Chili's Viral "MozzMates" Costume Returns for Halloween with a Side of Reality Romance

Sep. 23, 2025

 

The viral Nashville Hot Mozz costume is back—and this time Chili's®Grill & Barhas teamed up with reality star JaNa Craigtoadda competitive twist–and the possibility of adatewith Ja Naat Chili’s–to the Halloween fun. After last year’s debutsold out in 20 minutes,the two-person “MozzMates” costume returnson Oct. 1, giving fans another chance totake their love of Chili’s mostaesthetically pleasing appetizerto the next level.

What started as a simple cheese pull turned into asocial media sensation.Chili’s Fried Mozz—astaple of the Triple Dipper®—has beencaptivatingTikTokfor more than a year now, driving massivecultural buzz. So much so that Chili’s soldmore thanone Triple Dipper every second–41 milliontotal–in its recently ended fiscal year, proving that the belovedclassicis more relevant than ever.

 

Jesse Johnson, Chili’sVice President of Marketing said:

"When we sawepiccheese pullstake over TikToklast springwe jumped on that moment,and themomentum hasn’tslowed. Weleaned inwith launches like Nashville Hot Mozz andtheTriple Dipper DreamCollection.The MozzMatescostumewas a fan-favorite last year, andwe’re excited togivemorefansthe chance to not only pullthe cheese ... but be the cheese this Halloween."

 

 

Chili’s ispartnering withJaNa Craig to find herultimate MozzMate. Through September30, fans canenter to win a date with JaNa Craig bypostingan Instagram or TikTok videousing #ChilisMozzMatesexplaining why they’d be the perfectpairfor JaNa. The best entry wins the chance to join her on areal Chili’s date—MozzMates costume optional, cheese pulls required.Full contestrules can befound at chilis.com.

To round outspookyseason, Chili’s is bringing back its fan-favorite Witches Brew Marg as October’s $6 Margof the Month. Last October,Chili’s served more than one millionWitches Brew Margs–makingitone of theprogram’smost popularmargaritas.The seasonal marg is craftedwith Lunazul® Blanco Tequila, blue curacao, Monin® Granny Smith Apple and house-made sourand finished witha witch’s broom swizzle stick.Chili’s fans can find the Mozz Mates costumeexclusively atwelcometochilis.comfor $75, startingon Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. ET (while supplies last),perfect fordressing up withtheirbestfriend,partner, oreven their perfect Mozz Mate.