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'''Chili's Grill & Bar''' (stylized as '''chili's''') is an American [[casual dining]] restaurant chain
==History==
Chili's first location, a converted postal station on Greenville Avenue in the [[Vickery Meadow, Dallas|Vickery Meadows]] area of [[Dallas]], Texas, opened in 1975. The original Chili's on Greenville Avenue moved to a new building on the same site in 1981;
Lavine's concept was to create an informal, full-service dining restaurant with a menu featuring different types of hamburgers offered at an affordable price. The brand grew larger, and by the early 1980s, there were 28 Chili's locations in the region, all featuring similar [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]] decor.<ref name=answers>{{cite web|url=https://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Brinker-International-Inc-Company-History.html |title=Brinker International |publisher=Answers.com |access-date=December 19, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018234953/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Brinker-International-Inc-Company-History.html |archive-date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref>
In 1983, Lavine sold the
|Image:Chili's Santa Clara.jpg|Chili's in [[Santa Clara, California]]▼
|File:Chilis dallas.JPG|Chili's in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]▼
|File:Chili's_at_Palisades_Mall,_West_Nyack,_New_York.jpg|Chili's at [[Palisades Center]] shopping mall, [[West Nyack, New York]].▼
|File:ChilisSantiago.jpg|Chili's in [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], [[Dominican Republic]] (now closed).▼
|File:Chilis rockwell.JPG|Chili's in [[Makati]], Philippines▼
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▲== Menu ==
Chili's serves [[Cuisine of the United States|American food]], [[Tex-Mex cuisine]] and dishes influenced by [[Tex-Mex|Mexican cuisine]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Chili's website |url=https://chilis.com/locations/us/texas/dallas?lat=32.7766642&lng=-96.79698789999999 |quote=If you're hungry for juicy burgers, Tex-Mex classics, or Mexican-inspired bowls, you've come to the right place. |access-date=December 8, 2020 |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201032316/https://www.chilis.com/locations/us/texas/dallas?lat=32.7766642&lng=-96.79698789999999 |url-status=live }}</ref> such as shrimp [[tacos]], [[quesadillas]], and [[fajitas]].
In addition to their regular menu, the company offers a nutritional menu, allergen menu, and [[Vegetarian cuisine|vegetarian]] menu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chilisindia.com/menu.html|title=Chili's Restaurant Menu|publisher=Brinker International|year=2012|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-date=July 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719185112/http://www.chilisindia.com/menu.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Advertising ==
"Chili's (Welcome to Chili's!)" is an [[advertisement|advertising]] jingle used in Chili's Restaurant commercials to advertise the restaurant's line of [[Pork ribs#Baby back ribs|baby back ribs]]. The song was written by Guy Bommarito and produced by Tom Faulkner Productions for GSD&M Advertising of [[Austin, Texas]]. Faulkner sings both "I want my baby back, baby back, baby back ribs..." (Which is similar to the [[Tommy James]] song "[[Draggin' the Line]]"), as well as the melodic theme. The deep "Bar-B-Q sauce" line was sung by famed New York bass vocalist Willie McCoy. A 1996 rendition of the jingle features a [[doo-wop]] quartet, [[Take 6]], singing [[a cappella]]. ''[[Advertising Age]]'' magazine named the song first on its list of "10 songs most likely to get stuck in your head" in 2004.<ref name=stuck>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200412/ai_n26182606?tag=artBody;col1 |title=10 Songs most likely to get stuck in your head.(The Book of Tens) |publisher=Advertising Age. |date=December 2004 |access-date=June 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207103128/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200412/ai_n26182606?tag=artBody;col1 |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2017, the jingle was revived to advertise Chili's new menu, where it was re-conceptualized as "Oh Baby, Chili's is Back (Baby, Back, Baby, Back)
In 2008, the chain aired parody ads for "P. J. Bland's
In February 2020
▲In February 2020, Chili's announced a new marketing campaign encouraging people to "laugh so hard you pee a little."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketingdive.com/news/chilis-wants-you-to-laugh-so-hard-you-pee-a-little-with-new-campaign/572527/#:~:text=Chili's%20%E2%80%8Bwants%20to%20entice,memes%20and%20make%20TikTok%20videos.|title=Chili's wants you to 'laugh so hard you pee a little' with new campaign|website=Marketing Dive|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124051903/https://www.marketingdive.com/news/chilis-wants-you-to-laugh-so-hard-you-pee-a-little-with-new-campaign/572527/#:~:text=Chili's%20%E2%80%8Bwants%20to%20entice,memes%20and%20make%20TikTok%20videos.|url-status=live}}</ref> The new campaign was focused on "Out to 'Ita" and used elements of [[ASMR]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
==Locations==
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| China<ref>{{cite web |title=Chili's (Binjiang Da Dao) |url=http://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/17378/chilis_binjiang_da_dao |website=Smart Shanghai |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703141444/http://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/17378/chilis_binjiang_da_dao |url-status=live }}</ref> || Germany, but only in U.S military bases || Bahrain || Canada || Brazil || Egypt
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[[File:Chili's Brownsville - Flickr - pinemikey.jpg|thumb|Chili's in [[Brownsville, Texas]]]]▼
As of 2015, they have 1,580 locations worldwide, including 839 that are company-owned and 741 that are franchised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brinker.com/company/Brinker2015/annualreport2015.pdf|title=Brinker International|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005200615/http://www.brinker.com/company/Brinker2015/annualreport2015.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.franchisetimes.com/Top-200/Chilis|title=Chilis Franchise Information|website=www.franchisetimes.com|language=en|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122235119/http://www.franchisetimes.com/Top-200/Chilis|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{gallery|title=Gallery||Chili's in [[Milpitas, California]] (now closed)
▲|Image:Chili's Santa Clara.jpg|Chili's in [[Santa Clara, California]]
