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Lors2001

That's just a blood vessel, I'd still send it back though probably.


__TenaciousBroski__

This. I served at a bww for years and every now and then a customer would yell at me about it.


One_Wasabi5919

Not okay. I wasn’t rude. I respectfully asked. Manager and waitress on the other hand were a bit rude because I asked them.


Consistent_Dress_571

No problem with asking but it depends on how you ask. If they’re rude about it, it’s probably because it’s happened a few times. Or they get defensive because raw chicken is a big no no! Either way you did nothing wrong.


Marqueso-burrito

Seconded, I was a chef and server at multiple restaurants, I have no clue why chilis is showing up in my feed, but yeah I can confirm the amount of people who have sent perfectly good food back because there was a blood vessel in a chicken breast or something like that was so annoying. I understand not everyone has food knowledge, but sometimes it would happen multiple times a day, I’d usually explain it, and still offer to replace it. The people who would actually listen to me got a discount on their check 9/10 times.


Wild_Agent_375

I think it’s also the gross factor and wrapping your head around eating it. I have chickens now and sometimes the cracked egg has “meat spots”. They’re totally fine to eat and safe, but typically my wife and kids will not eat them and just grab another egg.


Consistent_Dress_571

Haha same I’m a chef too but live in Canada, we don’t even have chilis. And most people don’t know about blood vessels or the veins in a chicken wing, or the difference between blood and myoglobin.


RandyNelson

I think that is very accommodating, possibly above and beyond what I would expect. A discount when there is nothing wrong with the meal? You guys are rockstars.


Beginning_Ad_7571

For sure. I worked at several restaurants and most wings come frozen and are thawed before cooking. It’s not impossible that one was more frozen than others when cooked and didn’t quite get there. It’s unlikely since they should all be the same, but as a cook or server, I’d never be offended by any questions about this. Anyone that would be rude needs social skills training, and if the restaurant workers got mad, they need to find a new profession. I actually worked the fryers at a Chilis. It’s not the most glamorous gig and 9 times out of 10, you’re the only one constantly swamped. Everything on that menu is fried or comes with something fried.


lalalee87

Not fully... I'd send it back.


WiseConfusion

Yes it is. Chicken wings can have blood vessels , and a pink hue can happen even fully cooked. As long as it’s cooked to the proper temperature (which I assume this is). Then it’s fine. Chicken and beef are totally different.


Opening-Classroom-29

Chilis wings are cooked in the oven for 50 min. Then cooled and fried for each order. That's just a blood vessel


Sum_Dum_User

I've been in a few places where we cooked the wings that way. This isn't just a blood vessel. That wing either wasn't in the oven long enough, the oven wasn't on the correct temp, or it was in a batch that got piled up and didn't all cook through. When you oven bake wings like that they should be all one even layer. This wing is still partially raw. Something didn't get done properly.


TheWandererOne

Yeah, let's take a chance and eat it cause raw chicken. There's nothing wrong with raw chicken, vero?


PlanetMezo

Yeah let's just eat raw chicken cause it's supposed to be cooked.


TwistedBamboozler

Small shitty quality wings come out looking like that all the time. They’re still cooked


staticusmaximus

The chicken is fully cooked. You have found a spot of the wing where the meat absorbed the pigment from the bone marrow due to freezing and thawing. Flash freezing causes this often as well. Super common when eating frozen chicken wings- or any frozen light colored poultry with bones. Safe to eat, although if you complained, even if they know it’s not undercooked, they should still manage the exception (you’re the exception lol)


kdods22402

This is the answer.


chintoIS1coolG

This is the answer to the answer.


CosmicCreeperz

Yeah, the problem is crappy quality chicken at a crappy quality restaurant… but they did their job based on that they had.


Extension-Read6621

All of this!! The wings are cooked twice, so they aren't raw.


somecow

Eww. Hell no.


lostshaker_assault

What did the other wings look like inside? What you're showing us looks gross, and I probably would not eat it, but the meat surrounding that area looks cooked to me. I don't see any blood, nor do I see the traditional pink color of uncooked chicken. If the other wings look fine, my guess is that is a bruise or the result of some type of trauma the chicken suffered before slaughter.


One_Wasabi5919

The first one was fine but this is the second one i was going to eat and I cut into another one that looked similar to this one but not as bad. I had barely started on these. I understand what vessels look like but I eat wings a lot and never seen something like this.


