I went in here with my mother because it had been a long while since I had baby back ribs, and I thought this would be the best place for it. Instead, I had the absolutely worst dining experience I've ever had in Decatur bar none. Keep in mind, that this was an 80 dollar check for a meal for two people when reading this.
To begin with there's no rolls or bread - I don't know if that's always how Chili's has ran it but it severely reduces the value. We started with the mozzarella sticks, which were the only GOOD part of the entire meal.
The main course wasn't just bad, it was actively disgusting. I ordered the ribs and fries and mashed potatoes as the side. The fries were the only halfway decent part.
Starting off with the mashed potatoes in particular were REVOLTING - they were literally an instant mash for some of the most expensive dining I've ever had, and instead of real butter I was given melted popcorn butter. I took one taste and gagged - I was blown away by how gross it was.
The ribs themselves were awful. They were overcooked, making what little edible meat there was on it dry, stringy, and chewy. The majority of it was a tough, burnt jerky and skin that I just could not eat at all. I expected I would take half of it home, instead I ate both of the pitiful racks I was given hoping for some actual meat on there.
And this isn't even getting into the service yet. Despite the fact the place was dead empty - when we got in there was one family of four and like two other people - we had the worst service I've had in Decatur. To begin with, the girl was totally inattentive, never checking in on us and had to be flagged down TWICE just to get refills. She forgot my mothers salad, and she didn't bring us salt and pepper for our meal - we had to ask for it; it took us several minutes to even get!
Next, we had to ask for the check multiple times, and when I put the receipt and card on the side of the table wanting to pay we were ignored for a solid ten minutes. Both her and the hostess walked by us like half a dozen times with us trying to flag them down, all the while I'm watching her mess around and cut up with the other employees. When we finally got her to bring us the card machine (which makes this all the more ridiculous, because she didn't even have to do anything except hand it to us!), she threw it down on the table in front of me without a word. Then, when I didn't tip, she had the temerity to get snippy with my mother about it!
I will never go in here again, and I would highly suggest going elsewhere. Longhorn Steakhouse directly down the road is a far superior experience, giving you way more meat and actual food for almost half the price of this. Stay well away. read more