TGI Fridays: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

TGI Fridays built its menu around burgers, steak, and ribs, so the vegetarian list here is short but real. The Beyond Meat Burger is the headliner, and it’s been on the menu since a 2018 nationwide rollout. Round it out with a few salads and sides, and you’ve got a full meal.

What to order at TGI Fridays

The Beyond Meat Burger is your best bet, a 6-ounce plant-based patty topped with white cheddar, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles, and Fridays sauce. As served, it’s vegetarian, not vegan. The House Salad works too if you skip the cheese and croutons, and the Kids’ Pasta with Tomato Marinara and steamed broccoli, no butter, are both straightforward vegan picks.

What to watch out for

Order the Beyond Meat Burger exactly as it comes out and you’re vegetarian, not vegan, since the cheddar and Fridays sauce both contain dairy. For a vegan build, ask for no cheese, no sauce, and a lettuce wrap instead of the bun. The chips and salsa, seasoned fries, and warm pretzel sticks all share a fryer with animal products, which matters if you’re strict about cross-contact. The onion rings and coleslaw both contain egg, and the breadstick is brushed with butter, so none of those three make the vegan cut even though they’re vegetarian. Desserts are vegetarian only too, since they carry both egg and dairy.