Chili's Grill - Johnson City

We took our college aged vegetarian nieces to dinner while in town for a week. The food was absolutely delicious! I (not vegetarian) had a shrimp bowl of something I can't remember the name of but it was amazing! Our nieces ordered salads and shrimp tacos and they were very happy with their meals as well. Service was great, atmosphere was loud but it was super busy.

We were promptly seated and our drink order taken. The restaurant was clean and the crew were friendly. We had boneless wings and fried pickles. The pickles had too much breading on them. Our spicy shrimp tacos were very good. A little messy but good. Kristen did a great job with service.

After signing up for the Chili 's reward club (or whatever it 's called), our party of 8 opted to visit Chili 's on a family trip to Johnson City because I had free chips and salsa through that club. First, let me explain it was a Saturday night. The place was so crowded, but we called ahead for seating and actually were seated within 10 minutes after arriving around 7 p.m. peak dining time. It was very impressive. Our server was very bubbly and delivered not one but two orders of chips and salsa to our table as part of my membership. She even refilled them without charging anything. Because we had had such a huge lunch, we ordered only two meals (for teen boys) and the rest of us shared three of the triple appetizers. Our server didn 't bat an eye as I 'm sure she saw her tip plummet with appetizers instead of meals. Our appetizers were yummy. My favorite by far were the southwest egg roll with all the fixings in a great burrito. We also enjoyed some type of fried cheese balls, boneless wings, etc. The only negative to Chili 's is that 's it 's not a good place for older people to eat. The restaurant is simply too loud. Because the music is so loud, people talk even louder. I saw my parents (in their 70s) actually drift off from conversations because they couldn 't hear what other people at the table were saying. We 've experienced this problem at other Chili 's too. But, I 'm guessing customers in their 70s aren 't necessarily their target market. Thank you, Chili 's, for a nice dining experience. Your rewards program does draw people to your restaurant. And...we over tipped...substantially.

Everything we tried from the appetizers to the entrees were great. The service was also great. Our waitress did everything she could to ensure our drinks were never even half empty and always had a smile on her face.

Went here at 11:25 am. Not busy. Seated immediately. Ordered chips and salsa and full rack of ribs. Appetizer came out very quick. Unfortunately, ribs came out 2 minutes after chips. Took one bite of ribs only to find out they were cold on the inside so I sent them back. Not the 1st time this has happened at this restaurant. Disapointed to say the least.