"How similar is it to TGI Fridays? The resemblance is spooky. You could slap some Fridays branding onto Bernie’s, and it would take everyone a few weeks to notice. The Greenpoint restaurant is what that chain would have been in a more perfect world: a true neighborhood tavern with red checkered tablecloths, stained glass lamps, and mozzarella sticks that are incredible in the moment even if forgettable thereafter." - bryan kim