Chili's Grill & Bar

Chilis was my go to place before and during my pregnancy. The service is hit or miss, but the food rarely disappoints. Notice I said rarely... the lackluster service can cause the food to come out incorrect or cold at times.

Out of all the Chili's I've been to in Memphis (granted, I have not been to them all), this one seems to offer the most consistent service. That could in part be because I go to this one the most.

The food on the menu has a definite focus on punching up the flavour compared to similar things you'd get elsewhere. But it might just be me, I've found that since they've started tinkering with their menu, they've ended up removing a lot of variety from their menu. I like Chili's but I can't come here too often, or I end up getting sick of the food I do like there. They have a new sandwich, the grilled chicken and guacamole sandwich (take off the guacamole and mayonnaise and it's perfect) that's good and what's really neat is you get a half portion on the lunch menu or a full sandwich for dinner.

What can be really annoying is the waiters' tendency to refill your drinks without asking. It always seems to happen right after I've taken a bite of my food, too. I go to grab my drink and oh, they've poured more unsweetened tea in my cup (and the pitcher never has ice in it), completely messing up the ratios of tea-lemon-sweetener, and most importantly, ice (it is called ICED tea, after all). At least ask if I want a refill before deciding I need another two ounces of tea. There's one waitress in particular who does always ask and is automatically my favourite because of that. Yes, it is a big deal for me.

First off my unsweetened iced tea arrived very sweet the appetizers we ordered took 40 minutes to arrive and then were obviously sitting around for a while before they got to us. Seconds after our appetizers were set on the table a second waiter showed up to deliver our dinner making our table very crowded and making us feel very rushed to eat a dinner that took for ever to get started. Overall the food was just so-so.