We told the waitress that we had to eat quickly because we had to drive another 30 minutes to our rafting destination. The restaurant was mostly empty as this was Monday lunch. We also paid and tipped the waitress so we didn't have to waste time after the meal. Well, the meal was up and under the warming lamp for 15 minutes and our waitress was nowhere to be found. We had to ask another waiter (who was serving other tables their food even though they arrived after us), to go find our waitress or food and that we had paid and had to take it to go. We rushed out of there and drove on. Opening our boxes we realized that the food was dry and cold since it sat for 15 minutes. We will never go there again.
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Danica L.
Worst experience in a long time. Arrived at 2:15 and got our food at 3:00!!! Not to mention the beer that we ordered that arrived AFTER my dads meal. BAD BAD BAD. They brought out the wrong food, each plate came out one at a time, and mine had to be remade. We didn't even see a manager in the place. My husband's comment is "McDonald's has better service". Finally leaving at 3:30 and we will NEVER GO BACK.
(1)
Marquel M.
I was excited and hopeful to try the new menu items as Chili's is making a concentrated effort to serve fresher, healthier and higher quality food. Well... I wish I could say I had a good experience but it was almost sad the way the staff was absolutely clueless. There was no one at the host stand for 5 minutes with a long line of people and no sign to say that the bar was open seating. I was there 1 hour and 35 minutes. They forgot my drink order, it came out after my meal. No one checked on me, I had to flag down staff to let them know I needed something. And my food was awful, the fish tacos were soggy and under-seasoned as if they had been sitting out a while. I was surprised to see they didn't offer to comp drink which came and hour and 20 minutes after I ordered it. Horrible, unapologetic service, careless, thoughtless and lazy meal preparation.
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PJ U.
I've been here a handful of times and never had a really good experience until a couple of nights ago. We took our team there after a game and without making a reservation, they were able to sit all 30 of us together and quickly. The service was excellent. I've never been able to say that before but we had about 3 different waiters for all of our tables and each one did a great job. Food was tasty too. Very much improved!
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Melisa A.
We went two times, first night the service was not that good rarely saw the server. I had a cheese burger and it was fine. I had chicken and carnita fajita's the chicken was a little dry but the carnitas were very flavorful. Second time we were going to do the 2 for 20 as I was having the chicken and carnitas, the other person wanted beef fajitas, as an appetizer we ordered the texas cheese fries, the server Lucas told us that the beef fajitas did not come with the 2 for 20 so I said okay just cancel the 2 for 20. So he ended up bringing out the appetizer, I was kind of shocked because I assumed that canceling the 2 for 20 would cancel the appetizer as well. So we were charged separately, but had we known we would have not ordered them. He also did not ask if we still wanted it. Regardless we ate them and they were good I would order them again.
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Audrey K.
The worst wait staff and lack of response from management. The waitress was clueless. Had to ask for napkins as neither those or silverware was brought with the appetizer. Meals took forever to arrive and when they did, one was wrong and arrived cold. It was sent back then was brought out piece meal. No response from manager and he was a aware as he brought out a part of the meal with no apology. Told server 3 times we were celebrating a birthday. Don't bother with this place as neither the manager or waitstaff care about customers
(1)
Bruce K.
Hungry people make poor choices. I didn't have breakfast and here we are at 1:00 driving through little town after little town hoping to find something to eat. Well, Chili's got us as they were the first spot coming in from the North. Overly attentive waitstaff but the food was what we ordered and it was delivered promptly. I particularly enjoyed the table-top kiosk as it meant we could pay immediately and not have to deal with the wait staff again over the check.
(3)
Richard C.
Great place to eat. Great service followed by delicious food. True, there are other great places to eat in this city, but it comes down to what you're in the mood for.
(5)
David G.
Boneless buffalo wing awesome. El presidente margarita great. Service slow. Triple appetizer great. Git u some
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Allan M.
I live near by and have been to this chilis many times, as well as chilis in Albuquerque and elsewhere. Unfortunately every single time I've been to the Espanola Chilis something goes wrong and I wow to never come back. My wife loves Chilis, so she keeps dragging me back. This time I'm done. Before I start, I recommend Los Archos as a local alternative. Also, I still like Chilis and I will go to any Chilis except Espanola. The server is generally good, but they never have enough wait staff. For some reason there always many large parties of 6-12 as this Chilis, which seems to put an extra strain on the whole process. Low to the problems. Every time I've been there they have either messed up an order, or taken over 45 minutes from order to serving. I'm saying at least 8 visits! Last night my wife's fajita meat was burnt to a crisp. Other times we have had to ask the manager to check on our food, and it would still take over 45 minutes from order to server. One time the brownie desert was burned! Avoid this chilis. Try Los Archos for a quieter place with better food (albeit a small menu), local flavor, and just a more enjoyable experience.
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Jacob S.
The ribs were good as well as the dessert. They messed up on our order and quick cooked our rib-eye with tasted not so great. The service was slow but acceptable.. I guess it's basically like a chiles everywhere you go. GO BRONCOS!
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Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Bike Parking : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Has TV : Yes Drive-Thru : No Caters : No
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
Karen T.