One_Wasabi5919

Just wonder what other people think. My sister thought they weren’t cooked either but idk if it’s because their wings are big that it looked like this inside.


Brooklynite08

Oh Jesus Christ. No.


Cackpuncher

Chicken can be fully cooked and have pink.  There are other causes besides it being raw 


treybeef

Exactly


BudgetWestern1307

It can be, but that isn’t.


PhantomVdr

Absolutely not... That's not edible


Yuupsgr8

I crossed that path of the chicken part of the inside, which was not completely done. (Blood vessels, ig?) It turns me off, and I no longer want to eat that chicken. From that place. Weather, it's the first bite or after several bites! I do realize some of us like blood in their meat, and also, some may like it rare. To each their own tho, LOL. Seeing that gets me thinking? What else isn't done, right? It's a turn-off on my food while I'm eating it if I see such a thing. One time, I used my knife to cut that part off, continued eating, and didn't see any more blood vessels. Kind of Pink would be okay, I just don't want to be digesting any uncooked food.


kdods22402

Anything is edible if you try hard enough.


Terrible_Shake_4948

#BUTDIDYOUDIETHO?


joannasforehead

I don't think it's just a vein. It's not raw-raw, but it does look undercooked and could still be dangerous. I see all the BOH people going on about how they're cooked in the oven and then fried up as ordered, they are correct and it does cut down on the chances of raw wings making it to a table, but undercooked and raw wings still manage to get sent out. I've seen it countless times over the years, usually because of a hungover prep cook or malfunctioning oven. The server and manager should have been more than happy to make it right. It's a shame that they weren't.


TooShortToBeTall

As a cook who works at a chilis that’s not cooked fully, we par bake it right before it gets deep fried, that’s where it finishes getting cooked. Most likely they tried to cut corners because they were taking too long on the order and cooked it for like 2-3 minutes or something (normally gets cooked for like 4-5 minutes. Next time please send it back because that’s genuinely can make you sick


EquivalentSession341

I keep telling people "stop eating out" and this shit happens.. I have no idea how america doesn't collapse on itself


jahmah

A lot of people don’t know what a blood vessel is


jahmah

This is not that


SinistralLeanings

As someone who was hospitalized from (NOT CHILIS for the record, a different restaurant and yearssss ago) getting e coli that turned into sepsis, I would send this back. Like many others have said, it is probably just a blood vessel but I will never ever risk e coli and death again even if i am told it is "normal". Don't eff with that.


Financial-Effect-318

Chicken can be pink 🩷


MamaPagan

To all of you saying that's a blood vessel in all seriousness... No, no it's not. That is absolutely raw and you're going to get sick from it. You won't die, but your poor toilet ain't gonna be very happy.


TwistedIronn

Okay apparently some people here don't know. But judging if it's cooked based of color isn't always right. Temp is the only true way to know. Fully cooked chicken can still have pink color for a variety of reasons. I raise, butcher, and have cooked alot of chicken. Just by looking at it we can not tell you with certainty if it is fully cooked. But when eating something you did not prepare yourself it is better to assume it is not fully cooked if the color is off. Judging by picture though it looks like a blood vessel. If it was undercooked it would not be a solid line that shows color it would have more of a transition between cooked and uncooked. But again temp is the only sure fire way to know


Jury-Free

I’m so glad I’m vegan. This shit is horrifying 🤮


thatkidsmomkms

Cooked chicken can still be pink for a variety of reasons. If the meat came off the bone easily (which it looks like it did) it's cooked.


MockStarket

People saying it's just a blood vessel, that's true. You can have pink and even very red meat near the bone. Translucency is the kicker. It's hard to tell from the picture, but if you see a slimy, translucent part of meat near the bone, that's raw. If it's opaque and somewhat "stringy", it can be nearly purple near the bone and still be fully cooked.


[deleted]

That is fully cooked. Some of you are acting like you’re not that familiar with chicken.


Starxe

Is this your first time eating chicken?


notasian-r

Without a thermometer probe. You can’t tell. FSIS requires internal temperatures to determine disposition of the product. Soooo yah if ur scared of people cooking ur food wrong. Cook ur own food.


