Once a dependable staple of casual dining in Ontario across North America, Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurants were known for their cheesy Tex-Mex cuisine and signature dishes and drinks like seafood nachos, fried ice cream, and jumbo margaritas. Despite closing two decades ago, few diners have forgotten the chain's show-stopping Mexican "fried" ice cream, featuring French vanilla ice cream covered with crunchy cinnamon coating, fried, with your choice of toppings on a flaky flour tortilla. The ultimate dinner combo in 1991, for instance, came with your choice of main, rice, refried beans, sweet corn cakes, and the famous fried ice cream for only $7.99. By July 2004, Chi-Chi's was facing hundreds of lawsuits, and only 65 restaurants remained. On the weekend of Sept. 18, 2004, all remaining Chi-Chi's restaurants closed their doors.