Chili's: Difference between revisions

In 2008, the chain aired parody ads for "P. J. Bland's," a fictional restaurant chain with cardboard foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burgerbusiness.com/?p=941|title=Chili's Spoofs Restaurant Ads with 'P.J. Bland's' Campaign|work=Burger Business|date=April 15, 2009|access-date=April 28, 2009|archive-date=April 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422135014/http://www.burgerbusiness.com/?p=941|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Chili's used [[Wendy Rene]]'s [[Stax Records|Stax]] single, "Bar-B-Q," in their TV commercial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7wTD/chilis-20-dinner-for-two-song-by-wendy-rene|title=Chili's $20 Dinner for Two TV Commercial, Song by Wendy Rene|website=iSpot.tv|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122235116/https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7wTD/chilis-20-dinner-for-two-song-by-wendy-rene|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, Chili's dropped about 40 percent of its menu items to focus on burgers, ribs, and fajitas.<ref>{{Cite news|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 just cut dozens of items from its menu — here are the beloved dishes that didn't make it|work=Business Insider|access-date=October 3, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322145605/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>

 

 

==Locations==

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>

 

 

== Controversies ==

Chili's was a key location in ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' season 2 episode 7 "[[The Client (The Office)|The Client]]." The episode shows Michael and Jan meeting a client at a local Chili's restaurant after Michael had changed the location of the meeting from [[Radisson Hotels|Radisson]] citing Chili's as "the new golf course." The Chili's jingle was also used in ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' where [[Fat Bastard]] meets [[Dr. Evil]] with the mojo belonging to [[Austin Powers]]. When he sees [[Mini-Me]] walk out with the money, startling him, he tries to eat him, thinking he is a baby. After attempting to eat Mini-Me, Fat Bastard suggests that Dr. Evil keeps the mojo, and he gets the baby, and then sings the Chili's Babyback Ribs song. In Season one of "[[That '90s Show]]," the recurring character, [[Fez (That '70s Show)|Fez]], mentions Chili's is the location where he and his current lover had met, also making a reference to the Babyback Ribs jingle.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Chili's was mentioned several times in the [[2010 in film|2010]] [[Road film|road comedy]] ''[[Due Date]]'', starring [[Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Zach Galifianakis]].<ref name="Due Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3nTy5ZPl3g |title=Chili's Reservation - Due Date |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=YouTube |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

 

 

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