This afternoon, I had the pleasure of visiting the Ankeny (IA) Chili's location. This particular Chili's is a favorite of mine, but tonight's trip might have been the best yet. Upon arrival, we were instantly greeted and shown to a table close to the front entrance. I was a little concerned about the table's proximity to the front door, but there were zero issues throughout our dining experience. When we sat down, my friend immediately noticed that the TVs in the restaurant were showing a Dallas Cowboys game (from the past season) on NFL Network. He wondered if we could ask that the TVs be changed to the World Cup match between England and Norway. Like magic, the TVs all changed to the soccer match before we even had a chance to ask. We waited a couple of minutes watching the soccer match before a manager noticed our server hadn't visited our table yet. She immediately apologized and took our drinks and (FREE!!!!!) chips and salsa order. The drinks and chips and salsa came promptly and the manager took our dinner orders. My same buddy who was wondering about the soccer match ordered the "3 for Me" meal, which included a bowl of the chicken enchilada soup. I jokingly asked if they still had chili on the menu, knowing full well that chili hasn't been offered for at least a couple of years now (much to my disappointment). The manager was very genuine in saying that Chili's corporate will sometimes bring items back if customers ask, so here goes. CHILI'S - BRING BACK CHILI!! It was absolutely delicious and it makes no sense that Chili's doesn't offer chili. We continued to enjoy our chips and salsa until our entree's arrived. There were five in the dining party and the orders went as follows: 3 for Me, triple dipper (TD), TD, and southwest chicken salad. My daughter and I split a TD with big mouth bites, fried mozzarella, and crispy chicken crispers (real name on the menu). When our meal was set down, my 9-year old daughter asked if she could do the "cheese pull". We have never ordered the TD before tonight's visit, but somehow, my daughter instinctively knew what a cheese pull was. I managed to capture her epic cheese pull about halfway through and It just kept going and going! My daughter ate her fried mozzarella after the cheese pull and loved it. She also enjoyed the crispy chicken crispers. She did not care for the onions on the burger, but that was my good fortune as I quickly chowed down both of the big mouth bites. Our food was hot, flavorful and served to perfection. The other members of our dining party also enjoyed their food. The "3 for Me" went down quickly until my friend decided he was too full to finish his meal. I was a tad disappointed he couldn't finish, but I believe he went to town on the chips and salsa that I "paid" for using my Chili's rewards. The other TD that was ordered was reportedly good. It included the "Nashville hot" fried mozzarella, which he said was very good. I asked this diner if he was going to finish the whole TD by himself and he laughed and said "no". He thoughtfully ordered the meal knowing he wouldn't eat the whole thing and he was going to take the second half home for his wife. He also noted that his wife enjoys Flavortown so much that she almost brought their young child to the restaurant - 45 minutes away from their home - just to eat it fresh at Chili's. Amazingly, the person who ordered the southwest chicken salad was eating at Chili's for the very first time. I know, right?! She certainly enjoyed the chips and salsa before her meal arrived, but I was curious to see what she would think of her salad. She ate about half of her meal before throwing in the towel. The dressing of the salad was too hot for her tastebuds and she said her "mouth was on fire". I didn't dare question her, but this person is known to be super picky and that is an understatement. Overall, I believe she enjoyed her first Chili's experience. I should mention that our server - Jeremiah - did a lot of heavy lifting after the manager started our dining experience. He was awesome! He was quick to refill our chips and salsa and our drinks. I had trouble deciphering how much each diner owed on their tab using the little table-top kiosk and he kindly offered to print our receipt for us. When I asked him for a chips and salsa to go, he said "I got you bro." Overall, I have always enjoyed visiting this Chili's location but tonight was our best visit yet. The food, service and atmosphere were amazing and on par with the Flavortown experience I have come to know and expect. Well done! read more

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Excellent service Olivia was and amazing server food came out hot and in a timely manner

