Great local place close to home I can visit and always run into my friends Locals .. easy going crowd read more

Here are the positive points this this place: 1) Super important with kids - they have a Ziosk! Well worth the buck you spend to have an adult conversation at dinner! 2) They served what we ordered, it came out timely, the food tastes like it should from Chili's. Here is where they fall short: 1) Service 2) Service getting us an extra Ziosk. Shouldn't be that hard. Everyone else does it. But everyone seemed to forget that we asked for an extra one. Two kids = two Ziosks. Or one Ziosk = two unhappy parents. 3) When we get seated, we usually hope to get served drinks within the first half of our meal. 4) It normally takes a waiter to come over and great is to get our drinks. Overall, we would return. We got our food in the end and had an extra cell phone with us for child #2. But, someone needs to work on extra service training. read more

I like Chili's, generally speaking. In fact, I've had some really good times at various Chili's around the country. More specifically, I've had enjoyable experiences at Chili's bars! The restaurant portion, on the other hand, can perhaps best be characterized by the word - sticky. Menus are sticky, booster seats are sticky.... it's pretty universal. Today's visit was either a one or two star experience, despite the fact that previous visits bring my overall Chili's assessment up to three stars. If you desire details, read on! I won't begin with petty complaints, like the fact that the young lady with braces and highlights in her hair nearly bowled my little girls over as we entered the restaurant. Accidents happen, but decent folk usually offer some word of apology. My main beef revolves around an amalgamation of shitiness, perpetrated by numerous members of the staff! Upon being seated, a young man swiftly arrived with someone else's meal. Not an issue, but a symptom of dysfunction! We also noticed pretty quickly that the tablet on our table didn't work. I don't particularly like watching my kids veg on the screened device, but it acts as a good incentive to encourage them to eat the healthier, less savory fare. Our server was a middle-aged woman with darker complexion and a high and tight haircut. After a considerable wait, she arrived to take our drink orders and offered to bring us chips and salsa. I accepted the offer and politely informed her our tablet was out of service. Our drinks arrived after a short wait, but it quickly became apparent that our kids' drinks came without straws. See? Little things. The little things were thence forward compounded by waits. Loooong waits! The chips and salsa were clearly forgotten, and when I broached the subject they ended up bringing the chips at the same time as our entrees (if you've read this far, you may care to know that my wife enjoyed her Alex's Santa Fe Burger while I was only moderately pleased by my Cajun Pasta). Last thing I'll mention (although there were additional grievances!) is the dessert. We got the Molten Chocolate Cake, which granted, doesn't say anything about being warm. But it always is! The contrast between the hot cake and the ice cream has ever delighted my kin and I. Tonight, however, it was cold! I mean, "molten" means liquified by heat.... I'm out of energy. F*ck this particular Chili's. Go to the one in Encinitas instead, or choose a different eatery entirely. read more

Giving this place 3 stars for their service! Our waiter Brandon was very attentive and went above and beyond. Also spoke to the manager also named Brandon who again went above and beyond and was very nice. As far as the food we ordered the chicken boneless wings for our appetizer and it came out in a reasonable time but it didn't come with the celery or carrots as it was supposed to. We asked the woman who dropped it off at the table about it but she said she would check on it and never came back to our side of the restaurant after that. We did wait a little bit for the food, but it wasn't a big deal we weren't in any rush. I got the old time burger but changed it to a turkey patty and my fries to a salad. My boyfriend got the chicken fajitas. His food came out fine, no complaints, was a lot of food in fact! My burger came out and had no toppings or sauce like it was supposed to. I still thought no big deal I'll just ask for a couple sides like if lettuce and mayo to put on myself. Went to try the patty and it was rock hard and crunchy. My salad was good at first but then I noticed a piece of something in it that I couldn't seem to figure out what it was. When our waiter came back out my boyfriend explained what was wrong and shortly after the manager came out to greet us. He agreed that he looked at the burger and it was dry and apologized. Also he said whatever in the salad was strange and he didn't know what it was and it was totally unacceptable. He said it could have been an overly crispy piece of chicken but he didn't know and it was still no excuse. They asked if we wanted any food to take home to which we declined and then they asked if we wanted a dessert to which we agreed and got a cookie skillet to share which was fine. They also continually apologized and took my order off the bill. While we had the hassle about the food I commend them for immediately fixing the issue with us and for that I can not complain. Even gave our server a nice tip for being so understanding about it and wrote a little note that it was very appreciated. So while the food was hit and miss no complaints about the main servers. read more

I have no idea why the reviews are so poor. In the last 4 months, I have had Chili's four times and thought it was absolutely delicious. My dad who is a picky eater also enjoyed all of their meals. read more

