I used to get it now and then. I went to one on the West Side in Delhi area. Also went to one in New Richmond. There is still one left in Alexandria across the bridge. The chili was a bit thicker than the others. It was almost orange, and it wasn't so hot but had a sharp flavor with a bit of sweetness.
@@marksnyder8022 nice! Thank you. I remember always driving by them. My mom made her own amazing Cincy Chili, so I never really ate any of them much…Skyline the most.
Grew up across the river, what happened to Blue Ash Chili? Is it not around anymore or just didn't make the cut? For the record, Goldstar is the best, hands down, no question, no debate 😉
I hands down s hit you not. They got shut down soooooooo many times in the 80's for getting caught for reserving folks leftover chili on the table and adding customers unfinished hamburgers into the chili pot!!! All the time I saw shutdown notices on the front door especially in 1983. Then they'd put the business in another family members name... Reopen then get caught AGAIN by the health department. Geeze.... Sometimes coworkers wanted to eat there in late 80's/ early 90's and my warning never stopped them. I've never tried their chili due to this. And when heard the famous chef Guy ferries ( sp??) was coming to town to try it.... I was like OMG I got to warn him if I see him and tell him must try skyline. I guess what! I freaking saw him downtown but I couldn't pull over to talk to him or else I would have been late to work.
PS I heard Guy has been in a relationship with John Travolta for quite some time. I don't know why I'm telling this.... I think out of shock. I know folks in the industry.
Why does the skyline chili crackers in the box taste so different than the in-restaurant one. The ones at skyline came from a cracker factory, the ones in the box came from a rejected paint flavor factory.
Have you compared the ingredient lists on both packages? Aldi's has excellent oyster crackers for the price. They're not the same as the Skyline's crackers, but I suspect they're made by Westminster Bakers Co, given the identical ingredients. Sadly, Aldi's saltines have a different ingredient list and appear to be made by someone else.
PS One of these days going to buy many brands for a taste test. I rarely eat them but it's strange how they all taste so different. Some like pure flour.... Others taste ok
How would you place all of these five parlors? What chili parlors (however obscure) should have been in the top five? I hope to do a mini chili parlor tour at some point. Thanks!
they all about the same recipe they probably get it from the same copacker now days you can't base it on one thicker than the other one day it could be sitting in the pot longer got cook down or one day who getting the chili ready may put more season mix in pot all they do have ground up hamburger in the pot add bag season mix to pot it could vary one day till next from Skyline, Gold Star, & Dixie Chili and the workers
@@Covencraftof course it's not chili. It's a Greek meat sauce call saltsa kima. The early Greek immigrants started calling it chili because they knew that the term chili was something Americans were more familiar with. Whenever you hear somebody from Cincinnati talking about chili just know that they're not talking about chili con carne the Mexican dish. They're talking about Greek meat sause
We know we just call it chill in any way because people are more familiar with what the term chili. You're right it is a sauce not chili more specifically it's a Mediterranean Greek meat sauce of some sort
Does anyone remember Empress Chili? I never had it.
I used to get it now and then. I went to one on the West Side in Delhi area. Also went to one in New Richmond. There is still one left in Alexandria across the bridge. The chili was a bit thicker than the others. It was almost orange, and it wasn't so hot but had a sharp flavor with a bit of sweetness.
I love Empress there is still one over in Alexandria. The cheese is the best.
@@marksnyder8022 empress Chilli was good
Grew up with Empress Chili in North College Hill. Always loved it!
@@marksnyder8022 nice! Thank you. I remember always driving by them. My mom made her own amazing Cincy Chili, so I never really ate any of them much…Skyline the most.
Jason is a beast! Nicely done
Grew up across the river, what happened to Blue Ash Chili? Is it not around anymore or just didn't make the cut? For the record, Goldstar is the best, hands down, no question, no debate 😉
Pleasant ridge didn’t make it either 😮
I hands down s hit you not. They got shut down soooooooo many times in the 80's for getting caught for reserving folks leftover chili on the table and adding customers unfinished hamburgers into the chili pot!!!
All the time I saw shutdown notices on the front door especially in 1983. Then they'd put the business in another family members name... Reopen then get caught AGAIN by the health department.
Geeze.... Sometimes coworkers wanted to eat there in late 80's/ early 90's and my warning never stopped them.
I've never tried their chili due to this.
And when heard the famous chef Guy ferries ( sp??) was coming to town to try it.... I was like OMG I got to warn him if I see him and tell him must try skyline.
