Skyline Chili

When I first flew out to Ohio in 2004 to meet Sweetiepie19, who I later started a family with, I was amazed at how many restaurants and stores there were that we didn't have back home in Connecticut. I got to try a few of them but most of them had to wait until I came back permanently. It took almost a year and a half before I got back and now I've lived here almost three years. There are still some places I haven't gone to yet. One of those had been Skyline Chili. This is one of those places that is somewhere between a restaurant and fast food. It's based in Cinncinati and it' famous in Ohio. Well I finally tried it and I feel compelled to warn the public to prevent this chain from stealing money from anyone else.

Sometimes I go to Speedway and get two big hot dogs (actually Polish sausage) for two dollars to hold me over for a few hours. I was in a rare mood for a chili dog so for $1.59 I ordered a coney (midwestern speak for chili dog) smothered in cheese. When I saw what they brought me, my jaw literally dropped.

I don't know if you can tell in the picture but this was a kiddie dog. The actual dog was only slightly longer than my middle finger. Lots of places have footlongs for a dollar or two and I could've two full size hot dogs for 40 cents more at Speedo. Of course the menu makes it look and sound full size but I never imagined they would insult people b charging them that much for a kiddie dog and calling it a coney.

So I got a bowl of chili covered in cheese for 5 bucks and it turned out to be a cup of chili in a deep saucer so that it looked like a bowl even though it was barely deep enough to submerge my spoon. So I paid $7 for a chili dog the right size for my two year old son and a saucer of chili. Think of how much food I could've gotten at Taco Hell or a buffet for that price.

I will say the chili was excellent. It had almost an aromatic quality like Indian cuisine. But it was spicy and it had no beans or vegetables in it. Just beef pureed to meat powder.

So if you've never been to Skyline Chili, hopefully I just saved you from a blatant scam. If you have been there and you go back, you deserve to lose your money for having no self respect and allowing the thieving corporation to get away with what amounts to an attempt at price gouging.