Chili’s Grill & Bar

This place is decent. I will say, it’s considerably smaller than most other Chili’s locations you might visit. I went in only to sit at the bar and have a drink/​chips/​salsa. The bartender was friendly and did what was needed.
I will say, the parking arrangement is odd: you have to go down the alley behind the restaurant and park underground in a tight arrangement or find street parking elsewhere.
Additionally, the place was quite dirty when first walking in. It felt like it needed a good deep clean/​scrubbing. There were 5 spaces at the bar with dirty plates, utensils, and glassware that were not removed until after I’d been there for well over 15 – 20 minutes. Easy fixes, but I hate eating around dirty dishes. Also, knowing a bit about restaurant management (and common sense), you can’t sit other folks, thus earn additional revenue/​profit, when those spots are full of dirty dishes. Take a few seconds, clean up, and seat more guests. It’s that simple!
Overall, I will go again, as it’s convenient and the drink special (all day 2-for-1’s) are generally decent. Just keep it clean!

Very very rude and racist waiter… Did not enjoy my experience and will not be returning this location

I called this location to place an order for take out, was told I would be placed on hold for a couple of seconds. I waited on hold for 5 minutes, and then hung up. It is 7pm on a Sunday night, and Chili’s restaurants are not typically busy anyways. There should not have been that long of a wait for me to place an order. I took my business elsewhere.

Founded by internationally renowned chef Jacqués Chili, this Michelin star-​winning modern Chilean establishment was rated as the best restaurant in the USA by Zagat in 2013. Chili’s is by far the greatest meal I’ve had in recent memory, and undoubtedly high on my list of the finest dining experiences I’ve ever had. I had the Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas with 2 Frozen Strawberry Margaritas and and my palate has never been graced by such an exquisite marriage of flavour.

The entire staff here is super awkward and a little rude. Not greeted until we were inside for 3 – 4 minutes and our waitress wasn’t very friendly. The table next to us even returned their food.

People scoff, but I like Chili’s. I had their seasonal watermelon cooler (vodka) drink, and spicy shrimp tacos. They were both delicious. Went next door to Logan’s Roadhouse the next night, and it was terrible. Chili’s had better food and better service. The tacos could have used more heat (not really spicy), and more slaw/​crunch. But the sauce was delicious and the shrimp weren’t overcooked. The beans and rice had some good depth of flavor. Service was friendly and efficient. It isn’t «upscale», but very good for the price and I would go back.

The only restaurant I ever just walked out of! After being seated my party and I were handed some menus and everything seemed like a normal Chili’s experience, cool. Then the minutes ticked past. After about 7 minutes someone came to ask if we were being helped. No we said. She apologized and took our drink orders and said she’d find our waitress. Another 10 minutes with no contact and I just said, «we’re done here.» We just got up and left with nobody at the door to ask us why or to even give us a dirty look.
Ah well, maybe we just hit them on an off night. But still a negative experience for sure.
On the bright side Jimmy Johns is next door and we were eating within two minutes of leaving Chili’s!

Good food and GREAT people. Went there for a quick meal because it was right next to our hotel. The food was typical Chili’s fare, ribs, steak, and fries… good, classic, American eats. The service was fantastic… our server was attentive and genuinely friendly. Both my wife and I appreciated that.
One complaint: the little video units at each table… annoying.

Worst service EVER! Our waitress wasn’t familiar with the menu, she never filled our water glasses, brought out the wrong food, and argued that it wasn’t ordered correctly. I would not recommend eating at this establishment –there are way too many other restaurants in the area that know how to treat a customer. The table beside us was also experiencing the same issue with another waiter. No management in site –which may be part of the problem. Awful

Another Chain review. Predictable and decent They have the 2 for 20 with 2 entrees and app. Sometimes those don’t work or all because they limit which what how… Son usually has the ribs and the molton lava cake. He loves loves loves that cake. He had wings this visit. They have one flavor. Not hot but nicely warm with celery and blue cheese and ranch. Basic, predictable and decent. I had the soup and salad. It was supposed to be unlimited, the server never asked me if I wanted more. I was at the end of her shift and I really did not want any more. but nice to be asked. They also have a new thing at the table, you can pay or play games or join their rewards program. Not sure we will eat there enough, unless people at work want to keep coming back. If you sign up, you get enough points for first app. It did not come off our bill this time. Not sure I should have asked. By the time the bill came, I was ready to leave the basic and predictable and decent place. Guess I am indirectly not liking our server. Parking is underneath, place seemed clean. TV“s were around but different channel on each one. Was not too crowded at around 3:30 pm Fries are seasoned, I forgot how much I like them. Taco’s look really good, but we have our staple Mexican for those. Ho humm. Still great for easy and predictable.

