What other restaurant chains do you miss seeing around?

@johniii8147

4 жыл бұрын

Mashed never missed this one

@slackingpacking

4 жыл бұрын

Lonestar Steakhouse

@josecontreras2997

4 жыл бұрын

My Shoneys and Long John silvers.

@queenb1865

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Steak

@allenstewart8535

4 жыл бұрын

Definetly ponderosa

My husband and I had our first date at Chi-Chi's. It was wonderful. We just celebrated our 24 anniversary!

@roxcyn

4 жыл бұрын

Happy anniversary, Katie!

@katieirish5765

4 жыл бұрын

No. We had our first date at Chi Chi's in April of 1993.

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

That's cool and I think there's tributes for that place in shows like Young Sheldon and more recently Young Rock and really highly doubt the place could last in our times let alone the COVID-19 pandemic we experienced and the rest of the dreaded 2020 either.

Tasting "real" Mexican food hasn't affected Taco Bell or Del Taco. And there's still plenty of independent Mexican restaurants near me that smother everything in cheese and sour cream and serve it fried with jumbo margaritas. 🌯🌮

@ahuddleston6512

4 жыл бұрын

Yep... Or go to my grandma's house.... Never go there if you are a part of weight watchers... 😉 Wink 😉

My family and I used to often go to Chi-Chi's on the weekends. We LOVED it. My sister and I would often order chimichangas, and sip our Shirly Temples while we waited for our order. Then we would often have their deep-fried Mexican ice cream for dessert (something that we'd never heard of before going there; and couldn't get, anywhere else). The whole family loved their salsa. The "Chi-Chi's" salsa that you can buy at grocery stores today just isn't the same. Sigh.

We enjoyed the food but it was mainly the fun atmosphere that drew us back time and again. . We miss it and wondered what happened. Bring it back!

I loved Chi Chi's. At college in Bloomington, Indiana, we would go for big margaritas and chips. It was fun. The food was good in our minds and it was the 1980s. I think we picked it as the destination for our birthdays. Not much is left from that time.

I so loved this restaurant and miss it. Please come back.

Good memories with friends and dates. I miss the 80’s 💝

@fondlemeez

4 жыл бұрын

Michele Villa we all do

@zammzac9344

3 жыл бұрын

Michele Villa i missed the basketball hoop

@creating1_c1999

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Michele...missing the 80s

Hi all. How y'all are?!? I am an "Old-fart" of near 70. I lived in Mexico for a bit over seven years, so I really do know what GOOD food taste like that would have to be considered as MEXICAN FAIR. Anybody who likes and thinks TACO BELL is what is eaten in Mexico would be sadly disappointed, as it ain't even CLOSE to what Mexican food is all about. NO WAY is Taco Bell anywhere CLOSE to the delicious Mexican food I use to enjoy every day for a little over seven years. I live in Adams, MA, about 15 miles north of Pittsfield, MA. There are TWO true Mexican restaurants in the Pittsfield area, my fave being "Pancho's Mexican Restaurant" (the REAL DEAL!) and the second being "Tito's Mexican Grill", more of 'Tex-Mex', but extremely authentic; reminds me of the border town restaurants (Mexico/Texas) I have experienced. Come on up to my area if ya want and give me a shout and I'll buy you some REAL Mexican fair, ah gah-ron-tee.

I worked for ChiChi’s in college. The kind of place where the servers were having a much better time than the customers. “Welcome to Cheapees, may I take your order?” And “Lady, the wine comes in a box!”, were two of our favorite actual comments from the dining room.

@ahuddleston6512

4 жыл бұрын

I hope they weren't rude to you. Chichis is Spanish for boobies.

Chi-Chi's FROZEN strawberry margaritas...Y-U-M!

I worked pt the one on Steeles ave in north Toronto in the mid 80s as a university student... great times!👍

I sure do miss Chi Chi's ...fried ice cream !!!🤤😋😁😎🇺🇸🍀🙈🙊🙉

@osufan77

4 жыл бұрын

Mmmm, I can almost taste it now.

