Filed under: The Inception of TGI Friday's by Paolo Aug 24, 2009, 3:02am PDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: The Inception of TGI Friday's Pocket Flipboard Email Founder Alan Stillman on why he borrowed $5,000 from his mother to open the first TGI Friday's: "The pill had just been invented and I wanted to meet girls." [CityFile via Eater NY] More From Eater SF The Latest Here’s How the Two Remaining Bay Area Chefs Performed in This Week’s ‘Top Chef’ Episode By Paolo Bicchieri A Destination for Filipino Rice Bowls on Market Street Has Shuttered By Lauren Saria, Dianne de Guzman, and 1 more These Five San Francisco Restaurants Just Became Legacy Businesses By Lauren Saria San Francisco’s Oldest and Most Legendary Queer Bar Is Making a Comeback By Dianne de Guzman Broad Street Oyster Co.’s Legendary Lobster Rolls Land at Ghirardelli Square Tomorrow By Lauren Saria The Best Dishes Eater SF Editors Ate This Week: March 25 By Eater Staff