In one of the very best episodes of that show, the Dunder Mifflin staffers have their bogus annual awards ceremony, the Dundies, at a location of the casual bar and grill chain, and Pam has a bit too much to drink.
A manager tells the camera: “We have a strict policy not to over-serve. Apparently this young woman was sneaking drinks off of other people’s tables. I Xeroxed her driver’s license and she is not welcome at this restaurant chain ever again.”
Well recently, Chili’s got super meta when reps for the chain restaurant responded to a tweet from actress Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly on the long-running American version of The Office:
A day after Fischer shared this photo, Brinker, the company that owns and operates Chili’s, posted a message to its homepage revoking the ban on the Office character:
“Effective immediately, Chili’s® Grill & Bar has removed the longstanding ban on a Scranton, Pennsylvania woman who allegedly caused a disturbance during a company awards party held at a Chili’s near the Pennsylvania town of Scranton.”
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