Skyline Chili — Restaurant in Dry Ridge

First time trying Skyline and Cincinnati style chili and it exceeded our expectations! We went in a little bit unsure of how much we’d enjoy it because of the spices (cinnamon, cocoa, etc).

We ordered coneys, a 3 way and a 4 way with beans. We were blown away by how much we liked it! I think it was good we had our expectations where they were and had researched it before eating. If you’re expecting a traditional southwest/TexMex style chili you’re going to be disappointed. Get that out of your mind and think Greek inspired flavors and spices. We went into the coneys first (they are small and not big enough to share. You’ll be happier getting your own) and the flavor was outstanding! We felt like the Greek spices (cinnamon, etc) were very mild and blended in well to the coney. The mustard is a nice addition. Add some of the Skyline hot sauce and kick it up a notch! The 3 & 4 way spaghetti plates were good, but the cinnamon did seem to be slightly more pronounced in that dish. Still really tasty!

Next time we are in the area of a Skyline we plan to stop again. You could easily knock back 4 of the coneys. Our waitress was super friendly and helped make the experience that...

Very friendly staff, my uncle and I chatted with these friendly ppl for a few and they are salt of the earth.

I did the 5 way, first time. Definitely good, and pretty tasty.

I'm not sure if I'm not used to the cinnamon flavor or what, but it's fairly strong. I can say however that it might grow on me. I'm the guy that puts chocolate powder in my chili (like the Aztecs did), so I'm not new to unique flavors.

Certainly it was a lot of food, cheese piled high, and pretty decent quality, but it's potentially an acquired taste if this is your first time.

I will put it this way... my uncle told me they put cinnamon in it before I tasted it. So that probably made me look for the flavor...

But guess what? I happily cleaned my plate, so that tells you right...

The food was fine it was the employees that were a problem. My son and I had to go to the restrooms as soon as we got there. One of the workers banged on the door while he was in there. I went when he came back and server was banging on the door 3 times I wasn't in there 2 minutes yet. When I walked outside the door she caught herself before banging on the door again. Our server had to be told more than once what was ordered. I had to tell her 3 times I wanted a to go cup ,she was too busy talking to co worker to pay attention to her job and what she needs to be doing. All of the in there tonight were distracted from the customers and too busy chatting it up with co workers . These people definitely need to be retrained on the priorities...