I'm a former New Yorker so I too was excited to visit Friendly's because it felt like home. It's much like a Denny's. Inexpensive and consistent. We had breakfast. I love their home fries. They're golden brown pillows of deep fried heaven. The veggie omelet balanced out my glutenous home fry experience. It was everything I'd remembered.
Next time .... look out... Jim Dandy. That thing is insane! It's like 5 lbs of ice cream with chocolate sauce and bananas.... ooohh doggie!