No one has ever done a good Southwestern roll despite the brilliance of the concept, alas! That said, the meat at Chili's is also surprisingly good! Keep up the writing!
Egalitarian food writing from someone who has probably seen and maybe also enjoys (?) an expertly plated pea tendril risotto.
Thank you, very cool.
I was instantly chastened by my jeering at tourists for clambering to Times Square for a table at one of the marquée chain restaurants, Olive Garden was a huge draw, instead of the comparatively less expensive and more convivial Italian restaurants that my co-workers and I could afford to enjoy occasionally near our West Broadway workplace during the late ‘90s.
People like what they like, and it's fun to share the type of crispy, cheesy and dippable food you describe with friends and family.
I will date myself by sharing a near weekly outing to a suburban South Miami Bennigan's with college friends, during the early ‘90s, the era of going-out tops paired with your favorite jeans and since discontinued Origins lip crayon in “berry.” We anticipated sitting down together, laughing and closing out the week. Chili's was part of the rotation but not as frequently. Applebee's was afforded the same status. The fare is both nostalgic and an open, neighborhood door. The ad speak always includes “friends,” “family" and “neighborhood.” Everyone is always welcome here.
That is important. Like you said, most people can afford to patronize fast-casual restaurants.
I enjoyed reading how much you enjoyed eating there again. Restaurant selection seems to be the last bastion of class, drawing self-serious lines or maybe it is just the most visible, much like pitting Whole Foods Market customers against those who shop at Wal-Mart.
(Unpopular take: CAVA can be delicious but is just as often inconsistent, sry.)
I also recently visited for the first time in about 20 years. Can’t believe they’ve survived without the awesome blossom. Was that the triple dipper of the 90s?
No one has ever done a good Southwestern roll despite the brilliance of the concept, alas! That said, the meat at Chili's is also surprisingly good! Keep up the writing!
Wow. Yum??? That all sounds amazing. And the office fans will always love chilis for obvious reasons.
Egalitarian food writing from someone who has probably seen and maybe also enjoys (?) an expertly plated pea tendril risotto.
Thank you, very cool.
I was instantly chastened by my jeering at tourists for clambering to Times Square for a table at one of the marquée chain restaurants, Olive Garden was a huge draw, instead of the comparatively less expensive and more convivial Italian restaurants that my co-workers and I could afford to enjoy occasionally near our West Broadway workplace during the late ‘90s.
People like what they like, and it's fun to share the type of crispy, cheesy and dippable food you describe with friends and family.
I will date myself by sharing a near weekly outing to a suburban South Miami Bennigan's with college friends, during the early ‘90s, the era of going-out tops paired with your favorite jeans and since discontinued Origins lip crayon in “berry.” We anticipated sitting down together, laughing and closing out the week. Chili's was part of the rotation but not as frequently. Applebee's was afforded the same status. The fare is both nostalgic and an open, neighborhood door. The ad speak always includes “friends,” “family" and “neighborhood.” Everyone is always welcome here.
That is important. Like you said, most people can afford to patronize fast-casual restaurants.
I enjoyed reading how much you enjoyed eating there again. Restaurant selection seems to be the last bastion of class, drawing self-serious lines or maybe it is just the most visible, much like pitting Whole Foods Market customers against those who shop at Wal-Mart.
(Unpopular take: CAVA can be delicious but is just as often inconsistent, sry.)
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Crazy timing! We rrdered take-out from here for the first time in years last week! Will forever be a skillet queso stan.
I also recently visited for the first time in about 20 years. Can’t believe they’ve survived without the awesome blossom. Was that the triple dipper of the 90s?
I wonder what came first? The bloomin onion or the awesome blossom?