TGI Fridays has added 10 new menu items in what is the restaurant’s biggest culinary shake-up in decades.
Customers can also expect to see reduced prices on meaty favorites as the chain looks to compete with IHOP, Chili’s, and Denny’s.
TGI Fridays added six new protein options, four new sides, and nine sauces as part of its Grilled and Sauced menu, which launched in June.
The menu adds a bold, spicy new flavor profile to the regular TGI Fridays lineup, as the chain’s U.S. president Brandon Coleman told Restaurant Dive.
“People want bold flavors, ethnic flavors, and they really want to explore new tastes, new spaces, and they like spicy flavors.”
TGI Fridays hopes to entice younger customers as its rivals such as Denny’s, IHOP and Chilli’s have also added exciting new menu options this year.
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Under the new Grilled and Sauce menu, customers can choose from the following proteins:
- Two 5oz grilled chicken breasts
- 12oz New York Strip
- 6oz center-cut sirloin
- 8oz flat iron steak
- 6oz salmon
- Fridays big ribs
And there are four new sides available:
- Broccoli slaw
- Elote street corn
- Garlic and butter green beans with bacon
- Tomato cucumber onion salad
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Customers can choose to drench their protein in one of nine flavorful sauces:
- Foxx on the Roxx BBQ
- Fridays signature dry rub
- Apple BBQ butter
- Korean red chili
- Spiked orange glaze made with Hennessy
- TGI Fridays whiskey glaze blaze
- Signature whiskey glaze
- Al Pastor
- Nashville Hot
There’s even more good news for meat lovers, as the prices for the New York strip and the chicken have been reduced, although please note prices may vary by location.
But TGI Fridays has even more exciting menu changes coming up.
“The bigger change we’re making on the next round … is going to be pretty monumental for our brand,” said the company’s president.
In the fall, TGI Fridays plans to launch another big menu change offering even more variety and customization, according to Retail Dive.
But no further details have been disclosed yet.
OTHER MENU CHANGES
TGI Fridays isn’t the only restaurant that is switching up its flavor profile to entice more customers.
Since June 1, Buffalo Wild Wings customers have been able to choose from General Tso's and Sweet Chile Limes sauces on their chicken.
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Meanwhile, Taco Bell has brought back a popular limited-time menu that customers haven’t seen for seven years.
And even McDonald’s is making some key improvements to its signature burgers.
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