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Anonymous wrote:Grew up in Montgomery County and went to one in Gaithersburg with my parents after every school award ceremony or band concert. Even as a senior!

We went to celebrate report cards and school awards also!

We had one near my high school in NJ and we did the same. Some of my best slice of life memories are from there. Nothing amazing or dramatic. Just hanging out, being kids, and eating ice cream.

Same! I think we need more places like this, not fewer. (They have almost disappeared from both my hometown and where I live now.)

Friendly's used to be great. They just reopened the one on Rt. 1 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. I as SHOCKED how expensive it is. For glorified fast food. Won't be going back.

I used to love getting the little sundae where they used M&M's to make a face on the ice cream scoop and a waffle cone as a hat. Does anyone remember those? That with the candy cane ice cream was my favorite as a kid!

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t had a Fribble (milkshake ) in ages. Yum!

This is from the former Friendly's employee. I hope it does not burst your bubble..but Fribbles have NO ice cream in them.

They are made from something like ice milk ("fribble mix").

Most of their other desserts (sundaes, etc) are made from ice cream though.

Anonymous wrote:We’ve been to the one in Glen Burnie a couple times. It’s ok, but nothing like it used to be. The service is also super slow because they have very little staff.

I loved their old/original menu.

Anonymous wrote:My mom used to take me to friendly's every Friday. We would have dinner with her friend and her friend's kid and then we would all go grocery shopping. I wanted to be a waitress at friendly's when I grew up.

Being a waitress at Friendly's was my very first job, at the age of 14. It was hard work. I did develop an affection for the place though. Still see them occasionally in NE. I always get a Fishamajig (and used to ask for extra cheese and extra tartar sauce--a goopy, delicious mess).