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Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Chilis table with family bowl of chips and salad caption "maggots in our food chili's?" (l) Chili's Bar and Grill building with sign (c) Close up of food caption "maggots in our food chili's?" (r)

maggots at chilis

‘Wouldn’t be the first time’: TikToker allegedly finds maggot in their meal at Chili’s

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

chili's restaurant (l) woman holding cup of water with caption "Door Dash Chronicles pt 2" (c) hands holding phone with Doordash app (r)

chilis doordash chronicles water cup

Unclick

‘The damn customer is going to think I’m f*cking drinking out the water’: DoorDasher claims Chili’s gave them half a cup of water for customer

woman explaining a conversation she had (l) (r) chilis store (m)

chilis sign on bonus

‘Trying to protect your public image’: TikToker says Chili’s didn’t honor sign-on bonuses, criticizes its employee appreciation post (updated)

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

A tip calculator (L) and a Chili's sign (R).

chilis-tip-miscalculations

‘Something isn’t adding up Chili’s’: Customer shows how Chili’s tablet allegedly calculates tips differently in viral TikTok (updated)

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

woman pointing out various parts of the chilis workplace

tiktoker exposes chilis working conditions

‘Damn, looks like a sweatshop’: TikToker shows working conditions at Chili’s in viral TikTok

woman grabbing french fries (l) woman smiling (c) woman moving french fries from one plate to another (r) all with caption "Welcome to Chilis"

welcome to chilis

‘They’re more than willing to make their staff work with COVID but draw the line here?’: Chili’s roasted after getting upset over worker using hands to serve fries in viral TikTok

chili's workers with caption "86 sprite, dr pepper, ibc, chicken enchilada soup, baked potato soup salmon, oranges, kernels, black beans, onion petals and we just opened 30 minutes ago. i'm sorry but who tf is ordering chili's at 11:30am"

chilis 86 tiktok

‘I’m sorry but who tf is ordering Chili’s at 11:30am’: Viral TikTok shows Chili’s workers overwhelmed with orders 30 minutes after opening

Chili's restaurant (l) finger selecting 20% tip (r)

chilis tip math tiktok

‘Did they just not think people would check their math?’: Customer shows how tips on Chili’s pay-at-the-table machines are incorrect in viral TikTok, sparking debate (updated)

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘All these people saying they don’t tip have obviously never worked a service job’: Chili’s server shares how much in tips she made during shift, sparking debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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