I just left there 15 minutes ago. I sat down at the bar, which only had four other guests there. I'm only giving two stars because the managers were trying to help their staff, busting their behinds around the restaurant. They were bussing tables for the whole 12 minutes I was there waiting to be taken care of. I was there for at least seven minutes before I received a menu. Which I was ready to order the whole time so I did not need it, I received a water around this time, at which point another customer sat next to me, and the customer instantly received a greeting along with getting his order taken. I had been there for at least 12 minutes before this guy. And still, she could've went from him and then took my order but no, I sat there at another three or four minutes before I decided to leave I feel bad for management, but the service lack staff lack a respectable urgency/compitence read more

Had the pleasure of dining in today. Our servers name I believe was Isa she was very attentive although seemed very busy. She checked on us multiple times we never had to ask for refils. My moms burger was undercooked and she fixed it right away with a very positive attitude. Very positive experience will come back ! read more

This review is for the staff tonight at this restaurant. I became Ill tonight at this restaurant and the staff was wonderful! They helped me and made sure I was ok and they were all very gracious! Im sorry I dont have anyones names. But this staff was awesome! Im sorry for the mess. But I Thank you all from the bottom of my heart read more

My son decided to get dinner at chilis for his bday because he likes how they sing and clap for your birthday , long story short I mentioned it to the server and when it came down to it all my son got was ice cream and no song while other ppl with birthdays got the whole thing . My son is a kid he was a bit sad and asked why he didn't get a happy birthday song. I'm guessing because he was a kid they probably thought less of him , but if only they knew how great full he would've been , besides that food was okay and drinks had no gas. read more

Aaron was such an amazing server! If you are planning to go to Chili's you should go to this one and if you're lucky to get Aaron it will make the experience all the better! He was super knowledgeable about all the deals and drinks. He also anticipated all of our needs before we even needed to ask. This man deserves a raise/bonus! Best service we've had in a while! read more

The waitress Maria the La Mesa location is the best she's friendly she's nice she's fast she'll really take care of you manager if you see this she deserves a raise one of the best waitresses I've had in years ....amen. read more

Beware of this location. Credit card charge for double billing $200. was supposed to be reversed a month ago. Telephone call after telephone call after telephone call and this mess still hasn't been corrected. read more

Service was great, food was just as ordered. Very impressed by the staff, manager had fully staffed and staff seemed to work well together. Tables cleared quickly, food delivered hot, drink refills before we even asked! read more

I just wanted real food after a long day in the emergency room. I ordered online, the food was completed fairly quickly. But once I get into the store, all the staff were rude. The two at the door couldn't stop flirting with each other long enough to actually show me where to go pick up my to go order. And then once I stood there at least five people walked by me without even acknowledging that I'm staying there. I am a large black woman in a very colorful dress. It's kind of impossible not to see me. Then the same three or four people came right by and said oh they are going to help me. If I had just grabbed my to go bag that was clearly sitting there I would've been accused of stealing. Period. Finally, someone comes out to the to go area and starts filling with the computer and says"oh somebody's gonna help you in a minute" I have been standing there without help for several minutes straight. And I just said "can't you just hand me that bag with my name on it info he finally did. I hate bad customer service? I understand why you have such low reviews and I should've checked the reviews before I ordered. Tell your staff to spend less time flirting with each other and actually help the customers. I'm too angry to even check the food right now but once I get home if it's bad, there will be a part two to this review read more

They're right it's not my go to restaurant. The beer is great and cold. The food is OK I'm gonna say average but consistent to other chilies. I'm not a big fan of their food, but I am not bashing them. It is good.. Their prices are still OK too. Go hang out have a drink and an appetizer you will enjoy it. read more

I will say this first, they were busy and it is Friday during a padres game but my wife and I both ordered the 3 for me thing. We waited 10-15 mins for our drinks, waited another 10-15 for them to skip our appetizers and just bring the meal. This is what happens when automation takes over customer service read more

Greatest experience ever. Abi was the best server I think in this world. Thank you Chili's i'll be back...

