This location is an embarrassment to the Chili's name.
I have ordered take-out from this Chili's four times and every time I have regretted the decision. I love Chili's normally and I wanted to actually be able to have my Chili's favorites from the closest Chili's to me but I realize now that it's too much to ask for. Sometimes, it's the food that is subpar - cold, overcooked or not made to order. Most of the time, however, it's the staff.
For example the last time I went in for take out:
I place an order online and arrive at to-go to pick up my food when it is supposed to be ready. I walk in to the to-go area and no one is there. I wait for a few minutes while servers and even a manager walk by, look at me and don't even ask me if I need help. Finally a server with some sense comes over and tells me that to-go's are currently being taken at the bar. So, it's already been 5 minutes and they've let me down numerous times. So I walk all the way around the restaurant to the bar and tell the bartender that I need my to-go order. He actually goes and checks on it and when he sees that it isn't done, asks the kitchen to finish the order. I wait another 5 minutes and ask the bartender what's happening. He goes and checks the order again (which I can see and know someone added to a few minutes ago - so why hasn't he checked it in that time?) and realizes now the only thing missing is a side salad with avocado, which he asks the kitchen for. Another five minutes pass and another server asks me if I need help - she too asks the kitchen for the side salad. Another three minutes and I ask the bartender to ask again, which he does. This time, as he walks away I hear the kitchen guy say to a MANAGER (who doesn't seem to care that my order is now 20 minutes overdue) "what did he just say?" And at this point, I lost it so I yell out to the kitchen guy "HE SAID HE NEEDS A SIDE SALAD WITH AVOCADO FOR THE THIRD TIME." And they stare at me before the kitchen guy walks out of my range of sight. After a few minutes I see the bartender in the kitchen trying to get the salad. He puts the order together, takes my payment, half-heartedly offers an apology for the wait time and I leave. Fuming. At this point, I can't even believe I paid for this food and that I didn't talk to a manager about the experience but I was SO HUNGRY and my food was 30 minutes late and half of it was cold.
This is just one of four separate, horrible experiences I have had in this restaurant. The people just do not seem to care at all. I obviously do not think everyone who works here is awful but maybe after enough time working in a mismanaged and overall awful environment, their spirits break and they too stop trying.
I have heard that this Chili's holds some special significance for the area but if Brinker knows what's good for their brand they will either shut this place down or give it a complete overhaul very soon. read more