TGI Fridays’ two Long Island restaurants will stay open as chain plans expansion

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The casual dining chain’s two remaining Long Island restaurants — in Central Islip and Valley Stream — will remain open as the company begins a new expansion push across New York, a representative confirmed to Greater Long Island.
TGI Fridays announced Monday that it has reached a development agreement with Bliss Bites LLC to open five new restaurants across New York State over the next three years, marking the company’s first domestic development agreement in more than a decade.
As part of the deal, Bliss Bites has also acquired the existing TGI Fridays at Central Islip Town Center.
That restaurant will remain open and continue operating under Bliss Bites, according to information provided exclusively to Greater Long Island.
The other remaining Long Island Fridays, located at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, is owned by another entity and will remain open as well.



