We've always liked Friday's dry rub ribs and decided to try the new rib menu. Alas, no dry rub anymore but they do promise more ribs for the money and are running a $12.99 full rack special vs. normal $21.99 price. Comes with two nominal sides--fries and slaw, neither of which have impressed us in the past so we asked for the upgrade sides, which a manager promised would be a dollar more each. Got the Jack Daniels ribs with sauce on the side--ribs without the sauce were definitely sweeter than the rub but every bit as fall off the bone tender and they were meatier. As sides, we ordered mac & cheese, spinach and sweet potato fries. The "new" mac & cheese tastes totally like velveta, definitely a down grade from the previous white cheddar. Spinach was the same but much saltier. Ditto for the salty sweet fries.
Problem came when the check arrived. We questioned the price adder for the side upgrades. The bill didn't reflect the $1 adders and our server didn't really know what happened. A manager stepped in and took care of the problem, attributing it to a programming error with the new menu.
So, new menu, new quirks. If you are a regular at Friday's, don't hesitate to ask lots of questions about the menu items. Newer isn't always better.