A no-frills counter with red stools, a half-century of photos on the walls, and a line out the door. You come for the half-smoke and the history, not the decor.
Founded August 22, 1958, at 1213 U Street; named a James Beard Foundation 'America's Classics' honoree in 2004. · en.wikipedia.org
The signature chili half-smoke is a quarter-pound half-pork/half-beef smoked sausage with mustard, onions and spicy homemade chili. · benschilibowl.com