Cheesy Chili 5-Way Is An Award-Winning Midwest Staple

Cheesy Chili 5-Way Is An Award-Winning Midwest Staple | Worth The Drive

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Camp Washington Chili in Cincinnati earned a James Beard award for their “Regional Classic” chili recipe. Their Chili 5-way is served on a bed of spaghetti, topped with onions, beans, and a mound of shredded cheddar cheese. Insider producer Jake Gabbard drove to Ohio to see if this award-winning Midwestern classic is truly Worth The Drive.
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Cheesy Chili 5-Way Is An Award-Winning Midwest Staple | Worth The Drive

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@mariewikiwaka3851 3 жыл бұрын

Literally every Cincinnati chili place separates out the cheese and onions for carry out. Every single one.

@PyroKnowItAll 3 жыл бұрын

Came down here to say the same thing...

@meheartdiggy 3 жыл бұрын

Literally

@jacobkaucher 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously what bullshit

@ryanrobertson6951 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I came to say.

@ks3223 2 жыл бұрын

I launched my phone into the wall when I saw that. I want to go that place and take a dump in a frying pan. I'm so angry I'm throbbing

@aroundtheworldinaprildays 3 жыл бұрын

For all the cheese, I'd love that spaghetti but maybe without the beans. 😅

@MohammedAlMauedSYR 3 жыл бұрын

BEANS?

@Nordikbass 3 жыл бұрын

That would be called a 4-way...

@passionfruitfruit 3 жыл бұрын

Try chilli with beans, though, it is amazing🤤

@passionfruitfruit 3 жыл бұрын

@Brian you've the right to your opinion😀

@lovefire6856 3 жыл бұрын

Yep chili and spaghetti doesn’t sound so great

@alielkhodary1905 3 жыл бұрын

**Beans, Chili, Cheese, Onions** A moment of silence for the toilets in this restaurant.

@blasterboy6491 3 жыл бұрын

F in the chat Bois.

@tommynolan4015 3 жыл бұрын

Locals: Oh yeah, that chili is kind of good... Food Insider: *THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY*

@FeliciaLyons 3 жыл бұрын

There’s definitely better...

@willkohnen7681 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest there literally is nothing else like it

@Samwise108 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who's spent most of my life in this region, I recommend the coneys over the 5-ways. Instead of noodles, they put the chili, cheese, and onions (mustard and hot sauce optional) onto a hot dog! It's very delicious, better that the spaghetti option.

@Samwise108 Жыл бұрын

@@Weeble_Wobble at Skyline and probably most Cincinnati style chili restaurants, they use the exact same chili for the spaghetti and the coneys.

@sonyafox3271 8 ай бұрын

Back in the day Empress and Skyline both put mustard and ketchup on top of the hot dog before they would put the chili sauce on, those 2 combos along with the sauce makes for a great flavor combo, kind of a sweet and sour taste, which is my favorite combo anyway! Also Empress had dried chilis in there sauce, we had a family friend that owned a franchise in Harrison, which is where, I grew up. We had Empress long before we got a Skyline and, sadly shortly after we got a Skyline put in his Empress Store shut down! Aka/ If you buy the frozen tub of Empress Chili in the grocery store it doesn’t have the dried chilis in it!

@sonyafox3271 8 ай бұрын

Again the Chili is more of a Sauce, one, I also know this because my uncle owned a Tavern in Lawrenceburg, IN and along with it came the chili recipe and, then, my mom took over after a time, and she also got the chili recipe, however, not the Cincinnati recipe but, yrs ago keep in mind they would make these chili sauces in batches and, I was given the recipe and, I never made it and, I lost it! The reason, I never made it was because, it took close to 3 wks to make it, and it had practically everything in it but, the kitchen sink!

@MaxC-rf5ss 28 күн бұрын

It's all garbage hillbilly trash all cheap ingredients. I'll rather eat out in Cleveland

@whydidipickthename7413 3 жыл бұрын

It actually doesn’t seem that bad, except for the pound of unmelted cheese, beans, cinnamon, and that thin chili, wait......

