Marilu F.
Yelp
Truth is I haven't gone to this Chili's since 2014 and now I can see why. What was once a hot spot for my friends and I throughout high school and even partially in college is admittedly now a children's plaza. That and as I've gotten older, I've expanded my palette and this chain just doesn't do it anymore.
But anyway, we ended up here after a long day in Delray Beach. See, we went to the Morikami to attend the Hatsume Fair to then end up in Miami Lakes as my dear boyfriend had to run an errand. Given that the four of us were spent and hungry after this adventure and given that one person in our group is a notoriously picky eater, Chili's seemed like the most reasonable choice.
We arrived and there was no line. Perfect. We were then led to a booth and our server was with us right away. Again, this was awesome. We then ordered a variety of plates.
My little cousin drank water and ordered crispy chicken tenders with a corn on the cob on the side. She didn't finish her meal, so we took the rest of it to go. My roommate had some burger bites, French fries, and lemonade. He also didn't finish his meal, so that was to go as well. Meanwhile, my boyfriend ordered some fried pickles, a steak with a side of corn on the cob, and the 2 for 1 special they were having for beer. He got Dos Equis which was a fab choice, but I'm biased, so what do I know?
Meanwhile, I claimed to not be that hungry and I inhaled an entire plate of Cajun chicken pasta and had two glasses of strawberry lemonade. What can I say? It was amazing and it hit the spot.
Honestly, the food was good, but it wasn't great. Not to mention that for a chain to get a five stars for me is difficult, so this really begins as a four-star review with the potential to go up or down. Unfortunately in this case, it goes down. The reason? How does it take ten minutes to get a box to take our food to go when the place is practically empty? I mean, if you had told me half an hour earlier than this, fine - there were five birthdays, but at this point, they all flew the coop. Just unacceptable. Decent food, service left much to be desired.