We told the waitress that we had to eat quickly because we had to drive another 30 minutes to our rafting destination. The restaurant was mostly empty as this was Monday lunch. We also paid and tipped the waitress so we didn't have to waste time after the meal. Well, the meal was up and under the warming lamp for 15 minutes and our waitress was nowhere to be found. We had to ask another waiter (who was serving other tables their food even though they arrived after us), to go find our waitress or food and that we had paid and had to take it to go. We rushed out of there and drove on. Opening our boxes we realized that the food was dry and cold since it sat for 15 minutes. We will never go there again.
(1)Danica L.
Worst experience in a long time. Arrived at 2:15 and got our food at 3:00!!! Not to mention the beer that we ordered that arrived AFTER my dads meal. BAD BAD BAD. They brought out the wrong food, each plate came out one at a time, and mine had to be remade. We didn't even see a manager in the place. My husband's comment is "McDonald's has better service". Finally leaving at 3:30 and we will NEVER GO BACK.
(1)Marquel M.
I was excited and hopeful to try the new menu items as Chili's is making a concentrated effort to serve fresher, healthier and higher quality food. Well... I wish I could say I had a good experience but it was almost sad the way the staff was absolutely clueless. There was no one at the host stand for 5 minutes with a long line of people and no sign to say that the bar was open seating. I was there 1 hour and 35 minutes. They forgot my drink order, it came out after my meal. No one checked on me, I had to flag down staff to let them know I needed something. And my food was awful, the fish tacos were soggy and under-seasoned as if they had been sitting out a while. I was surprised to see they didn't offer to comp drink which came and hour and 20 minutes after I ordered it. Horrible, unapologetic service, careless, thoughtless and lazy meal preparation.
(1)PJ U.
I've been here a handful of times and never had a really good experience until a couple of nights ago. We took our team there after a game and without making a reservation, they were able to sit all 30 of us together and quickly. The service was excellent. I've never been able to say that before but we had about 3 different waiters for all of our tables and each one did a great job. Food was tasty too. Very much improved!
(4)Melisa A.
We went two times, first night the service was not that good rarely saw the server. I had a cheese burger and it was fine. I had chicken and carnita fajita's the chicken was a little dry but the carnitas were very flavorful. Second time we were going to do the 2 for 20 as I was having the chicken and carnitas, the other person wanted beef fajitas, as an appetizer we ordered the texas cheese fries, the server Lucas told us that the beef fajitas did not come with the 2 for 20 so I said okay just cancel the 2 for 20. So he ended up bringing out the appetizer, I was kind of shocked because I assumed that canceling the 2 for 20 would cancel the appetizer as well. So we were charged separately, but had we known we would have not ordered them. He also did not ask if we still wanted it. Regardless we ate them and they were good I would order them again.
(2)Audrey K.
The worst wait staff and lack of response from management. The waitress was clueless. Had to ask for napkins as neither those or silverware was brought with the appetizer. Meals took forever to arrive and when they did, one was wrong and arrived cold. It was sent back then was brought out piece meal. No response from manager and he was a aware as he brought out a part of the meal with no apology. Told server 3 times we were celebrating a birthday. Don't bother with this place as neither the manager or waitstaff care about customers
(1)Bruce K.
Hungry people make poor choices. I didn't have breakfast and here we are at 1:00 driving through little town after little town hoping to find something to eat. Well, Chili's got us as they were the first spot coming in from the North. Overly attentive waitstaff but the food was what we ordered and it was delivered promptly. I particularly enjoyed the table-top kiosk as it meant we could pay immediately and not have to deal with the wait staff again over the check.
(3)Richard C.
Great place to eat. Great service followed by delicious food. True, there are other great places to eat in this city, but it comes down to what you're in the mood for.
(5)David G.
Boneless buffalo wing awesome. El presidente margarita great. Service slow. Triple appetizer great. Git u some
(4)Allan M.
I live near by and have been to this chilis many times, as well as chilis in Albuquerque and elsewhere. Unfortunately every single time I've been to the Espanola Chilis something goes wrong and I wow to never come back. My wife loves Chilis, so she keeps dragging me back. This time I'm done. Before I start, I recommend Los Archos as a local alternative. Also, I still like Chilis and I will go to any Chilis except Espanola. The server is generally good, but they never have enough wait staff. For some reason there always many large parties of 6-12 as this Chilis, which seems to put an extra strain on the whole process. Low to the problems. Every time I've been there they have either messed up an order, or taken over 45 minutes from order to serving. I'm saying at least 8 visits! Last night my wife's fajita meat was burnt to a crisp. Other times we have had to ask the manager to check on our food, and it would still take over 45 minutes from order to server. One time the brownie desert was burned! Avoid this chilis. Try Los Archos for a quieter place with better food (albeit a small menu), local flavor, and just a more enjoyable experience.
(2)Jacob S.
The ribs were good as well as the dessert. They messed up on our order and quick cooked our rib-eye with tasted not so great. The service was slow but acceptable.. I guess it's basically like a chiles everywhere you go. GO BRONCOS!
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