@RandomRandomnessKCMO

4 жыл бұрын

Man.... childhood on a plate

@loveejohnson1630

4 жыл бұрын

Yes wys

@koala7258

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomRandomnessKCMO oH My God Yes

@koala7258

4 жыл бұрын

YES

This is a restaurant that SHOULD make a comeback!! I remember eating there on several occasions as a child. Both the food and the atmosphere was amazing! Now I know why they don't exist anymore. What a sad outcome!

@beckysandford5949

2 жыл бұрын

They already sell their salsa in stores, if you want to try copycat recipes.

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

Sadly the restaurant itself is really long gone and in these times with COVID-19, war, and inflation really can't compete though I did see tributes for this in TV shows such as Young Sheldon and more recently Young Rock.

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

@@beckysandford5949 Also you tell him and sadly highly doubt this restaurant can survive our times either.

@karlc2869

11 ай бұрын

What episodes did Chi Chi's get featured in Young Rock and Young Sheldon?

I have a menu from my first date with my wife of 30 years

@treemarie213100

4 жыл бұрын

Ronald Zannini That is very sweet. My husband and I have been together for 15 years now. I wish I would’ve thought to keep something like that from our first date.

@medionlvr

4 жыл бұрын

@All Abored only on my diet

@michelj.gaudet5048

4 жыл бұрын

@All Abored WHY?

@MJA5

4 жыл бұрын

Ronald Zannini you stole a menu?

@sandrocedeno502

4 жыл бұрын

30 years! Hat off to your good sir.👏👏👏👏

I LOVE TO SEE CHI-CHI's Oh, you're talking about the restaurant chain

@JadedJassy21

4 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@idesiremore9607

4 жыл бұрын

Lol these white ppl have no clue what chi chi’s are or mean lol 😂

@pixartgaming5267

4 жыл бұрын

7:41 lol

@ahuddleston6512

4 жыл бұрын

@steve beam yes... Exactly I couldn't help but giggle when they had their adverts on the TV..... The incredible chichis..... 😉 Boobies are magic aren't they. 😉

@nickielee3353

4 жыл бұрын

@@idesiremore9607 well my ex was from Chile and she use to say chi Chi's regarding her floppy mismatched breasts/chi Chi's. Lol. It's slang for tits

Look chimichangas are amazing and you can fight me on this.

@derekvillorente4334

4 жыл бұрын

I miss the Chi Chi's chimichangas.

@petenielsen6683

4 жыл бұрын

Aldi sells a version of them in its freezers.

No restaurant has been able to get fried ice cream as good as Chi Chi's.

Show this to your Spanish speaking friends to test their maturity level lol

@x213ERx

4 жыл бұрын

Rex Sanchez 🍈🍈

@aaronstorey9712

4 жыл бұрын

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@IndianaJoe0321

4 жыл бұрын

Chichis are "boobies," @@aaronstorey9712.

@davidwise1302

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Southern California but was stationed in North Dakota around 1980. When we'd go down to Fargo to shop at the mall, we always ate at the Chi-Chi's there. I thought the name was strange (it was also the name of the first topless bar to open in my predominantly hispanic home town), but since my wife, who grew up speaking Spanish, didn't react to it I didn't say anything. Besides, it had a nice family-friendly atmosphere. When my mother-in-law, who was from Mexico City, came to visit, we went to Fargo and for lunch at Chi-Chi's. After we separated to wash our hands and my suegra had a word with her daughter, my wife, visibly shocked, asked me, "Do you know what the name of this place means?" "Yes." "How do you know that?" "I grew up in Santa Ana." Turns out that when you learn a language from your parents, they don't teach you all the words. According to Wikipedia, the original restaurant used the founder's wife's Sonoran recipes. Her nickname was "Chi-Chi".

@susanramirez

4 жыл бұрын

That's probably why it failed in Texas because my family never would have stepped foot into a place with that name thinking it was like Hooters or a topless bar or something like that lol. I've never heard of this restaurant before

I remember they had fried ice-cream.

