Ben's Chili Bowl
American restaurant · U Street
1208 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
_2018_50th-Anniversary_Roy-Lewis-2.jpg "Ben's Chili Bowl by Roy Lewis")
Highlights
Iconic half-smokes, chili cheese fries, and milkshakes since 1958.
Iconic half-smokes, chili cheese fries, and milkshakes since 1958.
"An iconic D.C. institution that has served half smokes since 1958, feeding everyone from neighborhood regulars to presidents and cementing the sausage as a local symbol." - Stephanie Gravalese
"U Street’s decades‑old institution will serve its iconic half‑smokes." - Evan Caplan
"Around since 1958, Ben’s half-smoke covered in chili and cheese is arguably D.C.’s most recognizable dish that’s seeped in history. Find the citywide favorite at the U Street original, its newer outpost on H Street NE, stands in Nationals Park, and now, in Giant grocery stores." - Tierney Plumb
"A D.C. half-smoke institution that recently opened a fast-casual outpost at the airport; highlighted as one of the fresh arrivals in the updated guide for summer travelers." - Tierney Plumb
"The airport now offers D.C.’s iconic half-smokes for travelers, bringing the celebrated local specialty into National Hall so tourists don’t need to leave the terminal to try it." - Tierney Plumb
