Friendly's in Laconia

jetskier · 10-04-2019, 06:57 PM

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...a038a27d4.html

8gv · 10-04-2019, 07:04 PM

That was a go-to place for ice cream when I was a kid.

My kids were often fed dinner there during their hectic sports seasons.

I haven't been there in five years.

I guess it's my fault!

joey2665 · 10-04-2019, 07:29 PM

Friendly’s in New York are traditionally crowded and slow so we call them
Slowlys but we did like the Laconia location.

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Woody38 · 10-04-2019, 07:55 PM

As for the omelette, I have always used heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, whichever I had handy. Everyone remarks how fluffy they are. My experience is that water makes them solid.
Also cook slowly.

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thinkxingu · 10-04-2019, 08:04 PM

Friendly's had such great potential--kids LOVE it--but they can never get things right. The last few times we visited our town's, we were disappointed in the price and serving.

I'll miss their Reese's Pieces sundae!

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baygo · 10-05-2019, 01:29 AM

I saw the writing on the wall a few years ago. I really like that location. Great place for a steak house. I’v sent Corporate an email each year to inquire about buying it each year. They had yet to reply. Perhaps they don’t check their email.

chachee52 · 10-05-2019, 07:41 AM

Went there Labor Day with my wife and 2 y.o
Took an hour for us to get our food, and I wish I was exaggerating but I'm not.
We almost walked out a couple times but then thought we saw our food, but it wasn't. It wasn't too busy and there seemed to be plenty of help on the floor but they all seemed to forget about us. An older couple came in about 20 min after us and got their food first.
We thought it would be a quick food with a 2 yo, it was not!!
Sad because I do have so many good memories of Friendly's through the years at a bunch of different ones.

joey2665 · 10-05-2019, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by baygo

I saw the writing on the wall a few years ago. I really like that location. Great place for a steak house. I’v sent Corporate an email each year to inquire about buying it each year. They had yet to reply. Perhaps they don’t check their email.

That is a great location for a really good steak house plenty of parking. If I were you I would call Weeks Commercial Realty Kevin Sullivan. Most of those chains have brokers or real estate departments that Kevin can get to, he would also be a buyer broker so no cost to you.

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baygo · 10-05-2019, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by joey2665

That is a great location for a really good steak house plenty of parking. If I were you I would call Weeks Commercial Realty Kevin Sullivan. Most of those chains have brokers or real estate departments that Kevin can get to, he would also be a buyer broker so no cost to you.

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Yes a broker would probably be a good path to take. Timing of the closure is interesting because just a week ago or so, it crossed my mind that I had not sent this year’s email. Pondering that thought, I reminded myself that this is a scary business right now due to labor concerns and therefore I am not comfortable pursuing another restaurant without having a vested team in place.

TheTimeTraveler · 10-05-2019, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by baygo

I saw the writing on the wall a few years ago. I really like that location. Great place for a steak house. I’v sent Corporate an email each year to inquire about buying it each year. They had yet to reply. Perhaps they don’t check their email.

You may want to check at the City Hall Tax Collectors office. They may be able to provide you with the address as to where they send the property tax bills. They also may be able to show that it has been recently sold (if in fact that it has).

kauriel · 10-05-2019, 12:30 PM

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You may want to check at the City Hall Tax Collectors office. They may be able to provide you with the address as to where they send the property tax bills. They also may be able to show that it has been recently sold (if in fact that it has).

Baygo: This may provide some insight into the ownership: https://www.masslive.com/business-ne...on_reason.html. This article is from MA but ownership record suggests they did same thing in Laconia.

8gv · 10-05-2019, 03:17 PM

The article linked says the Blake brothers made it past the age of 100.

That chocolate ice cream for dinner was actually beneficial!!!

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8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,073 Thanks: 63 Thanked 721 Times in 470 Posts	That was a go-to place for ice cream when I was a kid. My kids were often fed dinner there during their hectic sports seasons. I haven't been there in five years. I guess it's my fault!

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joey2665 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Meredith Bay & LI, NY Posts: 3,222 Thanks: 1,219 Thanked 1,008 Times in 649 Posts	Friendly’s in New York are traditionally crowded and slow so we call them Slowlys but we did like the Laconia location. Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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Woody38 Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 576 Thanks: 46 Thanked 110 Times in 81 Posts	As for the omelette, I have always used heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, whichever I had handy. Everyone remarks how fluffy they are. My experience is that water makes them solid. Also cook slowly. _______________________________________ I am a retired workaholic and continuing aquaholic

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thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,168 Thanks: 1,164 Thanked 2,038 Times in 1,261 Posts	Friendly's had such great potential--kids LOVE it--but they can never get things right. The last few times we visited our town's, we were disappointed in the price and serving. I'll miss their Reese's Pieces sundae! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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baygo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 695 Thanks: 187 Thanked 531 Times in 227 Posts	I saw the writing on the wall a few years ago. I really like that location. Great place for a steak house. I’v sent Corporate an email each year to inquire about buying it each year. They had yet to reply. Perhaps they don’t check their email.

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chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 439 Thanks: 6 Thanked 91 Times in 70 Posts	Went there Labor Day with my wife and 2 y.o Took an hour for us to get our food, and I wish I was exaggerating but I'm not. We almost walked out a couple times but then thought we saw our food, but it wasn't. It wasn't too busy and there seemed to be plenty of help on the floor but they all seemed to forget about us. An older couple came in about 20 min after us and got their food first. We thought it would be a quick food with a 2 yo, it was not!! Sad because I do have so many good memories of Friendly's through the years at a bunch of different ones.

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8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,073 Thanks: 63 Thanked 721 Times in 470 Posts	The article linked says the Blake brothers made it past the age of 100. That chocolate ice cream for dinner was actually beneficial!!!