We had a Valentine's Day date with our baby. Definitely a family place and enjoyed it. Our waitress was pretty vague with the menu. My husband asked for hand tossed chicken crispers and when they were brought to the table there was a small drizzle across. We had to get more sauce. I had ribs and brisket. My brisket was cold and has little to no sauce. The ribs were very fatty. I gave it a 3 star because you get what you pay for. Fast service, and friendly staff! read more

I would rather not give them a star, but I did for cleanliness only and because I have to. Not only did we wait ten minutes in the lobby (I timed the young women) because I secret shop and I also work in the industry, not once did any of the workers walking by acknowledge us nor did the bartender who was too busy to even say "Well be right with you," while she flirted it up with an obviously very intoxicated individual because he was falling out of his chair drunk and almost ran into my son as he stumbled out the door. Needless to say, my family, husband and three year old wont be recommending this facility NOR ever come back. read more

Chilis has really gone down hill. I used to really like this chain. Good food and good service. Haven't been here in a while. I now know why. This chain feel like they are still trapped in the 90s. Irrelevant was the word that came to mind. We were actually going to the new Buffalo Wild Wings that opened next door, but the line was out the door and a 1 hour wait. So we decided to go to Chilis. Got seated right away. That was the first indicator, the place was half empty on a Friday night at 7pm. The service was slow, and the food was average. Nothing great to report. The kicker was the ipad like device that was on the table. Had the menu electronically, had games for the kids, etc...Not a bad touch but felt more like someone placing a flat panel tv in your grandma's house to make the house feel modern. Just doesn't go. When I got the bill they charged me .99 for use of the tablet my 3 year old was playing with. It's not the money, it's the principle....nickel and dime me for a value add at the table. I wish this place well, but they are like Hooters....outdated and missing the mark. They have officially "jumped the shark." read more

Our favorite grill chain type restaurant. Burgers, salads, soups are always good. Chips and dip are a good holdover. We've never waited terribly long either. read more

This Chilis restaurant is a hit or miss depending on the cook that day. Service is generally good, but food quality is the main issue. Ordered guacamole for chips and the avocados were very bitter and hard, basically, inedible. Ordered a salad with side of grilled chicken. Salad was wilted and grilled chicken was cold. I had a bitter taste in my mouth for most of the day afterwards. I was very frustrated cause of the nasty aftertaste. Complained to the manager, who didn't seem to care about my complaint. Will not dine there again. read more

Chili's it's always good when you are on a trip, it's my first time in this one and by far the worst service I have ever received in a Chili's, took 20 minutes for me to go and ask the hostes if she can send our sever to the table, mind you I had to small children with me 7 and 9. It took another 10 minutes for our server to come and ask if we needed something to drink, really? 30 minutes to get drinks? The restaurant lacks of customer service and people to work there they seemed short handed that at 1 point I saw the cook outside serving food, the cook!! Really bad experience, I don't recommend this Chilis to anyone it maybe worth to drive another 10 or 15 miles for the next Chili's or maybe try Apple bees. Forgot to mentioned that it was sons birthday and I asked to please get me a candle and they said sure we are going to sing for him, I thought it was great, still waiting for them to sing. read more

Walked in.. Host was friendly and advised if we wanted to sit in the bar we wouldn't have to wait just have someone bus an empty booth. Three girls standing around talking, finally a guy comes by and we ask if someone can clean the booth... He looks at us... Says nothing... Grabs a plate off the table and oddly walks away... Annnnd so did we. read more

Just gotta give CHILI'S another great review. My ladies group & I have been going there every month since Summer. We 'love' their lunch Specials for $8. bucks. Good food & lots of it... & our waitress is nothing short of awesome!! Best Burgers in town, tasty soups, yummy sandwiches. Check it out!!! Sincerely, Shelley Malone Oceanside, CA. read more

My family loves Chili's!!! We would eat here every day if we could. The chips and salsa should be mass produced and sold in stores. I can't say enough good things about all the food there. We have tried almost everything on the menu. I must say that the honey chipotle chicken crispers are the best Mmmmmm!. I could eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. I have also never received bad or even close to bad service there. Everyone is so friendly. Thanks Chili's!!! read more

We were out for dinner and this place was wonderful for us. Good food, great prices. Christy gave us a great and friendly service. read more

Chili's - American Near Me - Oceanside, California

Came here to satisfy my craving (being 5 months pregnant cravings are fierce) walking in at noon I was surprised to see no wait. Yelp was right on target about their "no wait time". Hostess opened up the door for us , sat us promptly. Very friendly server as well! This has been the fastest friendliest service we've had in some time. They've changed the menu again but luckily they still had what we came for - Santa Fe chicken salad and Santa Fe rolls. Yummmmmmmy! We will be back read more

