TGI Fridays Piscataway: A Friday Frightmare Remember all those catchy jingles about TGIFriday's being the place to "kick it"? Yeah, replace "kick it" with "kick the bucket" at the Piscataway location, because my experience was enough to give Freddy Krueger indigestion. Let's start with the wings. Imagine ordering their signature dish, expecting juicy, saucy goodness, and instead receiving a Jurassic Park reject. Not just pink in the middle, folks, I'm talking full-on crimson, like Dracula just dipped his fangs in them. One bite sent chills down my spine, not from the spice, but the fear of salmonella tangoing in my stomach. Next up, the ribs. Dry, flavorless, and starring the surprise guest: **plastic**. Not the "fun straws" kind, no. I'm talking about shards that could've doubled as dental floss – if you fancied a trip to the emergency room afterwards. As for the taste, imagine chewing on cardboard marinated in disappointment. The rest of the food? A bland orchestra of mediocrity. Mashed potatoes impersonating lumpy wallpaper paste, fries that couldn't decide if they wanted to be soggy or shriveled, and drinks that tasted like someone forgot to put the "spirit" in the "spirits." The only saving grace? The server, bless their soul. They apologized profusely, offered replacements (which I politely declined – trust issues, you know?), and even comped a dessert. Unfortunately, not even a molten chocolate cake could erase the memory of undercooked poultry and plastic-flavored ribs. So, if you're looking for a TGIFriday that lives up to its name, steer clear of Piscataway. This location was more like a "TGIFrightday," leaving me traumatized and craving Pepto-Bismol. Save yourself the stomach ache and the disappointment – go for pizza, grab a burger, heck, even try your hand at home cooking. Just avoid this Friday fiasco in Piscataway. TL;DR: Undercooked wings, plastic-infused ribs, flavorless everything else. The only thing "kicking" here was my gag reflex. Avoid like the plague, unless you enjoy playing Russian roulette with your digestive system. Rating: 1 out of 5 (and that's being generous) I hope this review provides a fair and detailed account of my negative experience at the TGI Fridays Piscataway location. I understand that your experience may differ, but I felt it was important to share my story in the hopes of preventing others from having a similar "Friday Frightmare."

Went here on Valentines Day and the atmosphere was absolutely amazing. They had a DJ and all and everyone was so sweet and vibed well. The server was absolutely awesome, he catered to all our extra additions to our food and made sure we enjoyed ourselves. The food was pretty good for a chain restaurant although I recommend getting grilled chicken for the alfredo pasta (the normal one wasn't that good) I wish I found out his name but overall for a chain restuarant, this location passed all vibes.

Good food and great staff. Definitely recommend this place

Was not a fan of Fridays recently with my past two visits. Here are some thoughts of the food we had: Southern style chicken sandwich 🥪: DRY! What more can I say, i think the chicken was left cooked for far too long or was left under a heat lamp since the chicken fibers were far too chewy to enjoy. Whisky glaze chicken sandwich 🥪: same issue here, super dry! The only thing that saved the sandwich was the sauce which made it somewhat palatable. Overall we were very unhappy with the food. I gave three stars instead of two just because the service was good, the host and Waitress were prompt.

Been coming here for 8months and everyone is super friendly and make you feel welcomed,Samir always on point with his service greetings you with his smile and welcoming attitude ☺️ great service awesome crew .. dinner was amazing thanks to the back kitchen staff... Sylvia...

I work nearby and have eaten in and takeout. Prices are very reasonable and the service was quick which is helpful when you're on lunch break. It was great the GM Chuck stopped by the table to check on everything. Highly recommend this location!

I haven’t been to a Fridays in awhile but I stopped by because I was in the area and I must say I will be going back again soon. The food was great, everything came out hot and just as we asked for it. The server didn’t miss a beat, made great suggestions and was extremely friendly and helpful. The manager on duty, Chuck, came over to ask how our experience was and was a delight. 10 out of 10 experience, I can’t wait to return.

My wife and I ordered burgers medium rare. They came as ordered and service was quick. Gaige was our server and he was very good. We had a dessert that was good as well and I attached the pictures of it. They were slow to seat us but other than that good service

We ate here after a gig, so it was very late when we arrived. Instead of waiting for seating, we sat at the bar. The bar felt icky like it hadn't been cleaned well. The server was subpar, as if he was ready to go. The drink I ordered had a gnat in it. The server remade it with no problem... but still. Hopefully, this place is much better during the earlier hours.

Young lady serving as greeter kept her nose in her phone in the back until my husband had to go find her to request seating. As she approached us she was unapologetic, no eye contact as she walked us to our table & said nothing further. Needless to say we sat for few mins waiting, felt uncomfortable and decided to leave. Her attitude alone was enough for us not to spend another minute in this establishment & tolerate this poor service. Cannot tell you her name as she never even took time from whatever was more important on her phone. I wish her, as well as the group of individuals on the clock standing in the back of the bar, the best with their poor work ethic. It’s clear why it was empty.

