What is Chili's?
[[Image:Chili's Logo.svg|right|200px]] '''Chili's Grill & Bar''' is an [[United States|American]] casual dining [[restaurant]] chain. It serves Tex-Mex and American food.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chili's American and Mexican food|publisher=Chili's|url=https://www.chilisindia.com|access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> It was established in [[Texas]] in 1975 by Larry Lavine. Chili's first location was a converted postal station on Greenville Avenue in the Vickery Meadows area of [[Dallas]], Texas. It opened in 1975. Lavine's idea was to create an informal full-service dining restaurant. The restaurant had a menu with [[hamburger]]s of different types which didn't cost a lot. The brand was successful. By the early 1980s, there were 28 Chili's restaurants in the region. They all had [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]] style.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brinkers International|publisher=Answers.com|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Brinker-International-Inc-Company-History.html|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018234953/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Brinker-International-Inc-Company-History.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:American restaurants]] [[Category:Companies based in Dallas]] [[Category:1975 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1970s establishments in Texas]] {{us-stub}}