on the floor. She said she'd bring another but that never happened. The turkey club I ordered was half the size of what you'd get in the US and was not all that tasty. Then, when they brought us the bill, they tried to charge us for the sodas we had sent back instead of for the water that we were forced to drink. The only thing I can say was that the Potato skins and french fries were really good. Aside from that - blah. I won't be heading back there again.
So thank you all for the advice. I really should have followed it. But I guess sometimes you have to figure things out on your own. Next on my list are Remember El Alamo and Kansas....
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Hi Margaux,
I just tried out a new restaurant yesterday and I thought you might like to try it. It would be kind of like a modern Texan restaurant. We ordered a philly cheese steak and a po boy; both were good.
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