@rfrt2345grd 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

@joannesantos4688 3 жыл бұрын

lame

@Das_Vert 3 жыл бұрын

Y’all wack AF

@litoXvannie 3 жыл бұрын

I died. I was just going to comment the same. Who paid for this to be made? Lmaoooo

@kaminarichan5039 3 жыл бұрын

Trust me it is heaven

@gossip1998 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing this I'm wondering if there is some sort of greek influence to their chili? In my village in Peloponnisos we often eat spaghetti with a ground beef sauce akin to chili, and it's rather unique (well, compared to other parts of the country that is) in that it's flavoured with cinnamon and cloves. I'd love to try that one day!

@LiteralCrimeRave 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Skyline was started by two Macedonians. It is very simar to what you seem to be talking about.

@Gr13fKvlt 2 жыл бұрын

Cincinnati has a HUGE Greek influence.

@AG-zy9me 2 жыл бұрын

0:45

@sonyafox3271 8 ай бұрын

It actually was a Greek recipe that was brought over here by our Greek Ancestors that migrated here and, settled in Cincinnati! Skyline uses a Hershey’s 8oz Chocolate Bar for every 4 to 6 servings! It’s the combination between the chocolate and cinnamon that make it taste so good!

@p.art4705 3 жыл бұрын

Why isnt the cheese melted? Looks rather unsettling tbh.

@SlicedBread1219 3 жыл бұрын

P Arte thats how its done

@Das_Vert 3 жыл бұрын

You don’t want it melted. It’s part of the satisfying texture that makes it great.

@SheepNizzle 3 жыл бұрын

The cheese is grated on-site and is light and fluffy. Melting it into the way or coney kind of ruins the texture of it.

@patrickmertz3483 3 жыл бұрын

They’re putting way too much cheese that’s why. If you don’t put as much it will melt from the heat of the chili

@djkennedy7852 3 жыл бұрын

It melts as u eat it

@boogitybear2283 4 ай бұрын

It’s even better when the weather is extremely cold outside!

@Stacey-ki4qc Жыл бұрын

Yessss! My favorite 4 or 5 way and a cheese coney. MY HOME TOWN.😋😋 🌭 Skyline Gold star are the fav Camp Washington is the bomb too.

@MrDallie 3 жыл бұрын

I wish wunna people wud stop saying "in the world" just cause u only find chilli like that in one part of the USA does not mean it's only found there compared to the world

@angelamarie4137 3 жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Ohio and I like Cincinnati chili, and also coneys with it, but I don't like it on spaghetti at all.

@cinho8250 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried dese?

@mstewie08 3 жыл бұрын

im with you. coneys over ways every day.

@boogitybear2283 4 ай бұрын

I’ve put Cincinnati Chili on Eggs and love it!

@Nordikbass 3 жыл бұрын

Best chili in the city. Also open real late. Always go there after playing a gigs at Northside Tavern and other local music spots. Also it’s not about how it looks, it’s about how it tastes. I’m a NYC transplant and it took me a while to realize that it isn’t chili. It’s a Greek meat sauce.

@Das_Vert 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it just rolls off the tongue....Cincinnati Greek meat sauce. Poetry.

@damiendunbar5114 3 жыл бұрын

I love the thicker chili! I live in Wisconsin and we eat it a lot here! So good for the winter and fall months!!!

@bigwormslegacybbq7498 3 жыл бұрын

This looks great!

@steveandyoung 3 жыл бұрын

Oooh, looks good. Love my chili with cheese, and over pasta is always good.

@cshubs 2 жыл бұрын

I went to high school in Cincy. Calling it a mole is good descriptor. Cinnamon and cocoa are in there like many moles. It's a complex flavor, which is why it's such a good sauce on everything from pasta to burritos to fries-- pretty much everything on the menu. In the 80s, there was a chain called Gold Star that sold coneys for 25c on Wed! That was cheap even then. And it was perfectly good. The way to each it is not to stab and twist, but rather cut and scoop, to get the right proportion of each layer onto the fork. :-) Add hot sauce and oyster crackers to soak up and liquid and fat on the plate. I now live in NM and miss it a lot, though we certainly have our own chile(s)

@stephenhill1716 3 жыл бұрын

As a southerner who’s mothers family is from up north let me tell you. I’d take the 10 hour drive if I didn’t have a family recipe that literally exactly mimics it in every single way.

