Mr. Friendly's

First off, thanks to everyone who helped to make 2009 another great year for our little family here at Mr. Friendly’s! It’s hard to believe that we have been here for 15 years already, and we certainly could not have done it without the amazing support we receive from the community. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!

Alright! Another way we like to thank all of our loyal Friends is through our e-mail specials, blogsite, and twitter. This is how we get all of the information out to you about all of our specials, discounts, and just what’s going on with us.

Next week, January 11th-16th is Restaurant Week in South Carolina. This is an opportunity for local restaurants to showcase their portfolio and offer specials for the week. For more information go to  www.restaurantweeksouthcarolina.com

For Restaurant Week, we will have a three course menu for only $25. The course options are below:

First Course: Any one of our dinner salads,                                                                                                                       Fried Green Tomatoes with applewood bacon-cheddar pimento cheese,                                                     Fried Adluh YellowGrit Cakes with herbed goat cheese and roasted garlic head,                                              Low Country Grilled Shrimp with sherry-cayenne aioli and green tomato chow chow

Second Course: Low Country Grilled Pork Tenderloin with blackberry ketchup
Dijon-Thyme Grilled Prestige Farms Chicken Breast with warm peach chutney                                                  A choice of Blackened Chicken, Blackened Shrimp, or Fried Oysters over Friendly’s Grits with choice of sauce Peach-Mustard BBQ Glazed Atlantic Salmon with warm peach chutney

Third Course: Chocolate-Pecan Fudge Cake with crushed toffee bars and caramel                                                              Key Lime Pie                                                                                                                                                    Peanut Butter Pie

Monday, January 18th, Mr. Friendly’s will be bringing the always popular Burger Night back! We will be using ground beef tenderloin & angus ribeye to make Monster sized burgers with a choice of three different toppings.

1. Fried green tomatoes, french quarter pimento cheese, smoky bbq sauce                                                    2. Triple cream brie, horseradish aioli, roasted red peppers                                                                             3. Blue cheese crumbles, roasted tomato ketchup, caramelized red onions

All of the burgers will come on toasted kaisers with lettuce, tomato, onion, raw fries, and slaw. They will also be cooked to order.

The following Thursday, January 20th we will be hosting another BRING YOUR OWN WINE NIGHT. No, this does not mean that you bring in wine and our staff drinks it all! Just bring in any wine you wish and there will be no corkage fee. We will still provide and wash all of your glasses as well as serve your wine and provide an excellent dinner to accompany it.

The week of January 25th-30th we will be celebrating SWINE & WINE WEEK. This will be our first official endeavor into the realm of pairing incredible “swine” oriented dishes with incredible wine. Keep checking back to this blog or our e-mails for more details on this week’s specials.

Lastly, we will be open for Valentine’s Day on Sunday, February 14th for dinner. We will be serving a special menu for Valentine’s Weekend from February 12th-14th. This also means that we will be closed all day the 15th of February. We will have more details on the menu for this weekend as we get closer to the dates.

See you all soon!

Mr. Friendly’s has specials all week to help you get through the daily grind! Every day at lunch we have a special list of wines for only $4 a glass and a list of $15 bottles. Here’s how the nightly specials break down day by day:

Monday-Every Monday we have a special list of half price wines. The Friendly’s kitchen also makes meatloaf and Moon Pies every Monday night!

Tuesday-Every Tuesday there is a special list of wines for just $20 a bottle.

Wednesday-Just mention that you are a Friendly’s e-mail reader and receive $10 off any bottle of wine $49 and less or $20 off any bottle of wine $50 or more.

Thursday-Come enjoy happy hour in the bar or on the patio and receive half price beer and half price all fried appetizers!

The month of August should be an exciting one with students returning to school and football season looming on the horizon. While we all try to juggle this new schedule, we want to make sure that everyone who keeps up with our little restaurant knows what is in store for Mr. Friendly’s this month so here it goes…..

• As always we start every day at lunch with an amazing list of wines by the glass for only $4. This great list is accompanied with an equally impressive list of bottles for only $15. Add       $4 sangria to the mix and we are all in for some pretty great lunches!
• Every Monday night join us for a special list of Half Price Wine as well as Mr. Friendly’s Famous Meatloaf and Moon Pies.
• Every Tuesday we offer a special list of wines for only $20.
• Wednesday night is our special e-mail reader discount. Simply mention that you receive Mr. Friendly’s e-mails and receive $10 off any bottle of wine on the list under $50 and $20 off any bottle over $50. This excludes half-bottles and previously discounted wine.
• Wednesday night is also our Early Bird Discount night. Come in between 5:30-7:00 and enjoy a two-course dinner paired with a flight of three wines for only $25! The wines change every week and there are two options for each course.
• Don’t forget Mr. Friendly’s Happy Hour every night from 5:00-6:30. Enjoy $1 off of house liquors and beers and $2 off of wines by the glass!

