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Beans versus no beans, mild versus tongue-searing, ground beef versus chunks of chuck roast--let's agree to disagree that there's no one perfect bowl of chili. (Yes, we know: except, of course, for your own.) Here are our top ten chili joints with a range of styles from coast to coast.
1. Ben's Chili Bowl
Washington, D.C.
No reasonable discussion of great chili joints can take place without mention of this U Street institution, open since 1958. Try the Bill Cosby's Original Chili Half-Smoke hot dog and the beef-filled house-made chili sauce, a decadent french-fry topping.
1213 U Street NW; 202-667-0909
2. Joe Rogers' Original Recipe Chili Parlor
Springfield, Illinois
Bon Appétit features editor Hugh Garvey was weaned on the chili at the Den, as locals call this 63-year-old no-frills legend. The chili comes with or without beans and in a range of heat—from mild to the scorching J.R. Special.
820 South Ninth Street; 217-522-3722
Less than a mile from where I grew up...
Beans versus no beans, mild versus tongue-searing, ground beef versus chunks of chuck roast--let's agree to disagree that there's no one perfect bowl of chili. (Yes, we know: except, of course, for your own.) Here are our top ten chili joints with a range of styles from coast to coast.
1. Ben's Chili Bowl
Washington, D.C.
No reasonable discussion of great chili joints can take place without mention of this U Street institution, open since 1958. Try the Bill Cosby's Original Chili Half-Smoke hot dog and the beef-filled house-made chili sauce, a decadent french-fry topping.
1213 U Street NW; 202-667-0909
2. Joe Rogers' Original Recipe Chili Parlor
Springfield, Illinois
Bon Appétit features editor Hugh Garvey was weaned on the chili at the Den, as locals call this 63-year-old no-frills legend. The chili comes with or without beans and in a range of heat—from mild to the scorching J.R. Special.
820 South Ninth Street; 217-522-3722
Less than a mile from where I grew up...