@justastormtrooper7603 3 жыл бұрын

As an Ohioan originally from Cincinnati, that stuff probably got nothing on skyline. Skyline legit invented ohio chili and the Greek owner basically invented this type of food, probably not basically, he just did. P.S. THATS NOT HOW YOU EAT A WAY YOU USE YOUR FORK TO CUT IT YOU DONT TWIRL IT OR PULL IT YOU CUT IT

@craiggerhardstein7305 2 жыл бұрын

this place was around 8 years before skyline and the founder of skyline worked there

@jillbecker8651 3 жыл бұрын

I think they have the best chili spaghetti of any place. I wish I could get it in the Pacific NW!

@orion7741 2 жыл бұрын

You know that you can just make it yourself, right?? It's super simple, and the recipe is all over the internet.

@moeruss2726 11 ай бұрын

In Milwaukee , WI there’s a place called Real Chili. They make the Chili the same way. They put the sauce on top of spaghetti & you can add beans , onions, cheese, jalapeños plus, and I don’t know if they do it in Cincinnati or not, they have hot sauce , crackers, and Malt vinegar. It’s so delicious! I moved to California years ago and I have to make it at home because no one has a chili place like it here. ❤

@MaxC-rf5ss 28 күн бұрын

Nobody puts chilli over boxed spaghetti just stop. People eat anything

@kingsransomtv5323 3 жыл бұрын

There wasn't too many things making me want to go to Cincinnati or anywhere in Ohio but after seeing this I can safely say that I'll never be making a trip there

@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256 3 жыл бұрын

That’s Cincinnati only California soy boy, maybe you should look up Cedar Point.

@MukbangEatingShow 3 жыл бұрын

Wow fully loaded😋👍

@RudolphManor 3 жыл бұрын

I Love Cincinnati & The Food Here. 💯

@shan-pj3jt 3 жыл бұрын

why do i always watch food videos at midnight SIR IM HUNGRY

@stevelogan5475 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Ky., but fairly near many Cinti chili parlors, my wife & I crave it, it is not like Texas chili, etc... more like a chili sauce but it is a love/hate chili, we love it, there are appx. 300 chain/1 owner places within in 5-45 minute drive parlors near us, take your pick, 1 owner fave is camp Washington, chain is skyline

@TheAdnanmajor 3 жыл бұрын

Not this guy again.... 😑

@momonohomo150 3 жыл бұрын

👏

@shondrajohnson6136 3 жыл бұрын

Better than eye girl...

@iangoodisDMX 3 жыл бұрын

Oh lordy. This is why even i started making food videos. Yummy!

@shondrajohnson6136 3 жыл бұрын

By far my favorite host. I would love to try some chili 5 way 🤩🤩🤩

@MichelleS234 3 жыл бұрын

I live in this city. Camp Washington is the go to, for anything. Down on Hopple St. Omg! Its good! He's right 513..

@stevelogan5475 Жыл бұрын

My friend, you need to be like me, eat all the chili you want ( I like Camp Washington), but stay out of the dance clubs, lol, I can't dance either, lol

@brandonrichard3634 11 ай бұрын

Go to any NJ diner, and you’ll get the same thing minus the spaghetti. It’s chili with Greek seasonings

@XN1K1T4X 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder do you all prefer cinnamon roll or cornbread with your chili? Where I’m from they serve them together.

@SeekTruthinLight 3 жыл бұрын

That looks great too.

@alpukat_cereals 3 жыл бұрын

American: specialties worthy of driving 👉 cheese beef & dairies along the way . Asian: lol 😁

@festfoody 3 жыл бұрын

ME WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS: 🤤🤤🤤

@gus91340 5 ай бұрын

Damn! I wanna try!!!!😮

@bsewell513 3 жыл бұрын

Cincinnati got the best chili !!! Hands down !!

@chansaicommerce1721 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING

@lightningchao6916 3 жыл бұрын

This looks like school food lmfao

@eatingadventures9614 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@tyrranicalt-rad6164 3 жыл бұрын

IDK why but I've got a strong urge to throw a bowl of chili at Jake's head ! 🤣

@ewoggerts 3 жыл бұрын

Man u need some milk

@orion7741 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@cookwithaqib 3 жыл бұрын

Look delicious, cheesey recipe 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@chansaicommerce1721 3 жыл бұрын

GO GO !!!!

@Foreignmelonly 3 жыл бұрын

Yum

@brandonwilliams5144 3 жыл бұрын

Camp Washington is holy 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@kcompanion6988 3 жыл бұрын

1:28 "This is something you crave" NOOPE !!!

