Ben's Chili Bowl - Washington, DC

Ben's Chili Bowl was at the top of my list of things to do in DC (Washington Monument? Meh). My plan was to stop by there Saturday night after the Southern Foodways Alliance Potlikker Film Festival. But earlier in the day I went to watch a ball game, and here's the first thing that greeted me upon entering:

I proceeded to order the 'half-smoke':

And I was proud to see that the Atlanta pork sandwich is making it to those 'Taste Of Major League Baseball' stands:

So after fried chicken, oysters, ribs, etc. at the Film Fest, I decided it was a good idea to make the trek to the original Ben's. The line of 100 or so people well past midnight didn't deter me from getting one more half-smoke...