Chili Coast Burgers — Restaurant in Vista

Saw this place on Yelp and we opted to try it for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. Some people were coming out as we were coming in. Thought this place would be empty considering it has almost no curb appeal, but nope...they had a steady stream of customers the whole time we were there.

Wife and I ordered two 1/2 cheeseburgers, one with chili and one without. Now I know why it's "Chili Coast Burger". For some reason I thought it was green chili, but nope it's no-beans chili. My mother got the Patty Melt, but they made her a Tuna Melt by mistake. We didn't mention anything because the Tuna Melt was actually very good!

In my opinion, the burgers are better without the chili. I felt like it was under seasoned. Burger meat too. But the burger without chili was good, so grab a salt shaker on the way to your table.

Things to note: you order at the front. Pay cash and throw money into the big tip jar, if you feel like it. They have a few beers on tap and the beers are COLD. Check out the drink menu I attached. A 16oz pint is $8.25, while a 25oz mug is only $9.85. So if you have a beer, definitely get the mug. Great deal. Domestics are even cheaper.

There are three smallish TVs, but only one was tuned into anything. One looked it was not working. Don't come here expecting to watch the game.

Also note: there is no bathroom. Maybe you can use the one in the back of the kitchen but I did not see any bathrooms and it's not that big of a place. There is a Dunkin' Donuts right next door and they do have bathrooms.

The fries are huge and can easily feed 3-4 people. The Cajun fries were outstanding.

The owner, a small Asian woman, definitely has a spirited personality and may rub you the wrong way, but try to give her a little latitude. She is the only one working the front.

Overall I would come back and adjust what I order: get the bigger beer, split the fries, hold the chili and make sure you get a receipt. Also, try splitting a Tuna Melt...it's huge!

For two 1/2 burgers, one chili and one without, an order of fries and two pints of beer with...

First time checking this place out. My friends live around the corner and come here often. They had the Tuna Melt and Home Run sandwich (check out the pictures I posted). I'm not a fan of tuna melts but the home run looked amazing, and they always get that sandwich. We shared the frings, but I would skip them next time. As someone posted earlier, they were like a hard over cooked brick and they were unbelievably greasy. The fries were good and I would get those by themself next time. I had the bbq bacon burger which was pretty tasty, albeit greasy as hell with gobs of mayo, but who doesn't like a greasy burger after having too many drinks at a Superbowl watch party? It literally had everything on it including onion rings (check out the picture)! I would definitely come back and try their cold sandwiches and definitely the fries. The place inside wasn't anything to write home about. It's small with several...

Sports bar/burger joint. 3 or 4 large TVs. Volume was just right. The only problem with this place is the menu. I like to hold menus. Here you dont get one. You have to order at the cash register. The menu is taped to the counter 🤨 For the love of pete, have some To Go menus for those of us old foggies who are half blind!

Had the patty melt, was kinda of expecting lots of onions, but no. Very, very, very light on the onions. No sides. Thought it was over priced for $11.00 Friend ordered a tuna sandwich & half salad and the salad was huge! The guy at the cash register was very nice and was very attentive to us. Gave us to go containers without being asked.

I ordered a side of chili & got this teeny weenie, very tiny sauce cup 😳 maybe a 1 oz size? Was kinda hoping for something bigger. I'll be back to try something...