Used to go here all the time. Last visit is probably the last. 1 hour wait, no reason given. Finally got seated, another 10 minutes after being seated and not even greated by a waiter so I left. Only had my son and I, no real excuse on such a long wait. Was not given a reason till we were seated. "Sytem is down so we have to manually input everything." Would have been nice to know when we first checked in, not an hour after waiting. read more

I absolutely love this chili's! I would like to give a special shout out to my manager "Manny Fresh" I came in on my day off and the shift was already covered! He fixed me lunch for my ride! That's what taking care of your team looks like! Thanks Manny! read more

I come Atleast once a week for lunch and a beer. I'm mostly served by kaylin who is on top of the bar, getting drunks right away and keeping it clean. It's chili's, I come for the bar, but it's exactly what I expect when I look around. People are working, laughing, food is coming out. It's my lunch spot, I recommend. read more

Chili's Oceanside, Always enjoyed going to Chili's. I never dine at a table. Sitting at the bar I find enjoyable. I usually have a place to sit when I first walk in immediately. Service is quick and the customer service is great from you staff. My drink comes immediately. When I am ready to order my food. All I have to do is ask the person working the bar. I am ready to order. Most of the time, they know when I am ready to order. This why I frequent Chili's. Great restaurant, Great friends. Guest a suggestin: Added to the menu another fish. Since their is only one fish on your menu. Maybe catfish? With hushpuppies, black beans and cole slaw. Wow! I might enjoy coming more often! Also just little addition to appatizer: Potato Skins? Ladies like these and so do men. Disclaimer. "Not responsible for misspelled words" Y G P db read more

I have ordered from this Chili multiple times. I live in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, and this is the closest Chilis to me. Since I live so far away I always order pickup and take my food home to eat. Multiple times when I have ordered, I have gotten home to find a sauce missing or replaced with an incorrect sauce. Not a major issue but takes away from my meal and enjoyment. Last night, 5/22/22, I ordered my meal and went to pick it up as usual. I went inside to see if my order was ready and the two young (the majority of the staff except for the manager appeared to be high school aged) workers told me it wasn't, so I went to my car to wait. After a few minutes they brought it out to me. Having had the issue of messed up sauces multiple times I checked the bag to find the extra sauces I had ordered were missing. Which is completely fine. I've worked inservice and you get so used to routine that a switch up like that, especially on a big order might go unnoticed the total cost was $100 including tip. So I went back inside and told the employees and one went to the back to get them. She came back and showed me from inside the kitchen a small bowl she said she filled with the sauce. She asked me if it was ok, and since I wasn't wearing my glasses and don't know how much sauce is in the bowl relative to a cup, I asked for a second one to be sure. She went back for a few minutes and the manager showed up. This was when my experience became unpleasant to say the least. The manager at the time, Steven, and older man, came up over to me and told me that extra sauce costed extra, and if I wanted more than came with the meal I would have to pay extra. I had already paid online and had requested the extra sauces, so I questioned why I would have to pay. He then repeated himself. I told him that I had requested extra sauce, and I had not received it, and he continued to question if I had counted the sauces correctly. He told me if I wanted the extra sauce I could just have the bowl, but I still wasn't clear on whether or not the small bowl was equal to six cups. So he made me go back to my car, find the correct meal, and then bring it inside the restaurant to show him that I had in fact been give the incorrect number of sauces. He still was telling me I should have everything in the bag even after physical proof, and after further back and forth I went outside to get the receipt. At this point my father, who was waiting with me in the car, has seen my frustration and come into help me. I then showed the receipt and the box of food to Steven, who questioned what my purpose with continuing this conversation was. I told him I ordered from here on a regular basis and wanted to be sure the next time I ordered I wouldn't have this issue and wouldn't have to be hassled and harassed when I come in to correct an incorrect order, and he sarcastically said he would further train his employee that one sauce meant one sauce, which wasn't even the issue I was bringing up. All in all the food was fine, usual chilis food, and the rest of the staff was fine, but the manager Steven provided an incredIbly frustrating customer experience. I am diagnosed with social anxiety so confronting them was already uncomfortable for me and he compounded the issue. I was so upset I, over 12 hours later and after a night of sleep, felt the need to type out this review. I will continue to patron as it is the only Chilis in my area. Mistakes happen and are natural but being disrespected when you point them out is not. Again only Steven was rude, everyone else was fine. read more

