The Chili's Experience

Chili's in Mansfield, TX.

Chili's?

I have a confession. I have never been to Chili’s. Yes. Shocker. The saddest part is I live about 10 minutes away from one and still never managed to go. My friend was craving their cheese fries, so we decided to make a day out of it. 

            If you don’t know what Chili’s is, like I did, it’s a grill and bar that serves Tex-Mex style food. As we went in, the host stand was decorated in Halloween décor. It was quite adorable. To the left was the bar area and to the right was the actual dining area. A server greeted us and took us to our booth. Her name was Patricia and she was very nice. I told her that it was my first time and she welcomed me and walked us through the menu. 

The Menu

 

            The menu had a wide variety. They have everything from burgers to chicken sandwiches to salads and soups to pasta to all kinds of appetizers and desserts. Basically, anything you wanted, they had. It was great. My friend suggested we try their famous 2 for $20. This is a great deal.  It consists of a shareable appetizer and 2 entrees of your choice. All for $20. Not including tax, of course. The appetizer choices they had were Fried cheese, Texas cheese fries, chips and salsa, chips and guacamole and fried onion rings. For the entrees, you could choose from a Bacon Burger to Chicken Quesadillas to Cajun Chicken Pasta to Ribs, etc. The options seemed endless. 

The Meal

Cajun Chicken Pasta

            We started off with the half order of cheese fries and can I say how good these were? They came in a miniature skillet, topped with bacon, chives and jalapenos and served with a side of a ranch. Needless to say those cheese fries didn’t last two minutes at our table.  For our entrees, my friend ordered the Classic Bacon Burger. I was still a little indecisive. It was a toss-up between the Cajun Chicken Pasta and the Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Fingers.  In the end, our server convinced me into getting the pasta. When our food came out, I was quite excited. My entrée consisted of penne pasta tossed in Alfredo sauce served with grilled Cajun chicken, diced tomatoes, chives and parmesan sprinkled over top and served with a slice of Texas toast. Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is.  Half way through my meal, I was full, but I powered through it like a champ and finished every last bite. Which, probably isn’t the best thing to do, because I couldn’t even get out of the booth, but it was completely worth it.  

Thoughts

 

            Would I go back? Definitely. I highly recommend this place. Apart from the great prices, the food is really good, in my opinion of course. Next time I visit Chili’s, I’m definitely going to have to try those Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Fingers, because they sounded really good.


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