@renerenatorivera9062

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. it was very popular.

@jaimesmith2266

4 жыл бұрын

I heard it was really good i remember eating at chi chi's when i was little i never had the opportunity to try it😕

LOVED their Margaritas, our bar tab was always more than our food. LOL

I used to work at one in my town in California. I loved it and now I've been working at Chi Chi's pizza for 5 years now.

I miss you Chi Chi 😭

As a Texan, I'm happy I never got to try this.

@skeletorkahn

4 жыл бұрын

It was no Papasitos, thats for sure

Chi-chi's was the shit! As a kid i loved that placed and was a biweekly/monthly visit. Great food. Great environment. Then i turned 21 and was able to drink and eat. I miss that place. Needs a come back

I used to go to Chi Chi's in Williamsport PA a lot back in the 90s. They were good for a chain type Mexican restaurant or, as good as one might expect in PA.

i tasted a burrito with cheese from chi-chis in luxembourg and INSTANTLY fell in love.... i wish this foodchain got more popular.

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

Bad news an outbreak of Hepatitis A killed it in the early 2000's. You may want to Google and KZread all about it and also really highly doubt it could survive in our times either nor get past 2020 with the dreaded COVID-19 but it has been featured in parts like Young Sheldon and more recently Young Rock may want to Google and KZread all about that.

Went out for dinner at Chi-Chi's on a regular basis, the food and environment was fantastic. I really do miss that restaurant experience. Now we have Made in Mexico Restaurants around. Going back even before Chi-Chi's I enjoyed going to a Mexican style food restaurant called Viva Zapata. Their food was always good. They were smaller in size in comparison to Chi-Chi's. They were dimly lit and intimate. Taco Bell I have never been a fan.

I Remember many a underage Margarita at chi-chis

@lindaisraelpitts9497

4 жыл бұрын

We all do!!! Oh the memories...

@winning3329

4 жыл бұрын

What? They gave alcohol to kids?

@Emiliapocalypse

4 жыл бұрын

Haha how times have changed

@ahuddleston6512

4 жыл бұрын

I did too.... I just wore a bit of makeup... Plus Applebee's

The Chi Chi’s In Brookfield, Wi was the biggest sales location and right down the street from me. They did a great lunch buffet for like $6 all you can eat delicious Mexican foods. As a teen in the 1980’s it was the best date night dinner before a movie. Oh how I miss that restaurant

@gabeguzman9478

Жыл бұрын

I loved going to that, it was the last location open to before they completely closed down

Miss the BBQ Burrito, Fried Ice Cream, and Andes mints given out with your bill.

@beckysandford5949

2 жыл бұрын

Is that where the tradition mints given out with your bill began?

I loved eating there during the HEP-A outbreak, as I was immunized in the Army, and during that period the menu was half off. The Beaver Valley Mall location is now a Hibatchi restaurant.

@tariblevins955

4 жыл бұрын

lol, ironic. sad chi chis had a limited notch.

I always got the seafood chimichanga. It was the greatest food item from a chain restaurant.

@geve8473

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely my favorite!

Chi-Chi's was the hub for those of us in our thirties circa 1984-1990. I don't remember why we drifted away but we were sorry to see it torn down in the early-2000s.

I miss Chi Chis...I don't always want fast food Mexican....and would love a place to go sit and have a nice Mexican meal with the fun atmosphere that Chi Chis had

I remember down town London uk had chi chi’s it was good I do miss it and Texas lone star

as a 80s kid.....my mom loved that place on the new orleans...West bank. chef would prepare right at the table with big fire. was a good place to dine out for the week end. those were the days.....

Where can i get this royalty free background song? i wanna use it in my own videos.

Chi-chi's may not have been authentic Mexican (not even close) but some of the items were incredibly delicious. Their fried taquitos with the spicy cheese dip, and the fried vanillas ice cream were out of this world.