Chili's is back! I had a bad experience on the east coast 10 years ago. Haven't been back since until tonight. And tonight was great! The honey hipotle chicken and waffles was surprisingly exceptional! Tina our server was fantastic with her southern hospitality charm! I will definitely be returning for their late night specials! read more

The food and drinks are great, Javier the bartender was delightful. He was very attentive and a great conversationalist! I will definitely be back. read more

Chili's not always my first choice in restaurants. I go once a year maybe, however went the other day. I ordered the Caribbean salad with shrimp. I was very impressed, it was well done, tasted delicious. Service was good. Staff seemed friendly and there was very little wait for the food to be served. Will be returning more often in the future. read more

Love this place! Food is usually pretty quick, and always consistent. Servers are always friendly and on it with refills. The newest thing is these table tablets that really help entertain my youngest one. Usually we can't get through an entire dinner in peace, but here we can. Triple dipper is one of our families favorites, with the cheddar cheese fries, or the Parmesan chicken pretzel sandwich. Cannot forget the yummy chocolate chip cookie skillet. read more

As mentioned in prior reviews, this place is a go-to for dinner dates with me and the kids. We came here last night, and our server was Alexa. I have had some pretty average service here as of late, and didn't expect tonight to go any different. I was wrong. Alexa's style of table service was truly a breath of fresh air. Courteous: Check. Attentive: Check Quick and timely: check From the first bite of the meal to the obligatory final offer for dessert, She was beyond impressive. Some servers are not used to working with kids, and she had that in spades. Instead of staggering the water with the chocolate milk (my kid is a drink-it-all-now-as-soon-as-I-get-it kid) She brought he water and milk out at the same time. in all my years of trying to figure out how to slow this process, the water threw off my daughter. It was the first time that food service was able to change our dining experience in a positive manner, just by the rhythm of the items coming out. It sounds stupid. But it made a big deal when she had chocolate milk left over, and wasn't asking for either another one to be ordered, or some of whatever I was drinking. Anyways. Then the cheese ball incident. Somehow, the wings I ordered got the wrong sauce on them. It happens. This was remedied immediately, (see what I am saying? Crazy), with the plate returning with the correct items in under 90 seconds. Damn. You go girl. In the kerfuffle of getting new food out, at some point out of my view, a frozen - uncooked, YES - cheeze buddy (cheese bites?) (not sure what they are called), made its way into one of the dipping sauces. just under the surface. This plus wrong sauce, would have been game over. But Again, IMMEDIATELY offered to remedy. My reaction: I ate it, therefore, it was on me. Nothing left to fix. She offered to replace, to comp, etc....her on the spot 'let me fix this NOW" was so refreshing. I remember when service USED to feel like this, and not in just the super fancy, ritzy places. She is a dying breed of server: ONE WHO TAKES PRIDE IN HER WORK. Not sure where to go from here. I think my bar just got re-set for every day dining service, and I am pretty sure that the rest of them are just waiting out there, ready to remind me she is a needle in a very large, food filled haystack. Again Great Job, Alexa. - RTJ read more

Chili's - Easy Thursday, no stress! :) - American Near Me - Oceanside, California

Today is my birthday and I decided to come to Chili's and have a nice dinner with my three friends. I had the SmokeHouse combo with the half rack of ribs and smoked cheese sausage. My corn was very overdone and mushy. Everything else was good read more

Brought our kids here and were seated near the kitchen.... which felt more like a bar... at 1am. The cooks and servers walking in and out cussing, flipping each other off and yelling in front of the kids the entire time. It sounds like a bunch of 16 year olds run the place. The food wasn't bad but we definitely won't be back. read more

I'm an occasional Chili fanatic, this was my first time trying out this location simply because I was in the neighborhood. Unfortunately this will be the last time I visit this location. Party of 7 you would think the hostess would sit us at a larger table instead of one for 4 people. We requested to sit at a larger table and the host was arguing with us that the tables are the same size. In fact they were not the same size so we sat down at a bigger table and the was host was just rude. She began to talk to another hostess and made it extremely obvious about why and who they were talking about... RUDE!!!! My party didn't like the situation so we got up and left. If I could give this rate a A BIG FAT ZERO I WOULD!!!! read more

My first time at a Chili's, and the food was good, but this review is mostly for our server Kaylin! She was just wonderful! She was friendly, attentive, and professional! Our entire order including our little tweaks was correct, and she stopped back several times to make sure everything was good and to see if we needed anything, which is great because I always forget to ask for extra sauce. Our drinks were never empty, and she anticipated our needs wonderfully. Thank you Kaylin for the wonderful service!! read more