Love chilis some of the staff are a little curt but it's a busy place understandably. Food is good and a constant! Wood recommend this location! read more

Typical pandemic procedures in place. Though the way they seated us seemed less than 6 feet apart from other seated parties. Our table shared a partition with the bar area but that partition was only a half wall so in essence was sitting next to the people at the table in the bar area. Just noting that in case you're particular about that stuff. They have all the sanitizing products out and they wipe down the booths. All the paper towels in the bathroom were out though -- just find the rolls they use for cleaning the booths and tear off a piece since that's where all the paper towels went. ;P We enjoyed our time at this Chili's. The only thing that was bothersome was that the service was a bit slow, but we were grateful for the tabletop tablet thing. We were able to pay when we were done eating and didn't have to wait for the server. read more

Chili's - Tex-Mex Near Me - La Mesa, California

Complete trash! Showed up for dinner tonight and 1/2 the menu was out of stock including all sodas! In fact door host asked us if we really wanted to eat there. We were having burgers and sat down. Then server came over to say out of burgers also! Best story yet is they blamed it on east coast dock workers strike! lol management team a joke and I bet they forgot to place food order read more

The food is bad. The salad me and my family was served tasted bad. We asked the waitress to swap it out for soup. We didn't want to swap it out for another salad because we suspect we would only get served more bad salad. I ordered the 6oz sirloin steak which came with broccoli and mashed potato. The broccoli was rotten! I brought it to the waitress' attention but she seemed annoyed. I did not ask for the broccoli to be replaced because I suspect that I would be served with more bad broccoli. The food was cold and the service was horrible. This used to be a good place to go to but I won't be returning here again. read more

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i want to start by saying a huge thanks to Marissa's service she was very nice and helpful and had a big smile good customer service. i love the honey chipotle mozzarella it's amazing! overall i love the food here and the service here read more

Very poor service, at this location which I have never been to. I came here to eat the sirlion for $10.99, which was one of the 3 for $10.99 deals at the time, but when i arrived, no one knew about it. I sat at the bar. The lady at the bar couldn't get it together, like serving me my food without giving me silverware to eat it with, and taking forever to bring it to me, while my food got cold. My drink was supposed to be included, but they didn't know. i had to tell them every little thing. So many things went wrong, too many to list here, it was mostly about "not thinking" and paying attention to details. The Southwest chicken enchilada soup is always good rhough..... The people sitting next to me, agreed with the poor service. it is like I had to tell them every little thing about basic needs. Took her forever to bring memy drink, too, like 30 min. Maybe it was cos they coulda been so short staffed, cos it was during Covid around Oct 2021. I was just in the area cos I had a meeting, but i won't be coming back to that meeting ever again, and this place is 24 miles from my house, so I won't be coming to this Chili's again. read more

Chili's - Southwest chicken not as good as chicken enchilada, which they were out already at 4 pm. - Tex-Mex Near Me - La Mesa, California

Dined 6/12/26 about 6:00 pm. Only ate about half the order. Asked for to go box. Server brought 4" plastic clam shell. It was obvious food wouldn't fit and asked for larger container. Was told there weren't any larger and was offered a second small container. It was awkward stuffing all the food into the small containers. I challenged the server by asking if they sold to go orders then there had to be larger containers. She insisted they didn't have any. Called today spoke with manager and she acknowledged they discourage employees to not provide the larger containers. This is a major restaurant chain, how pathetic! read more

Server gave herself an $100 tip!! Not sure how she was able to do that when I specifically remember giving enough money to round out the check to an even number as I always do but thankfully the manager Eric was able to figure everything out. Although I do feel it is important to tip she placed two things wrong on the receipt, left empty cups on table, and rarely checked in. Other than that, our food was yummy, and the place was clean. Our other servers were very nice as I go to this location ever so often but make sure to always double check your receipt. read more

Tanaya was the best server ever! She was so attentive and so great! She helped us in everything we needed was so patient! 10000000/10!

Their Big mouth burgers are on point! They were so darn good that we came back a second time. And again they did not disappoint. The burgers were consistently good even the second time around. The french fries were soft hot, corn on the cob fresh and chicken tenders were delicious. The barbecue and bacon rancher are a must try. Don't forget to try their mango Presidente margarita, yum. What a treat! We will be making this Chili's monthly trip for sure. read more

Chili's - Bacon rancher burger & barbecue big mouth burger, glaze chicken tenders and corn on the cob - Tex-Mex Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Service at the bar non existent Arrived no bartender for a few minutes which can happen. However when I went to leave no bartender again. She was in the back more often than in the bar. Food was Chilis read more

