Friendly's at Delco Plaza in Hicksville Ny Closed and gone

It was a big and sad disappointment and a shock to me, when I went to Friendly's at Delco Plaza to treat myself to lunch, when I got there, the place was closed and empty. At first, I didn't see their Friendly's sign hanging from under the roof near the restaurant. What a big shame, as I loved that place. When I first moved to Nassau, the only Friendly's I knew of was in Plainview ny, and they closed within a few years. I really enjoyed eating there, as the staff, waiters and waitresses were all great and provided the best services possible. I felt at home there, and knew that I was going to get a great meal at good prices. They made the best pancakes for breakfast, burgers and sandwiches for lunch, and dinner. But they are the best known for making the best ice cream sundaes around. My personal favorite was the Resses Pieces Sundae. I had a blast when I ate there. At times, while  I was waiting for my meal, I would bring  some kind of paper pad to draw on to help pass the time away.
But it was worth the wait. Freindlys has  been around since I was a kid, and it was a real treat when taken there. I have to say that they had some very creative meals, such as a soup that was poured into the center of  freshly baked bread that had the center scooped out.
                   I'm sure that a lot of families and kids enjoyed their meals there as well, as it made it easier to feed their kids and not have to worry about washing the dishes or cleaning up after wards.
At times while I was there, I think that one of the waitresses may have had a little crush on me, or perhaps they were just being friendly.  But one of the most memorable things I'm going to miss is the Friendly's sundae snack cups. I was  told at the restaurant that they didn't have  them there, as they had no room in the freezer to put them, as you had to place an order with them, so they can get them and have them ready for you. The only store I knew that sold those sundae snack cups were King Kullen, Super Stop and Shop, but King Kullen by us is gone, and Super Stop and Shop is too far to shop at. On the plus side, I did manage to purchase a few boxes of Friendly's ice cream bars, so the memories will still be alive. Sad to see such a wonderful place go, but I  guess that Friendly's didn't make enough money to continue to stay open at that location. Maybe in the future, Friendly's will have a special ice cream  truck that will offer their great ice cream sundaes, cones, and such. Probably not, but one can have ice cream dreams. Hey, since the Broadway mall is making changes and has new owners, maybe Friendly's can open up at the Broadway Mall.

Friendly's is now closed and gone, but the sweet ice cream memories
will never melt away from me.

Breakfast at Friendly's

 

 

 

 

This morning I went to Friendly's for breakfast. I'm not much of a morning person, but with Friendly's, it's a great reason to star your mornings with so many great breakfast choices. This was my breakfast I had, eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice and milk, doesn't that look yummy.

 

Sunny Side Up Is the Way To Start Your Breakfast at Friendly's

 

Sure, they have lots of great choices, like pancakes, with cool syrup flavors, Belgian waffles, French toast, and much, much more. I got tired of the cereal thing for breakfast every day, and just wanted something special and different. While I was there, they have a bunch of new things on the menu.

For starters, they have a new Crackerjack ice cream sundae, does it come with a prize? Friendly's is the coolest place for the best ice cream treats, like their birthday cake Friend-Z's .They come in all types of flavors and it's mixed and blended together with your choice of ice cream flavor and various candy toppings. They also have a limited fun sundae that comes served in a fun sandcastle toy that you can make sand castles in, but it's only available for a limited time. They also have a new lineup of ice teas, including Mango, and even Strawberry lemonade.

          While there, the kids can get a colorful balloon, and maybe after you meal, you can take chance at their prize crane machine for a chance to win various stuffed toys.  But the fun doesn't have to end there, as you  can purchase their delicious assortment of ice cream cakes, Sheberts, and many other ice cream treats to  take home. They also sell the sundae snackcups, but I was told that they have no room in their freezer for it, so you probably have to go and place an order and pick it up later. All I have to say is that Friendly's has made my mornings wonderful, and their food is the  best.

breakfast at Friendly's- Belgain Waffles with strawberries, whipped cream.

