Friendly’s

Please explain the hype here?!
My friend said — OH I LOVE Friendlys. When I was a kid we use to go there and get a little ice cream cone with a clown face and grilled cheese.
Me — ahhh… have you been there in this lifetime?
Friend — oh can we go? It will be great!
Me — why do I not see any Ben & Jerry’s around here?
Other friend — ahhh they are a Vermont company.
Me — so… it is east coast.
Me — I am starving. It is 10pm and I have veto’d going the last three trips to Boston, so ok.
YUK!
Surly waitress
Plastic menu with photos — ALWAYS a bad sign.
Girls had — side salads (HA! I warned them that fries would be more satisfying) and a tuna wrap and grilled cheese with «spring vegs» on the side.
I order a Vermont (BJs theme?) chedda burger.
Burger was cold. Fries were not crispy as requested and asked acknowledged. Bun was scary.
Salads were left. Spring vegs were left. Burger meat and cheese had two bits taken out of it.
Waitress — what anything else?!
Us — well we want to try the ice cream.
Ordered and poked and finally left to the Double tree down the road that always gives you a warmed chocolate chip cookie when you check in… yum.
Friendlys — why bother. Even if you have never been there and want to try one… dont! Move along. These are not the tasty treats you were wishing for.