Recommended dishes: Chili Cheeseburger, Chili Cheese Dog, Chili Dog, Chili by the Quart
Daniel Thompson
A true GEM of Springfield, IL.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bayden
The food is amazing, please go there sometime.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Firebrand Chili Mac, Cheese Dog, Chili Cheeseburger, Chili Mac, Chili Dog, Chili Burger
Craig Lansing
The staff, owner and food are top notch. You can order the chili any way you want (spice level, amount of oil, with or without onions, etc). I eat here once a week and it's the best bowl of chili around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili by the Quart, Chili Cheese Dog
Jim Brown
A great, down-home chili parlor. Friendly, helpful people. Good food. Very fast service. We'll be back. I had a great bowl of chili.Parking: Nice parking lot but briefly nearly full at 12. A very popular place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger
Chris Simmons
My family and I have been coming here over 20 years. It’s great every time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili Dog
Gaila
Fire brand not as hot as it used to be--still good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tamale, Chili Dog
Dave Matthews
Great small town feel to this place,it reminds me of a diner I would go to with my grandpa. The staff and owner are all very friendly and make you feel welcome. The chili is good,different than chili I’m used to but that’s not a bad thing. I really liked the chili cheese burger as well,loose meat with chili on it,sliced cheese and mustard! Try the fire brand chili bowl challenge,eat at least 1 bowl and get your name on the wall,my 12yr old accomplished this for her birthday and will be going up on the wall soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Firebrand Chili Mac, Chili Cheeseburger, Chili by the Quart, Chili Burger, Chili by the Pint
Jess Clark
Hated it.. the fake cheese was rubbery and the sandwich was
My favorite place to go weekly Love their chili and staff is always super friendly. I have been a customer for over 30 years when they used to be located on N Grand ~ Thank you Chili Parlor
Kathy Yazell
go there great food. chili is great. tamales are so good. chili cheese burgers are the best
Phillip Wilson
Interesting, and tradition in Springfield. Simple food, with plenty of customisation choices - as long as you like Chili and Hotdogs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hotdog, Chili Burger
Tony Jenkins
It's always good I stopped in there today for a regular size bowl of medium hot I get it to Molly on the side and kind of cut up cut it up in there and eat it as I go I put a little bit of vinegar in my chili apple cider vinegar with a small squeeze to ketchup and that's lunch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meghan B.
We arrived at the Chili Parlor understanding that they ensured a good bowl of chili, given it's the central dish of the restaurant. We ordered 2 bowls of chili and our first red flag was the one of the workers asking us if the chili didn't have enough flavor she would give us more "spice sauce" bring it out. What we received was 2 small styrofoam bowls of burnt ground beef and beans that was submerged in about 1cm of translucent orange grease. It was not particularly flavorful outside of the poor appearance, and the flavor that was there was kinda gross. I am not a picky eater by any means and I have very low standards for food I consider palatable. I eat everything. With this experience I was honestly shocked, and felt insane that this is what people consider to be an ideal bowl of chili. I had to douse my bowl with crackers, cheese, and onions to get myself to continue eating it. It feels like we were served the bottom of the barrel left over chili scraps. If this is their regular standard of service, it is impressive this place stays in business, let alone being prided as serving best bowl of chili in the area. Certainly the worst chili I have had. The atmosphere was charming for a classic American Diner and the staff were nice and meant well. What went wrong?
I love this place!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili by the Quart
Friendly staff and customers!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili Cheeseburger, Chili Cheese Dog, Chili Dog, Chili by the Quart
A true GEM of Springfield, IL.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is amazing, please go there sometime.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Firebrand Chili Mac, Cheese Dog, Chili Cheeseburger, Chili Mac, Chili Dog, Chili Burger
The staff, owner and food are top notch. You can order the chili any way you want (spice level, amount of oil, with or without onions, etc). I eat here once a week and it's the best bowl of chili around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili by the Quart, Chili Cheese Dog
A great, down-home chili parlor. Friendly, helpful people. Good food. Very fast service. We'll be back. I had a great bowl of chili.Parking: Nice parking lot but briefly nearly full at 12. A very popular place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger
My family and I have been coming here over 20 years. It’s great every time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili Dog
Fire brand not as hot as it used to be--still good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tamale, Chili Dog
Great small town feel to this place,it reminds me of a diner I would go to with my grandpa. The staff and owner are all very friendly and make you feel welcome. The chili is good,different than chili I’m used to but that’s not a bad thing. I really liked the chili cheese burger as well,loose meat with chili on it,sliced cheese and mustard! Try the fire brand chili bowl challenge,eat at least 1 bowl and get your name on the wall,my 12yr old accomplished this for her birthday and will be going up on the wall soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Firebrand Chili Mac, Chili Cheeseburger, Chili by the Quart, Chili Burger, Chili by the Pint
Hated it.. the fake cheese was rubbery and the sandwich was
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chili Cheeseburger
Restaurantji Recommends
My favorite place to go weekly Love their chili and staff is always super friendly. I have been a customer for over 30 years when they used to be located on N Grand ~ Thank you Chili Parlor
go there great food. chili is great. tamales are so good. chili cheese burgers are the best
Interesting, and tradition in Springfield. Simple food, with plenty of customisation choices - as long as you like Chili and Hotdogs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hotdog, Chili Burger
It's always good I stopped in there today for a regular size bowl of medium hot I get it to Molly on the side and kind of cut up cut it up in there and eat it as I go I put a little bit of vinegar in my chili apple cider vinegar with a small squeeze to ketchup and that's lunch
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We arrived at the Chili Parlor understanding that they ensured a good bowl of chili, given it's the central dish of the restaurant. We ordered 2 bowls of chili and our first red flag was the one of the workers asking us if the chili didn't have enough flavor she would give us more "spice sauce" bring it out. What we received was 2 small styrofoam bowls of burnt ground beef and beans that was submerged in about 1cm of translucent orange grease. It was not particularly flavorful outside of the poor appearance, and the flavor that was there was kinda gross. I am not a picky eater by any means and I have very low standards for food I consider palatable. I eat everything. With this experience I was honestly shocked, and felt insane that this is what people consider to be an ideal bowl of chili. I had to douse my bowl with crackers, cheese, and onions to get myself to continue eating it. It feels like we were served the bottom of the barrel left over chili scraps. If this is their regular standard of service, it is impressive this place stays in business, let alone being prided as serving best bowl of chili in the area. Certainly the worst chili I have had. The atmosphere was charming for a classic American Diner and the staff were nice and meant well. What went wrong?