Here's my understanding of the situation, hope this helps:

Firstly, IS TGI Fridays CERTIFIED HALAL (by an certification body such as JAKIM, for example) ?
- This is what conscientious (wishing to do what is right) muslims will look out for, Halal certifications at an F&B outlet.
- TGI Fridays (Malaysia) is NOT certified halal and probably will never be as they serve alcohol in their premises.
- They have tried to alter their menu and I believe are no longer serving JD (or other alcohol) infused meals (food). However, this is still not enough to qualify for Halal certification status as both these operations (food kitchen + alcohol beverages) are treated as 1 unit.

Secondly, is TGI Friday's food and operations compliant to Halal principles ?
- This is the more practical question to ask, for the more flexible muslims.
- TGI Friday's food source and preparation has PROBABLY (I can't be sure) been made compliant to Halal principles.
- Their drink/alcohol operation, however, will never be Halal.

On deciding if a muslim will eat at TGI Fridays:
- If the muslim is strict and interpretes the food+alcohol beverage operations as 1 unit with the possibility of cross contamination, no confidence due to there not being a Halal certification or that the business is a sinful one, they will not agree to dine there.
- If a muslim is more practical and flexible, can treat the alcohol operation separate from the food/meals, and that they believe TGI Friday's kitchen operations are Halal compliant then they MAY agree to dine there. They just wont partake in the alcohol.

If you dont want to risk offending a muslim, don't bring them to TGI Fridays or similar places unless they've hinted/told you before that they are fine with it.

This post has been edited by mcdamia: Dec 29 2011, 12:37 PM