{"id":4493,"date":"2010-11-18T10:16:05","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T18:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=4493"},"modified":"2010-11-18T10:16:05","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T18:16:05","slug":"burbank-ca-chili-johns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=4493","title":{"rendered":"Burbank, CA \u2013 Chili John\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chili Johns Burbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the hot dog meister of\u00a0\u00a0Portland Domo Dog<\/a> Guy tells me “you gotta try this place,” I’m always gonna endeavor to get to to the location he named, pronto-like. \u00a0 But there was no hurry in the case of Chili John’s, as it has been operating continuously since 1900. \u00a0Guess they are around to stay.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I ambled in just past the noon hour, but the u-shaped counter was still nearly full of grinning chili-heads. \u00a0We’re talking “Texas-style” chili here, not the kind that grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can order your chili with meat, chicken, or veggie-style, add beans if you like, have it atop rice, pasta, a hot dog, or a bun. \u00a0I went with the dog and the bun style.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The counter man graciously offered me the opportunity to sample before I bought, but I retorted, “Are you kidding? \u00a0Domo Dog Budd recommended this place!’<\/strong><\/p>\n

And with that, he went about assembling and placing my order in front of me. \u00a0Chili John’s doesn’t dilute their flavor experience by offering chips or fries, oh no, but there are complimentary bowls of oyster crackers on the counter, as well as a few condiments. \u00a0 A bowl of diced onion (your vegetables) is within reach, and, on occasion, sweet pickle slices, which, although I do not usually care for them, complimented the chili nicely.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No surprise, as usual, I over ordered, and ended up eating most of the chili, part of the dog, and a bite of each bun just for<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chili Johns Burbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

sampling comparison.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The regular chili is thick with meat and not much else. \u00a0It comes in mild, medium or hot, I chose medium, and it has a tolerable kick to it (I am a wimp about such things). \u00a0 The beef is the consistency of pulled pork, ample bits, tender as all get out, and flavorful past the point you’d think anyone could squeeze out of chili.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I loved it. All of it. \u00a0The food, the decor, the servers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll be back!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chili Johns Burbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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When the hot dog meister of\u00a0\u00a0Portland Domo Dog Guy tells me “you gotta try this place,” I’m always gonna endeavor to get to to the location he named, pronto-like. \u00a0 But there was no hurry in the case of Chili John’s, as it has been operating continuously since 1900. \u00a0Guess they are around to stay.… Continue reading Burbank, CA \u2013 Chili John\u2019s<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,15,16,35],"tags":[747,770,985,2142,2152],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4493\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}