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    Skyline Chili

    3.1 (32 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Diners
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Extreme Cheese Coney
    Arthur L.

    Skyline Chili, good food and fast service. If I wrote just that it would be enough. But wait there's more. The Skyline is good here but to quote one patron "This was the best Skyline I ever had." When I overheard this I thought he was exaggerating but now i must agree. Tips to make your visit a success: 1) Dine in. Sure there's an eat-in tax but trust me you will not regret paying extra to get the excellent service you are due. 2) Try the Extreme Habanero Cheese on something, anything. It's not hot but very tasty, you will enjoy it. I love getting it on cheese coneys because it adds a nice kick.

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    TY Y.

    Where the 'locals' go for a late night hunger snack or fast meal! Growing up, this was (and still is) my favorite go-to place after a night of indulging with friends. Not fancy nor broad menu, but a Cincinnati tradition ... Greek recipe chili served on a hot dog or over spaghetti, loaded with shredded cheddar, adding onions and/or beans if you desire. Table service that's quick and friendly, you'll usually get your food within 5-6 minutes of ordering. Cost is less than $10pp. It rates a 3.5-4 for me, but I'm biased on this one! For newbies, it will be a Love it or Hate it type experience, but I think this is an acquired taste Chili, having 20+ ingredients in the recipe. And if you like it spicy, try their 'Extreme' (with shredded Habanero cheese) as an alternative to Regular cheddar. My two menu favorites are either a '4-way (onion)' or Cheese coney with onion and mustard. When visiting, I gotta stop in for a meal a couple times over a few days visit! And you can also get a simple salad, fries, or Chili burrito or bowl if you don't want to try it the traditional way with hot dog or spaghetti, but I hope you will get to try Skyline if passing through the Greater Cincinnati area. ENJOY my hometown spot!!!

    Two dogs
    Tom B.

    This Skyline location really impressed me. I've been enjoying Skyline's food for decades, but I just want to take a minute to explain what keeps me coming back: Walking into a dine-in Skyline is kind of like taking a trip back to an era that doesn't really exist anymore. They could easily get away with treating this like a fast-food style restaurant, where you order at the counter and then take your food to any unoccupied table or booth. Skyline doesn't do it that way. A server takes your order, brings the food to you, and provides great service throughout your meal This adds a little class to the experience. I hope Skyline never changes their format, and keeps it this way forever.

    Coney
    Jose C.

    One rule thatI have, is I don't ever really review chain restaurants. I've eaten Giordanos, Lou Malnati's, Buona Beef and Portillo's a lot of times, but never review them. Reason for it is, they've already been established as a restaurant and everyone already knows about them. I like to give the local family owned spots a chance. Skyline is a chain, but it appears that's were most locals prefer. We stopped at Skyline on our way out of Cincinnati, and it was my third place eating Chili. First was Dixie and second was Camp Washington. And I must say, In I also prefer Skyline. If their consistent with all their restaurants, then Skyline is the best chili in Cincinnati. They were very friendly, prompt and very clean inside. I ordered their 5 way and a coney and both were very delicious. Plenty of cheese covering a very tasty chili with beans and onions over spaghetti noodles. With some hot sauce of course. I still have yet to try Gold Star, which I most likely will on my next visit and perhaps a few their local joints, but for now Skyline is King.

    Nancy G.

