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This baby is gonna be solo. Daerick was there, but he got really high right after lunch and now thinks we ate lunch with the Cheshire Cat. Okay, he wasn't high, but the Cat thing is true.
Location: Chili's
Date: June 2nd, about 12:00
We ate at Chili's after deciding that we didn't want to spend a whole lot, and didn't necessarily want fast food. Chili's supposed fit the bill with their new "under $7 menu." I've been a fan of Chili's for a long time, and I enjoy their margaritas, though, sadly, we did not drink any this time around. So, I had high hopes for this cheap menu that they are pushing in these harsh economic times. I have to say that my hopes were wounded, but not in such a away that I would not go back. I ordered what I would describe as chicken nugget sandwiches. The chicken was literally no bigger than a McDonald's Chicken McNugget. They were on tiny buns, had some sort of flavored mayo, fried onions and, of all things a pickle slice! Pickles! Who the hell thought that would be a good idea? To go along with the "sandwiches", there was an afterthought portion of fries. All in the name of cutting the cost so they can cut the price. Well, guess what, Chili's, you dropped the ball on this one. For the cost of my lunch, I could have gotten a much better tasting, and more filling meal at any other fast food place. I felt like I was offered the left over appetizers at a party so they would not go to waste.
So, like I said, I wasn't so put off in the grand sense. I will still go back and buy regular sized meal and pay regular sized prices. But, I'm not heading back to their value meal any time soon. As a guy who likes food, I was insulted. And I like cheap food on many many levels, so for this meal to head so far down the wrong path tells you something. Overall, the place is clean, and while it was busy because of the lunch rush, service was still good, though I did not get a straw in my iced tea! Price of the meal was about $8 with tip. Not horrible, but like I said, you can do better elsewhere. One the Tim scale of lunches, dirt clod being awful, and newly laid sod being excellent, I give it a wet dirt clod, just a step up from awful.
Oh, and Daerick had what looked like a pretty tasty chicken quesadilla.
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