T.G.I Friday's - Marion, Adelaide - South Australia

T.G.I Friday's - Marion, Adelaide - South Australia

Name: T.G.I Friday's

Address: Marion Shopping Centre, Marion, Adelaide - South Australia

Burger: Jalapeno Burger

Price: $19.25 (with fries)

Description: Well-known American chain, with typical American fare

T.G.I Friday's is a huge American chain. It's one of those much-maligned chains, notorious for poor quality food, albeit in large portions. TGI Friday's in ubiquitous in many areas of the US, particularly New York City (in my experience, anyway). I visited one with my sister and best mate "Buddha" in  2009. I loved it.

There are a few TGI's in Melbourne. When I heard they were opening a store in Adelaide (my home town, which I visit a few times a year), I put it on my list of things to do.

 I'm glad I did. Jalapeno burger for me. I'm a burger purist, but I do love a bit of spice. 

The burger, in all of its gloriousness.

As per the menu above, the burger contained:

• Toasted Bun
• Jalapenos
• Pico de Gallo
• Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
• Tangy roasted green chilli sauce
• Beef Pattie
• Lettuce
• Side of Guacamole
• Bun

The cross-section. Delicous (trust me)

Beef:

The beef tasted like beef. Good start. It was juicy, tasty and plentiful. Oh, how I wish all burgers were as slutty in the beef department.

The only thing that could improve the beef, would be more beef. Mmm, beef.

Cheese:

Shredded
Monterey
Jack

For those of you who haven't experienced the delight that is monterey jack cheese: I feel sorry for you. But I shall explain. It's American. It's melty. It's slightly sharp. It's very salty. It's everything you want in a burger cheese. As George Costanza from Seinfeld said: "If it were socially acceptable, I would drape myself in Monterey Jack cheese". He may have said velvet. I don't remember.

Bun: 

Soft. Sesame-ish. Held together, and actually had a good flavour. About as good as you could get.

Extras:

Not your usual pub/cafe/chicken shop extras here. The Jalapenos weren't excessively hot. The Pico de Gallo was fresh and tasty. The chilli sauce was very tasty and not over bearing. This burger tried hard. But it succeeded. And for that reason, I would love to have its babies.

Fries:

Great! No American eatery can survive without doing fries right. Very fresh, and very tasty. And not too salty. Although I managed to shove half a dozen (awesome) potato skins down my oesophagus before diving into the burger, I managed to polish off the fries. Mainly because they were so damn tasty. I may even cheat on the burger extras for these things.

Verdict:

Go and get one. TGI Friday's, although not your high-class joint, serves up some fantastic food. Burgers, Tex-mex, amazing fries. What else could you want? There's even a bar! One of my favourites in Adelaide. Just goes to show that the "big boys" can serve up something pretty special. It's just my hope that they can maintain this, as they are fairly new to the Adelaide market.

Meat

4/5
Cheese
4.5/5
Bun
4/5
Extras
4/5
Fries

4.5/5

Total:

4.2

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