The Best Restaurants In Chula Vista San Diego

Chula Vista is known for being the second largest city in the San Diego area. It was founded in the early 19th century and has grown into a city with a lot to offer to its visitors. Chula Vista has many beautiful restaurants: here’s our guide to some of the best.

Aqui Es Texcoco

Texcoco is a restaurant known for its Traditional Mexican Lamb Barbecue, a fan favorite. Texcoco serves a variety of Barbecue style meals. Barbecue (Barbacoa) style involves slow roasting meat for more than seven hours in an underground fire pit covered with leaves of the maguey plant. Texcoco replicates this process with a specialized oven, making their Barbacoa the closest to traditional Mexican lamb barbecue you’ll find in the US.

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Steak House on Broadway

The Steak House on Broadway, formerly known as The Butcher Shop, has stood as one of San Diego’s finest prime rib restaurants for about 45 years. They feature premier beef from exclusive Nebraska ranches, steaks, ribs, chops, seafood and pasta. Since 1968, this restaurant has attracted ‘meat and martinis’ celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who would pair a steak with a cocktail. Visit this steakhouse and do the same as the stars while enjoying the cool decor in red tones and their booth seats.

Galley at the Marina

Galley at the Marina Restaurant is a bar and grill voted as the ‘Best Live Entertainment in South Bay.’ It offers casual waterfront dining, making it the ideal place to enjoy a meal in a beautiful location. Whether you’re visiting for a relaxed meal, business meeting, happy hour, sunset dinner, dancing or a weekend breakfast, this restaurant does it all. They have been serving quality breakfast, lunch and dinner since 1994. Their menu consists of steak, poultry, seafood, pasta and various other meals at affordable prices.

Mandarin Canton Chinese Restaurant

This Chinese restaurant specializes in seafood, hot pots, and noodle dishes. It provides an intimate and welcoming atmosphere for its guests, making it the perfect place to grab a meal with friends and family. Mandarin Canton Chinese Restaurant also serves a variety of chicken, beef, pork, vegetables, and rice dishes. They serve hot & spicy meals, from Orange Flavored Chicken to Salted Pepper Chicken Wings.

D’Lish California Cuisine

D’Lish serves unique Italian food. Their breads, pastas, dressings, desserts and sauces are made fresh in-house. They offer an extensive menu full of fresh garden salads, pizza, chicken, fish, pastas, burgers, wraps, and sandwiches, as well as red and white wines, and beer. D’Lish offer take-away and catering options. Whether you have time to dine in and experience the warm environment or not, you can always enjoy the great food that this restaurant has to offer.

La Bella Pizza Garden

La Bella Pizza has been in business since an Italian couple from New York, Tony and Kitty Raso, opened the restaurant in 1955. The restaurant has been successful since it opened and is filled with stories of couples holding their wedding reception. Grab a meal here and become a part of their wonderful history while indulging in a hearty Italian meal.

Romesco Mexiterranean Bistro

Romesco Mexiterranean Bistro serves a blend of Mediterranean and Mexican cuisine, as well as extensive menus for tapas, lunch, dinner, and Sunday meals. There’s also an unbeatable Happy Hour and dessert menu, and a varied wine list. Visit Romesco any day of the week and you won’t be disappointed.

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