This morning, I managed to get up and get myself ready to go to Friendly's for breakfast. Normally I'm not a morning person, as I usually go to Friendly's for either lunch or dinner. Today I had ordered the Belgian waffle with whipped cream, strawberries, as well as the butter and caramel syrup, and a side order of bacon. Let me tell you that I don't recall ever having a Belgian waffle, as I've heard so much about it, as it was served at the Ny World's Fair in the 1960's. The price to get into the fair I think was only 50  cents, and the cost of the Belgian waffles were $1.00, which was twice the price for the paid admission to get inside. This was from a documented special I saw on WLIW 21 called
The 1960's World Fair, as various people and combined home movies documented the history of this 9 month event. Tons of people had recalled their pleasant sweet memories of getting the Belgian waffle, and no matter where else they got the waffle, it wasn't the same as in the world's fair.
The only reminiscent thing of the NY world's fair is the giant globe, that's featured in the area where the fair was held. Many people couldn't believe that it was all there. and now it's gone.
Friendly's makes a great breakfast, and come with strong and big appetites as after you have your breakfast at Friendly's, you will  be full and happy. I would highly recommend  that everyone should go to Friendly's for their breakfast, or any other meal during the day.

the Friendlys gift cards

this year, I managed to purchase 2 $25 gift cards to Friendly's to give a Christmas gifts to family members. Now the coolest part was that upon purchasing a $25 gift  card to Friendly's you get a $5 gift card for free. So you can say that I made someone's Christmas a little sweeter by giving some family members those $30 gift cards to Friendly's.

a flirty waitress at Friendly's

On my last trip to Friendly's, everything was great,  including the service. I really enjoyed their toasted sandwich that was a miniature Philadelphia cheesesteak, a very yummy and tasty thing to eat.
I've noticed that one of the waitresses or women working behind the counter had smiled and winked at me. Maybe she was being friendly, or flirty.  Afterwards, when I left, she was outside smoking and wanted to know if I enjoyed the meal and if everything was good. I said the meal and everything was fine thank you. I'm sure she's just being friendly, but she probably is already married, or has a boyfriend and a few kids of her own.

Friendly's satisfied my hunger

This afternoon, I walked to the bus stop and waited for the bus. It wasn't a very long walk, but it was a little  chilly. Afterwards, it was suddenly that I was hit with this strong hunger as if I hadn't eaten in a long  time, well since breakfast anyway. I was really, really hungry and felt weak, a little light headed and needed some food. When the bus finally came to pick us all up, I couldn't wait to get to Friendly's, and finally I was there and got off. I was relieved to get inside and sat down at a booth table. For lunch, I got one of the their juicy and moist burgers with onion rings, tomatoes and lettuce on it, with a side order of fries. Then after saying a little prayer of thanks, I just dug in. The bun for the burger was huge as well as the burger itself. It took two hands for me to pick up that bad boy and took a big bite out of it. It was soooo good, and the side order of fries was great as well. To drink, I got a lemonade and ice water. The best part of this meal was that it came with a happy ending sundae.
I was hoping that they would still have that delicious pumpkin pie ice cream, as it was a two scoop sundae. The waitress told me that they are all out of that flavor and she agreed that it was really, really good. So my choice of ice cream was a scoop of resses peanut butter cup, and a scoop of forbidden fudge with hot fudge topping, whipped cream and a cherry. Let me tell you that hit the spot and it was a very sweet ending to that wonderfull meal. And the whole thing costed me about $13. Not a bad price, and I felt soo much better afterwards. Thanks Friendly's.

Start your mornings with Friendly's breakfasts

It's often a wonderful treat, whenever I go to Friendly's for breakfast. Mostly, I often enjoy Pancakes with fruit on top and whip cream, sausages or bacon, and a glass of milk and orange juice. But everyone usually enjoys other breakfast meals there. Some people might get eggs, or special egg breakfast sandwiches with toast. But other people usually enjoy french toast, or wafflels. Whatever you enjoy eating for breakfast, Friendly's has it. Years ago, they had a promotional all you can eat buffet for breakfast on Sunday mornings only for one low price. I found out that was a great way to have breakfast if you just can't decide on what you want. So you just  filled up your plate with a little bit of everything. And if you feel old fashioned, I'm sure they have hot oatmeal and coffee and tea. It's always a great place to eat with Friendly service and great food.

