Chilis, Applebees, Olive Garden, Red Lobster

[spike]

The pizza tasted better too. They'd bring them out in those big greasy pans...

Now it tastes like plastic.

It's no Marco's.

Marco's is really good. I didn't realize they were a national chain.

Marco’s is garbage

We’ve never had anything from there that was good.

get the ribs

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Click the ribs.

[bodysnatcher]

I’m pretty sure everything on the menu at Applebee’s is reheated in a microwave.

I’m ok with that, it’s probably the cleanest spot in the kitchen.

[JuanHamm]

The pizza tasted better too. They'd bring them out in those big greasy pans...

Now it tastes like plastic.

It's no Marco's.

Marco's is really good. I didn't realize they were a national chain.

Marco’s is garbage

We’ve never had anything from there that was good.

get the ribs

You must be thinking of a different Marco's. The one we're talking about is a pizza place, not a Mexican restaurant.

[spike]

The pizza tasted better too. They'd bring them out in those big greasy pans...

Now it tastes like plastic.

It's no Marco's.

Marco's is really good. I didn't realize they were a national chain.

Marco’s is garbage

We’ve never had anything from there that was good.

get the ribs

You must be thinking of a different Marco's. The one we're talking about is a pizza place, not a Mexican restaurant.

My bad. Get the burrito.

[dad]

weird energy.

[washing machine]

This thread prompted me to suggest Chili's to my wife the other day and that was received with a simple, curt "no".

[Mickey]

The last time I had Chili's (2015?) there was so much sodium in the food I could feel my arteries throbbing.

[Bammer]

Were we supposed to be under the impression this thread was an original Jorge idea?

[epilogue]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

[Norah]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

yeah but they also specialized in fajitas

[spike]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

yeah but they also specialized in fajitas

no they didn’t

[Norah]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

yeah but they also specialized in fajitas

no they didn’t

then what am i misremembering?

[spike]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

yeah but they also specialized in fajitas

no they didn’t

then what am i misremembering?

They may’ve had them, but I’m taking exception to the specialized in part.

[Norah]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

yeah but they also specialized in fajitas

no they didn’t

then what am i misremembering?

They may’ve had them, but I’m taking exception to the specialized in part.

Specialize is strong, but it felt marketed to be part of their identity.

[EJ]

If anything, Chili's makes really tasty margaritas, especially the Presidente.

[epilogue]

Any chain that focuses a years-long ad campaign on baby back baby back baby back baby back baby back ribs is NOT a Mexican establishment.

This is exactly my point!

yeah but they also specialized in fajitas

no they didn’t

then what am i misremembering?

They may’ve had them, but I’m taking exception to the specialized in part.

Specialize is strong, but it felt marketed to be part of their identity.

As an afterthought. "Chili's baby back ribs! we also have fajitas"

[dad]

guys, there's a chili pepper in the chili's logo.

it's a Mexican restaurant that happens to serve other things...like ribs.

[JuanHamm]

The Google description doesn't really clear things up -

"Family-friendly chain serving classic Tex-Mex & American fare in a Southwestern-style setting."

[Bammer]

guys, there's a chili pepper in the chili's logo.

it's a Mexican restaurant that happens to serve other things...like ribs.

Dad, I don’t know how to break this to you but when I go to a Chinese restaurant and they want me to know that a particular dish is spicy, they use a picture of a …. Chili.