Q3 Chili's same-store sales of +4% marked our twentieth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth and outpaced the casual dining industry by 420 basis points. While our competitors ramp up limited time offers, we spent the quarter investing time in operations, training, and culinary resources into everyday capability that more closely correlates with long-term sustainable traffic growth. Food grade finished at 75%, and intent to return was also an all-time best at 79%. New guests are coming into the restaurants and following the pattern of existing guests on frequency, which gives us confidence growth will continue to sustain.
As I said earlier, we have accelerated our sales outperformance versus the industry to 560 basis points in April, which only includes two weeks of chicken sandwiches. I also want to give an update on our North of Six initiative and how it will be a key to continued sustainable comp growth. A question we get asked a lot is, "With all the traffic growth you've had the past few years, do you still have capacity for more?" Let me start with the numbers. I look forward to sharing new additional initiatives, which should be a continual tailwind for traffic on future earnings calls.
This quarter marks our twentieth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth and our second year of traffic gains, evidence of the durability of our results and the sustainability of our strategy. We maintained strong business momentum this quarter, achieving positive same-store sales despite last year's positive 31% comparison, including 4% growth at Chili's. While Winter Storm Blair affected Chili's January sales, growth returned to mid-single digits after weather conditions improved. Turning to our financial results, in the third quarter, Brinker reported total revenues of $1.47 billion, an increase of 3.2% over the prior year, with consolidated comp sales of positive 3.3%.