Dixon's Famous Chili Endures Local Hipster Foodie Reporting

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This report is pretty good and offers an impressive bit of backstory for our flashback Friday . . . This quote is the best place to dig in . . .

"Founded in 1919, Dixon’s Chili was the creation of Vergne Dixon—a no-funny-business type of guy. The first location at 15th and Olive featured only six stools along the counter. To keep the line moving, Dixon banned smoking, reading, and phone calls—Customers were expected to eat their chili without delay and make room for the next chili-hungry person. Ketchup? Out of the question, though this seems to have been more of a personal vendetta.

"The original parlor closed in 1969, but the 1970s saw Dixon’s Chili expand into a chain with 16 locations. By 1999, only the U.S. Highway 40 and Blue Ridge Cutoff Dixon’s remained."

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