TVs, beer, and table service: this is CLT’s Chili’s Too
Chili’s Too in the Main terminal sits airside near several B and C gates and runs as a full-service sit-down spot with a bar, TV screens, and the same fajitas-and-burgers menu you’d see at a suburban Chili’s, just at airport pricing. Figure mid-$$ range: burgers and fajitas land in the low-to-mid teens, and adding a beer quickly pushes you past $25.
You’ll find the usual Chili’s staples here: burgers, chicken fajitas, tacos, and basic apps like chips and salsa, wings, and queso, plus domestic beers and simple cocktails poured from the bar. Multiple travelers call out going straight for a burger and beer when they have 60–90 minutes before boarding, instead of fighting the Main terminal food court lines.
The bar is the move if you’re solo or a pair: regulars say bar seats open up faster than tables, and the bartender can keep drinks coming even when the dining room is backed up. Several reviews mention TVs locked on ESPN or NFL games, so it doubles as a place to sit out a delay or a long layover without hovering at a crowded gate.
Watch out for timing here: complaints mention 20–30 minutes just to be seated at peak banks and another 20–30 minutes for food, plus checks that can take 10+ minutes to close. On top of that, expect “airport-gouge” levels like $10–$12 beers and marked-up cocktails compared with a normal Chili’s down the road on Billy Graham Parkway.
If you don’t have at least a full hour before boarding, keep walking; if you do, grab a bar stool, order a burger and a draft in your first five minutes, and ask for the check as soon as the food hits the table.