I guess what! I freaking saw him downtown but I couldn't pull over to talk to him or else I would have been late to work.
PS
I heard Guy has been in a relationship with John Travolta for quite some time.
I don't know why I'm telling this.... I think out of shock. I know folks in the industry.
Blue Ash Chili is alive and well in Blue Ash at 9565 Kenwood Rd.
Nah, gold star is the worst
No longer live in Cincinnati but really miss Cincinnati chili. Love that food!
hes the real MVP!!! truly impressed an hes not even originally from here?! wow!
Pleasant Ridge chili, Blue Ash chili and Chili time should have had a spot at the table.
That was a lot of fun. Thanks for doing it! 🎉
They don't all taste the same..they have subtle differences that arent so subtle if youre a cincinnatian😂
Oh, Hell yeah that's a $6.00 can of Chili.
You Know What Time It Is!!!!!!
And Thats Why they are #1 In Cincinnati.
It’s skyline all day!!!
What army did you take to go to price hill?
Dixie Chili is the best - especially the 6 way
What's their 6 way? I never tried them
I thought this was going to be a test of which chili was the best...but it turns out that this was just to see if someone could identify the chili.
I don’t know if heaven exists, but if it does, I’d imagine it looks like this table
Idk how this popped up in my recommends...but as a life-long cincinnatian, i had to watch 😂
Why does the skyline chili crackers in the box taste so different than the in-restaurant one. The ones at skyline came from a cracker factory, the ones in the box came from a rejected paint flavor factory.
Have you compared the ingredient lists on both packages? Aldi's has excellent oyster crackers for the price. They're not the same as the Skyline's crackers, but I suspect they're made by Westminster Bakers Co, given the identical ingredients. Sadly, Aldi's saltines have a different ingredient list and appear to be made by someone else.
It's expensive online. I never used the crackers. If you live in the city then simply run in and say hey... I need crackers for my chili and extra
PS
One of these days going to buy many brands for a taste test. I rarely eat them but it's strange how they all taste so different.
Some like pure flour.... Others taste ok
Lance brand is just ok. I asked for extras yesterday on soup I ordered somewhere. Makes a good snack in-between meals and snacks for birds
Man you left the best off, Blue Ash chili is the best.
Impressive. I'm pretty sure I would have gotten four out of the five. Eat at them a lot. Haven't had Dixie.
How would you place all of these five parlors? What chili parlors (however obscure) should have been in the top five?
I hope to do a mini chili parlor tour at some point. Thanks!
I'm from NJ. I will fess it up. I don't anything more about chili that native Cincinnatians know about pizza.
You forgot Blue Ash Chili.
I grew up in Cincinnati. I like all of those because they are all Good for different reasons. But, I do prefer Skyline Chili.😀
I would crush this challenge!!!
1960's-70's Madisonville had Art's Chilli Kitchen. Just saying...
Do some covid 19 vax injury storys please
I'm sorry, what? You served plain chili in a bowl?
Camp Washington for me.
they all about the same recipe they probably get it from the same copacker now days you can't base it on one thicker than the other one day it could be sitting in the pot longer got cook down or one day who getting the chili ready may put more season mix in pot all they do have ground up hamburger in the pot add bag season mix to pot it could vary one day till next from Skyline, Gold Star, & Dixie Chili and the workers
Why are u wearing that earring?
Skyline sucks. The chili is flavorless meat water. Gold star actually has flavor.
@@himenyx153 literally doesn’t
Excuse me???😭
Yea… sure bud. So does your mom
No.
They are all delicious
Skyline is far far from being flavorless 😂
this isn't chili
Shut up. It is in Cincinnati.
@@SaintNormRIP no u shutup, this isn't chili.
@@Covencraftof course it's not chili. It's a Greek meat sauce call saltsa kima. The early Greek immigrants started calling it chili because they knew that the term chili was something Americans were more familiar with. Whenever you hear somebody from Cincinnati talking about chili just know that they're not talking about chili con carne the Mexican dish. They're talking about Greek meat sause
@@Covencraftit is chili, just not chili con carne
That's brown spaghetti sauce. Chili is NOT made with ground beef.
We know we just call it chill in any way because people are more familiar with what the term chili. You're right it is a sauce not chili more specifically it's a Mediterranean Greek meat sauce of some sort
Not a single person on this "panel" should be there, minus the last guy.... thats sad