Gate-side Tex-Mex chain fix before short hops out of PBI
Chili’s Too sits airside in the Main terminal at Palm Beach International and fills the “familiar sit-down chain” slot for domestic departures. It’s the same Chili’s airport setup you’ve seen elsewhere: Tex-Mex standards, burgers, margaritas, and TV sports in a compact dining room. Figure a mid-tier stop: $$ pricing and around a 3-star experience in most review averages.
Mains run roughly $14–18, with the usual suspects: chicken crispers, fajitas, and burgers show up in recent Yelp photos. Margaritas land in the $8–11 range and get called out often as the reason people park here before boarding. There are no PBI-only specials, so if you’ve eaten at another Chili’s Too, the menu here feels like a copy-paste.
Service is the swing factor. Multiple reviews mention slow or inattentive servers once the dining room fills, especially around morning bank departures and late-afternoon rush. When it’s quiet, people report getting chips and salsa or wings on the table in under 10–15 minutes; when it’s packed, tickets can drag close to 30 minutes for a basic burger.
What regulars do: they aim straight for the bar. Bar seats usually turn faster than tables and draw the more attentive staff, according to Google Maps comments. Groups split shareables like chips and queso or wings if boarding starts within 30–40 minutes, and solo travelers nurse a single house margarita or beer while watching ESPN.
Watch out for the cramped layout. Reviews mention tight table spacing and a loud room once more than a couple of flights’ worth of passengers pile in. If your connection is under an hour, sit at the bar, order shareable snacks and a drink upfront, and ask for the check as soon as your food hits the counter.