@SeekTruthinLight 3 жыл бұрын

Try some chili with well cooked barley and cheddar, even grits and chili, pretty satisfying.

@MaebyMalice 3 жыл бұрын

Every cincinnati chilli puts the cheese on the side for take outs.

@senormomero8748 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I would’ve known this sooner when I was staying In Cincinnati 😪

@MorganPrenger 3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Cincinnati!

@OrbitOnceAround 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to say but this was one of the worst foods I’ve tried in my life.

@charlienevergold3654 3 жыл бұрын

Same. I didn’t know the chili was going to be that thin and then the cinnamon... I thought they forgot to melt the cheese. I took two bites, paid my bill and left.

@cinho8250 3 жыл бұрын

Try dese

@YouDamnSkippy324 3 жыл бұрын

SAME! I don’t understand why it’s so popular

@prw6058 3 жыл бұрын

First time I tried it I hated it. Didn't eat it for years, but after awhile it grows on you. I usually only get the coney not the pasta.

@chillywilly01 3 жыл бұрын

Go to skyline not this place

@stevelogan5475 Жыл бұрын

I live near here on the Ky. Side, we love Cinti chili, actually you can get similar chili at Mike's chili parlor in Seattle/Ballard Wa. & American Coney Island chili in Detroit, Mi., with another same family owned parlor named Lafayette , family fued split into 2 places, all are Greek owned like most Cinti chili parlors, the Gold Star chain ( appx. 100 parlors) & family is from country of Jordan/middle east, & all parlors use Mediterranean spices, there is a 60 mile outer interstate loop/belt that is 60 miles long( incumbents Southern Oh., Southern Indiana, Northern, Ky.) with appx. 300 Cinti style chili parlors within from chains to mom & pops & even more if you count diners, cafe's , restaurants, etc... that do not even have the word chili in their name

@Neuvmatic1 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God 😱 spaghetti with beans, I’m sorry but i think that’s a crime😂

@stephenhill1716 3 жыл бұрын

I promise you. If you tried this even once you’ll rarely eat chili any other way ever again. It’s probably the best thing I’ve ever had.

@MrPmfontes 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. Good host!

@SA-5247 Жыл бұрын

Camp Washington is hands down the best in Cincinnati. It's like a wafflehouse and a skyline had a baby and it's open 24/7... We would go every weekend in college.

@VibewithGigi21 3 жыл бұрын

If you are following a strictly diet chart FOOD INSIDER is here again to demotivate you🙂 but I'll keep watching 😂

@venuesurfamerica9840 2 жыл бұрын

...and actually that's NOT how we do Cincinnati chili. We cut it like a casserole rather than twirling it. Lol.

@jimallen2461 2 жыл бұрын

Camp Washington is a University of Cincinnati staple.

@rmannayr2129 3 жыл бұрын

THAT'S A LOT OF CHILI!

@Lunchpgap 3 жыл бұрын

for anyone that's tried both, how does this compare to Chili John's or maybe some other midwest chili joints? Chili John's is my favorite, but i've only had it because they have a location in los angeles.

@Lawomenshoops Жыл бұрын

Come on! Only newbies twirl their 5 ways! Cut the spaghetti, so you can g eat all five flavors in one bite!

@ericvallandingham5113 9 ай бұрын

Just for the record, skyline and Gold star take out is separated also.

@zoem.275 3 жыл бұрын

Skyline chili is way better and if your from Ohio you know what I’m talking about

@Nordikbass 3 жыл бұрын

Zoe M. It’s not. Go to Camp Washington, or another independent chain. Skyline is greasy and soupy.....

@lindsayharbour6792 3 жыл бұрын

I thought this video was going to be about Skyline before I clicked on it 😭😭

@Das_Vert 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta try camp Washington. I love skyline but when I need cincy chili at 3 in the morning, cMp Washington is everything,

@SheepNizzle 3 жыл бұрын

Skyline is good (and is way better than Gold Star), but Camp Washington has great 4-ways and Dixie is the king of coneys.

@ochocinco1535 3 жыл бұрын

Who actually goes out of their way to go to camp washington for some chili you have a good chance of getting mugged in the process anyways

@wagwanbennydj6003 3 жыл бұрын

My guy love worth the drive

@lindsayharbour6792 3 жыл бұрын

Why did I think this video was going to be about Skyline Chili 😭

@fingerbottom 3 жыл бұрын

The captions for this video are trying to translate from Vietnamese to English. Only problem is: the audio obviously isn't Vietnamese.

