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Ben's Chili Bowl is a landmark restaurant in Washington, D.C., located at 1213 U Street, next to Lincoln Theatre, in the Shaw neighborhood of northwest D.C. It is known locally for its chili dogs, half-smokes, and milkshakes, and has been an integral part of the neighborhood's history since its founding in 1958. It was frequented by both police and protesters during the 1968 Washington, D.C. riots, and is regularly visited by celebrities such as Bill Cosby and Chris Tucker. The restaurant's founders have been inducted into the D.C. Hall of Fame.



1. BEN'S CHILI BOWL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
[CONCERT] Ben's Chili Bowl has been serving up delicious junk food (we dare anyone other than a vegetarian not to enjoy an oversize half-smoke on a bun ...

The Wrap-Up: The Week in Food
Here’s to a half century of chili dogs! Ben and Virginia Ali opened their landmark U Street restaurant, Ben’s Chili Bowl, 50 years ago today. ...

Ben's Chili Bowl 50th Celebration
Fifty years ago Friday, the immigrant couple from Trinidad opened Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street with a secret recipe for chili they thought Americans would ...

It's Only Just Begun: Ben's Chilli Bowl 50th Anniversary Party
IF THERE IS one culinary landmark that is well-loved by the District of Columbia, it is without a doubt Ben's Chili Bowl. For a half century the U Street ...

The Morning Buzz
Like we told you in our weekend nightlife picks, Ben's Chili Bowl will be having a block party today on U Street to celebrate its 50th anniversary. ...

Celebrate Ben’s Chili Bowl All Weekend
Celebrate 50 years of chili dogs and milkshakes and the like at Ben’s Chili Bowl’s free anniversary festival (10:30 AM - 2 PM). Festival will include an ...

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Katherine Cole tells us more about Ben's Chili Bowl. In nineteen fifty-eight husband and wife Ben and Virginia Ali opened Ben's Chili Bowl. ...
Ben's Chili Bowl, DC landmark, turns 50

WEEK IN REVIEW
Comic Bill Cosby was among those who celebrated the 50th anniversary of Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark in the 1200 block of U Street NW that is still going ...

50 Years of Friends and Chili
What Ali likes best about Ben's Chili Bowl is that he never knows just whom he'll meet. "Sometimes you look up and you see Charles Rangel in line. ...

New Book Celebrates Ben's Chili Bowl's 50th Anniversary
We got a press release announcing that a new book, Ben's Chili Bowl: 50 Years of a Washington, DC, Landmark, is now available for sale. Ben's is celebrating ...