that makes the half-smoke from Ben's Chili Bowl a legend in Washington, DC. Washington, DC, is a city rich in history, but it's this famous nine-block stretch on U Street, once known as Black ...

Virginia Ali is working the front room at Ben’s Chili Bowl, stopping to greet nearly everyone who has walked into her 65-year-old diner on this Monday afternoon in late January. Ali turned 90 in ...

U Street A fixture on U Street since 1958, Ben’s Chili Bowl is perhaps the quintessential historic restaurant in the DC area ... on the grounds of George Washington’s iconic estate, the ...

As the epicenter for American politics and nonprofits, Washington, D.C., attracts ... Black-owned dining establishments, including Ben's Chili Bowl and Oohh's & Aahh's on U street, and Florida ...