@Brilloux 3 жыл бұрын

If you come to Cincinnati; Get Skylines Chili

@tryanimations9233 3 жыл бұрын

That food mak me hungy

@iangoodisDMX 3 жыл бұрын

No doubt

@CyberDocUSA 3 жыл бұрын

This is some late night, back alleyway crack head shit right here for realz. 🤣

@arminberisa6183 3 жыл бұрын

I guess this cold cheese on top is like cold cut pizzas so you don't burn your mouh. I never tried it but I'l probably be more happy if the cheese is melted 😂

@LiteralCrimeRave 2 жыл бұрын

It is awful with melted cheese, trust me dude.

@ar1spumpkinxo310 3 жыл бұрын

Who else wants to eat that right now

@pirizzo 3 жыл бұрын

This is sort of just typical early 20th Century Greek immigrant coney chili. I'm sure it's good, but it can be found in many places in the country.

@lutlu759 3 жыл бұрын

Gold star for coneys and skyline for the ways

@Eagle-zl4gz 3 жыл бұрын

Camp Washington chili is great and so is skyline. I prefer a 3 way.

@aviden.268 3 жыл бұрын

Respect for mole shoutout this man know food

@lorimcosh2331 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer Skyline, but this is pretty good as well

@ChrisXMetal Жыл бұрын

No beans and no onions. Otherwise, that looks amazing.

@chrisn3794 3 жыл бұрын

Those noodles look so overcooked

@maureengrimes8582 3 жыл бұрын

They really do ...yuck

@zesovietonion4783 3 жыл бұрын

do you know average americans consume (about) 2,500 - 3,600 calories per day, while the average recommended amount is 2,000

@sauravkakar1816 3 жыл бұрын

Worth | | -------- It The Drive

@joshhillis7388 3 жыл бұрын

How the shit did you drive all the way to Cincy and not do this show in Skyline??!! That place is an institution as well as a chain! I've been going to Cincinnati from Canada for 25+ yrs, never had Camp Washington.. but I dream about Skyline, first thing I eat when I get there lol Also check out Donato's or La Rosa's

@tommynolan4015 3 жыл бұрын

They literally pick the least charismatic people to do these videos.

@chansaicommerce1721 3 жыл бұрын

COOL

@foojae 3 жыл бұрын

Dang insider needs to give him a bigger budget.

@kroozctrl6284 3 жыл бұрын

Replace the noodles with fries and beans with guacamole and add some salsa.

@deandreallen1471 3 жыл бұрын

if I ate that my toilet would be extinct

@iangoodisDMX 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@iangoodisDMX 3 жыл бұрын

Check my videos I am doing more too

@deandreallen1471 3 жыл бұрын

@@iangoodisDMX you just got a sub

@iangoodisDMX 3 жыл бұрын

@@deandreallen1471 you too!!!

@iangoodisDMX 3 жыл бұрын

@@deandreallen1471 👊👊🔥

@rmannayr2129 3 жыл бұрын

CHEESY CHILI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@aidanwest7433 3 жыл бұрын

this man is living the dream :(

@jacksonbrown4905 3 жыл бұрын

Do not want beans in my spaghetti

@MCchizzle 3 жыл бұрын

Comparing that chili to mole should be a fireable offense

@DonRavioli92 Жыл бұрын

Cincinnati native here. Camp Washington is hugely overrated. Don't get me wrong, it's really good, but the talk of it being noticeably better than Skyline or Goldstar is bunk. That all comes from the old folks. Most people in Cincinnati would say that's Skyline is the best.

@millsykooksy4863 3 жыл бұрын

The comments are hilarious 😂

@dustinmurphy9513 3 жыл бұрын

Do the horseshoe in Illinois

@brettm3431 3 жыл бұрын

if the chili is 10% of the chili bowl you can't call it the best chili; are you also saying it's the best cheddar , noodles , beans, and onions in the midwest . call it spiced gravy that you add to other stuff and you might get respect from the rest of the country

@cinho8250 3 жыл бұрын

Have u tried dese?

@Das_Vert 3 жыл бұрын

Who said it was the best traditional bowl of chili? Cause it’s not, but eaten how we eat it, it’s awesome.