Starting Wednesday, June 24th, we will resume our Wednesday night wine tastings with an exciting new twist! We will be offering a flight of three Summer whites for $5 or a two course meal with the same flight of wines for only $25.  The tasting and two course will last from 5:30-7:00. As always these wines will be for sale at a special discounted price and will be available for pick-up the following Wednesday when I am sure you will be joining us for another great tasting. The schedule for these tastings is :

-6/24 New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs

-7/1 Unoaked Chardonnays

-7/15 Whites YOU should be drinking

7/22 Incredible Rosés

7/29 German Rieslings Hosted by Dr. James Johnson of Cellar on Greene!

Be sure to keep up with our weekly emails to find out which wines we will be serving and what the menu will be for the pairings. If you don’t receive our e-mails and would like to sign up simply go to ww.mrfriendlys.com and click on the contact heading and you will see a link to join our list. We all look forward to seeing you soon!

We will not be offering ANY To-Go Orders.

Please check back on Monday.

Thanks!

Here’s what else is going on at Mr. Friendly’s over the next couple of months…

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT…enjoy an ever-changing list of wines that we offer for Half-Price on Monday nights only!
EVERYDAY DURING LUNCH…$4 wines by the glass and $15 bottles of wine! Yep! That’s everyday during Lunch Monday thru Friday from 11:30 to 2:30. We don’t take any reservations, so just show up, eat, drink wine, and be FRIENDLY!
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT…enjoy a great list of wines for only $20 a bottle! Some are normally $30. Some are more. Some are lots more!
DURING ANY GAMECOCK “GAMEDAY”…simply mention to your server and/or bartender that you are aware of our “Gameday Discount” on wine and take $10 off any bottle that is $49 or less. Or drink something BIG TIME and take $20 off any bottle that is $50 or more! Just remember that if you don’t ask, you won’t get a discount. So speak up!

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT (well almost all of them) join Mr. Daniel Morrison for his weekly $5 wine tasting from 5:30-6:30. There are no reservations for these informal, drop-in style tastings. Just show up anytime within the hour and Daniel will gladly taste you on the current week’s selections. Here’s the schedule for the rest of the year…
Wed, October 22nd…Washington State Wines
Wed, October 29th…Malbecs from who knows where?
Wed, November 5th…Daniel welcomes Joey back and they will surprise you! yikes.
Wed, November 12th…Five Wines for a perfect Turkey Day
Wed, November 19th…no tasting. instead we’ll waive all corkage fees during a BYOW night!
Wed, November 26th…tasting pending
Wed, December 3rd…Winter Whites
Wed, December 10th…Cabs, Cabs and more Cabs. That’s Cabernet Sauvignon to be exact!
Wed, December 17th…End of year inventory Closeout tasting! who knows what you’ll find!
Wed, December 24th…closed for Christmas break
Wed, December 31st…no tasting. too busy since it’s new years eve!

As for some other dates to keep in mind, please keep in mind the following hours during the Holidays…
CLOSED for Thanksgiving on Thurs November 27th and Friday morning on the 28th. We will be open Friday night and Saturday night.
CLOSED for Christmas on Wed & Thurs December 24th and 25th as well as CLOSED for lunch on the 26th. We will be open for dinner on both the 26th and 27th of December.
NEW YEARS EVE…we will be open for regular business from 5:30-10:30. no reservations. just great specials and friendly service.
CLOSED on New Years Day

Monday, September 1st -We will be closed this Monday in observance of Labor Day and in order to perform some cleaning and do some repairs to the restaurant.  We will reopen on Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, September 3rd -Come join Daniel Morrison for our “Unknown Wines From Down Under” wine tasting.  We will be featuring unique and less known varietals from Australia.  The cost is $5 and will last from 5:30-6:30.

Saturday, September 5th -Come and join the Solstice wine team for another fantastic Giant wine sale/free tasting.  The sale ill last from 12-2 and will have the best wine deals imaginable at one of the two best restaurants in Columbia.  Seriously, where else do you really get to try the wine before you buy it?

Wednesday, September 10th -Merlot is back and it is better than ever!!! Anyone who wnats to dispute this can come and see for themselves tonight as we showcase some incredible Merlots for only $5 a person.  There are some incredible Merlots out on the market and Daniel Morrison/Paul Giamitti will be blowing your mind with them from 5:30-6:30 on the patio.

Wednesday, September 17th -tonight we celebrate the much anticipated “Dining With Dogs” wine dinner on our patio.  The doggie four-course dinner will be provided by Three Dog Bakery and the human four-course will be prepared by none other than Chef Ricky Mollohan. The menu and cost will be coming soon. There will be no wine tasting tonight.

Wednesday, September 24th -Tonight’s wine tasting ill feature some of Gallo’s “Secret Wines.”  I have said too much already. If you want to know more come see us tonight from 5:30-6:30 and bring $5.

Wednesday, October 1st -Tonight’s $5 wine tasting will feature some incredible wines that you wouldn’t even know came from New York State. There are some great wine makers in New York and we will be here to prove it so come and join us tonight from 5:30-6:30.