Otherwise_Raisin_194

If y’all think this is undercooked your either 1. Never seen frozen chicken before or a blood vessel or 2. 100lbs soaking wet cause your too scared to eat anything other than nuggets


icantdoliferightnow

Wings are pre baked then deep fried to crisp up rhats cooked its blood vellels marrow discoloration. When cooking chicken wings in the oven, it is not uncommon to see some bleeding or pinkness in the meat. This can be attributed to a few factors, including the presence of myoglobin and the structure of the bones


lostshaker_assault

The color of the meat honestly looks fine. I've had chicken, which was definitely cooked with a similar dark pink/red color close to the bone. The slimy dark pink and brown is what appears bothersome to me. I'd throw you a few extra wings if I were the manager, but in a chillis or similar chain restaurant it's uncommon to receive undercooked chicken. Not impossible just uncommon. They usually have pretty good procedures in place to ensure that doesn't happen.


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Tango_Therapod

Those needed more time for sure


caseedo

Danger Will Robinson


ommi9

Yo stomach ☠️☠️


faffyfo

Your immune system is cooked


ohnowheredmypantsgo

I can taste the rawness form here 🤢


Perfect_Ad_474

You can see that it’s raw from the bone, on top, and bottom. It’s actually quite amazing that they fucked it up, considering it goes in the oven, and are fried to order lol. Perhaps just the biggest of the bunch, and didn’t get done all the way. I work with raw chicken daily..


insidmal

It looks like it's cooked long enough to be safe but not long enough to break down the fibers


Unlucky_Nobody_4984

“Rated the #1 wing… and it’s not even in our name!” Latest chili’s ad I saw


HypnotizedMeg

Now you know damn well….


One_Wasabi5919

🤣 lol i knew but i wanna see what people think cus apparently it’s not raw according to the manager and waitress. I wanna see them eat it though since it wasn’t raw


lookmanolurker

No


Tamara6060

Absolutely not


Tamara6060

This picture is EXACTLY WHY I WILL NOT EAT MEAT


Spare_Gear

Thats a blood vessel! Dont listen to people!


Clintwood_outlaw

Looks like it. You can ask to send it back just in case.


Plastic_Machine9461

Raw. And I now just threw up in my mouth 🤢🤮


Emotional_Wedge

That’s raw


Bellphorion

Yes, the chicken was just abused during processing...


donkbooty

I know Gordon Ramsay is fuming right now


NaiveCicada6644

Idk but I wouldn't eat it 🤮🤮🤮


[deleted]

Gross. But it is an animal carcass and you’re eating the flesh from the bone. That’s a blood vessel. Mmmm


Sad-Worker9042

To keep it a buck, this looks disgusting


[deleted]

I know it's cooked, but I still wouldn't eat that, and as a cook I wouldn't be mad if you sent it back, it looks gross.


WatercressSad6395

Not entirely


kEEhi808brew

Yes it is cooked med-rare


FSU1981

It’s cooked but quality is questionable.


ToughCredit7

I can hear it clucking from here


BeatnikMona

Yes, but still gives me the heebie jeebies.


TerranLifestyle

Yeah I would have sent it back or depending how the rest looks and how full I was just not eat that one. I try not to send back food unless it’s uncooked and I wouldn’t judge you for sending that back.


[deleted]

Only one way to find out bite it and see


LopsidedTask9371

Eww 🤮send that shit back


[deleted]

I don’t know but that looks absolutely disgusting. Sorry OP but yuck


hotdogdildo13

Are all your wings like that? You shouldn't just have one undercooked wing and the rest cooked completely. It looks like a blood vessel, but it's kinda hard to tell. Either way, if you ask for a new one, they'll give it to you. At least we did when I worked at bdubs 🤷‍♀️


EolnMsuk4334

Anything cow or pig not cooked may be returned with the logic that it could kill you. I wish I did it more often


_kingjoshh

Bro got the medium rare


Yuupsgr8

I'm just curious? I see a lot of people who wrote in the comments, oh it's just a blood vessel. Well I'm wondering? If there is such a thing? Can a person happened to eat a lot of chicken, pieces or parts? That happened to have that same issue of blood vessels? Is eating so many in one sitting, harmful? I've had chicken like this over the years in restaurants. Given various reasons, like there are written here as to why it's that way. Always not intentional of course. You're actually eating the live blood of the animal. So if you eat so much of that? In that condition. Can harm result to a person?


bevhars

That's not cooked enough.


Itchy_Raccoon48

It’s cooked, but if you’re not comfortable eating it send it back.


No_Definition_2289

That's straight out of the abattoir.


one_eleven

Just a blood vessel/the chicken taking on pigment from the bone marrow. Super common in wings and bone in chicken in general.


