DALLAS (KNWA/KFTA) – Less than a month after Chili’s ditched the skillet queso, a longtime mainstay on its menu, the restaurant chain posted three words: “Justice is coming.”
A day after teasing an announcement about the possible return of the skillet queso, the Dallas-based chain confirmed it would be coming back.
Chili’s said in an X post on Monday, “OKAY WE HEAR YOU and we hate when y’all are mad at us. We’re working on bringing Skillet Queso back to Chili’s very soon. Stay tuned for a date.”
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An Instagram post with the same caption included a photo of the skillet queso with “We tried to killet, but you love the skillet” on it.
On Oct. 2, Chili’s announced it would be axing its Beef Skillet Queso and White Queso and replacing them with a new Southwestern Queso, after learning the skillet quesos accounted for less than 1% of sales. Chili’s did mention that chips and salsa would remain untouched, however.
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“Guests are clearly looking for a better queso from Chili’s,” the company said in a news release when announcing the change. “The grill and bar recognized it was time to invest in this area and set out to develop the best queso to enjoy alongside its fan-favorite chips and salsa.”
Chili’s said it spent two years developing its new queso and came up with the Southwestern Queso, which contains a blend of American and cheddar cheeses, fire-roasted green chilies, sweet onions and a hint of lime.
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The company said in the release that 70% of people who tried both dips preferred the Southwestern Queso over the skillet quesos.
Skillet quesos have been on Chili’s menus since the 1990s, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The announcement brought backlash from fans, with some saying they would never step foot in a Chili’s again if the skillet queso went away.
Chili’s did not give an exact date for the re-release of the skillet queso but told one X follower it would return before the holidays.
