TGI Fridays downsizes to 79 restaurants. Here are the states that still have locations

This is something that might be hard for longtime TGI Fridays fans to hear.

That’s because if you’re traveling and plan to dine at a location of the popular restaurant chain, you might run into a “Permanently Closed” sign upon arrival.

Amid TGI Fridays Chapter 11 bankruptcy battle, locations are shrinking by the numbers in the Midwest.

This week, two TGIF locations in Missouri — one in St. Charles and another in Columbia — closed its doors, listing the restaurants as “Permanently Closed” on their Facebook pages. As a result, there are no more locations left in the state.

Meanwhile, per the restaurant’s official online tracker , there are only a few locations left in such nearby states as Arkansas, which has two locations, and Illinois, which has three locations left.

According