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DC Eatery Among Nation's 101 Best Casual Restaurants
See which DC restaurant placed on The Daily Meal's "101 Best Casual Restaurants in America" list.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Daily Meal compiled a list of 101 Best Casual Restaurants in America, and a DC favorite placed at No. 89. Ben's Chili Bowl was the only Washington restaurant to make the list.
"These restaurants may not be temples of gastronomy, but they sure offer some mighty good food," The Daily Meal states.
Ben's Chili Bowl is an iconic DC spot opened on U Street in 1958 and has since expanded to H Street, Arlington and Reagan National Airport. Ben's Chili Bowl favorites include the classic chili dog, Ben's chili burger and Ben's famous chili.
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Obama is known to frequent the U-Street Corridor eatery, as well as many other celebrities. In the early days, Ben's Chili Bowl was known to attract top performers like Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole.
"Top performers could be found playing sets in clubs along the corridor, as well as eating and just 'hanging out' at Ben's. It was not uncommon to see such luminaries as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, Martin Luther King Jr or Bill Cosby at 'The Bowl,'" the website states.
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Here's a look at how the top 5 shakes out nationally.
Photo: Chili Cheese Fries at Ben's via Flickr
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