Cincinnati, Ohio
7/10/2009
The search for Cincinnati Chili was, strangely, our first major challenge. Schultz recommends Camp Washington Chili, which we sadly found boarded up. I wish I knew the story behind that. Apparently they had been open 24-hours a day since 1940. What happened? We used the GPS to search for other chili places, determined to avoid Skyline or some other chain. The GPS sent us to three other chili joints, all recently out of business. Meanwhile, Skylines and Gold Stars seemed to be on every street corner. Eventually, after two hours of searching we finally found a place called Gourmet Chili, which wasn’t even in Cincinnati. It wasn’t even in Ohio. It was about ten minutes across the border in Newport, Kentucky. Laura had a four-way and I had a five-way (I figured after all this, I should go all the way) and it was pretty good. Actually, Laura and I didn’t even know what the different “ways” were and the waitress was surprised when we asked. “It’s just like at Gold Star,” she claimed. She assumed we’d know what that meant. I guess chili must still be a big deal in the area, but apparently these little chili places are being devoured by franchises. Kind of a shame.
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