Dixie Chili and Deli

Dixie Chili and Deli
Dixie Chili and Deli
Type Private chain
Industry Restaurant
Founded 1929 in Newport, Kentucky, USA
Headquarters 733 Monmouth Street,
Newport, Kentucky 41071
Key people Spiros Sarakatsannis, CEO; Nicholas Sarakatsannis, Founder
Products Cincinnati chili, deli
Website dixiechili.com

Dixie Chili and Deli, originally Dixie Chili, is a chain of three Cincinnati chili restaurants located in the state of Kentucky. Greek immigrant Nicholas Sarakatsannis founded the first location in 1929 in Newport, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from the city of Cincinnati. Today the company also has locations in Erlanger and Covington, additionally distributing a canned version of their chili product in supermarkets in the Cincinnati and Kentucky area.

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History

Nicholas Sarakatsannis immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1912 at the age of 15 in order to escape hostilities between the Greeks and the Turks. He landed a series of jobs in restaurants and the food industry, eventually arriving in Cincinnati. In 1928, he began working for Empress Chili, the original Cincinnati-style chili parlor. His first day on the job he made nine gallons of chili.

He soon became convinced he could develop his own recipe and open his own chili parlor. Searching the region on buses between split shifts for a location that would not be in competition with Empress, Sarakatsannis found a location in Newport, Kentucky on Monmouth Street, the city’s primary business district. The first Dixie Chili restaurant opened its doors in 1929, the year the Great Depression began in the United States.

The original chili recipe has not been altered and is a closely guarded family secret. Dixie's chili is milder than some of the other regional chili parlors, but has developed such a following that the restaurant has opened parlors in Covington, Kentucky and Erlanger, Kentucky.

The Sarakatsannis family continues to own and operate the business.

Menu

The original menu heavily featured Cincinnati-style chili. Prominent on the restaurant’s early menu were the following dishes:

  • One-way, a bowl of chili
  • Two-way, a plate of spaghetti topped with chili
  • Three-way, a two-way with cheese, by far the most popular spaghetti combination.
  • Four-way, a three-way with onions
  • Five-way, a four-way with pinto beans
  • Six-way, a five-way with garlic cloves
  • Coney, a hot dog featuring the signature chili and often topped with onion and/or shredded cheese.
  • Alligator, like a coney but with a pickle spear alongside the hot dog and a mayonnaise instead of chili.
  • Greek salad, Feta and homemade croutons with cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and a Greek style dressing
  • Chocolate Cake, homemade chocolate cake with chocolate icing.

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