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Download the Official Cincinnati Chili Week App to Enjoy $5-$7 Meal Deals and Win Prizes

The app can help you map out the week, find participating restaurants and deals, track your meals and earn points toward winning prizes.

Feb 6, 2024 at 11:57 am

Not only is Gold Star Chili participating in Cincinnati Chili Week, it's also offering 100 lucky winners free chili for a year. Photo: Provided by Gold Star

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It’s almost time to eat chili and win prizes, Cincinnati.

The inaugural Cincinnati Chili Week is Monday-Sunday, Feb. 19-25 and will feature $5-$7 deals on 3-ways, 4-ways, coneys, chili cheese fries, chili dip and more. And now, the app to help you make the most of the celebration of all things chili is ready to download.

The official Cincinnati Chili Week app is available in both the Apple Store and Google Play. It’s designed to help diners find participating restaurants and their deals, stay up-to-date on Chili Week happenings and track meals. Using the app will also help you earn points toward winning Chili Week prizes.

You can win two ways: Check in at four or more locations to automatically be entered to win a grand prize of $300 in gift cards, as well as a free Jolly Plumbing, Drains, Heating & Air Jolly Home Plan for a year. You can also win $300 in gift cards, a free Jolly Plumbing, Drains, Heating & Air Jolly Home Plan for a year and a year of BOGO ways and be named the Biggest Chili Lover in Cincinnati by collecting more points than anyone else.

Restaurants participating in Chili Week include:

Blue Ash Chili (two locations)
Camp Washington Chili
Champions Grille
Dixie Chili (three locations)
Empress Chili
Fifty West Burger Bar
Frosthaus
Gold Star Chili (50+ locations)
Grub Local
Lucius Q
Mezedes
Oakley Pub and Grill
Price Hill Chili
Sammy’s Craft Burgers & Beer
The Chili Hut

More restaurants may be announced soon, and participating restaurants are subject to change. Some $5-$7 deals already announced include a Spaghetti Eis 3-Way from Frosthaus as the exclusive dessert option and Lucius Q’s BBQ 3-Way, which was recently featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

Gold Star Chili will also be offering to turn Chili Week into Chili Year by offering 100 lucky winners free chili for a whole year.

For more information and to see a full list of restaurants and their offerings, visit cincinnatichiliweek.com.

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18 Cincinnati-Style Chili Parlors You Should Have Tried By Now

Dixie Chili 733 Monmouth St., Newport; 3716 Dixie Highway, Erlanger; 2421 Madison Ave., Covington With a location in Newport, another in Covington and one in Erlanger, Dixie Chili has become an integral part of Northern Kentucky culture; each location a local landmark in its own right. Founded in 1929 by “Papa Nick,” Dixie Chili has classic, secret-ingredient Cincinnati-style chili with cheese and onions on spaghetti. Traditionally, Dixie’s offerings are dominated by Wisconsin cheddar, and the garlic is a great counterbalance to the dairy, making it one of the area’s favorite chili joints.

Blue Jay Restaurant 4154 Hamilton Ave., Northside Since its opening in 1967, the Blue Jay Restaurant has, for the most part, remained the same, boasting a nostalgic image and homestyle eats. As with any good local diner, there’s Cincinnati-style chili in bowls, on coneys and 3-ways, plus classics like all-day breakfast, double decker sandwiches and homemade pie.

The Chili Hut 390 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland Started in 2013, this food truck focuses on Cincinnati-style chili, offering a condensed menu with exactly what customers are looking for. Now with a brick-and-mortar in Loveland, The Chili Hut slings cheese coneys, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-Ways and sandwich options for the non-chili lovers. Unique coney options include the Slaw Dog — a cheese coney topped with coleslaw — and the Eden Pork — featuring a spicy mett instead of a hot dog.

Blue Ash Chili 9525 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash; 11711 Princeton Pike, Tri-County Blue Ash Chili offers a variety of Cincinnati-style chili combinations and double-decker sandwiches at its various locations. The restaurant is known as a favorite of Guy Fieri and his Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives show. The restaurant serves 3-, 4- and 5-Ways, plus a 6-Way, which offers fresh or fried slices of jalapeno.

Empress Chili 7934 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria In addition to the usual crop of double-decker sandwiches and ways, Empress offers some zany takes on old favorites: individual chili pizzas with cheesy, saucy fare on dough and the tough-to-pronounce “spagoney,” which swaps out hot dogs for noodles.

Price Hill Chili 4920 Glenway Ave., Price Hill Generations of West Side patrons have grown up on this iconic, family-owned restaurant’s diverse, fairly priced menu. Having expanded several times over the years, there are now multiple dining areas and a full-service attached cocktail lounge called Golden Fleece. What sets them apart from other chili joints is their liquor license and full menu, which features an excellent Greek salad (with secret-recipe dressing), specialty sandwiches, steaks and all-day breakfast.

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Katherine Barrier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism program and has nearly 10 years of experience reporting local and national news as a digital journalist. At CityBeat, she oversees the digital and social media strategies, edits web and print content and writes for the dining and arts...