Most CMH regulars land at Chili’s Too when everything else closes
Chili’s Too at John Glenn Columbus International Airport sits at 4600 International Gateway in Terminal T, technically listed as in-airport but functionally before the main post-security checkpoint. It fills the “I just need a sit-down meal” gap in a terminal where even frequent flyers call the overall food scene “pretty weak.” Expect the same national-chain feel you’d see at any suburban Chili’s, just with carry-on bags under the tables instead of strollers.
Pricing runs in the midrange ($$–$$$ on TripAdvisor), with burgers and quesadillas usually landing in the low-to-mid teens and larger entrées climbing toward the twenties. This isn’t a snack stop; it’s more of a full meal and a bar tab before you join the TSA line. The bar is the hub here, and reviewers say service swings from attentive to “hit or miss” depending on how many people are stacked two-deep at those barstools.
The move, if you sit down, is to order the Southwestern eggrolls and treat them as your main. They’re the one thing people mention with a hint of enthusiasm, and they come out fairly consistently compared to more ambitious entrées. Standard Chili’s fare rounds out the menu: burgers, fajitas, salads, plus the usual margaritas and domestic drafts. You’re paying airport prices for chain-quality food, so adjust expectations and skip anything that sounds fussy or “chef-inspired.”
Watch out for peak times linked to morning and late-afternoon bank departures from CMH’s T concourses; that’s when slow or inattentive service reports spike, especially around the bar. Lines also form when other options in Terminal T shut early, pushing stragglers here by default. Build at least a 60-minute buffer from the moment you sit down to the time you want to be in the security line, and keep an eye on the bar crowd as your best indicator of how long that check might take.
Southwestern eggrolls