    I'm rating Skyline Chili on the brand aspect rather than this one particular restaurant (which was absolutely fine, btw: clean, friendly and prompt service!) The last time I was in Ohio, my husband and I were told that we had to try the chili...both Skyline and Gold Star. I was a little apprehensive, because I like my chili a certain way and I know that there are literally hundreds, if not thousands of ways to prepare chili. We tried one (I can't remember which) and it was very good....so different from the chili I was used to, and it was served on spaghetti noodles. What the...? It was just meat with a mound of cheese on top with the noodles underneath. I didn't know what this concoction was supposed to be, but it was delicious. The next night, we sought out the other chain and it, too, was delicious. We learned that Ohio (or Cincinnati, if you prefer) chili is Greek style with a hint of chocolate in it, not like the traditional heavy tomato based chili with kidney beans in it of the north. Fast forward a few (4? 5?) years, and I found myself in Cincinnati with my sister and niece, as we traveled to Kentucky. I was pretty sure they had never had this kind of chili before, so we stopped at this very restaurant and had some. The oohs and ahhs and yums I got from the both of them told me I had made a smart decision. My sister will try anything, as will my niece, but my niece doesn't care for kidney beans, so SHE was a little apprehensive. She got over it with the first bite! *there are no kidney beans in the chili I told them to order the small, any way they liked it, because I was hoping to stop at a Gold Star next, for comparison. My sister ordered the 5 way and my niece and I each ordered the 3 way. Deliciousness, all the way around. We were so full from just those little orders that we never did stop at a Gold Star. In fact, we didn't even see one on the route we took, so lucky you, Skyline, you are the chili that made a lasting impression on two newbies and YOU are the chili they talk about when we get together since our return. If you are unfamiliar with Skyline, let me explain: you get a bed of spaghetti noodles topped with Greek style chili. The chili, in turn, is loaded up with shredded cheddar cheese. This is a gooey, savory, and IMO, palate pleasing meal. You can order a small, medium or large and either a 3 way (spaghetti, chili and cheese), a 4 way (spaghetti, chili and onions OR beans) or a 5 way (spaghetti, chili, onions AND beans). They offer a vegetarian version, in which black beans and rice are substituted for the chili. There are several other food items available, including coney dogs, burritos, salads and wraps. If you've never tried Skyline, do yourself a favor and check them out when you find one......YUM! http://skylinechili.com/menu.php 47/2016

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    We love this Skyline! The employees are great. Great service, good proportions, clean restaurant. Our fave location and a weekly go-to!

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    4 years ago

    Went through the drive through, said no onion on my coneys, they loaded the suckers with onions. Wild

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    6 years ago

    Awesome service they always have my large to go order on time and are very accommodating.

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    6 years ago

    One of the best local owned Skylines in the city. Great staff and always good food. Always fast service and hot food.

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    6 years ago

    I was unhappy with the taste of my five way from this location. The chili wasn't good and the sides weren't fresh. I will not go back.

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    The service is fair but the restaurant is dirty and the chili is watered down. Go to the Skyline at 8631 Colerain. It is much better.

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    Milkman, you were so, so, so good to me! I've never been into the restaurant, though I have gotten…read moreDoorDash once before. It was as delicious as I wanted it to be! When my friend and I walked in, we were greeted by such a sweet staff who immediately welcomed us in, shared their thoughts on the menu (since we were first-timers), and suggested we leave a review (they were so lovely, so how could we not!) The entire restaurant feels like the diner Sam worked at in Cinderella Story from the early 2000s - very vintage, very retro, very 50s! It's what I imagine restaurants looking like when my grandparents went on dates when they were my age. I had gotten the tofu nugs via DoorDash, which were better IRL and the milkshake was scrumptious too! My friend got the Milkman Burger, fries, and a fruity pebbles shake. It was all great but let me tell ya...we had this meal almost two weeks ago and I'm STILL dreaming of those French fries. I have had so many iterations of fried potato before...shoestring, steak, wedges, sweet potato, those made from yuca, curly, dipped in ice cream, etc. and these are the best fries I've had in my life. If I could live off the fries, I would. They were that good. I already have plans to share this place with other friends of mine as it has officially worked its way into the rotation for me!

    Absolutely love milkman! It's a consistent experience every time and I love the food! I get the…read moredeluxe burger with no bun and a side of fries with their house sauce and wow! My favorite part is that they are smash burgers and filled with flavor. The restaurant itself is in the heart of OTR and very clean. All of the servers are always super nice and provide great service to the customers.

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    4.1
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    7.7 mi

    Dined in Saturday at 4:30 pm (had to make a show). Service was friendly. Place was empty aside from…read morea few people at the bar. We had a reservation for two and for some reason they sat us directly next to the loud kitchen. Entire building open and we got bad seats just baffles me. The prime rib carpaccio was basically lunch meat with arugula. We liked the crispies but overall it's not something we really enjoyed and would not order again. It would have been better served on toast maybe. This was something we'd never had before and did not know what to expect so that's on us. 22 oz ribeye and potatoes are ok, a lesser version of sotto. steak was crisped well, not as much fat as usual which i liked. the crispy lasagne was ok. sauce is a tad spicy which was fine. kitchen manager or head chef came out to speak with us and he was very friendly. our server was Jenna. espresso martini - great, done well with strong espresso flavor and foam on top the red borough - very good, comparable to a manhattan blueberry spritz - very fruity, easy drinker s'mores was ok but honestly could do without the ice cream The ambiance is nice, very cute and clean. chairs were different and comfortable! Overall, it was ok. Not one of our top ranked places in cincy.

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