UPDATE: Columbia’s TGI Fridays closes permanently

By Brian Hauswirth
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Columbia’s TGI Fridays has abruptly closed its doors for good.

TGI Fridays is located near mid-Missouri’s busiest interchange at I-70 and Highway 63 in Columbia. 939 the Eagle News was at the restaurant Tuesday and a typed sheet on the front door says “Sorry! We are now permanently closed.”

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Columbia’s TGI Fridays near I-70 and Highway 63 is now permanently closed (November 18, 2025 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

TGI Fridays was one of the few Columbia restaurants that was open on Christmas Day.

The “St. Louis Business Journal” reports the TGI Fridays on First Capitol drive in St. Charles has also closed. That means the final two Missouri locations of TGI Fridays are now closed.