ben's chili bowl, washington, d.c.
i guess you can't really go to washington, d.c. without going to ben's chili bowl. obama went there, biden went there, bill cosby went there, etc. if it's good enough for obama, it's good enough for me.
the place opened in 1958, and reeks of history. when i got there, there was a line out the door which wrapped along the side of the building. when i finally made it inside, i knew i had hit the jackpot. this place puts up no fronts- you can see right into the kitchen. i use the term kitchen quite loosely here because the kitchen is actually, a deep fryer (with a visible container of frying lard in the corner), a grill, microwave and vats of chili warming on the counter.the thing to get is the original chili half-smoke, i highly recommend sharing it since you might hate yourself later. made with a half pork/half beef sausage, placed atop a warm bun and smothered in chili, onions and mustard. this thing makes you want to quit the gym, move down south, wear plaid and let yourself go. how can something this good be hiding right here in our nation's capital? amidst the political rhetoric and corruption, ben's chili bowl makes america seem right.
i guess you can't really go to washington, d.c. without going to ben's chili bowl. obama went there, biden went there, bill cosby went there, etc. if it's good enough for obama, it's good enough for me.
the place opened in 1958, and reeks of history. when i got there, there was a line out the door which wrapped along the side of the building. when i finally made it inside, i knew i had hit the jackpot. this place puts up no fronts- you can see right into the kitchen. i use the term kitchen quite loosely here because the kitchen is actually, a deep fryer (with a visible container of frying lard in the corner), a grill, microwave and vats of chili warming on the counter.the thing to get is the original chili half-smoke, i highly recommend sharing it since you might hate yourself later. made with a half pork/half beef sausage, placed atop a warm bun and smothered in chili, onions and mustard. this thing makes you want to quit the gym, move down south, wear plaid and let yourself go. how can something this good be hiding right here in our nation's capital? amidst the political rhetoric and corruption, ben's chili bowl makes america seem right.