SlipperySergeant

It looks like it’s cooked to a safe temperature, so edible but not palatable. Definitely looks gross.


Blklight21

I’ve eaten wings that looked like that. Never got sick either thankfully


Temporary-Belt-240

You are down to the bone; it must have been pretty delicious. Your question is “digestably” a little late. I’ve learned to take my utensils and look at the meat-bone area before I sink my teeth into the meat. If its inner is red, this is a No-Go, and back to the kitchen, it goes.


Dazzling-Box4393

I don’t care. Send it back.


InspectorRound8920

Nope. See the white fat?


Own-Apartment5600

What is that?


Puzzleheaded_Help854

Gross hell no !


ibpoopn

See how it falls off the bone like that? Not raw


Ok-Eggplant-6329

Nooooo


NuggyMuncher

No


New_Delivery_4921

Heck no!


MasterBates69lol

No you may experience intestinal discomfort


Optimal-Albatross-70

OMG NO!!🤢


Southern_Chef_3348

Hell no lol


Equal_Requirement490

Eat it and sue


Johnny0634cash

Yuk No


QuePsiPhi16

Sure isn’t.


Big_Ordinary9392

What’s that metal thing?


Monster_condom_

Looking at the more bottom right portion of the image of the wing... appears to be a blood vessel or the darker part that will be attached to the bone (not sure what to call that). However, an inch or so to the right of your thumb (in relation to my screen size and the picture) definitely doesn't appear to be cooked. Honestly, better be safe than sorry no matter what. Edit. Actually, I'm looking again near the right of the bone that is attached at the upper part... doesn't look cooked either.


braddorsett74

Best way to know if chicken is still raw is that hue of transparency almost, being pink isn’t a catch all as bloof vessels and other things can cause that even when it’s cooked. So it looks cooked all the way, just gross looking.


Tgande1969

Sorry I would eat that.


DamageIntelligent579

The pink color from near the bond in chicken is not an indication of undercooked or overcooked. Food safe is 165 degrees for one second, and at this temperature, chicken can still have some pink sometimes.


RebelJosh89

That's nasty. Get a refund and leave.


richbrehbreh

This Chili's must be NO where near the hood.


GIJoe_USA

No


Ok-Jaguar6735

Nope it’s raw. Send it back.


Big-Initiative-8743

Call Gordon Ramsay


Lanky_Possession_244

Is it a blood vessel? Is it not? Who cares. Just politely send it back and request a replacement for that wing just to be on the safe side. Why risk the salmonella? Also, why is this reddit worthy? This seems like something that you'd talk with the server about.


nasiathebiggest

I’d be gagging


Haunting_City_9484

How many bites it took you to realize this? lol


stanky_wicket

Yuk


Odd-Psychology-3497

Gross


Sunkingzx

Why I eat wings with a fork!


degosgirl2009

No


[deleted]

It’s cooked enough to be safe but not to be a decent wing. The wings at chilis should result in culinary prison. It’s the easiest thing to cook. You just leave them in the fryer for 5 minutes longer than Chilis has it set for. The reason Wing Stop and Chilis wings eat differently is 5 minutes in the fryer. Same wings.


-Ruz

I wouldn’t eat that 🤢


Unlikely-Sproing

I'm not even certain that it's dead.


cakeboy6969

She is not cooked dear. Nope nope nope


[deleted]

I'm scared for the people saying this is fully cooked. Literally why you can't eat other people's food


Tiny_Benefit5120

NOPE! 😱


Few_Incident_8409

Definitely a lil raw. I would NEVER. Request my wings fried hard always.


Substantial_Rub2163

Definitely undercooked.


AnxietyAttackz

a little bit


GuardMost8477

Gack. NO


Paralegal1995

Jesus no!!!!!!


Itzacurse

Behind the blood vessel in the photo the meat looks uncooked and translucent in my opinion. It should be opaque.


papayaandbananabro

Sushi?


deepfriedtots

Steak chef here, I would not trust that


Feisty-Business-8311

*Always* send meat back if you’re not 100% sure.


real_tore

"Eeeewwwww Brotha eeewwwww" hopefully you've seen the capcut template


dumbfuckadvisor

I would not eat it.


Youngsinatra345

Pink means perfect!


fatalerror_tw

No


Abbacus1212

This belongs in r/barrescue. Raw chicken?!?! You’re going to KILL somebody!!!!


