T.G.I. Fridays doesn’t open just anywhere. It may not carry the cachet of, say, a Cheesecake Factory or a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, but the restaurant chain has a brand to protect just like anyone else.

That’s why it’s significant that the 56-year-old restaurant chain has chosen District Heights to open its fourth Prince George’s County’s location, scheduled for a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday and open to the public Monday. The chain also has locations in Greenbelt, Laurel and Bowie.