T.G.I. Friday's® Opens in Roseville, California

ROSEVILLE, Calif., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- T.G.I. Friday's, the casual dining leader in the global marketplace, and Stripes Restaurants Inc., a licensed franchisee of T.G.I. Friday's, will open the newly remodeled Roseville location on Tuesday, April 17th.  Friday's is located at 1168 Galleria Blvd in The Ridge at Creekside. The Roseville location seats up to 273 patrons and features 18 high definition, flat screen televisions.  Friday's opens daily at 11 a.m. and closes at 2 a.m.

Roseville T.G.I. Friday's will have pre-opening training on April 12th and 13th from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. by invitation only. Donations will be accepted for the Roseville Home Start. Home Start is the only non-profit Transitional Housing Program and Shelter serving homeless children and their families in Placer County.

Roseville will be the first in the country launching new national menu items.  New menu items will include:  Loaded Skillet Nachos, Spicy Beer Cheese Burger, Caribbean Rum Spice Ribs, Asian Fusion Steak Tacos, Triple Steak Reuben and Strawberry Fields Salad.

ROSEVILLE is the shopping hub of the Sacramento area.  T.G.I. Friday's is located directly across the street from The Galleria Mall, which has over 200 stores, and The Fountains shopping center.   

About T.G.I. Friday's

T.G.I. Friday's restaurants offer authentic American food and exciting drinks in an atmosphere that provides an energizing Friday feeling – any day of the week. Friday's® guest recognition program, Give Me More Stripes^®, rewards our loyal guests with great deals and fun events year-round, creating an engaging customer experience. As the original casual dining restaurant, T.G.I. Friday's differentiates itself with a unique point of view which promises to exhilarate its guests with the feeling of Friday. T.G.I. Friday's, which operates more than 900 restaurants in more than 60 countries, is also famous for its knowledgeable and charismatic bartenders, approximately 8,000 of whom compete annually for the title of the "Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the World." For more information, visit www.fridays.com.

About Carlson

Carlson is a privately held, global hospitality and travel company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. Carlson encompasses more than 1,070 hotels, including Radisson®, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, Park Inn® and Park Plaza®; more than 900 T.G.I. Friday's® restaurants; and a majority stake in Carlson Wagonlit Travel®, the global leader in business travel management. Carlson operates in more than 150 countries and its brands employ about 150,000 people. http://www.carlson.com

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