Friendly's marks 40 years on LI with deals, prizes

J&B Restaurant Partners president and chief executive Joe Vitrano, left, surprises Jennifer Jankowski of Bayville, center, and her son, Jake, 2, right, with $400 in cash at the Friendly’s restaurant on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset, on Wednesday, April 27. Credit: Friendly's
Fans of Friendly’s restaurants, your time has come.
In honor of 40 years on Long Island, local franchisee J&B Restaurant Partners is offering specially priced $4 items four days of the week (Monday to Thursday) until May 19 at all 33 Long Island Friendly's restaurants.
On the $4 menu: Jim Dandy sundae, original 3-scoop sundae, all-American burger, mini mozzarella cheese sticks, Fishamajig sandwich, Fribble, chicken quesadillas, Asian chicken salad, turkey club super melt and the Friend-Z ice cream treat.
Also, be on the lookout for “random acts of Friendlyness,” when 20 arbitrarily selected customers throughout Nassau and Suffolk are each surprised with $400 in cash (see photo above).
In conjunction with all this, many of the 33 restaurants on Long Island have undergone touch-ups and remodels.
To find the Friendly’s nearest you, click here and then enter your ZIP code in the store locator box.
Above: J&B Restaurant Partners president and chief executive Joe Vitrano, left, surprises Jennifer Jankowski of Bayville, center, and her son, Jake, 2, right, with $400 in cash at the Friendly’s restaurant on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset. (April 27, 2011)