text: A friend and I stopped here after a movie Walked in the front door and the place was nearly empty pm Mothers DaynWe were told we would have to wait fifteen minutes to be seated Honestly the place was half full and plenty of tables were available nWe asked if we could sit at a small table in the bar area which was TOTALLY empty and were told we would have to wait fifteen minutes to be seatednA little puzzled we asked about getting food while sitting at the bar Hostess told us that would be finenWe decided to leave Before we left I asked the Hostess Why the wait The restaurant is half full nHer response was Because my kitchen is backed up I said Wait we can get food without a wait if we sit at the bar but the kitchen is backed up and you are half full This does not make sense She just got mad so we left Went to Sammys Pizza in the same area great food great service even a glass of champagne for Mothers Day We called the manager of TGIF from the restaurant and asked her about the wait She told us there was no wait and no back up in the kitchennYou need to let the hostess know there is no wait Manager did not really carenThis place should be packed on Mothers Dayevery other eatery on Sunset was packednThis TGIFs is on its way to closing unless the owner gets a grip on his staff Call in the Restaurant Recovery program This staff is killing what should be a successful franchise