Ben's Chili Bowl Celebrates 65 Years!
Ben’s Chili Bowl Celebrates 65 Years! Donnie Simpson & Tony Perkins Talk To Ms. Virginia Ali About Ben’s Impact On The DMV

Source: J.R. Davis/ Lee James / Radio One D.C.
On August 22, 1958 a DC institution opened it’s doors for the first time: Ben’s Chili Bowl. For the last 65 years they have served the community, celebrities, athletes, politicians and ERRYBODY some of the best food this city has to offer (specifically the half smokes)
Listen To The Donnie Simpson Show Monday – Friday 3pm-7pm
The Donnie Simpson Show was fortunate enough to have the founder and matriarch of Ben’s, Ms. Virginia Ali on the show to discuss the Ben’s impact on the DMV for the last 65 years. Listen below.
READ MORE NEWS:
- When The Last North Star Sets: The Life And Legacy Of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
- Supreme Court Poised To Roll Back Black Voting Rights, Again
- What Is Arc De Trump? Trump Touts Latest DC Construction Project
- How Inequity Is Coded Into The Surveillance Tech Monitoring Black Communities
- Amazon Hiring 6,500 Seasonal Workers Across Maryland For Holidays
- Los Angeles County Declares State Of Emergency Due To ICE Raids
- Federal Judge Rules Trump Admin’s RIF Layoffs Amid Government Shutdown Are ‘Illegal’
- Racist Young Republican Chat Log Exposed, JD Vance Dismisses Outrage As ‘Pearl Clutching’
- ICE Agents Violently Cuff, Arrest WGN Employee They Claim Assaulted Them
- MacKenzie Scott Donates $63 Million To Morgan State University, Her Second Transformative Gift In Five Years
Get Breaking News & Exclusive Content in Your Inbox: