US Chili's Restaurants Closing: Are So Utah Locations In Jeopardy

Chili's Bar and Grill locations are closing across the nation. In 2023 the chain shut down 16 different locations in Tennessee, Virginia and California. To me the Chili's location in St George seems busy enough to stay open although I have nothing to gauge that with. In Cedar City the Chili's parking lot seems pretty full when I go by. But is it enough to avoid the closure cuts? I would be worried about my job at this point.

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A location that just shut down in South Portland Maine allegedly gave their employees only a couple of days notice before they were out of a job. That is 2 days more of a heads up than I have ever heard when a business decides to shut down.

Scott Legato

If sales are down and a lease is up or a remodel needed, I am sure as a business owner you have to take a good hard look at numbers to see if the continued investment is still worth it. Inflation is out of control and rent is insane.

Jesse Grant

According to MSN, Chili's has closed another three locations this year: Their Fort Wayne, Ind., and St. Joseph, Mo., locations and a location in Charlotte, N.C. And I'm sure there are more to come. If I were working at Chili's right now I would be low key looking for another job. Loyalty just doesn't seem to be a thing anymore. I'm not just picking on Chili's, I have personally know far too many incredible workers that just get laid off without notice.

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It seems to me that the workforce used to take care of hard workers. On the other side of the coin, businesses are struggling to even keep workers coming to work let alone on time. So it's not just loyalty that's the problem, reliability is a big problem too. Now it's everyone for themselves.

Scott Legato

I hope we keep our local Chili's. I hope we keep the jobs here. If you love Chili's, get in there and tell them you love their food and make sure you tip for great service.

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