Last night, Mr. B. and I decided to catch the end of the Basketball game and grab our traditional spread of nachos from Chili's. Due to the fact that the Pro Bowl was on, the place was quite dead. Thus, we didn't expect to be there long.
We immediately found a clean table in the bar area and were greeted by a waitress. No need to check out the menu, we order:
- 2 waters
- 1 classic 8 pc nacho with chicken with extra sour cream and pico de gallo
- 1 classic 8 pc nacho no meat with extra sour cream and pico
Simple enough right?
Waters come out and 15 mins later out come the chicken nachos. We asked the food-runner to bring out the extras along with advising that there was another meatless order of nachos. Out come the extra, no 2nd plate of nachos. We waited a few minutes and summonsed the same food-runner to check on those nachos. At this point, Mr. B. was 1 chip away from being done eating, while I sat there envious of melted queso on warm chips. Not wanting to cause a scene, I sat patiently, quietly, and anxious. Almost at my breaking point, Mr. B. politely asks for the manager.
The manager arrives and we explain the situation. He apologizes and confirms that he is aware and the nachos are coming out. Additionally, he says that he will comp the 2nd order due to the mishap. 10 mins have passed since he left, I'm still nacho-less. When the plate finally arrives I commence to eating, and quickly because now I'm ready to go.
With the new gadget to pay/order from the table, I ask Mr. B. to check the bill situation to see what we were working with. I immediately see 2 waters, 2 nachos and 2 sides of sour cream. $.80 for a side of sour cream though?! Still noticing the 2nd plate, we summons a different waiter who immediately works to fix the bill. A few moments and $6.28 later, we blow the joint!
Not one time did the waitress who took our order come over to check on us. Not once did anyone ask us if everything was ok or if we needed anything.
Cleanliness: 4 stars; people were cleaning constantly
Service: 0 stars for waitress/3 for manager (hat's off to him, but my overall experience is based on that of waitress/food runners)
Food: 2 stars
Price: 4 stars (whether I paid for one or two plates of nachos, the price was more than acceptable. I would've given 5 stars, but I don't feel its right to charge for a condiment already on my plate. I'm an adult and would prefer an appropriate adult portion vs. child-size). read more