Saturday, January 26, 2008

Urban Legend No More - The Chili's Mega-chip


It has been confirmed; we have finally found the elusive Chili's Mega-chip. Years of searching have finally paid off; when, on a damp and dreary Saturday around noon we came upon the beast.
Before I get too far ahead of myself, let me explain to those of you who may not be familiar with how the legend of the Chili's Mega-chip began.
Many years ago we sat down at one of our favorite restaurants (Chili's) to enjoy an evening free from cooking at home. The evening started off typical, drinks and appetizers were ordered prior to dinner. Then the waitress brought us chips and salsa. As we munched and dipped, we encountered a sight that turned into obsession. There, in the pile lay two chips fused together. First we tried to pull the chips apart without breaking them; it was futile. As we pondered the mechanics of such a union, we asked the waitress for an answer. She explained that it was quite spontaneous and accidental during the cooking process. She said, though rare, that occasionally she had seen more of the same. But, she also said she encountered a 10 layer chip, but not to get our hopes up, as she has never come across one since. We looked at our 2 layer chip awhile, as we placed it back on top of the other chips, pondering what to do. Should we keep it, should we eat it? But, not content with a mere two layer chip, knowing a 10 layer chip could be lurking in our chip basket. Thus began our quest to find the 10 layer Mega-chip. As months turned in to years; the behemoth was not meant to be. We entered Chili's exclaiming, "We seek the Mega-chip, have ye seen 'er?" We were turned away time and time again. Oh, on occasion, we found a 3 layer, and sometimes a 4 layer chip, but our hearts were fixed on finding the monster.
That all changed this Saturday as we finally found the elusive Mega-chip. In a breach of excitement we could not contain our joy as we pranced around the restaurant. But, what did we do with the Mega-chip? We ate it of course. But, not before snapping a few pictures as proof and to put the legend to rest.

See the rest of the pictures on Flickr, click here.

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