Chili’s website proudly displays one of its early pop culture moments from the U.S. version of “The Office” — there is a 2005 bullet that says: “Fans of NBC’s The Office learned what it means to ‘feel God in this Chili’s'” with a picture of Steve Carell’s character, Michael Scott.
Twenty years later, Chili’s is opening its first-ever “Scranton Branch,” a new, permanent restaurant near the real town where the fictional show was based, featuring throwback (2000s, if you want to feel old) decor, artwork, and menu items, including the Awesome Blossom, a deep-fried onion cut into a blossom shape, which left menus in 2008 but will make a reappearance
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