I love Chili’s food. While at Muscat City Center (MCC), this is one restaurant which is packed always. But, again, in the end good memories of food compensates for the 10-15 minutes of waiting on

any given day.

Yesterday, late evening, we went on a stroll to MCC with my wife’s cousin who was here on an official visit from Dubai. After some mandatory shopping at Carrefour’s electronics section, we headed to Chili’s. I must admit City Center is the only mall in Oman which can boast of some class in comparison to malls in Dubai. The expansion work is going on in full swing, and new shops are springing up all over.

At Chili’s, we ordered Fajita Nachos as a starter. The dish itself was quite filling.

For the main course, we had Citrus Fire Chicken and Shrimp (margarita grilled chicken topped with spicy garlic and lime shrimp, and served with rice, grilled fresh veggies)

and Country-Fried Chicken (fried chicken served with country gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet corn on the cob and garlic toast).

Sadly, the portions were quite tasty and generous, and hardly we had any space left to splurge on the Molten Chocolate Cake, which is truly very divine, and the most sought after dessert in Chili’s.

Ultimately, we washed it down with the not-so-heavy Chocolate Mochaccino and Hot Tea.

The service at Chili’s is impeccable and I was particularly impressed with a guy who landed up 2-3 times during the course of our dinner asking: “How is the food, sir?”… “Enjoy you food!”. Though customer service is alien to most businesses in this part of the world, some multinationals do know the art of servicing their customers!

The rugged interiors at Chili’s reminded me of TGI Friday’s in Bangalore. Finally, if you don’t mind spending a bit more, then Chili’s is a nice dining experience.

My rating on a scale of 1 to 10:

Food: 9/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 8/10