# Don't eat at Chili's on Monday **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 5, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424 "2014-04-05T17:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/41 "2014-04-07T13:50:09Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > . Gimme a mom and pop joint where the food might be good or bad, but made on the premises, served by a waitress who might be a grump or a sweetie but knows her job, and for a check that’s appropriate to the whole experience. Kiss my grits. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/42 "2014-04-07T14:07:16Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > …waitron… I believe the preferred term these days is “servo-American.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/43 "2014-04-07T14:20:35Z")
Damn, another place I need to boycott now, instead of just not going there. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/44 "2014-04-07T15:07:32Z")
Now you can not go there… with a purpose! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/45 "2014-04-07T15:11:10Z")
I do feel much better about not going now, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/46 "2014-04-07T15:58:37Z")
Jeez, the antivaxxers have **corporate** sponsors now?! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/47 "2014-04-07T16:46:22Z")
Speaking of sponsorship - another, more militant antivax group that the National Autism Association sponsors (Age of Autism) is running [a multipart special](http://www.ageofautism.com) today suggesting that polio wasn’t really caused by poliovirus, so polio vaccine doesn’t deserve credit for nearly eradicating it. Stepping up to support the NAA in its hour of desertion by Chili’s is everyone’s favorite alt med loon, Mike Adams of NaturalNews. The jig is up, people - Mike has discerned [the heavy hand of the Medical Mafia](http://www.naturalnews.com/044620_Chilis_autism_awareness_week_medical_mafia.html) in this debacle. I think I’ll send him a newspaper-wrapped sardine. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/48 "2014-04-07T17:55:41Z")
Yeah, screw Chile’s. They have terrible fries anyways. Their steaks are top-notch though. I guess I’ll be going to Chick-fil-A instead. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/49 "2014-04-07T18:10:01Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Maybe I’ll go there today to thank them for not doing this stupid-ass thing. I actually _like_ their food. They have a veggie burger, and they know how not to serve it dry as a fallen leaf, so Chili’s is a place I go with other people, when they want burgers or steak, I want not to just have a salad. I also have gone there on my own occasionally because there’s one right across from my son’s school. It’s not a fave spot, though. They do have free refills on drinks. There’s one in the place I used to live with terrible service, but the one here is pretty good. They do have the “pay-at-table” electronic kiosks, which I would like to see at everywhere where the servers don’t dress in formal wear. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/50 "2014-04-07T18:12:28Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Yeah, screw Chile’s. They have terrible fries anyways. Their steaks are top-notch though. I guess I’ll be going to Chick-fil-A instead. They have terrible fries. “Waffle fries” indeed! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/51 "2014-04-07T18:14:50Z")
Some places have normal fries. They aren’t outstanding, but they aren’t terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/52 "2014-04-07T18:18:50Z")
Yeah, that must be a regional thing (except that BG is in the same region as me 😕). All the Chilis here serve regular fries with sort of dry rub seasoning. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/53 "2014-04-07T18:29:46Z")
I want to eat at a Chili’s that’s next to a Chik-Fil-A and inside of a WalMart. I want 10% of my burger to support non-gay unvaccinated autistic Chinese kids and I want to pay for it using food stamps I’ve scammed off the government. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/54 "2014-04-07T18:46:37Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I want to eat at a Chili’s that’s next to a Chik-Fil-A and inside of a WalMart. I want 10% of my burger to support non-gay unvaccinated autistic Chinese kids and I want to pay for it using food stamps I’ve scammed off the government. Well I want a pony. Or least something resembling spring around here. April is not supposed to be grey and cold. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/55 "2014-04-07T18:51:47Z")
One nice thing about Chili’s - when you bring in a kid with food allergies, they’ll bring you a binder from corporate, listing what appears to be every known food allergy and which items on the menu are safe for each. Which is a lot more reassuring than the waitress saying “I’m pretty sure the hot dog is nut & sesame seed safe” and then forgetting to check with the cook. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/56 "2014-04-07T19:04:25Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I want to eat at a Chili’s that’s next to a Chik-Fil-A and inside of a WalMart. I want 10% of my burger to support non-gay unvaccinated autistic Chinese kids and I want to pay for it using food stamps I’ve scammed off the government. Denis Leary? Is that you? We mostly avoid Chili’s because of the calories - I know most food when you eat out is high calorie, but Chili’s seems to add extra fat to their entrees to make sure they’re all extremely high calorie. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/57 "2014-04-07T19:14:04Z")
Now can we go after the view? I won’t watch that show anymore with the twit Jenny McCarthy on there. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/58 "2014-04-07T19:44:25Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Yeah, that must be a regional thing (except that BG is in the same region as me 😕). All the Chilis here serve regular fries with sort of dry rub seasoning. I was referring to Chik-Fil-A fries. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/59 "2014-04-07T19:45:27Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Well I want a pony. Will you settle for a gay vaccinated autistic pony with a side of fries? ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424/60 "2014-04-07T20:19:24Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Will you settle for a gay vaccinated autistic pony with a side of fries? No damn it. It is April and I am freezing and it sucks. I will settle for seeing the anti-vax brigade practically lose their minds after this decision. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. The comments on the Facebook announcement are far more delicious than the food at Chilis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-eat-at-chilis-on-monday/685424.md?page=4)