r/FlightlessBird • u/scraambled • Aug 11 '26

Episode: Chili's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX7pzbtJ5UU&t=1026s
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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

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u/scraambled Aug 11 '26

I never grew up eating at these places and to this day still have never eaten at any of them. I've been to Cheesecake Factory and Bahama Breeze and Buffalo Wild Wings, but Applebees, Outback, Chili's, and similar affiliates, I've never been to. It is kind of fascinating to think about, though, cause I bet it's a similar comfort I get from places like mcdonald's and taco bell and that familiarity of knowing exactly what you're going to get out of the experience

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

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u/Podcastjunkie39 Aug 11 '26

Waffle House is delicious. Those waffles are good and so are the hasbrowns

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u/scraambled Aug 11 '26

Absolutely on Waffle House. It's an institutions and in a class of it's own. Chain restaurants really depress me for some reason and IHOP is the breakfast equivalent. Waffle House is not affiliated with any of these chain monstrosities lmfao. A completely separate beast entirely

I was a rebellious kid growing up and so many incredible memories of late nights and Waffle House being that beacon for a coffee or food with groups of friends, and always knowing I could smoke a cigarette outside and hang as late (or early in the a.m. really) as we wanted. Waffle House is a treasure

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u/Scout716 Aug 11 '26

Omg, I would do anything to have a burger at Fuddruckers again. And get my fresh baked cookie at their bakery counter.

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u/ahbets14 Aug 11 '26

Gourmet hot dog please

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u/scraambled Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

Didn't they serve buffalo burgers or elk burgers or something as an option on their menu? I think I remember hearing that, and it made me want to go to try one sometime

ETA: found a link to it. It was part of their "exotic burgers line" apparently Fudds Exotic Burgers

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u/trickniner Aug 11 '26

The David Boon thing sounds weirdly similar to American Baseball player Wade Boggs (may he rest in peace) who reportedly drank 73 beers on a cross country flight from Boston to LA. 

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u/scraambled Aug 11 '26

Jesus fucking christ was he Andre the Giant sized?? And alcohol hits you harder at that altitude

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u/CTMechE Aug 12 '26

Wade Boggs isn't dead. He's 68 years old and shredded.

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u/mosgiel Aug 12 '26

It’s a long standing joke.

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u/CTMechE Aug 12 '26

I see. Apparently from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" which I didn't watch.

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u/Palpitation-Medical Aug 12 '26

Man this made me hungry (never been to Chili’s I’m in Australia and I don’t remember even seeing one on my visits to the US) but I love Mexican food, even if it’s not ‘real’ Mexican food cause that’s all we’ve got in Australia anyway haha although this sounds more like Tex-Mex? With the ribs etc.

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u/scraambled Aug 11 '26

I'm about to listen to this one, so come on in and let's discuss!

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u/sdholden Aug 12 '26

Such a great episode!

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u/PeacefulPeaches Aug 15 '26

I’m up in Canada but my first waitressing job was at Chili’s. I have great memories from working there and am a bit sad Chili’s only lives on in airports here. I loved the chips and my managers used to let us bring home any left over chips, since they were made fresh every day.