Something new is at Friendly's

Guess What? The Friendly's by us now has a prize crane  machine. For only $1.00 per chance, you could get lucky and win one of those really soft and plush stuffed animals they have in there. But it's often very hard to win those, as it takes alot of skill.

a cool buttery idea for Friendly's

I think for a fun thing, that if you order pancakes, or french toast,that they should offer butter that comes in a squeezable tube. This way, the kids could have fun drawing on their pancakes and or french toast with the butter. I remember doing this as a kid a my grandparents house  whenever he served us pancakes for breakfast.

Get the new scoop on Friendly's new edible soup bowls

I just ate at Friendly's in Delco Plaza, and believe it or not, they are scooping more than ice cream. I had tried their new edible bread bowl platter, which comes with a salad. The bread bowl is made from a Sourdough roll, where the center is scooped out and filled with your choice of soup or chilli. I chose the chilli and it was very good. Friendly's does come up with some original meals and they are all good. Afterwards, the waitress had convinced me to add $4.00 to the meal to get a 3 scoop sundae for dessert.
While waiting for my meal, I asked the waitress for an extra placemat, as I enjoyed drawing. I drew a picture of one of my dinosaur characters to help pass the time, while I waited for my meal to come. I was starving, and finally my meal came I enjoyed it all. Afterwards, I thought I was going to explode after eating the soup bowl as I was very full. But there's no sense in letting good dessert go to waste. Friendly's makes the best ice cream, and my sundae consisted of a scoop of Reeses Peanut butter cup, Cookies and cream, and Forbidden Chocolate. For a topping I chose hot fudge and melted marshmallow. Ohhhh it was very good and now I was too full to get up out of my seat. But after awhile of sitting down to rest up, I managed to pay my bill and slowly walked out as I told my feet to do it's thing and just keep walking to get home.
I love to eat at Friendly's and I'd eat there more often if I wasn't so busy.

Fear of Losing Friendly's

I just found out in the Town Crier that a new hamberger fast food restaurant is opening up in our area called Smash Burger.
Supposedly, by the photos of the place from their website, it looks like a typical fast food restaurant, only they make their burgers special. I know that there is alot of competition, but I hope that the Friendly's in our area doesn't close down as a result of the huge success of Smash Burger. I already had gone throught some upsessions of my favorite places closing down, and Friendly's is one of my all time favorite places to eat. They have friendly service, great food, and very delicious ice cream. Beforehand, Friendly's was only located in Plainview, but they closed it's doors and was not seen in our area for years.
Strange as it may sound, I once had a dream about this a very long time ago, as when Smashburger opened up, it was soo popular that it was listed in the paper that because of the competition of Smashburger, Freindly's is going to close it's location. Although this was only a dream I had and it probably will never happen, it just may seem more of a coicedence. I think that it's probably going to open up at a place that used to be Hi Yah! a Japanese restaurant. That place used to be that all you can eat chinese Buffet, but closed due to several health violations. Before that, I think it was the Light House restaurant, as I remember eating there when we first went to the area to check out a house to move into. But I stand corrected as there is a little shopping center on the same block past the church. There is a Starbucks and a store for car merchansise. There's an enmpty store or two within that little shopping area, and I think that's where it's more likely to open up instead of the Hi-Yah! Japanese restaurant.

The Friendly's 5 dollar menu deal

I stopped over at Friendly's for lunch as a treat. They had the new $5 lunch menu as the items on their menu were only $5. They had sandwich wraps, burger and fried, giant cheese waffle fries, salads. And for an extra $5, you can have a sundae to go along with your meal. Of course the drink comes with the basic $5 meal. I ordered the large salad, that had hard boiled egg slices, chicken cutlet slices, tomatoes, and various vegetables and lettuce with a ranch dressing. I thought it was great tasting. But the main reason I came to Friendly's was to try their new Pumkin Pie ice cream flavor. It really did taste like Pumpkin pie as it also had bits of grahm crackers in it. I chose to have the melted marshmallow topping and it was good. At first it tasted like egg nog, but when the spices kicked it, it began to taste like Pumpkin Pie. Wow, Friendly's sure does come up with some really cool ice cream desserts. I also sometimes enjoy going there for breakfast as I love their pancakes and bacon, with various flavors of syrup to top your pancakes with. It's a great place to eat. I do have to admit that I did give my waitress a high 5 for making such a good meal, but she also gave me a wink upon convincing me to go for the full meal that came with dessert as I was already spending close to 10 dollars.

Holidays, What Do They Taste Like?

