TGI Friday's on 95th Street in Oak Lawn.
After seeing the best basic cable clip show host perform at The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN, we needed food. It was a little after 10:00 by the time we left the casino and even though we were only 15 miles or so from home, taking surface streets in Chicago can take a really long time. The neighborhood we were driving through really wasn’t a neighborhood we were wanting to stop in, so we all started talking about places to eat back in an area where J’s parents were more familiar with the options. There were, of course, the two 24 hour family restaurants, but I think everyone was wanting something more than classic diner food. J tried calling a couple chains to see how late they were open and didn’t have any luck until she called TGI Friday’s.
The Oak Lawn TGI Friday’s is on 95th Street in downtown Oak Lawn. A few years ago, you would have only found houses were the building stands, but the Village board had a different vision for the area. They made the area a TIF district and used emminent domain to get rid of the houses. Now, a bank and Friday’s share a parking lot along the very busy commercial artery of Oak Lawn.
By the time we made it back to 95th Street, it was about twenty after eleven. J was told on the phone they stopped taking orders at 11:45 so we actually made it with plenty of time to spare. The business itself didn’t close until one, but I was still surprised to see so many cars in the parking lot. Read the rest of this entry »
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