Cookin’ Night Off on Chili’s Grill & Bar {Review & Giveaway}

Yes, you read that right.  Chili’s Grill and Bar gave me a $50 gift card to enjoy a night off from cooking and they gave me an extra $50 card so you can enjoy a night off too! 

Budget Friendly Family Fare

We were able to get two grown-up meals, two kids meals drinks and a dessert for just over $50 including our tip!  It’s great to take the family out without breaking the bank!  If you are looking for a very reasonable lunch, they now offer the Bottomless Express Lunch.  You get chips and their house made salsa, soup and salad with unlimited refills for $6.99!

So Many Choices (Even if You Always Get the Same Thing)

I love to eat out with my family and Chili’s makes it easy to make everyone happy with a huge menu full of yummy choices from their new healthy fresh salads to the well known (sing it with me)

Chileeeeeees Baby Back Ribs. I want my Baby Back Baby Back Baby Back Ribs. 

Seriously – my husband did not need to look at any new menu items.  When he goes to Chili’s he gets the baby back ribs and we all sing the little jingle.  You have to – it makes it so much more fun.    He liked that you can mix and match your rubs but he liked the Memphis Dry Rub a lot more than the new sweet ‘n’ tangy sauce.  I always get the Chicken Fajitas or the Buffalo Chicken Ranch Sandwich and I’m never disappointed.  All of the new salads look really yummy and I like that the menu makes it clear which choices are healthy with a GG (Guiltless Grill) classification.

Not guiltless was the Chocolate Molten Cake we ate for dessert.  Totally worth the guilt.  Yummy!

Your Kids Will Like Something and be Entertained

I really like the kids menu at Chili’s too and more importantly, so do the kids!  The Pepper Pals kids menu is a little activity book that comes with crayons and introduces a cute cast of characters.  The best thing about the kids menu is that it includes 10 entrees and possible sides and the meal comes with an entree, a side and a drink.  I have a huge pet peeve with restaurants that do not include drinks for kids and some sort of actual choice in the entrees and sides.  Sophia chose the quesadillas and Miles got a cheese pizza.    They ate.  They colored.  We sang.  What more can a mom ask for? 

Overall

Chili’s is a great place to bring the family with budget friendly choices that the whole family will enjoy.  We love the big menu and all the choices for kids.  There really is something for everyone and it was a blast having a night off from my kitchen!

Giveaway

One lucky Mommy Words reader will win a $50 gift card from Chili’s that can be used at Chili’s, Macaroni Grill, On the Border and Maggiano’s!  How do you win?  It’s easy!  

Required Entry:

Simply comment telling me why you need a night off from cooking!  The winner is randomly picked but I just like to get to know my readers a little better!

Extra Entries:  You must leave a separate comment for each extra entry to count and extra entries won’t count unless the required entry is done.  If you already ”like” Mommy Words or Chili’s this counts – just let me know!

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Giveaway Rules and Disclaimer:

This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. It begins on May 24, 2010 and will end on June 6, 2010 at 9 pm. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. The winner will be contacted via email if I have his or her email and must respond within 48 hours to claim. Otherwise, another eligible entry will be chosen. Good luck!

I was provided the $50 gift card from Chili’s marketing team in order to facilitate my review.  I was not compensated for this review.  These are my own opinions and honest experience at this restaurant.