Twitter erupted like a Molten Chocolate Cake on Saturday when vice presidential candidate Mike Pence admitted to eating dinner at Chili's. At 4pm. In New York City, ostensibly one of the best culinary cities in the world.

But while it's cool to be hard on Pence, let's soften our hearts a bit for Chili's. Pence's real sin was eating dinner at 4:30pm — the truth is, there are many Chili's menu items that even our jaded urban hearts can love.

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Here are a few of our picks, which we cannot promise resemble these photos in real life.

1. Onion rings dipped in ranch dressing

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It works. Trust us.

2. Steak fajitas

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That trademark sizzle adds an extra dash of excitement.

3. Quesadillas

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We recommend the smoked chicken.

4. Molten Lava Cake

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Looks just like a volcano! So fun.

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5. Ribs

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The most famous dish at Chili's, these ribs are sincerely delicious. They are also the inspiration for that "baby back ribs" song your dad loves to sing.

6. $5 Presidente margaritas

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This is just a solid deal.

7. This cookie inside of a pan

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Who could turn down a big ol' skillet cookie?

8. Fried asparagus

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In case you were wondering, that dip is totally mayonnaise.

9. Burger

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"Not the best, but not bad." — our endorsement of this burger, and also the GOP's endorsement of Donald Trump.

10. Chili queso

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Trust us. This beefy cheese dip is very delicious. Even Zagat thinks so.

11. Triple Dippers

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The culinary embodiment of the phrase "everything happens so much" — we're here for it.

Hope you made the right choices, Mike Pence. Let's just shoot for 5 o'clock dinner next time, okay? Great.

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