Chilis is a top notch place for cheap but delicious mixed drinks for girls night. You can also score meals you can split if you're not hungry or if you're like me you can devour your triple dipper almost all by yourself! Southwest eggrolls are a must try here and the fried mozzarella is a classic. The ladies I went with got the hot Nashville fried mozzarella and the sweet chili thai mozzarella and the sweet chili wasn't fully cooked on the inside as there was no cheese pull. Everything else was absolutely delicious. Our waitress was attentive and nice. She was constantly checking on us and making sure we were topped off! This was my first time going to a ladies night here and the $6 margarita of the month was pretty great! It was a unique blend of flavors. Tequila, mango, pineapple, lime, and Sprite - what a combo! read more

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Manager at this location is a professional. Food always comes out hot. We sat by the carry out area, and she asked if the table was ok, or if we would like to move. Ribs were perfectly done and my wife's quesadilla was perfect. read more

Chili's - Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas - American Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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The best service we have had in a long time! Although we just had appetizers, the staff was super attentive and my kids loved the cheese pull. The chips are delicious extra thin. Next time I would get the meat queso. read more

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"I want my baby back, baby back..." - That nostalgic jingle takes us back, doesn't it? During our Christmas shopping spree, we found refuge at the Ankeny Chili's. The festive drinks hit the spot, while shared fajitas and chips provided the perfect shopping fuel. Service was on point, especially impressive during the holiday rush, and the food delivered exactly what you'd expect from this American dining staple. Sometimes amid the holiday chaos, there's comfort in the familiar, and this Chili's location serves it up well. If I had any reason for the lack of a 5th star it would be the combination of lack of overall cleanliness inside and out and the staff having an obvious tif at the hostess stand as we walked in. Rating: 4/5 holiday wreaths ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ read more

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Tbh this is my favorite chilis location in the Des Moines area. Food has always been good. The service has always been friendly, and the ambiance is definitely Chili's. I got the triple dipper, which has been blowing up on my tiktok. And it definitely lived up to what I hoped for. The deep fried mozzarellas are amazing. I tried the Nashville ones and I don't think they're spicy but you can't go wrong with either of them. read more

Chili's - Triple Dipper - American Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Cody is very respectful and awesome. Definetly recommend him for sure! Very clean atmosphere. Food is GREAT. Love this place

Food was amazing. Service through the roof. And it just felt really nice and cozy in the resturant.

Very very fast service food was hot and the molten lava cake was the bomb and waitress was right on top of things

the food was quite buss (tasty), as i do infact have professional food tasting, i may say this was quite delectable. the server i had was a nice lady with brown hair, her service was exquisite!!! now, the ambiance was quite swell EXCEPT there was a child yelling and screaming and it did disturb my experience quite some time. but over this was an AMAZING experience!!! thanks chilis read more

I order chicken fingers and they were not fully cooked and some what raw to After the mistake manger only give us 10 percent off People never go there ever please In Ankeny chils read more

Our server Taylor was amazing! She was very kind, helpful, and attentive. The food was really good and nice and hot. Great place to grab a bite to eat! read more

Fun place for the Grandkids and the service was great ! Lots of great choices on the menu.

First time to this location and I thought it was great! They had quick service (had all of our food and drinks in 15 min from sitting down) and attentive wait staff. We had chips and dips for our appetizer and it was pretty good. Then I had the quesadilla chicken salad which has always been my chili's go-to and it lived up to my memories of it in the past. Plenty of parking and seating for everyone, not too loud. Overall, good experience! read more

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Great place great food. We go there a lot. Love the kids meals and my kids love the prices. Affordable for the family.

