Camp Washington Chili
| Camp Washington Chili | |
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.jpg) Exterior of Camp Washington Chili in 2019 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | John Johnson |
| Previous owner(s) | Steve Andon and Fred Zannbu |
| Food type | American |
| Location | 3005 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, 45225, USA |
| Website | campwashingtonchili |
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Camp Washington Chili is a Cincinnati chili parlor founded in 1940 by Steve Andon and Fred Zarnbus in the neighborhood of Camp Washington, near downtown Cincinnati, in southwestern Ohio. A well known Cincinnati landmark,[1] the parlor is located at 3005 Colerain Avenue, and the current owner is the Greek-born John Johnson. The restaurant left its old location and moved to a site a few lots away in 2000, after being told to vacate by the city in order to widen Hopple Street.[2] Their new location is modeled after a 1950s-style diner. The restaurant is open 24 hours a day every day but Sunday.
In 2011, Camp Washington Chili was featured on a Cincinnati episode of the Travel Channel's Man v. Food Nation.
Reception
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In 2009, food writers Jane and Michael Stern wrote of Camp Washington Chili that "when we crave the best, there is just one place to go."[3] In a New York Times interview, the Sterns declared it the best maker of Cincinnati five-way chili.[4] In 2014, Travel + Leisure named it one of "America's Best Chili(s)".[5] Bon Appétit named it one of "The Best Chili Spots."[6] In 2000, the chili served by the restaurant won an "American Regional Classic" James Beard Foundation Award.[7][8] CBS News in 1985 named it "the best chili in the nation."[9] The restaurant has been featured by HGTV, the Huffington Post, and Every Day with Rachael Ray.[10]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]Blues musician Lonnie Mack wrote a song entitled "Camp Washington Chili".[11][12][13]
See also
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