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

Yes and the place is mentioned in shows like Young Sheldon and more recently The Rock. Also can say highly doubt this restaurant can survive our times since we have to deal with pandemics, inflation, war, shortages and also compared to when it was open the restaurant goers of today aren't like in the past since there's PC and woke mindset to worry about and also really have to worry about those Karen people as well.

LOVED CHI CHI'S......BEST MEAL THEY HAD.......CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADA WITH DIABLO SAUCE" DINNER WITH BEANS AND RICE SIDES......BOMB!!!!

I liked the Chi Chi's Mexican Restaurant in Tallahassee, Fl.

A Friend of mine worked there one day. He was so happy he loved their food. He quit half way through his shift due to the nasty food handling. He said they dumped the salsa back into the bucket when busing tables and would serve it again.

@Jdub1005

2 жыл бұрын

I would never do that and I never saw that at my restaurant. That is pretty gross

@TrueCrimeJade

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jdub1005 I’ve heard of other places doing this too, and just hoped it was a rumor. If it is true, that’s disgusting.

@mr.gamers9312

9 ай бұрын

and they wonder why people got hepatitis

I started work at the UK Chi Chis, Leicester Square, London, January 1987. Great people, good times, fantastic memories: Birthday song, shouting "Hot Skillet!" and the Margaritas.

So no one is gonna point out what Chi Chis mean in Spanish???

@1985toyotacamry

4 жыл бұрын

No and I know what it means

@marcyhoang

4 жыл бұрын

Titties

@IndianaJoe0321

4 жыл бұрын

"Boobies!"

@susanramirez

4 жыл бұрын

They're trying to say it lost popularity with more Mexican immigrants starting their own restaurants and people getting a taste of real Mexican food for the first time, if that were the case then Taco Bell would have gone out of business long ago. This restaurant losing business as more Mexican immigrants came I'm sure had more to do with the name than anything else. What family would take their kids to eat at a place called "boobies"? lol

@astoldby

4 жыл бұрын

@@susanramirez Taco bell is probably still in business because it was cheaper than Chi-Chi and it has drive-trus I think that was probably the case back in the 80s and 90s.

Chi Chi's and Carlos O' Kelly's used to be off the hook!! It's a shame they had to close up shop.

So as someone who grew up in the East Coast after 1990 I never heard of this place. But they closed and Taco Bell is still a thing? How unfortunate.

@ashleighnichole8197

4 жыл бұрын

We had them in Pennsylvania in the 90's....it was SO SO good!!

@KarbonStar

4 жыл бұрын

There was one right outside of Philadelphia. I loved it!

Thank you! I loved Chi Chi’s.

one really big hit was when they took the chef out of the local restaurant centralize food production froze the meals then microwaved them at the local restaurant. The last time I ate at a ChiChi's my meal was hot on the out side and still had ice in the center

@klmitchellbrown

4 жыл бұрын

Janine McGuire 🤢

I miss having Chi-Chi's around here, it's been ages though but, there food was good despite the down sides the restaurant chains mishaps over the time. What I miss the most was there Seafood Nachos & Enchiladas, they were so good (me being a big fan of seafood.) Though you can find the recipes online pretty much any where now of days.

@cheshirekat3050

4 жыл бұрын

"their".

Oh how I miss Chi-Chi's. So many childhood memories for me. Birthdays were celebrated there and when the college football team in my hometown of Kalamazoo Michigan would win a big game, Chi-Chi's would be packed with people afterwards. So nostalgic everytime I think about Chi-Chi's.

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

Also more recently there was a whole episode of Young Rock about the place and also mentioned in the show Young Sheldon anyway may also want to Google and KZread or however you want to find this stuff out.

I was a cook there in the mid 90’s. It was a fun place to work and we were always busy. 1-2 hour wait time on Fridays and Saturdays. I will miss that place for sure!

