Last night it was packed!!
Mike and I had been to a school happy hour and then had to run some errands, so we didn't arrive for dinner until around 7:15. Because it is a big place with several seating areas, we were seated immediately. It had lots of families with young children who were dining. It was a noisy place.
The chips and salsa are nothing exciting. The chips come out of some bag and I think the salsa is pre-made. It is still nice that they are free.
The margaritas come out of a pre-made bottle and it bugs me that they are warm and then poured over ice. If you stick the straw in immediately and drink, you get a mouthful of warm margarita (which is no fun). They are not bad, but there is nothing exciting about them.
That is kind of the rule of thumb for this place. We have come here for 30 years (since our kids were the little ones making all the noise and dropping Mexican rice on the floor). It is all fine but nothing exciting.
I always get the shrimp chimichanga. It is not too big and the shrimp are not over-cooked. It comes with guacemole, pico de gallo, rice and beans.
Mike usually orders individual items. Last night he had an enchilada and a beef taco. Sometimes he gets beef chimichangas or beef burritos.
Most items must be partially pre-made because when you order, your food is usually out within 5-10 minutes.
Because of that, sometimes we want to just sit and talk for a bit, so we tell the waitress we don't want to order for awhile. We sip our drinks and eat our chips and talk. They don't mind.
IF you ever do go to a Chimi's restaurant...know that they ALWAYS have a deal on Groupon. You can get $45 worth of food and drinks for $29. Just make sure you purchase the Groupon for the correct location. Our meals and margaritas always is about $43-$45, so it is perfect for us. It saves us about $15 whenever we come here.
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