Been a long time since my wife and I have been to Chili's. Since we always liked it we decided to try the Ankeny site . Food was an 8 on 1-10 scale. Service was a 1 on the same scale. We asked for more salsa and the waitress said her shift was over but she would get the salsa. Nada-she went home. After 10-15 minutes some guy showed up with our order but no salsa. Finally chased a live body down and got salsa. Waited 15 minutes for a bill, got up and asked threepeople for a bill. Five more minutes and a guy we hadn't seen before brought the bill. No more Chili's for us. Ed M read more

So I ordered food here lastnight 58.00 for 3 meals I was told it would be ready in 25 mins girl at counter called and said my order has been sitting there on the counter for 15 min already. I was confused cause I just ordered it 10 min ago. I went to pick it up I asked if it was cold since ce the girl at the counter said it had been sitting for there for 15mins. She oh no it hadn't been sitting here that long but honey that's what you just told me on phone. I pd cash so I had to wait another 5-7mins to get my cash back cause the girl couldn't open the register. I don't live far but by time I got it home ice cold fries 3 ice cold sandwiches I have never had this problem before at chili's ,But whoever the manager the night of Aug 14th 2025 was rude . Wouldn't refund it or credit.. Don't tell people the food will be done in 25mins and call in 10mins saying it's been sitting there for 15 min already. We will never eat here again . I didn't even want to give that 1 star. read more

Very expensive for little food, but still high quality. The service was a bit slow, but it was the weekend so it was pretty busy. I'd try to go if you have deals or if it's the weekdays. read more

Traveling through on my way to Minnesota. We decided to stop and have a quick bite. It wasn't very crowded but the host sat us where they had everyone gathered at 5 different tables/booths. I'll never understand why some restaurants pack everyone into the same area and by the restrooms!! We started with chips and salsa. I decided to go to the restroom and about 3 booths down the entire area smelled like raw sewage. I could not believe all those people were eating with that smell. It was a good thing that we had a terrible server because he never came to our table. We paid for our drinks and salsa and left. I cannot believe the health department would allow a business to stay open when they clearly have plumbing issues. Disgusting. I would never return. read more

The wait staff was amazing. Food was fast and delicious. Clean restaurant and a wonderful experience

Great service and tasty food! The staff was friendly and quick with the food. Big shout out to Dani for being an amazing host!

I am staying at a hotel and ordered the skillet queso. Apparently you have to request and pay extra for the chips. ‍ My steak was also not medium rare as ordered. Overall, disappointing. read more

The service was terrible. Nobody seemed like they wanted to be there, and it put a pall over the entire place. We weren't asked any questions about our choices of food, how we wanted it cooked, what drink choice, dessert, and appetizers. Felt rushed and unwelcome. The food was okay, but, honestly, it was not worth the price. Do not recommend read more

I just wanted to make a post and let everyone know that this is the spot to propose to your girlfriend, or should I say my now fiancé! We came here for dinner on our 15th month anniversary and I just so happened to have the ring in my pocket and asked our very lovely server to help me propose to my girl. She ended up putting it in our desert for her to find, which she struggled to find it but that's okay. When she found the ring she immediately said yes and then the entire Chilis congratulated us. The food was totally amazing and I definitely recommend the ultimate cajun pasta and my fiancé recommends the triple dipper. The restaurant was the right place to propose, the ambiance was lovely. Thank you again Chili's! We will be back soon. read more

Food was great, service was top notch even though it was busy. Chips and salsa are my favorite! Will definitely be back.

First time going to Chili's. Never again. Food was decent other than the burnt fajitas that my son ordered. Waitress not a good one for sure. She did not ask what for my grandson. Did not ask about sauces for the chicken strips. Unfortunately I left my phone on the table. My son called there was no phone turned in. I started pinging my phone as it's an iPhone. My daughter in law called and lo and behold the waitress answered. The call was placed 2 hours after we had left. Response from who I would assume was a shift manager was she is still cleaning her area. No excuses as to her still having it 2 hours afterwards. If an item is found turn it in right away. read more

