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Get Ready to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Chili’s and the #CoronaRita!

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Cinco de Mayo has been on my mind for about 9 months. It's not so much that I'm a die hard fan of this holiday, but that my due date is May 4th…so I might have a Cinco de Mayo baby! 

Since there's a good chance I'll be in the hospital on May 5th, I may not be able to get out and celebrate the occasion in style. But for the rest of you, I've got a suggestion for where you need to go: Chili's! There are many great reasons to visit Chili's (great place to have fun with family and friends, excellent selection of entrees that will please every palette, value-priced), but here's the main reason I'm suggesting it for Cinco de Mayo:

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Do you know what this is? It's a CoronaRita at Chili's. If you are the type of person who loves margaritas AND beer, this is the drink for you! Please have one for me, since I won't be able to this year. I think the concept is fun; Corona is actually one of only a very few types of beer that I actually like, so I think this drink sounds awesome! 

If I were going to be at Chili's this May 5th, I would definitely be getting the CoronoRita. I'd also be taking advantage of the $20 dinner for 2. Tim and I would share the fire grilled corn guacamole and chips, and he'd probably get the babyback ribs while I'd go for classic bacon burger, which the mere thought of makes my mouth water! Not bad for $20, right? 

Now that I think about it, we went to Chili's on my due date with Darah and ate spicy food to try to jump start labor. We just may be back there on May 4th if we she's still in there! Ha! 

So, I'd love to hear what you've got planned for Cinco de Mayo, and also what you think about this fun new drink at Chili's! 

Disclaimer: You must be 21 years or older to drink alcoholic beverages, and as always, remember to drink responsibly. 

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Last week, we went out to Chili’s for lunch. We had a great time! The last time we went to Chili’s, they had introduced the 2 of $20 deal, which we thought was an excellent promotion (and we found that it is running again, by the way!).

But they also have a new menu item that you might really like. It’s called the Chili’s Triple Dipper, and it celebrates the fact that good things come in 3’s! They have a nice selection of appetizers from which to choose, and you can pick any 3 for $10.49. The appetizer plate also comes with 3 different types of dipping sauce. Yum!!!

We carefully examined our options and decided to go for the Big Mouth Bites, the Southwestern Eggrolls and the Chicken Crispers. Here’s what it looked like:
I thought the food was very good, but definitely heavy. While Tim and I shared the plate, I honestly think it is a better fit for larger groups (3 or 4) because of how heavy the appetizers are. We also split the Santa Fe Chicken Wrap, which was a healthier choice. It was delicious! Here it is, straight from the kitchen:
That’s only half the food, by the way. The folks in the kitchen knew we were splitting the sandwich and served it on two plates. I thought that was really nice of them. We left Chili’s very full and with leftovers, and our total was $23…and that included the tip! Pretty good, I think!

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Disclosure: I received a gift card to Chili’s for review purposes. Additionally, the blogger who refers the most entrants to the giveaway will win a $50 gift card. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.