Chili's Grill & Bar

Food is good

We stopped into Chili's on our way to a New Year's Eve party. All of the local non-chain joints closed early or did not open at all for the day. While it is a chain you can usually get a decent meal.

It was not too busy. We walked in and sat down right away at a table in the bar area. The service from then on was extremely slow. It took far too long for our waitress to come up to us at all, and there was far too much time between visits.

I ordered a smokehouse burger medium. What came to the table was a bacon cheeseburger well done. I pointed this out to the waitress. She apologized and took it away. Within a few minutes she came back with the "correct" burger.

This was the same burger, now with the correct toppings. At this point i gave up and ate.

My biggest complaint is that i never received a drink refill. This is a huge pet peeve for me. My drink should never go dry for any amount of time.

During college this place was always packed and for good reasons. It is right in front of Meridian Mall and near Meijer. What place can you go to for inexpensive lunch or dinner with just one person or a large group? It's got a large variety of things to choose from and lots in the drink department.

It's not stellar but it's not horrible, that's why it gets 3 stars from me. I never had bad service here and was seated within 15-30 minutes at most. Now of course if you come during prime eating hours then yes, you will wait. It's in a college town near lots of shopping and has a wide variety of food to satisfy many different appetites.

My fiance loves Chilis and he always got the chili here and loved it. The hamburgers were always yummy and the strawberry lemonade was my favorite. They have great appetizers and other dishes as well.