Chili’s Texas Grill

I quite like this Chili’s. They have an awesome atmosphere, unlike most we have been to. The staff are always very friendly and have great recommendations for food.
We have been here a number of times over the past year and a half and it’s a great patio place, lounge place, and even sit at the bar and watch the game kind of place.
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I never say to anybody, «We need to go eat at Chili’s.» It’s just not any place that sticks out in my mind as a place that I need to go eat which is a bit strange considering the amount of advertising that they do and how much I love Mexican good.
With that being said, I was in Windermere with my boyfriend on a chilly winter’s night and we were hungry and not really feeling any of the other options in the neighbourhood so Chili’s it was.
We sat down and pursued the bordering-​on-​giant menu and I was struck by the number of delicious sounding choices that I found. I was considering going with one of the rice bowls until I turned to the last page and saw that they were running a special where 2 people could eat for either $ 25 or $ 30 if they chose from the curated selection of items listed there, a choice of an appy and then two main courses. We went with the $ 30 option: the Mexican spring rolls for our appetizer, the carnitas fajitas for me and the 6 ounce steak with 2 sides for my boyfriend (sides non-​negotiable – vegetables and mashed potatoes). Because dinner was so cheap I went with a flight of margaritas to drink and they were all really really good, I do love margaritas and they were all solid choices.
The spring rolls were excellent, so flaky and flavourful. I would absolutely recommend them. There was a bit of a wait for our mains but we weren’t in a rush and it was totally worth it when they came out of the kitchen. His steak was done absolutely perfectly, bright pink inside, and my fajitas were delicious and the amount of food was huge – I got two full meals out of them plus the two I gave to Josh.
The layout inside was open and warm, lots of booths and everything was bright. It felt a little bit like a sports bar but not in a bad way, trust me. It was inviting and the staff was friendly and accommodating.
We had an incredibly filling meal with leftovers AND booze for under $ 40. Why do I keep thinking I don’t like it here? It was great and I will definitely be back the next time I want Mexican and want to stay on my side of town.

Fajita grill and shrimp tacos are more than delicious. Friendly servers. I prefer this location than any other one in Edmonton for they serve food fast.

Great location and good food. We’ve been here for hours and still enjoying our time. The staff is still smiling at us even though we paid the bill an hour ago. Daily specials and beer on tap make this a good spot to get the group together.

I’ve been to this location a couple times, and have never been happy with the slow service or mediocre food, but since it’s right beside he theatre we decided to go back tonight.
I ordered soup, my husband had wings, and the other couple ordered soup as well and a burger and fries. My soup never came, which is strange considering my friend who had the same thing got hers. Our other friend got his chicken burger on a huge plate without fries (which also never came) and the chicken was so dried up he could barely bite through it. By the time the server came back to the table to check on us everyone was finished eating so I told her to forget my meal.
We had 2 bills so on ours she took the soup off but never even offered a discount on the bill, which was rather disappointing because husband waited a bit before he ate his food, which was cold by that point. And our friends bill was the same, they didn’t pay for the burger because she forgot the other half of that meal but not even a free drink.
This was on a Tuesday night with only a few other diners. Unacceptable in my opinion, I understand being slow on a busy night, but our server never even bothered to check on us until the bill was due, and I couldn’t get the attention of any other servers in the other side of the restaurant. I will never make the mistake of going back again even if it is conveniently located.

This is a prime example of why I hate chain restaurants. The place itself is new and very nice décor the service on the other hand needs a lot of work. The waitress we had was working the small section were we were seated and she must have had like three other people helping her. She was rude and so slow we waited for ages for our drinks and when we needed them refilled I had to call over the host to get us refills. The «what I assume» was the manager came to our table and I asked her for a refill she disappeared and that was the last we seen of her. My husband ordered a steak rare and when it was delivered to our table is was medium well. I told him to send it back but we didn’t want to wait any longer. Just so sad when places like this could do so well and lazy staff ruin it for the owners. We gave the waitress a $ 4 tip but she didn’t deserve a penny!!!

I’d like to give a review about service, however we waited to be seated and no one cared to do so… Oh well off to some place that wants our money!

It was decent. Not much more to say.
The standard Chili’s fare was served with little flare, and an overall apathetic server.
The patio was certainly nice in the summer…

Really slooooooooooooooow service. 15 minute wait before we were able ro flag someone down to take our order. Several tables served before us.

Well, normally I am not a fan of Chili’s. Too generic, too American. Need I say more? But, this Chili’s was not bad. It was spacious with lots of huge flat screens, 2 that were so large that there was actually discussion of if they were 80″ (I think no bigger then 75, but that’s another story all together!) The Oil Kings game was playing on all the TVs and considering it was the playoffs I thought that was really cool.
All the servers were dressed in nerd costumes, I have no idea why, but they were all quite fun. Our waiter, though seemed like a land-​locked surf bum, was entertaining and prompt. The food was fine; way, way too large but I guess all of the Chili’s have to stay uniformed to the portions served south of the boarder. When we ordered our drinks I was asked if I would like to «Texas Size» my wine… Uh, I think the only reasonable answer to that is H.E. double hockey sticks ya!
All in all, we had a fun time and it was a comfortable environment. Will I be back? Most definitely, but that is because it is right in the middle of the Cineplex parking lot, hence the reason we went in the first place. There’s nowhere else to grab a drink that’s within walking distance! Will I go to any other Chili’s; not likely.

When restaurants first started opening in Windermere, we were expecting a little higher end. We had expected Chili’s to be similar to Montana’s or Swiss Chalet. Surprisingly it was really good. It was a lot tastier than the Chili’s on Calgary Trail.