Had previously been here for a p/u order. Got my burgers home to find out they screwed up the order. I called to let the manager know. They wrote my name down and said the next time you come in your same order will be on us. Stopped in there several months later. Sure enough they still had my name written down and kept their promise and gave me 2 cheeseburgers, no charge. Very impressed. Way to go manager!!! Highly recommended.

i wish i could give this place zero stars but that would be too generous. terrible place and the wait time was horrible and it took the hostess at least half an hour to notice my group and she always said "be right with you in a few!" what a joke...she was avoiding my group along with several other people and she should get fired. a lot of tables weren't being cleared and she would just look at the dirty tables and not do anything. clearly something is wrong with her. would not recommend this location

The meat must have been old or contaminated! My son and I were in the bathroom with diarrhea non stop. I hated that for my 9 year old. We both had hamburgers and my husband had something different so clearly it was the meat. The waitress was great. Very nice and generous. But the food that day was a no no.

everything was great, our waitress was nice and attentive, the food was good and hot (best mozzarella sticks ever). Overall great experience one of my favorite places to go out to eat, nice atmosphere and vibe, I will be returning :)

Not sure what happened to service since Covid but food is salty & servers/waiters barely do their job. During my visit today I had to wave down random waiters for a straw, napkins, my bill and to go containers 🙄

Very fast sitting and employees were very sweet and kind. Serves was very quick. My husband and I have come here many time and the serves is always the same. Always a great experience.

On my birthday, my waitress Kim took such good care of my friends & I. One of the nicest people you will ever meet. I’ve been to multiple locations at TGI Fridays with no issues. They always tend to have a really good staff and I’m really kind to their customers.

We went on a Wednesday and it was a Great experience food and service was great! Our server Haley was such a sweetheart and professional! I love that This location even had karaoke. My family and I will definitely be back.

Been at this restaurant today service is extremely bad the food is extremely bad waitress is taking everybody’s order and writing nothing down bringing out all the wrong stuff oh my God this is a disgrace this restaurant should be shut down came here on a family day out with a Sunday with my family and the service was extremely bad waitress should be sacked I did not have time to get the other photos of all the rest of the food because I had to give it back this is a disgrace I don’t think I’ll ever eat TGI Friday’s again

The service9s was extremely slow! They brought out one entree and then brought the other one out 15mins later! In total I waited 45mins for my food! Unacceptable!

The service was fast, the young woman handling the pick up and curbside orders responded to me quickly and retrieved my order. But the food was awful, with the exceptions of the salad, the rice pilaf and the broccoli. The chicken wings were hard and dry, nearly impossible to eat and the salmon was dry and tasteless. Clearly the chicken and salmon were not made fresh. It appeared that the meat was cooked hours earlier and placed in the microwave forever. For the price paid, this was a rip off. Normally the food is excellent but we were very disappointed this time.

If I can give this place 0 stars I would. Never in my life have I been disrespected and experienced such poor customer service. My family and I sat for 1.5hrs waiting for drinks and water. Our server was Tatiana. When my drink arrived it was wrong and Tatiana took it back with an attitude and never brought out the correct drink. I asked to speak with a manager, her name was Lexi. Employees and manager were all standing in the kitchen not paying attention to any of the paying customers. 2 tables next to us were complaining as well. Lexi, the manager did not do anything to rectify the situation instead she just stood there. We arrived at 7:45pm, 9pm arrived and Tatiana still did not take our dinner orders, just apps were served. We ended up getting our check and walking over to Olive Garden. Our experience at Olive Garden was like night and day. Excellent and attentive hostess and waiter. Cheers to Olive Garden!

S/O to whoever was in the kitchen tonight because you know how to cook wings. I love the fact that they’re fried hard. That way I know it’s FULLY COOKED. Ordered through Uber Eats and my food was still properly cooked.

Was hungry and looking forward to enjoying my food. Got home to a surprise as my order was incomplete and looked as if it was just thrown into the container. Paid $20 plus tax n I didnt get the thing I was looking forward to enjoying the most, my pot stickers!

Placed an order for Pickup got there exactly 16min after called in. Bag was sealed so assumed all items i ordered were present. When i get home notice sirloin is missing, burger came out burnt when i asked for medium well, got kids pasta with wrong sauce. Not trying to be picky but if they get every item ordered wrong and forget to include a whole item doesn’t leave much room to be satisfied with the Takeout experience . I Enjoy Fridays take out this is a rare occurrence and did leave me questioning to reorder for the time being. Spoke with a manager about getting sirloin credited mentioned she would credit back sirloin but no confirmation receipt or anything can be given. So hoping at least that can be remedied, will update if refund was issued.

This is the best Friday’s team around hands down. I travel a lot and have been in numerous locations across the country. The team here goes above and beyond and delivers a truly memorable experience. Chuck the GM I believe is top notch. It was a pleasure meeting him on my last visit as well! Great job!

I haven’t been to a Fridays in decades as casual dining isn’t my prefectures, but we were in the area for a softball camp at Rutgers and decided to give it a try with some friends. Food was good drinks are always great at TGIF but the hospitality is really where things were fantastic. The bartenders were extremely friendly and had the manager come out to chat us up. The male manager, I believe his name was Charlie or Chad - Salt & Pepper hair, super friendly was really what made our experience. He asked what we were out for and we told him about Rutgers and the camp and our kids and typically most people could care less but he was truly engaged! Our kids all practice right down the street during the summer and her encouraged us to come back when we are at our next lesson. We definitely will be back for the bartenders and the hospitality that was shown to us. It’s extremely hard in this day and age to find true hospitality and Fridays nailed it!

I stopped in here for lunch to break up my 5 hour trek to visit family. The place was clean, our server was friendly and attentive, and the manager stopped to say hello and check on us. The food was delicious and the drinks were tasty. The service was fast, which was exactly what we needed since we were on the road. I will stop in again next time I'm in town.

TGI Fridays never disappoints! I always have the best service and my food is always delicious. I normally go for lunch with colleagues and they have me in and out in a reasonable amount of time. I highly recommend!

Went here to unwine after a long day and it was great. They seated us right away, service was quick and the food was great. We did wait a little longer for our check but didn't mind. They were a little busy. Saw the manager on our way out and he thanked us for stopping by. I would definitely go back.