Tequila-Spiked Smoothies Served To Trio Of Children At Chili's
Someone at a Chili's in Colorado made a big oopsy over the holiday weekend by serving up three fruit smoothies loaded with tequila to a trio of youngsters.
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Mother Claims 4-Year-Old Served Boozy Mudslide Instead Of Milkshake At Chili's
There might be something wrong when a 4-year-old child doesn't want to finish a chocolate milkshake. A mother in Chicago claims that her daughter didn't want to finish her shake at Chili's because it was actually the sweet, boozy chocolaty concoction known as a Mudslide. The child was diagnosed with alcohol ingestion overdose, but did she take in the booze at Chili's?
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Chili's Says Club Members' Personal Data Was Leaked
In a mass message sent out to its "e-mail club" subscribers, Chili's revealed its service provider sprung a leak in user data, letting loyalists know first and last names, email addresses and birthdates went up for grabs.
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Chili's Salads Come From Where?
David writes in with what may be the most questionable piece of Chili's advertising since Mike Myers — as Fat Bastard in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me — co-opted the "I Want My Baby Back" ribs jingle to express his fascination with eating infants.
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Man Goes Balls Out -- Literally -- Trying To Steal Soda Truck From Chili's Parking Lot
While some inept robbers think
wearing panties on your face will mask your identity, one man in Oklahoma seems to think that a complete lack of underwear — or really any clothing — is the key to a successful crime.
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Five Guys Named Best Fast Food Burger In U.S. By Zagat Guide
Earlier this year, the burgers at quickly growing fast foodatrorium Five Guys made the Center for Science in the Public Interest's
list of most calorie-filled meals in the country. Perhaps that's why the voters at the Zagat Guide recently chose Five Guys as the best burger in the country.
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Chili's Server Says Chain Is Getting Portable Payment Devices
It's always a tense moment when you hand off a credit card to your waiter. There are so many potential pitfalls: Your card could slip out of the folder, an unscrupulous employee may skim your data or inflate your tip, and you could forget your card at the table.
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Chili's Gives FourSquare Reason To Exist
FourSquare, that helpful location-based social networking service for those oblivious to the fact that nobody on Twitter or Facebook cares which hardware store they're frequenting, may have some redeeming value after all. That's because Chili's is now offering up free chips and salsa to those who check in at participating stores.
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Chili's Fires Employee Accused Of Placing Camera In Restroom
A former Chili's employee is set to answer charges that he stashed a cellphone camera aimed at the women's toilets in the Arroyo Grande restaurant. The camera was discovered after a 41-year-old patron noticed something suspicious concealed in a bucket of cleaning supplies.
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Weirdos Attempt Elaborate Theft Of A Chili's Giant Pepper
—>I hope we're not editorializing too much by calling these people weirdos, but let's have a look at the facts provided by the Bennington, VT police department: The alleged weirdos ran 450' of extension cord across a Home Depot parking lot in order to power an electric drill that they planned to use to steal the giant chili pepper off of a Chili's. Weirdos, right? That's fair, isn't it? More »
7 Restaurant Dishes That Are Too Embarrassing To Order By Name
—>Perhaps you have noticed that restaurants like to give their food interesting names. Perhaps you have also avoided ordering the food by its interesting name because it's completely ridiculous. We looked through dozens of chain-restaurant menus to find the 7 most painful-to-order names out there. Enjoy. More »
Which Restaurants Are Making Your Kids Fat?
Subway's kids' meals came out on top. Only a third of its Fresh Fit for Kids meals, which include a mini-sub, juice box, and one of several healthful side items (apple slices, raisins, or yogurt), exceed the 430-calorie threshold. Subway is the only chain that doesn't offer soft drinks with kids' meals.So how do you improve the nutrition of your kid's meal the next time you eat at a restaurant? A spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association
gave the following advice:
"Don't be too alarmed even when [studies] come out and seem hopeless," said Dawn Jackson Blatner, an American Dietetic Ass>ociation spokeswoman. "With a few swaps and switches, people really can make healthier choices at these fast-food joints, especially when the decisions are made before going in. More »
Chili's Chips, Now With Savory Chip-Warmer Knob
—>As if to prove that their chips are served warm, Chili's is now serving their chips complete with the temperature control knob from the chip warmer. Reader Jared describes his chips with a twist, inside... More »
Chili's Serves You Funky Chunky Sour Cream
—>Reader Linda was having lunch at Chili's and decided to order some extra sour cream to eat with her mashed potatoes. She was surprised and disgusted to learn that like peanut butter, Chili's sour cream comes in "smooth" and "extra chunky." Her letter, inside... More »
Chili's Awesome Blossom Menu Picture Vs Reality
—>The Chili's in Tuscaloosa, AL served Mike an "Awesome Blossom" that looks like it was run over by a truck. Mike didn't complain to his waiter or the manager, but he did write to us: More »
The Really Big Guide To Secret Menu Items
UPDATE: We're looking to update this list. Click here to help! Not content ordering from the menu? Need to have that extra little bit of class that comes from "knowing the chef"? Here it is, your guide to secret menu items. Sure, it's not the secret rib eye at Nobu, but it's something. Before reading this please note that this article has not been fact-checked.
This report is based purely on reader suggestions. We are posting them entirely without confirmation and are not going to try to order any of this crap in order to confirm its existence. We would die of heart disease, be broke, and our ass would be the size of Texas. This is the internet, the internet is not fact-checked, and these are your secret menu items. Enjoy.
