The most obvious part of the rebrand is the name change. The restaurant is now simply known as Fridays, dropping the TGI acronym (which stands for 'Thank God it's'). The prefix had become “lost and confused” according to SomeOne. “It was time to be single-minded and confident,” the studio adds.

TGI Fridays Franchisor, LLC, doing business as TGI Fridays, is an American restaurant chain focusing on primarily American cuisine and casual dining.

Thank God It's Friday, or the acronym TGIF, is a common expression used on Friday in English-speaking Western countries. It expresses gratification that the working week is nearly over, and a weekend of leisure will soon be here.

SomeOne started by reducing the brand name down to just Fridays, based on the fact that the meaning of TGI had become lost and confused over time.

Is the meat halal? Our chicken, steak and beef ribs are processed to Halal standards however our kitchens are not halal certified.

Fridays is known for being the creators of the Loaded Potato Skin. Our burgers, wings, ribs, and variety of sauces are also very popular. It's the perfect place to enjoy some wings and drinks with great company!

People love Friday because it is the end of the hard week. They can finally sleep in the on the weekend and it's like their mini break after that long hard week.

According to Not One-Off Britishisms, the TGI Friday's restaurateur is said to have named his very first establishment based on the expression, “Thank God! It's Friday!,” which he heard during his time spent at Bucknell University, which is located in Lewisburg, Penn.

Cancellation. The series ended in 1982 following ABC's decision to expand Nightline to five nights a week, which moved Fridays to air at midnight instead of 11:30pm. This lasted from January through April 1982, after which the show was dropped from ABC's schedule.

Friday's is known today as a casual family-friendly establishment, but it actually started out as a swinging cocktail bar on the Upper East Side.

ARE DOMINO'S STORES OR PRODUCTS HALAL? We don't promote our stores or meat as halal approved. However, most of our chicken is sourced from suppliers in Thailand, whose product is certified as halal by their religious authorities.

Meats of pigs, boars, and swine are strictly prohibited in Islam, and so are meats of carnivorous animals such as lions, tigers, cheetahs, dogs, and cats(1), and birds of prey such as eagles, falcons, ospreys, kites, and vultures.