WASHINGTON, D.C. – One of Washington's best known restaurants is celebrating a big milestone this weekend, and there's still time for you to join the party as Ben's Chili Bowl turns the 50.
Duke Ellington ate there, and so did Martin Luther King, Jr., Bill Cosby, U2 frontman Bono. And, if you've visited the city, you probably have as well. This weekend, plenty of people are coming out to help this Washington institution mark a half-century in business.
For Ben Ali and his wife, Virginia, the restaurant is a dream that became a reality.
"It exceeds anything I've ever expected," said Virginia Ali. "We were just trying to make a living and raise a family."
Fifty years ago Friday, the immigrant couple from Trinidad opened Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street with a secret recipe for chili they thought Americans would eat up.
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