From the moment I was about to walk in each handle was EXTREMELY sticky and I had to pry my hand off of it. (Not good for the middle of a pandemic by the way these people are disregarding your health all together) We waited forever to be seated and there was no one there, we went on a Sunday evening. The bartender kept looking at us and just standing there. He finally came over and sat us down. Before I sat down the table was very sticky as well and there was food on my seat like all over the seat, I brushed it off. Then presented the water I wanted to absolutely vomit. We were EXTREMELY disgusted and disappointed by the customer service and also lack of "pastas" why have the plural if there is only one kind of pasta. I looked at my significant other and said I want to leave I'm so grossed out, literally a second later he agreed and we cancelled the order and left. Don't come here. I wish I could give a 0 rating.... read more

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I'm surprised that I have yet been disciplined by the foodie gods for putting my highly evolved palate at such risk. Even though I am a professional that does not make it ok to put myself at undo risk. Men and women far stronger then me have been taken out by lesser things then Chilis. This place is god awful. With the exception of our waitress who was very pleasant, very nice, and as accommodating as she could possibly be, everything else about this place was terrible. I ordered the nachos, the classic beef nachos. Scotty ordered the ribeye with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Nova ordered some burger I don't know what the hell it's called and she actually said that it was OK. First off the nachos. How do you screw up nachos? I mean seriously it's corn chips, cheese, whatever meat you select, some pico, some sour cream, and maybe some guacamole. I don't know what the meat was on these nachos but they were all flavorless, lifeless, and about as fun as a surprise colonoscopy. Nachos should be fun but they should also taste good and these did neither. Even the chips themselves were burnt. The ribeye. Who remembers the movie Smokey and the Bandit? There is a scene in the film where Sherriff Buford T. Justice is speaking to his son and he says... "There is no way, NO WAY, that you could come from my loins. Soon as I get home the first thing I'm gonna do is punch your mama in the mouth" Well, there is no way, NO WAY, that whatever they served Scotty was a ribeye. It didn't look like a ribeye, it was grey unlike a ribeye, and it sure as hell didn't taste like a ribeye. Ribeyes have fat on and in them. Fat equals flavor. This had almost none. Just like the meat in the nachos, it was flavorless and lifeless. I will bet my left testicle, which no doubt has much more flavor that what Chilis calls a ribeye is nothing more then pressed meat, injected pressed meat. Chili's should be ashamed of themselves and I should have known better. Stay away. read more

Chili's - American Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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I am leaving a Five star review for this specific location. We had a party of 15 we needed to accommodate for a team dinner. They took a waitlist call 4 hours in advance for one. Second, our server was absolutely on his A game. Efficient, funny, organized. And the staff was as well who accompanied him in taking care of us. Not to mention the sirloin dinner was one of the best I've ever had in a chilis restaurant so thank you, for keeping 15 of us 100 satisfied. Which is not always an easy task. read more

This has to be one of the worst places I have ever been. I've always heard about chilis but never eaten here until recently. Our server was lousy, short staffed. Food was mediocre and we have multiple servers mixing up our orders we even had a grill bring out our refills. My root beer was the only thing that I enjoyed but everything else was horrible I do not recommend. read more

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Been here once a week for the last month and the food is always the same. Very consistent! That's positive. Wait staff is the friendliest around. It's a blessing to be served by people that love their job and interact with customers. Shout out to Josie...she does a great job! Food - 4 Stars Staff - 5 Stars read more

Chili's - Glass of fresh brewed ice tea - American Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

The good here is above average, good. The chicken tortilla soup is AWESOME! The taste is addictive. Salads are fresh. The downfall that we experienced was the chicken fingers. They tasted rubbery. They were cooked through, but maybe in freezer too long? I've no idea. But rubbery was the texture and taste was overwhelmed by that rubbery texture. I used to come in all the time alone, years ago. The last time we came in, I had a coupon and the manager didn't want to take it, even though it had the Ankeny address on it. If they aren't going to accept the coupons, they probably shouldn't issue them?!?!?! She did accept it and warned me they generally don't. Again, wth?!?!?! In the past, I would get the Chili's emails from the parent company and this Ankeny store has refused to accept them. I don't know if that has changed. I DO know that if I have a coupon that has their address on it, I expect it to be honored. Clean. Family friendly. Fairly friendly staff. CyHawkApproved. Marcy'sDinerTantrumScale 5/5- NoScreamingKids. read more