This chain is so obscure even I haven't heard of it before

I really miss Chi Chi's , I took my first real girlfriend to our first date to Chi Chi's in 1982. Great food and service

People didn't really care about authenticity, so long as the food was palatable. Chimichangas may not have had had anything to do with Mexican cuisine, but afterwards some actual Tex Mex restaurants have been making them. Their problem was that quality of the food careened downhill in the 90s, so people stopped eating there. I remember eating there in 1998 for the first time in several years because my fiancee got a coupon, and we were both amazed how far the chain had fallen. 😆 we were just thankful neither of us got sick. Most locations closed down soon after that and we weren't surprised.

Chi Chi’s seafood chimichanga was my go to entree. Always so good I miss their food to this day.

Every time you say "Ta-Ta's" I giggle inside for the context.

We had one in Suffolk County on Long Island through the 80's. It was such a cool place when I was a kid. We found one many years later, I think the one in PA? It was a road trip, and we ended up stopping for nostalgia's sake because yes! LMAO.

Growing up in Pittsburgh I do remember that, and I do remember never go into a Chi-Chi's ever again after.

Last time I was at a Chi-Chi's was 1996 with two friends (still have pics we'd taken there).

I had NOT REALIZED they were GONE,,as they were NEVER, A HABIT for me ! RIP, CHEERS FROM NJ

That tower of Mexican pizzas...that alone made them worth going to.

I did not care about authentic I just wanted good and Chi chis was great !

As I recall, this restaurant was in Canada, long ago, in the 1980s. It does not exist anymore.

@yvellebradley2502

4 жыл бұрын

Friends and I used to go there for drinks!

My brother was a waiter there in the late 90s/early 2000s. When hep A outbreak happened, he went from $100s in tips each night to less than $10. Hep A killed the business no doubt. Glad you nailed it here.

@Jdub1005

2 жыл бұрын

I thought they had listeria

@kellychuang8373

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and even if it did survive I can doubt this place can dodge COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, war and really a whole lot of troubles and also nut job people from PC and Karen crowds to deal with. The restaurant business is really rough and also we have inflation and strikes to worry about as well.

Reading these comments let’s me know that a lot of us had the same childhood experiences where on a regular basis we were all eating at Chi Chis and loving it. This is literally the only restaurant I miss. They had the best enchiladas and the fried ice cream was my all time favorite dessert and it was a place where I could play videos games while we waited forever for a table because they were so crowded.

I used to eat there all the time. They had an enchilada with crabmeat and cream sauce. It was delicious.

I grew up on Chi-Chis in Duluth, MN in the late 80s-early 90s. We often went there on Sundays at lunchtime in the Fitgers building and there was almost always a 15-45 minute wait for a table. All the kids menus were printed on those stupid paper sombrero hats and there always seemed to be at least one birthday party present. Yeah, the food was trash, the ground beef chimichanga was a joke in retrospect, but this is classic nostalgia for me. Thanks for posting this.

I tried the one in Vancouver, the food was bland and there was no salt available. Never went again...😯

There was one in Calgary, it had a fire sometime in the 90s and sat empty for years, it is something else now. We have so much access to authentic restaurants and products now, this is why!

I want this restaurant back. I miss it so much. Seafood nachos were the best

I remember going there with my parents as a kid and hating it because i was a picky eater as a kid. Now i love mexican food. It was always very dark in there and had a particular smell to it. My stepdad always got something on a sizzle plate which was exciting to watch come to the table.

@astoldby

4 жыл бұрын

He probably got fajitas.

I don;t know how it was there but there was one in Layton, UT until very recently...

We had one In Canada when I was kid ... good times 🙂🙂

What about ci ci’s! They had ads on tv here in Reno saying they were coming but it was in Vegas. Which is literally further than the ocean

I used to work at a Chi Chis in the early 80s. It was the cleanest kitchen I have ever worked in. The only microwave in use was to heat up the special beef for the Chimis. If any got caught dumping salsa from a from a table back into a the salsa tank, they would have been fired on the spot. Pretty sure that never happened.

The only reason I know of this restaurant's existence is because of Office Space.

