Chili's Fried Mozzarella

 Chili's Fried Mozzarella- 2/10 crowns


Anyone who knows me knows I am a Chili's enthusiast, but I cannot stand by this decision. Chili's removing the cheese bites from the menu is absolutely heinous and when I discovered that (unfortunately it ruined some of the glamour of Barbz Day) I literally think I may have hyperventilated in the restaurant. Anyway, this post is about the mozzarella sticks as their own entity, not in relation to the cheese bites. In that case, they would get a 0/10 rating. 


The breading: Easily the best part of this experience. I thought the flavor was good enough and was crispy, even when I ordered them to-go for my second trial. 


The cheese: This is definitely where Chili's loses me. For a Tex-Mex restaurant I don't think these match the theme at all. Even mozzarella sticks themselves are questionable. But these are thick pieces of fried mozzarella. Mostly cheese, I found myself unable to finish an order by myself both times because of the cheese density. More palatable when they have cooled off than when they are fresh out of the kitchen. The cheese pull, while good, is not enough to save this score. 


The sauce: Why would Chili's make marinara? It wasn't good and I do not recommend it for your experience. Even their watery salsa makes for a better dipping experience than this marinara. 


Chili's! Choose. A. Lane. Cheese bites? Fantastic, please (please) bring those back. These things? This is not an Italian restaurant. Even Olive Garden doesn't embarrass themselves in this way. And the kicker? Three mozzarella things for nine dollars. Yup. I justified spending this on them the first time because I need to report these findings to my public. The second time I purchased as part of a to-go order and used a free appetizer coupon, which is the only way I could recommend someone trying these. 

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