Camp Washington Chili is a Cincinnati chili parlor founded in 1940 by Steve Andon and Fred Zannbus in the neighborhood of Camp Washington, near downtown

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, in southwestern

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. A well known Cincinnati landmark, 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. Their new location is modeled after a 1950s-style

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. 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

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's '' Man v. Food Nation''.

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In 2009, food writers

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wrote of Camp Washington Chili that "when we crave the best, there is just one place to go." In a

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interview, the Sterns declared it the best maker of Cincinnati five-way chili. In 2014, ''

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'' named it one of "America's Best Chili(s)". ''

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'' named it one of "The Best Chili Spots." In 2000, the chili served by the restaurant won an " American Regional Classic"

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. CBS News in 1985 named it "the best chili in the nation." The restaurant has been featured by

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, the Huffington Post, and ''

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''.

In popular culture

Blues musician

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wrote a song entitled "Camp Washington Chili".

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External links

Camp Washington Chili official website
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In popular culture

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