Friendly's Restaurants Seen As One of the Most Family Friendly Restaurants on Long Island

What goes better than chicken fingers and crayons if you have kids?" asked Channel 12 correspondent Elizabeth Hashagen. According to those who voted on www.news12.com, she announced, Friendlys Long Island is considered one of the favorite places to eat for families" because it is one of the most family friendly restaurants" on Long Island.

Ronkonkoma, NY (PRWEB) October 2, 2005 -- What goes better than chicken fingers and crayons if you have kids?" asked Channel 12 correspondent Elizabeth Hashagen. According to those who voted on www.news12.com, she announced, Friendlys Long Island is considered one of the favorite places to eat for families" because it is one of the most family friendly restaurants" on Long Island.

Families with children want to eat at a place where everybody can enjoy the experience," explained Jamie Fahey, Sr, Executive Director of Operations, J&B Restaurant Partners, the company that operates all of the Friendlys restaurants on Long Island. For us, its all about families and kids," Fahey said. We have special menus for kids that give them a lot of different options, with five or six different meals. Plus ice cream," he added.

With 34 Friendlys restaurants across Long Island, families have a selection of delicious food choices and neighborhoods to eat in. We are really excited about this recognition by our customers," said Joe Vitrano, President and CEO, J&B Restaurant Partners. As I was growing up on Long Island, going to the local Friendlys was an important and fun part of my childhood -- and even my teenage years -- so I am very happy that our work continues to contribute to fun times and wonderful memories for our customers."

Children arent the only ones treated well at Friendlys. We have a special senior section for grandparents," Fahey said. We also offer low-carb and low-fat food to parents."

We realize that if your kids have a good time at Friendlys, you going to come back," added Fahey, because all parents want their kids to be happy. For us, Friendlys is not just a name; its a way of life."

J&B Restaurant Partners, a Ronkonkoma-based company, operates 50 national-brand restaurants throughout Long Island: Pizza Hut Express, KFC Express, Taco Bell, Friendlys, Nathans Famous and Starbucks Coffee. In addition to these restaurants, J&B also operates all the concessions at Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Parks and the food court at Nassau Community College.

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