I was not shocked at all to see that this location only has 2 stars on Yelp. I was a bit surprised it was that high of a rating. I do not like to leave bad reviews but if the service is bad, somebody needs to hear about it. My hope is that someone, anyone, that values making a profit, remaining gainful employed, or cares in the slightest that their restaurant has such poor reviews, will read this, and begin to connect the dots. This Chilis restaurant is by far the worst location that I have ever been to.
A co-worker and I decided to grab a bite of lunch here Monday 10/09/23 at around lunch time 12:30 - 1:00. We walked up to the hostess stand, waiting to be seated. We stood around for a few minutes and were never greeted by a single employee. We should have left then and there but I like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I have worked at restaurants before, I understand that sometimes you are understaffed, and behind. I get all that. So, then we seated ourselves at the bar. Now the restaurant was not full, it was lunchtime on a Monday afternoon. I looked around the restaurant and I could see 3 or 4 individual piles of dirty plates scattered throughout the bar and tables. This should have been the second indicator to flee from this unsightly, unfriendly, and unmanaged dumpster fire. If these employees are too lazy or incompetent to clean off a table, I can guarantee you the deep fry grease is not being changed out properly and the kitchen is not being cleaned properly. The servers literally live off the tips they receive. And they are incapable of finding you a clean place to order food? We sat there at the bar for a good 8 minutes, waiting for any acknowledgment from a staff member. I couldn't even get eye-contact from a single employee. I don't think a single employee ever knew we were even in that restaurant. Chilis is the perfect name for the environment you will receive at this location. All signs point to bad management. Does anyone run this restaurant?
After the terrible service, we left and decided to spend our money at a much more superior restaurant down the street called "Olive Garden". We walked into Olive Garden and immediately were greeted with a friendly greeting. The Hostess showed us to our seats and a drink order was soon placed. Pretty much the standard for frequenting any restaurant in the past 100 years. As usual the food at Olive Garden was amazing! We each tipped our server $10 each, she was an amazing waitress we had at Olive Garden. Her name was Elle. Very friendly, down to earth, and helpful.
If anyone in the North Shore Mall area is looking for some great food, good atmosphere, and employees that acknowledge your existence, I highly recommend the Olive Garden. I am not going to swear to it, but I will probably never step foot in another Chilis restaurant for as long as I can. I don't even like their menu. Chilis is always the last choice. This poor location is not even a choice at all. I do hope this restaurant closes soon, so we can make room for some new restaurants that know how to run a successful business and are trained at the most basic restaurant etiquette, and that is knowing you have a customer ready to spend money at your store. This store only has a 2-star review, I give them 6 moths to a Year before they close the doors. read more