CINCINNATI

In 1965, four brothers of the Daoud family purchased a Mt. Washington eatery called Hamburger Heaven.  They soon found that the best and most ordered item on the menu was the chili.  They changed the restaurant's name to Gold Star Chili and concentrated on selling that Cincinnati style concoction of chili, with your choice of spaghetti, cheese, beans, and/or onions.  Today, there are over 85 Gold Star locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana - still owned or franchised by the family.

An interesting note about this, a Daoud family relative has opened similar restaurants, he calls Chili House, in Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Syria.  Check 'em out if you're ever lost in the Middle East.

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