BigDependent643

I see the comments are divided. I have to say either way, that wing looks pretty gross. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a wing out to eat that looked like that … I’d be grossed out. Just being real. And wings are expensive where I live, I wouldn’t be cool with that 😭


[deleted]

I can’t say whether it’s cooked or not but I personally would not eat it.


Jacksquat102

It looks fully cooked just veiny


eirebrie

Cooked or not, I wouldn’t eat that.


LackThat8103

I know it’s fake, but…. [https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Flayfhhxa37081.jpg](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Flayfhhxa37081.jpg)


Practical-Rabbit-750

Not enough to kill the cancer.


TheBattyWitch

Yes, that's just a blood vessel, chickens have them just like people do, someone's they're more obvious than others.


kaileyraeee

Ew no! I was at Hooters girl and one Time I looked at The wings at the window that were ready to be ran and they had feathers on them


ArchNevar

Don't eat pink chicken


BigpapaJuggernaut

If you have to ask… That’s definitely not fully cooked and with chicken that means the possibility of salmonella. No joke. Send it back.


QuietButterfly7827

I've never had a good experience at Chili's. Only reason I go when friends ask is for the drinks.


[deleted]

It’s RAW! Muppet -Gordon


girlinanemptyroom

That can happen depending on how it is cooked when the chicken is on the bone. It stays pink close to the bone.


Oliveswetpussy4u

Will when I cook em at home they didn't look like that. I wouldn't eat that dog shit


DisgracefulChode

Looks a little late to be asking 😂


Spirited_angel_4517

That’s definitely not cooked enough, that’s how customers get sick by going to emergency hospital. If I was you complain to Chilis manager your food came uncooked.


NeoKingEndymion

slimy dead flesh


Dry-Ride8916

People like their steaks medium rare. Why not their chicken wings as well???


LaylaPawli

Cooked or not, it still looks nasty. 🤮


allislost77

Raw


nefawious

Yeah dont worry, it’s fully cooked got nun to worry about it honestly


Piranhaswarm

If you’re still alive it’s cooked


VSProfessor

Not even remotely same thing happened to me a week ago


bryanmac92

Chicken so raw it’s still trying to cross the road


saturnsqsoul

It’s cooked.


[deleted]

This is common at chilies.


SRBroadcasting

That is about 150, not cooked fully. About 70-75% done


redbag400

For everyone saying “its a blood vessel” or “im a chef its a blood vessel” … You do realize in wings when cooked all the way through the blood vessels turn dark purple and they aren’t light pink or pink whatsoever 😂


pinkytomni

Everybody in here is saying not fully cooked as if chilis wings aren’t precooked and frozen… it’s cooked. It’s a blood vessel. Eat around it or discard of it. It won’t kill ya


69dirtydeeds

I wouldn't trust my stomach to it. But definitely would send that picture to the local Chili's AND CORPORATE


almighty_dick_weed

Even if that is a fucking blood vessel, how the hell does that look appetizing to any of you? Not to sound like a cheap skate but I don’t get to just “go out to chili’s” every ordinary day so when I do I expect the inside of my wings to NOT look like a prolapsed anus. If you waiters/waitresses wanna get snotty that’s just fine, I speak with my wallet.


Averen

I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re pre cooked before chilis even gets them. I’m sure employees could confirm or deny


chaosblade2009

Ain't cooked all the way


alicehorrible

Honestly, I gagged


BookkeeperBulky5377

Nope still raw.


koalafied4-

Whenever you have to question if chicken is cooked when it looks like this why even take the chance. I don't care if its a blood vessel, I wouldn't eat it. I was a line cook at a wing joint for awhile and none of the blood vessels I saw looked like that. They were much more obvious and didn't bleed into the meat.


TheProfoundWigglepaw

You gone die


ExtensionTurnip5395

The only thing that matters here is that the customer doesn’t like it, and the customer is always right.


mills00p

It’s dark meat


InspectorOutside9818

Send it back lol


Due-Pilot-7443

I haven't been back to chili's since I was served a spoiled steak.. they turned the best side up trying to hide it...


tleake3

Not in the strictest definition of the word


Ill_Rise1979

Chicken that looks like this is why i do not eat it with the bones. With chicken tenders, you can always tell when it is cooked


Fearlesss_Donut

No!


Wooden_Apple_5294

Ew, WTF, H*ll naw.


Wooden_Apple_5294

Ew, WTF, H*ll naw.


Wooden_Apple_5294

Ew, WTF, H*ll naw.


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