Chili's Grill & Bar

Nothing too memorable about this Chili’s but I always have a good time here. The waits lately have been much longer and I wish the staff did something to be a bit more accommodating about it. Other than that, no complaints! The staff is usually great and patient when it comes to handling so many customers in a college town. The food is always good quality, too! I give it a 4/5 because I feel as though they’re missing something to be of the best quality. I would try it if you’re in the area, and join their rewards program! Saves me some cash every time.

We have been coming to this Chili’s since they started the $6 monthly margaritas and yesterday was a top notch experience. Our waitress, Morgan, was phenomenal! She managed our table of six so well and we did weird things, like arriving at different times and ordering food and drink in stages. We had refills constantly and were well taken care of during this visit. The March margarita is a Lemon Drop margarita and it was the first month where our entire group loved it. It has a sugar rim (got my second without it). It has a slightly sweeter taste than a regular margarita but the lemon gives it a fun sour taste too. We also had chips and salsa. I had the chicken fajitas and it was a ton of food. I took home leftovers. Other people had a mix of just drinks and triple dippers and steak and shrimp fajitas. The only thing we ordered at our table that wasn’t amazing was the baked potato soup one girl had. She said she has had it there before and it was good, so likely just an off day for the soup.

When we walked in it took a long time to get seated. The manager made a comment to us that he was interviewing new staff and he had been all day. He was on #9 of 11. That was a bit off-putting. Makes you wonder why they are so short staffed. The bartender was our waiter and even though he had all 4 tables in the restaurant, he was still very attentive. Food was okay but it did take a while to come out even though there were very few people ordering.

I don't go to Chili's very often simply because the food costs are higher than I consider reasonable for this type of place. We were here for a birthday. And while the server was absolutely amazingly attentive and very caring, I was very concerned about the length of time that it took to get one of the two appetizers and then when the appetizer came out that was stated to be classic nachos it was the furthest thing from classic that I have ever seen. Classic nachos are not painting each chip with refried beans and covering them with cheese. I was looking forward to an enjoyable meal, not waiting forever for my food and getting something totally off key.

I loved the food! I ordered quesadillas, and they were good. The atmosphere was excellent—the place was full, but it was fine. The service was average; the host seemed lost and didn’t know where to seat us, even though there were plenty of available tables. We were a group of five, and he kept seating other people first. But everything else was excellent! 👌🏽