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A sign posted in the restaurant proclaimed that Bill Cosby is the only person who eats for free at Ben's Chili Bowl. [23] On November 3, 2008, a new sign was posted to add "the Obama family". [ 24 ] Starting in 2012 a large mural featuring Cosby adorned the building, but was removed in January 2017 amid sexual assault allegations against the ...
Ben’s Chili Bowl. Washington, D.C. Named after founder Ben Ali, this DC landmark is one of the most famous black-owned businesses in the nation's capital (and one of the most iconic bucket-list ...
‘Ben’s Chili Bowl, an iconic Black family-owned restaurant in the heart of Washington, D.C., has weathered riots, pandemic-related closures, and The post Ben’s Chili Bowl remains a delicious ...
It was there that she met husband Ben Ali when he visited the bank to deposit money from a local restaurant where he worked. [3] Ali and Ben opened Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street in Washington, D.C., on August 22, 1958. [4] [5] Many famous entertainers frequented the family-run restaurant, in the heart of the Shaw neighborhood.
Mahaboob Ben Ali (13 June 1927 – 7 October 2009), known as Ben Ali, was an Indo-Trinidadian American businessman and restaurateur. Ali co-founded Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark restaurant located on U Street in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Virginia Ali, in 1958. Ben's Chili Bowl has since attracted presidents, celebrities and politicians. [1]
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