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Appetizer at TGI Fridays
Every Appetizer item on the TGI Fridays menu we track — sorted lightest to heaviest, with full macro panels one tap away.
All Appetizer items
| Dish | Cal | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Seared Pot Stickers | 390 | 16g | 42g | 15g | 1,410mg |
| Whiskey-Glazed Sliders | 880 | 48g | 75g | 38g | 1,840mg |
| Classic Buffalo Wings (10pc) | 880 | 62g | 8g | 68g | 2,890mg |
| Mozzarella Sticks | 900 | 49g | 82g | 38g | 2,200mg |
| Boneless Buffalo Wings | 1280 | 72g | 98g | 68g | 3,680mg |
| Loaded Potato Skins | 1340 | 93g | 82g | 42g | 2,680mg |
| Jack Daniel's Sampler | 1880 | 108g | 140g | 82g | 4,780mg |
Lighter Appetizer picks under 600 calories
If keeping the meal at a normal day's pace matters, these are the Appetizer items at TGI Fridays that fit the budget.
| Dish | Cal | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Seared Pot Stickers | 390 | 15g | 1,410mg |
About the Appetizer section at TGI Fridays
The Appetizer section at TGI Fridays currently spans 7 items in our database, with calorie counts ranging from 390 to 1880 per serving. The category averages out to 1079 calories and 2,783mg of sodium per dish — useful baselines when you're trying to anchor a single item against the chain's general portioning approach for this part of the menu.
Average protein delivery for the Appetizer section is 50g per serving. That is a protein-forward part of the menu and a sensible starting point if hitting daily protein targets is the goal of the meal.
The 600-calorie line we use for "lighter options" is not a clinical threshold — it's a practical one. A 600-calorie restaurant entrée fits comfortably inside a 2,000-calorie day even after a normal breakfast and lunch, which makes it a useful filter when you want a sit-down meal that won't rearrange the rest of your eating. Anything above that line is best treated as your single biggest meal of the day rather than as one of three.
How TGI Fridays appetizer compares to other chains
Looking across the rest of the casual-dining segment we cover, here are the closest Appetizer matches at competing chains. The list is sorted lightest to heaviest, so the lower entries roughly tell you where to look if you want this kind of dish but lighter than what's on the TGI Fridays menu.
| Dish | Restaurant | Cal | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahi Tuna Sashimi | Bonefish Grill | 310 | 1,410mg |
| Vegetable Spring Rolls | P.F. Chang's | 310 | 820mg |
| Shrimp Cocktail | Eddie V's Prime Seafood | 310 | 1,620mg |
| Shrimp on the Barbie | Outback Steakhouse | 330 | 1,380mg |
| Seared Ahi Tuna | Ruth's Chris Steak House | 410 | 1,410mg |
| Maryland Crab Cake | Bonefish Grill | 420 | 890mg |
| Bruschette Pomodoro | Carrabba's Italian Grill | 420 | 890mg |
| Bruschetta | Maggiano's Little Italy | 420 | 890mg |
Section-average across competitors
| Restaurant | Items tracked | Avg cal | Avg sodium |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGI Fridays (this chain) | 7 | 1079 | 2,783mg |
| Eddie V's Prime Seafood | 3 | 473 | 1,393mg |
| P.F. Chang's | 5 | 548 | 1,224mg |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | 4 | 550 | 1,483mg |
| Red Lobster | 2 | 570 | 990mg |
| Bonefish Grill | 5 | 586 | 1,426mg |
| Carrabba's Italian Grill | 3 | 610 | 1,327mg |
Reading the calorie pills
The colored pills next to each item are a quick visual: green means under 500 calories — light by sit-down restaurant standards. amber sits between 500 and 900, the typical range for a normal restaurant entrée. red is anything above 900 calories, where the dish is large enough that splitting it or boxing half is usually the more sustainable choice.