Cuisine:

• Hot Dogs
• Deli
• Sandwiches
• Fast Food and Hamburgers
• American
• Chilean
• Latin American

Ben's Chili Bowl Description:
Ben's still serves their original chili in their original building. Place your order and take your seat to become part of a DC tradition that has spanned more than 40 years.
Ben's is a true neighborhood fixture along the U Street corridor. Opened in 1958, it has always attracted plenty of local diners and big-name entertainers, not for its looks, which are free of frills, but for its chili, the dish that made it famous. Composed of ground meat and kidney beans, the chili is served with crackers and, if you want, a scoop of shredded cheese that melts down through the mixture. Mildly hot and aromatic, this is one chili that will stick to your ribs. Also famous: the chili dog. Ben's is apt to be crowded, even mid-afternoon, so plan to double-park like others do and wait for your chili. Or park, eat in, and order up a whole meal of country-home cooking, with a bowl of chili as the centerpiece.


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