When the Holidays come by, you love it soo much that you just want to eat it up, but what would it taste like? Well, Friendly's has a great way for you to taste the holidays with their wonderful meals and sundaes. So what would Christmas taste like? Egg Nog, Peppermint, Gingerbread, or Chocolate. That's what I love about Friendly's for they have great sundaes and meals to celebrate the holidays, and you can betcha that it's going to taste good, and make your tummy feel Friendly.

Happy 75 Friendly's

I had eaten at Friendly's for lunch and learned that Freindly's restruant has been in business for 75 years, since it's grand opening in 1935. Wow, that sounds so great, and we should let the celebrations begin to commemerate Friendly's with such great food, and extremely friendly service. Wow, think of the birthday cake that can be used for the party, and all made with ice cream, candy, toppings, whipped cream, cherries, hot fudge, peanut butter, the works. They still make great food, and after my lunch there, my tummy is now in it's friendly mood. They never cease to amaze me with all the new things they come up with, like their newest sundae made from the new Whoopie snack cakes.

Cotton Candy flavored Sundae

I had gotten one of those meal deals where afterwards you had gotten a free happy ending sundae. I decided to be creative and wanted the great tase of summer on a sundae. I asked the waitress if she had a cotton candy flavored sundae. Well, the closest she had was a cotton candy flavored syrup topping that is put onto sundaes for younger kids. Ok, I thought that I would give it a try, with soft server vanilla ice cream. I remember a mother with her 3 kids sitting in a table in front of me, and the mother had overheard my order and then asked me "Isn't that exciting?" So I got my cotton candy flavored sundae, and tried it. It was good and kind of like a creamy cotton candy, but a taste of summer for me.

Friendly's sundae snackcups

I love those things, since it's a very small version of your favorite
Friendly's ice cream sundae. Now you would probably think that all Friendly's restaurants have the sundae snackcups to take home right? Well. there's a Friendly's nearby us that doesn't have any of those snackcups to take home, since they have no room within their display freezer to put them in. Most likely you would have to place an order for them a head of time so they can get it for you, and you probably have to order more than a dozen of them. But I managed to find those sundae snack cups being sold in King Kullen, which is convenient. But you just can't beat that great taste of those snack cups. My personal favorite is the Reese's Pieces sundae, the peanut butter cup sundae, and the hot fudge sundae.

Friendly memories of the past

As a kid growing up, I loved Friendly's and going there was a treat, since I couldn't walk there. Back then, mostly it was like a tradition of after going to a play or concert at a school during the night, afterwards you went to Friendly's. Why, just for the good ice cream sundaes they have. And my favorite was always the Reese's Pieces Sundae, as it has peanut buttery goodness. I remember paying for one that cost my whole allowance of $2.50. I didn't know about the tipping at the time, but my mom took care of that.
Most other times we went to Friendly's it was for a dinner with my sister and my mom, and I mostly got the hamburger platters, with the happy ending sundae at the end.
One really cool promotion they had was when they had sold these wooden puzzles that involved these little pegs you put into holes. It featured simple things like tic tac toe and such. But one memorable game was Tricky Triangle. Upon placing the little pegs into the holes, you left out one hole and you had to jump the pegs untill you can no longer jump anymore pegs. And the fewer pegs you had left on the board, the higher your score was. So they had the game at all the tables as in someting you can do while you wait for your food to come. It was fun, but hard when your mother and sister are watching you play. So afterwards when you lose, you sister then says my turn and plays the game and gets the high score.
One very special memory I have is when they had this device hanging on the wall that lit up various numbers and then you heard a doorbell sound afterwards. Each of the table had a number sticker on it, so I guess that the display would light up a certain number to indicate that a table number's order is ready to be picked up. I loved that thing. Friendly's is one special place to go to, especially, when you get some of their sundae snackcups to take home. sorta like a minature version of their sundaes. They were expensive, but fun to get.

Friendy's Burger Melts

I saw the commercial on tv about Friendly's new burger melts. They looked sooo good, and I just had to go there and try one. It's like two grilled cheese sandwiches and a hamburger patty in between with lettuce, tomato, onion, and it's very, very, good. It's pure genious and good food. It came with fries and reasonably priced for about $8.99. They do offer other melts like barbecue chicken and such, but you just gotta go there and get one, the melts will melt in your mouth.