The flagship TGI Fridays opened on Manhattan's Upper East Side in 1965, but it wasn't the family-friendly operation that exists today. The first T.G.I. Friday's, as it was called then - the company dropped the periods and the apostrophe in 2013 - was the world's first singles bar. The bar was founded by perfume salesman Alan Stillman, an Upper East Side bachelor who himself was looking for a place to mingle with other singles.
Do you like shrimp or do you love shrimp? If you're really, really into shrimp, then you absolutely remember Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp promotion, which gave diners as much shrimp as they could eat for just $20. That was the old Red Lobster, though, and after filing for bankruptcy and making a comeback, the new Red Lobster hasn't forgotten all the crustacean connoisseurs out there. Endless Shrimp may have ended, but SpendLESS Shrimp is just beginning.
Red Lobster has launched affordable seafood boils as part of a turnaround effort after recently exiting bankruptcy, which has garnered significant buzz on social media.