▲|File:Chilis dallas.JPG|Chili's in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]
▲|File:Chili's_at_Palisades_Mall,_West_Nyack,_New_York.jpg|Chili's at [[Palisades Center]] shopping mall, [[West Nyack, New York]]
▲|File:ChilisSantiago.jpg|Chili's in [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], [[Dominican Republic]] (now closed)
▲|File:Chilis rockwell.JPG|Chili's in [[Makati]], Philippines
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==Legal problems==
In October 2008, a Chili's Australia franchise was prosecuted and fined A$300,000 by the [[New South Wales|NSW]] Office of Industrial Relations for underpaying staff, pressuring employees to sign an [[Australian workplace agreement]], and failing to pay A$45,000 in owed wages by a deadline set by the Office of Industrial Relations. In the same year, Chili's announced the permanent closure of all its Australian locations due to poor sales, unprofitability, and non-compliance with the [[Fair Work Act 2009]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/fast-food-chain-off-the-boil/465291.aspx |title=Fast food chain off the boil. |work=Illawarra Mercury |year=2008 |access-date=October 26, 2009 |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425234942/http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/fast-food-chain-off-the-boil/465291.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
In July 2024, American [[rap rock]] group the [[Beastie Boys]] filed a lawsuit against Chili's parent company Brinker International for [[copyright infringement]], claiming that the group's 1994 song "[[Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]" has been illegally used to promote Chili's in advertisements on social media starting around November 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Millman |first=Ethan |date=2024-07-11 |title=Beastie Boys Sue Chili's Owner for Using 1994 Hit Song 'Sabotage' in Advertisements |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-sues-chilis-sabotage-ads-1235058349/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712023925/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-sues-chilis-sabotage-ads-1235058349/ |archive-date=2024-07-12 |access-date=2024-07-12 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Controversies ==
* 2008: On June 5, a woman from Washington named Anne Paskett filed a class-action suit against Brinker International. Paskett and the rest of the plaintiffs claimed that the restaurant chain's so-called healthier offerings, like the Chili's
* 2009: Brinker International fired a Chili's employee for the claim of sexual harassment, only to employ her again after the public outrage. They claimed that her termination was a computer error.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2009 |title=Chili's Fires* Long-Time Employee After Sexual Harassment Claim [UPDATED] |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chilis-fires-long-time-em_b_153114 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512163550/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chilis-fires-long-time-em_b_153114 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2018: Brinker International disclosed that its data network had been breached between March and April 2018, exposing the personally identifiable information of its customers. Subsequently, several customers of Chili's filed suit against the company, alleging that its failure to comply with industry standards for [[information security]] and implement adequate data security measures to protect its data networks from the potential danger of a data breach had caused them to incur fraudulent charges on their payment cards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2019 |title=BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INITIATED By Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of Brinker International, Inc. - EAT |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190809005430/en/BRINKER-INTERNATIONAL-INVESTIGATION-INITIATED-By-Former-Louisiana-Attorney-General-Kahn-Swick-Foti-LLC-Investigates-the-Officers-and-Directors-of-Brinker-International-Inc.---EAT |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512163549/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190809005430/en/BRINKER-INTERNATIONAL-INVESTIGATION-INITIATED-By-Former-Louisiana-Attorney-General-Kahn-Swick-Foti-LLC-Investigates-the-Officers-and-Directors-of-Brinker-International-Inc.---EAT |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2019: Chili's Restaurant was fined after an employee fell into a vat of scalding water.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chili's in Florida fined over $62,000 after employee falls into vat of scalding water |url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/chilis-in-florida-fined-over-62000-after-employee-falls-into-vat-of-scalding-water |agency=Fox News |date=March 18, 2019 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629102447/https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/chilis-in-florida-fined-over-62000-after-employee-falls-into-vat-of-scalding-water |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2020: Brinker International and its Chili's subsidiary paid US$150,000 to settle sexual harassment allegations from five female employees.<ref>{{cite web |author1=U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |author1-link=U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |title=Cañon City Chili's Restaurant to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit |url=https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/canon-city-chili-s-restaurant-to-pay-25572/ |website=jdsupra.com |access-date=June 29, 2022 |date=April 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717163151/https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/canon-city-chili-s-restaurant-to-pay-25572/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== In popular culture ==
Chili's was a key location in ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' season 2 episode 7 "[[The Client (The Office)|The Client]]
April 5th, 2024, in [[Austin, Texas]], was declared [[Chili's at 45th and Lamar|Chili's at 45th & Lamar Day.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-mayor-names-april-5-chilis-at-45th-and-lamar-day/|title=Austin mayor names April 5 'Chili's at 45th and Lamar Day'|date=April 6, 2024|website=KXAN-TV|first=Russell|last=Falcon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-chilis-at-45th-and-lamar-day-april-5/269-c02bef85-ef56-492e-80f2-9ab0a47cbaf1|title=Austin's Chili's at 45th and Lamar Day Is Real and Official|date=April 5, 2024|website=[[KVUE]]|first1=Johann|last1=Castro|first2=Britny|last2=Eubank}}</ref>
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