Chili's Grill & Bar on Chula Vista's Paseo del Rey occupies the Rancho del Rey commercial corridor west of I-805, serving the Tex-Mex and American grill menu that parent company Brinker International has operated since founding the brand in Dallas in 1975. The location runs the chain's full bar program, including the frozen margarita lineup and Presidente cocktail, within a high-capacity dining room that draws group reservations from guests at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center on the nearby bayfront. This Chula Vista outpost carries the national Big Mouth Burger platform alongside baby back ribs slow-smoked with a dry-rub seasoning blend, two signature items that have anchored the brand through its expansion to more than 1,600 locations worldwide. Fajita skillets arrive tableside on 450 °F cast-iron plates with hand-pressed flour tortillas, and the Cajun chicken pasta deploys a cream-based roux that sets it apart from the red-sauce Italian preparations at Zappy Pizza elsewhere in Chula Vista. The kitchen fires baby back ribs over a hickory-smoked convection system that holds a low-and-slow cook for six hours before finishing with a proprietary pepper-molasses glaze applied at 275 °F.