3.5 STARS A friend was in town and we wanted to grab some lunch. We chose Chili's in La Mesa primarily because of its convenient proximity to us and him. The last time we ate at Chili's we decided that it would be the l a s t time we ate at Chili's, but there we were. At Chili's. We were pleasantly surprised. The food was actually pretty good. Not great mind you, but mostly pretty damn good. We started with chips and salsa. Chili's tortilla chips are really good. Light and crispy and they keep them in a warmer which is really nice. The salsa sucks. Zero heat. Glorified ketchup. Dump some Cholula or Tapatio in it to kick it up. Still not great, but it helps. I had a Smokehouse Combo and chose to double up on the Jalapeno/Cheddar Sausage for my two choices. I'm not sure they actually doubled up. It didn't seem like much for a double order, especially at $16.99. It also came with fries, a slice of Texas toast and an ear of Chili's version of Mexican corn on the cob. The sausage was good. It had a good snap to it and was flavorful. It really wasn't any better than typical grocery store sausage, but it was good. The fries were okay. The Texas toast was really good. What floored me was the Mexican corn. It was fantastic. It really was. I don't know how traditional it was, but it was certainly tasty! Becky had a cup of their Tortilla soup and she very much enjoyed it. She was very surprised that she liked it so much. Our friend liked his grilled chicken sandwich. He, too, thought that the fries were just okay. We sat at a tall table in the bar area and the service good. Can't remember her name, but she was friendly and attentive. Perhaps Chili's has improved? Perhaps if you set your expectations low enough the results seem better? Perhaps a combination of the two? read more

We had a blast and super tasty food! Alex was very kind, helpful and recommended some awesome drinks. She would be a great bartender!

Today was my first time coming into this Chilis restaurant! I was helped by, Robyn, she was so friendly and was quick on assisting me with my to go order! This was out 1:59pm on Tuesday the 22nd! I was offered something to drink while waiting by her and some other employees, no other restaurant has done that!! I will surely be coming back to this location Due to the great service by Robyn and your other employees! Thank you again, Paulette Robinson read more

Alex was amazing did the most to go above and beyond to grant us an amazing experience tonight ! Absolutely recommending this location to friends and family ! Drinks and food we're splendid read more

The last 2 times we ordered for pick up have been the worse meals that I have had. Ribs were dry like jerky with sauce on them meal for our family was $100.00. Our next order about a week later we ordered steak and it was overcooked and very dry! Another $100.00 We are done with chillis. read more

Had a waiter named Jonny. Guy made the place feel like a 5 star restaurant with his superb service

The service was great! Food was very yummy and staff was funny and kind. I had a very good time and watched some baseball on the tv! Clean and the ambiance was perfect. I love this place so much! read more

Food was dry. Ordered a medium rare steak and it was well done. Pretty much "congratulations" with how cooked all the way through it was. And the worker on the phone had a poor attitude. read more

Chili's - Well done steak when we ordered medium rare - Tex-Mex Near Me - La Mesa, California

An Old Timer with Cheese is a cheeseburger - with mustard and raw onions rather than with "secret sauce" and cooked onions. I still prefer the Lunch Double Burger to both (even though with 2 patties it is a little smaller). I also prefer substituting black beans for the standard fries and to mix them with Chicken Enchilada Soup. IF you order either ice tea or half ice tea half lemonade, I suggest asking for whatever fruit flavored syrup might be desired be brought in a separate container for you to add on your own and thus control both taste and amount of sugar/sweetness/empty calories is added. IF you order a "secret sauce" burger; I would also recommend asking for the sauce "on the side". read more

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Nick was such a great server to the point I felt I had to leave a review. He was very attentive and had a memorably friendly attitude! Thank you nick! read more

Came here and the food took forever (10-15 min) to arrive, and they got my order wrong. Sent it back, it took another 10 minutes and was mediocre at best. Waitress was a little rude too. Totally dissatisfied and the waitress offered a free desert for the all screw ups. I said no and just left. More like my money back would've been a little more logical. McDonald's drive thru is better than here. Avoid this location! read more

Pulling up to Chili's with the fam as a last minute plan (no complaints). MVP SERVER AARON serving not only our food or looks, but also keeping us entertained with his light hearted and comedic demeanor. Now that really evaluated out dining experience. Although the ambiance was a little on the bright side; that didn't prevent me from licking the plate dry. Most certainly will be returning and requesting for Aaron's service. read more

Food was amazing! The server, Aaron, was comedic! Hospitality was amazing, food came out delicious! Would definitely come again!

Nicole, the bartender is very attentive.and make sure you are taken care of. Not once have my boyfriend and I been there where you were ignored. She is a delight to see either during lunch or dinner. read more

One of the best services I've received, Alex did an awesome job ! Quick and efficient

I do love Chili's. The food and service are great. BUT...The bathroom is NOT wheelchair accessible. The handicap stall is right by the door and opens out towards the door, i have been hit 2 times going in and out of there in one. Really need to move it to the back of the room away from the door before someone gets hurt. read more

The food was amazing!the seats are clean and the atmosphere is great but 2 things that make this 4 stars the table was a bit stuck but got rid of it easily but the games costed money read more