@jasonnishanian8835

2 жыл бұрын

But that’s not the name of the restaurant on that movie lol That one was called Chotchkie's

Weird to think it was already dying when my family was taking us there in Indiana in the 90s. There's an abundance of more authentic Mexican restaurants in Indianapolis now, but I'm sure all of us would still enjoy ChiChi's about as often if it was still an option. Like Taco Bell, it's an adaptation of Mexican food for American palates. Sour cream still smothers everything on my plate if I can get it. Though on the other hand, I thought I didn't like guacamole for years because I'd only had theirs, which was either blandest bland or 80% jalapeno juice by volume depending on the day you went.

@inactiveuser555

Жыл бұрын

taco bell is nothing like authentic mexican food, it’s quite literally a joke. i would imagine that it would go the same for this franchise as well. There’s a holy GOD in Heaven, Who created you and I for His glory, but our sins have separated us from Him. the wages of sin is DEATH, but the FREE Gift of GOD is eternal life in CHRIST the LORD. in love, CHRIST died for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. repent, stop living in sin, and believe in the Gospel.

Their commercials were so fun.

Visited a chi-chi’s inAnn Arbor ,Mi. And loved the placed!

i worked at chi chis in the early 90's...it was big in canada with every big city having at least 3 places. still have an old uniform.

Who EIse is a true fan of Mashed? 😍 If you are watching this… Have a phenomenal day and rest of 2019!🌹

There is still one out there!!!! In Bruges, Belgium! I was so surprised when I saw it! www.chichis.be/

Fried ice cream was everything!!!

We had a chi chis in Clinton md outside andrews aafb. It was nice when we wanted to go out but not get on the highway. I was so sad when they left. It was sizzlers all over again.

There's an old Chi-Chi's building in Fayetteville, nc that now a Chinese place. Has been for years. I remember going to Chi-Chi's as a kid.

I used to love their chimichanga’s!!!

I use 2 luv going here as a kid The Mexican fried ice cream was my shit.. 🍧😍🔥👍🍧.. #ImissChi-Chi's

Chi Chi's had a restaurant in Toronto, Canada and it was always packed. We loved it but it disappeared as quickly as it came.

I remember Chi Chi's, it was good. I was a little kid and mom & dad would take us out for Mexican.

Interesting about Outback Steakhouse purchasing Chi Chi's locations. Terrible that SCALLIONS (green onions) made diners ill, some with hepatitis.

Ugh I dream about Chi Chi' seafood Cancun still to this day. We make a copycat recipe(hint:tequilla in the sauce), but it's still not as good as the real thing 😭😭

The Brussels branch of Chi-Chi's closed on October 31, 2017. They had 5 euro frozen margaritas during happy hour every day. Brilliant. You can't even get frozen margaritas now in Brussels anywhere (even the Hard Rock has discontinued them), let alone for 5 euros.

These videos are so well-researched. I’d love to see these done in a podcast format with panel discussion and a healthy dose of roasting.

Bring back Chi Chi's!

I ate at Chi about 10 years ago All I can say is it taste like frozen Microwave Mexican food. I feel if I eat it again I would have a Mexican mudslide in my pants

I never saw a Chi-Chis 🙄

@shavonnestacia2865

4 жыл бұрын

Me neither....I only seen the name at the supermarket as salsa....

They had a real Mariachi band on Thursday nights at our local Chi-Chi’s.

@randybaker6254

4 жыл бұрын

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@randybaker6254

4 жыл бұрын

micheal halrey . thats rite . brendna wash respond now wut do u too that huh bud we donot beleaver you . now

When I was a kid, Wendy's had what was called the "SuperBar". Self serve, all you could eat tacos/nachos, Salad bar, or pasta. Plus soft serve ice cream with toppings for dessert.

@gregorsamsa1364

4 жыл бұрын

Quit bragging

@IntelligentT82

4 жыл бұрын

Ooh yesss I vividly remember the Wendy's SuperBar. We had one at the Wendy's downtown Kalamazoo Michigan

Chi chi’s and El Torito were very good in the 80’s in NY. The salsa and fried ice cream were addictive.

Thanks. I can chi clearly now.