I had to grab something by the hotel and this was close and familiar. Or so I thought until I walked inside.
The place was jammed and there was a wait, apparently basketball is a popular sport and people leave their homes to come here to watch it or something? I grabbed the only seat at the bar and proceeded to order a drink from the bar’s ONE BARTENDER who moved so fast she was a blur.
I didn’t know the teams playing; I didn’t care, I just wanted food and a couple of drinks. But oh no you can’t go to what amounts to a sports bar near Vandy and not experience the crowd interacting with the TV.
So I decided to go native and get the wings (yeah twist my arm haha). Presentation was above average but I wasn’t crazy about them over all: they were fried well but the sauce was thin and barely present, just like my knowledge of basketball.
It got hairy in there kids. There were spurs and clippers and foul things and sweating and it wasn’t even a fetish party! They cheered one thing and protested another and before long I was swept up, forsaking my vodka in favor of beer and swearing about DeAndre Jordan JUST making his first career 3-​pointer seven years after being drafted what a débutante.
By the time I left I was mumbling to my cohorts about Kawhi Leonard wiping the floor with Blake Griffin next time and vowing to be specific about how wet I want my wings then too.

If your ribeye steak leaves your lips greasy you have issues.
¼ cup of butter for a steak.
Potatoes so hard they required a knife
Multiple temperatures Mac and cheese.
Way too casual attitude from a waiter who uses Bro, Dude and Bitchin
Service was horrible.
Food was worse
Management told me that they encouraged their staff to be casual. I have to ask why not show up naked?

It’s chili’s. It’s standard and run of the mill. I wasn’t impressed or disappointed because they’re all relatively the same! You can definitely do much better in a city like this. If you are however, looking for a chili’s or something along the same lines you shouldn’t be disappointed.
Alright, I’ve upped my review because I really enjoyed the bartenders. If you’re at the bar you won’t be disappointed and the service they provide is exceptional.

We visit here for lunch about once a week. It is by far the best Chilis I’ve ever visited. The flatbreads are delicious, and the service is A+. The Chilis team is aware of the limited time most lunch goers have, so there is never a long wait for food.

Came with a group our server Adrian was friendly
But not a good waitress. had to ask other servers for
Refills.and she under charged us then came back and said we had to pay the balance causing 2 transactions I asked since it was her mistake not to charge us she laughed. and ran the other charge up.

One of the reasons why I don’t like chain restaurants is the wait. It took about 35 minutes to get my soup and sandwich. That doesn’t leave very much time to eat and get back to work under an hour. The Bacon Avocado sandwich on a Pretzel bun was pretty good. It was served with some homestyle fries and a bowl of soup for $ 8. It was a nice portion for lunch.

Directly across the street from the dorms at Vanderbilt, this is a place understandably frequented by Vandy students and fans, especially during football season.
The 2 for 1 happy hour specials are a draw, as are their extremely munchable (and complimentary!) never-​ending chips and salsa. Their margaritas were pre-​mixed and were good, and beer was good too (what can go wrong with beer?).
Mike, our bartender, recently arrived from Tampa but ran the bar in fine fashion. Parking is around back, down an alley and underneath the restaurant. It is very tight and looks like it fills up fast.

I am so lucky to be a Wish Granter for Make-​A-​Wish (MAW) Middle Tennessee and I was having a follow-​up meeting with my MAW child and her family. We decided to meet at my MAW child’s favorite restaurant! I was trying to think back to the last time I had been to Chili’s and it was probably five+ years!
When I was younger, I remember being SO excited when Chili’s was opening up in my hometown. We ordered the chips and salsa as a started. The chips were a bit salty for my taste and the salsa was not very good.
I wanted to order a healthy choice entrée and decided to go with the Caribbean Salad which is filled with fresh pineapple, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, red bell peppers, green onions, cilantro, sesame seeds and honey-​lime dressing. I decided to add grilled chicken. I would have to say that my salad lacked in taste, flavor, and freshness.
As advertised, the only thing fresh was the pineapple. The iceberg lettuce didn’t taste very ‘clean’ and that made it hard to stomach. Then, the chicken really tasted rubbery which disturbed me. I tried my best to eat the salad but could not finish even half. I then realized why I hadn’t been to Chili’s in years.

Yes I know it’s Chili’s and it certainly wasn’t my idea. But hopefully this will serve as a warning to anyone picking Chili’s locations.
If I could give it zero stars I would. This is the worst Chili’s I have EVER been to. Little parking, not clean, rude servers and hostesses, horrible clientele. They’ve set up an entire room like some kind of picnic place with benches of tables due to hoards of large groups of «students» (that’s questionable) being loud and obnoxious, screaming across tables like they’re in a barnyard. We asked to move elsewhere and you’d have thought we asked to give the manager a beatdown. They had a freaking SECURITY GUARD employed by Chili’s standing around in there, if that tells you anything. Never. Again.

I’ve been to this Chili’s several times in the past and had an average experience. My most recent experience was pretty much the same.
Average to slow service, for average food. The Manager came around with the most half hearted «How is everything?» I’ve heard in a while. Its hard to complain when the food is average. At least with BAD food there would have been something to get upset about.
The recent removal of the Fajitas Quesadilla from the menu would seem to make future visits unlikely for me.