The No Freakin' Way! Challenge At Blue Ash Chili Is An Epic Feat For Ohio Foodies
By Sarah McCosham|Published April 04, 2023
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Cincinnati-style chili is an iconic Ohio dish, and there are numerous restaurants and chili parlors across the Buckeye State that celebrate the deliciousness that is chili-topped spaghetti. Blue Ash Chili is a legendary chili parlor that’s been serving up what many call the best Cincinnati-style chili in Ohio since 1969. And while you can certainly order a classic 3-way or even a 6-way, serious appetites will want to pony up to the table for the No Freakin’ Way Challenge, an epic food challenge for the hungriest and most devoted Ohio foodies.
Cincinnati-style chili is an Ohio icon that can literally be enjoyed in a myriad of "ways" -- there's the classic 3-way (spaghetti, chili, and cheese), all the way up to the 4-, 5-, and even 6-way!
You can enjoy the culinary deliciousnesses that is Cincinnati-style chili at many an Ohio chili parlor, but Blue Ash Chili is widely considered among the best of the best.
This chili parlor just north of Cincinnati has a small-time diner feel, and there's pretty much always a line of hungry customers at this unassuming little restaurant.
What's an Ohio chili connoisseur to do, however, when they've happily devoured Blue Ash Chili in seemingly all the ways? Level up, that's what, with the Ohio food challenge to end all Ohio food challenges.
Meet the No Freakin' Way! Challenge, friends. Your mission (should you choose to accept): chow down on 2.5 lbs. of steaming spaghetti that's topped with 2.5 lbs. of award-winning chili *and* crowned with 2 lbs. of shredded cheddar cheese and 1 lb. of jalapeño caps (can't forget those!). If you're doin the math, that’s 8 lbs. of classic Cincinnati-style goodness.
Polish off your plate in under an hour and your meal is on the house! You'll also get a commemorate t-shirt and have your photo added to Blue Ash Chili's Facebook Hall of Fame.
Fail to finish within 60 minutes, though, and you’ll be added to the infamous Wall of Shame and have to settle up for your meal -- a whopping $39.99!
Of course, if you're not up for this Ohio food challenge, you can certainly customize your very own spread of foodie favorites from Blue Ash Chili! We'll have one of everything, please.
Tell us: would you be brave enough, hungry enough, to emerge victorious from this epic Ohio food challenge? The No Freakin’ Way Challenge at Blue Ash Chili is quite an accomplishment for Cincinnati-chili lovers in Ohio.
