Some of the best restaurants are the ones that tourists never find, the places where locals go when they want the real deal without the crowds, and Blue Ash Chili in Blue Ash, Ohio is exactly that kind of hidden treasure.
While visitors to Cincinnati flock to the well-known chili chains downtown, smart locals have been quietly enjoying this spot that serves some of the best Cincinnati-style chili you’ll find anywhere.
The fact that it’s been flying under the radar for so long is either a testament to locals’ desire to keep it to themselves or a failure of the tourism board, but either way, the secret is out now.
Blue Ash Chili doesn’t look like much from the outside, which is probably part of why it’s remained a local favorite rather than a tourist destination…