Skyline Chili

Pros: it's different
Cons: different is not always better

I recently went to a wedding in Louisville. Several of us Boston folks (and former Boston folks) got together afterwards for a night of conversation and food. We started in a coffeehouse and around 8:30 decided it was time to get some real food. One...

Pros: Free napkins
Cons: Everything else

If I were the devil, I'd build a special corner of hell for people who hype cruddy products that are hard to find. The residents would be forced to endure all the garbage that they've praised over the years:

* Photos by Robert Mapplethorpe and...

Pros: Great chili, served in a unique style
Cons: I don't know if that stuff's actually good for you...

I was first exposed to the "Cincinnati" style of chili, served on top of spaghetti, a few years ago while attending a Mensa Annual Gathering. These conventions are held in a different city every year, and since the following year's event would...

Pros: Unique chili.
Cons: Outlets not distributed nationally.

I was born and raised in Cincinnati, so I've had the privilege of having meals for years at Skyline Chili. However, since I've moved away, I've also missed Skyline Chili; there's nothing remotely like it either where I live or work. While I get...

Pros: Great Food and Service
Cons: Not a lot of variety on menu

As a Michigan resident I had never heard about this place, until recently. On a car trip through Ohio, we got a little munchy, so we pulled off the expressway and looked for a place to eat. We eat a lot of fast food and didn't want the usual fare that...

Pros: A n area favorite and makes our city famous.
Cons: Not a burger joint!! Thank Goodness.

Cincinnati is Chili!! But not like the TexMex or traditional chili mama makes. No sir re.
Cinncinati has it's own style of chili and we call it a Three Way (or four way or Five way)

Skyline Chili simply does Cincinnati chili the best....

Pros: The taste, The texture, The mystery
Cons: It's only in Cincinnati

I guess I have a soft spot in my heart for Skyline Chili. A native New Yorker, I first met the famed Cincinnati Chili establishment at the end of my sophomore year of college at Miami University in Oxford.

The chili spot had just opened, and...

Pros: All the food, the menu satisfies the whole family.
Cons: It's not a five star restaurant

The appearance of Skyline Chili is nothing special. And if you don't live in Cincinnati or haven't visited before then you probably wouldn't think anything of it. But Skyline Chili is a Cincinnati tradition. Their secret chili recipe makes the mouth...

Pros: Unique. Tasty. Fast service.
Cons: Bad breath. Take a mint.

Skyline chili has been a staple of my diet as I am a lifelong resident of Cincinnati. Many out of towners just do not get it and that is OK. But I am sad for those who cannot understand the joy of eating a three way or a cheese coney. Skyline is ...

Pros: Delicious, great service, unique.
Cons: Messy, not a first date food!

I am not a native to Cincinnati - so when I moved here I was boggled by all of the "chili" places that seemed to be on every corner, in every strip mall. Finally, I had to see what all the fuss was about - and walked into a Gold Star Chili, with no idea ...

Pros: cheese lovers dream, highly addictive
Cons: onion breath, watch out for the Franchise locations and their skimping ways

I have lived in Cincinnati since I was about eight in the Clifton area where two of the area food staples can be found: Skyline Chili and Graeter's Ice Cream. The Skyline is located on the corner of Jefferson/Ludlow and Clifton aves caddy corner from ...

Pros: Unique, great taste; quick service; lots of food for the money
Cons: The occasional server isn't as good as most.

There's nothing quite like a Skyline Chili 4-Way with onions (no beans), which so far is the only "way" I've had it save the coney. (I'm not an unadventurous eater, but the taste of this dish is so great, I can't imagine not getting it!) For the...

Pros: GREAT TASTING CHILI
Cons: Too far away

I have travelled hundreds of miles, just for a taste of the famous chili from skyline.
My family and I, unfortunately, do not live near a Skyline Chili restaurant. So, on various occasions, whenever the urge hit us, we hop in the car and travel...

Pros: outrageous combination of food
Cons: limited places where available

Everytime I go to Cincinnati I make it my business to get to a Skyline Chili place and have at it! This is the weirdest stuff you have ever eaten and it does take some getting used to.
The chili is watery and is best when served over plain old...

Pros: Inexpensive, fast, unique dining experience.
Cons: Cincinnati is the USA's 7th fattest city. This chili helped get them there.

Cincinnati is a pretty conservative city, and if someone there says to you they are going to have a 3 way for lunch, they probably are just going out for some chili. The combinations of Chili are:

2 way
Chili over
3...