This is the first time we had ordered for a curb side pickup. Ordered two full rack ribs. They were great, packaged perfectly and still very hot when I got home. The sides were fries and a full-size corn on the cob, not the small coblets that usually come with an order. The order was ready for us as requested. As usual the taste of the ribs was heavenly. Chili's really can make the other restaurants in the area a run for their money. No comparison, always enjoy eating at Chilies!! read more

They forgot to bring out shrimp I ordered with the steak, but they served it quicker than I thought.i will be back to watch more soccer, world cup spot for me. read more

This place has been me and my husbands go to spot for years! We went Thursday night and have never had service so fast! Can't go wrong with their 2 for $22! We recently tried the 3 for $10 menu and it was a game changer! You get way more food ( and left overs for lunch tomorrow). I got chips and salsa and upgraded to guacamole for $1.50. That was the best $1.50 I've ever spent, the bowl was heaping with guacamole unlike any other place that would give you a little scoop full!!! Huge shout out to Zach for being a great server. I had asked for a to go cup for my beverage since he had just recently refilled it and I didn't want it to go to waste. And he came out with a giant cup with a fresh drink inside. Will be back very soon :) read more

Service was great, my daughter and I needed to kill a little over an hour. Was able to eat lunch and play a game or two on their table side tablets. Was able to enjoy our meal and didn't feel rushed off. what a nice way to spend an afternoon read more

I didn't like the service or our waiter.. I ordered shrimp pasta and got chicken I told them and they told me they will bring the shrimp 10 mins later nothing, I told our waiter he said my plate is probably sitting in the kitchen then he comes and tells me it dried so they will need to re cook it 30mins later I just told them I don't want my food my family was already done with dinner and I still didn't have my food. No apologies at all. read more

Who doesn't LOVE some Chili's?? Food and Service always consistent. We like to share the Triple Dipper with Southwest Eggrolls YUM!

Great service from Courtney. He took great care of my family and we loved his accent. The only downside was the long wait and not enough seating while waiting. Thanks Courtney. read more

Good service, great food and THE BEST PRESIDENTES. If you crave a margarita? The Presidente margarita at Chilis is the best in town.

Love the new interior! Our server was great and watched all their team work, super awesome! They had some rude customers but they smiled and their best and didn't become frustrated. I'll be back for sure. I do wish the black beans were better read more

I don't even want to put 1 star. ive been here many times in the past years but this one was the worst experience ever. I sent an email because when I spoke to manager as I left he didn't even care or offer a free meal or drinks even had the nerve to say the server " Javier" is his best, um no, only said sorry and when I come back in next time he will check on me, um no again im not coming back in thank you, here is email and this is what it says: my best friend took me my kids and her son to chilis after I visited my dying grandma in hospital. It was 6:15pm ish Sunday 02/08/14. we didn't get seated till 20min later. then our server didn't come to our table for 10min, then we asked for 5 waters asap, he didn't bring us anything for 20min we actually grabbed another server from another table to get him to our table. once we got water he said he will be right back, he did not come take our order for a while we were so frustrated we just paid for games on tablet and tried to calm our hungry upset kids. finally we ordered it seem to take forever. my kids mac and cheese was dried out and looked like it was made day before and warmed up in microwave. I make it for my kids all the time from box or from scratch. my chicken was rubbery dry, my god son was also. my bff fish was gross she had us all taste it. she didn't finish it. was smelly and tasteless. my sons corn dog was cold. in fact everyone's meal was cold. the fajitas didn't even sizzle or have smoke onion were over cooked slimy. no matter how gross the food was it was the server who ruined our experience. he had attitude ignored us and was even rude. manager didn't care at all. no com meal or take my info." We sent a second one under my bff name here is her email to them on the website like mine: I took my bff and her kids for a cheer up dinner, after she was told her grandma is in er dying. we arrived at 6:15pm ish and wasn't seated for 20min, then wasn't checked on or saw our waiter for 10min, asked for water asap then we will order and he didn't bring us any for 10min then told us he will be right back to take order and didn't come back for a while. we got frustrated so we bought .99 games to entertain kids who were super hungry and upset. once we ordered it took forever more then 1/2hr then another employee brought us our food, it was all cold and gross. none of us finished any of our meals. Javier was our server and he was rude ignored us and made our experience horrible besides the food being really gross and cold. our server said check out on tablet and we never were asked if we need anything the entire night. he never refilled our water or checked on us once. we didn't even leave till 8:30pm and that was not us hanging out after we ate. 2plus hours of feeling ignored and unsatisfied. I would say our servers attitude was the worst part. I paid bill tipped did survey on tablet. as we left we talk to manager. he didn't give us free meals or even did anything only sorry." anyway worst experience ever and we all have stomach pains. read more