[PaPaLarry]

Apparently, something was wrong there, even if you liked it or not!! Hopefully, new owners will fix problem, or change into another type restaurant, that will survive.

[Tweety Bird]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Why is it that virtually all establishments with "live" music allow decibel levels that are dangerous to your hearing?

If you cannot hold a conversation with the person next to you at a table, then the noise level is too high. Many folks will not patronize establishments with very high noise. We didn't frequent TGIF, but wonder if that might be a contributing factor.

Always bring ear plugs. You can slip them in partially and save your hearing. I bring them for loud movies, loud performances, and chatty people and crying babies in planes.

[Challenger]

Ear plugs provide protection- Do nothing for conversation while eating which is usually the reason for going to a restaurant.

[BobAllen1290]

Originally Posted by Bonny

Not sure. My friend who works there said the new owner was handing out business cards this morning and said they would be open in 2 weeks. If it was staying a Fridays, can't imagine why it would take 2 weeks.

Just the transfer of their state liquor license could take two weeks..or two months.

[curly top]

Originally Posted by PPreu

Just heard through a Facebook friend, that TGI Fridays closed. Anyone else heard anything?

It's CLOSED. Short article in paper today states it closed yesterday without any prior warning to employees.

[Skip]

TGI Friday's at LSL was jointly owned by the Carlson Companies of Texas, The Villages (Yup!) and Joe Nisbitt & Bill Kearns (operators of Bonifay CC and Evans Prairie CC).
The sudden closure looks pretty fishy. Must be a good story here for The Daily Commercial or The Orlando Sentinel.

Skip

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Skip

TGI Friday's at LSL was jointly owned by the Carlson Companies of Texas, The Villages (Yup!) and Joe Nisbitt & Bill Kearns (operators of Bonifay CC and Evans Prairie CC).
The sudden closure looks pretty fishy. Must be a good story here for The Daily Commercial or The Orlando Sentinel.

Skip

Come on Skip. Spill the beans. At least tell us what you think happened. You are always somehow up on the inside information.

[scarecrow1]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Why is it that virtually all establishments with "live" music allow decibel levels that are dangerous to your hearing?

If you cannot hold a conversation with the person next to you at a table, then the noise level is too high. Many folks will not patronize establishments with very high noise. We didn't frequent TGIF, but wonder if that might be a contributing factor.

. Boy are some of us getting old!! What ever happened to "drugs,sex and rockinroll"

[BobAllen1290]

One poster mentioned that it was a "corporate" decision. Has anyone paid any attention to the advertising for TGIF? They are driving all their ads towards a 21-40 demo with emphasis on singles and couples. TV doesn't even come close to that demo, and in many businesses these days money is not money if it doesn't hit their target demo. Cadillac & Lincoln clearly no longer target their ads to the TV demo which they did for years and years. It is possible that TGIF's closed this outlet with plans to open another one in an area that fits it's target demo.

[spk7951]

Apparently "business decision" is sounding more like a plausible reason. In doing a web search I found the following TGI Friday closings this year:

October - Bismarck, ND
August - Knoxville, TN
April - several Arizona locations were closed

[Skip]

Originally Posted by spk7951

Apparently "business decision" is sounding more like a plausible reason. In doing a web search I found the following TGI Friday closings this year:

October - Bismarck, ND
August - Knoxville, TN
April - several Arizona locations were closed

The Villages Gourmet Club website mentioned those closings too, plus one in Houston, TX.

Skip

[golf2140]

We went to TGF often. Service was sometimes good, sometimes slow.

[Roadrunner66]

Why would one of the most successful restaurants (volume wise) in Sumter Landing close up so abruptly? Is there more to this story? Can't help but wonder if the lease was up and the rental renewal terms demanded too much of a percentage of the profits? Surely it could not have been that! Must have been just poor management of the revenue receipts. If so, it is a shame. Wish the new occupants better success.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Roadrunner66

Why would one of the most successful restaurants (volume wise) in Sumter Landing close up so abruptly? Is there more to this story? Can't help but wonder if the lease was up and the rental renewal terms demanded too much of a percentage of the profits? Surely it could not have been that! Must have been just poor management of the revenue receipts. If so, it is a shame. Wish the new occupants better success.

welcome to TOTV.
Did you read the previous posts...............Corporate Business Decision!

[John_W]

We ate at Fridays twice and both times in the bar so I can watch the sports on TV. When we go to Outback or Chilis and eat in the bar it's usually packed. At TGIF both times we were the only people in the bar. So obviously business wasn't that great.

Where I lived in Maryland we had a steakhouse near us called 'Lonestar', it was usually packed and we ate there at least once a month. About 2010 the chain closed that location along with about 30 others, I believe they had about 350 locations. As soon as it closed, Buffalo Wild Wings came in and put a restaurant there. So one man's thrash and another man's treasure.