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Never had bad food here. Love the boneless buffalo wings and southwestern eggrolls. Burgers are always good and they have excellent chips and salsa. And always get a Presidente margarita! read more

We ate at Chili's in Ankeny on Saturday, May 21st. Got there about 1pm as the noon rush was getting over, and were seated immediately. Our waiter arrived promptly and took our drink order, and by time he returned, we had decided what we were getting. We both ordered the "3 for Me" Chicken Fajitas, which came with an appetizer (we chose fried pickles.) The fried pickles were amazing, and when the main course arrived, I was expecting a scaled down version of the fajitas off the dinner menu, but that wasn't the case. You can judge for yourself, this was a monster meal, complete with 4 flour tortilla shells. After having the fried pickles, and knowing that were were having a cookie with ice cream as dessert (sorry - I forgot to take a pic of the cookie in it's own pan) we decided to take TWO of the tortilla shells home with enough fixings for lunch the next day. This is an awesome deal, folks. OK, now for the (men's) restroom. If you follow me or read other reviews of mine, I tend to visit the restroom and make a comment, because I think these facilities are every bit important as the waiters and food. Well, like I said, the noon rush had just gotten over, and I found a number of paper towels on the floor, as well as water slopped around the sinks. I'm not gonna "ding" Chili's for this although if their management reads this review, which I know they do sometimes, I hope they start periodic spot checks of the restrooms. 5 stars for Chili's in Ankeny. read more

oh my lord I love chilis!!!! great ambiance great service from mustafa give that kid a raise!! :) I gave birth there and they were so welcoming! I even named my beautiful healthy 16 pound son chilis! we go here every Tuesday at 2:17 pm and the food is the best I've ever tried! read more

Real tasty and affordable. Kids love the chips. Only wish we lived closer we would spend a lot more time here.

I would say solid 3.5 stars. Service was slow at first, but improved during the late dinner. Server acknowledged he had several tables and apologized. Ordered the chips and guac -- crispy chips and okay guac. Select 3 items to make an appetizer -- for the price it was a very small portion compared to other chain restaurants pick 3 appetizers. What I ordered: 1. Fried pickles-very soggy and not crispy at all. Very small portion. 2. Chicken crispers - chicken tender like, but tinier. Crispy, but we only received maybe 3 little pieces. 3. Crispy cheddar bites - prob the best out of the three. Same as a cheese curd. read more

The sirloin steak was like shoe leather and came cold. I don't know restaurants can serve these steaks that are so tough. Service is horrible and the restaurant is just dirty. read more

I've been to a Chili's one other time in my life somewhere and don't really remember my experience, so we can count this as my first Chili's experience. It was fairly busy when we ate dinner here as it always is. Everyday driving by the parking lot seems to be packed. It is much less crowded inside than it appears outside. Decor wise, it is pretty much an Applebees layout, nothing too special. The menu is also very similiar to Applebees with more focus on their southwestern dishes. Our server was very friendly and answered our questions about the menu. All the tables also had this electronic devices to look at menu items, pay the bill, or play games. Don't play games unless you want to pay a dollar! We got the Tableside guacamole, Texas cheese fries, half rack of ribs, and chicken and pork fajitas. The latter three items were part of the dinner for $20 deal (sound familiar? Applebee). The tableside guacamole was new, they make the guacamole at your table and you get chips to dip. The guacamole was very good, but not the best I've had. For the Texas cheese fries, it tasted alright, but it definitely was left sitting for some time before being brought to us as the melted cheese was more solid. This appetizer was also brought out with our entrees which was not planned correctly. The ribs and fajitas were both excellent, pretty good for the price! We also got a watermelon lemonade which was refreshing! I would return again, great place! read more

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