tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post302952089593444088..comments2024-02-17T05:27:02.548+01:00Comments on D.C. Confidential: Ben'sJanet Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-34791281228085573772008-02-16T11:03:00.000+01:002008-02-16T11:03:00.000+01:00DL: This area has so much vibrant history, I often...DL: This area has so much vibrant history, I often worry that gentrification will obliterate it. I think community activists are doing their best to ensure its historical significance isn't lost, but it's become a very pricey neighborhood to live in, which means a lot of folks who've lived there for decades have sold and moved out and yuppie/gen-X types are moving in.<BR/><BR/>As for the food at Ben's, not heart healthy, but awfully, awfully tasty!Janet Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-59588532598107231592008-02-16T05:49:00.000+01:002008-02-16T05:49:00.000+01:00This street and Ben certainly have seen a lot of h...This street and Ben certainly have seen a lot of history, both good and bad. I'm sure the food is outstanding!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487228375145939026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-1572653854753751332008-02-15T12:49:00.000+01:002008-02-15T12:49:00.000+01:00Bobbie: I love Ben's for that reason, too: it beat...Bobbie: I love Ben's for that reason, too: it beat the odds and is still thriving. As for the chili dog: it was good, but boy did it bite me in the butt later on! Still, no regrets.Janet Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-15949274132457072312008-02-15T05:01:00.000+01:002008-02-15T05:01:00.000+01:00I love that this small business beat the odds. We...I love that this small business beat the odds. We do talk the talk about healthy foods, but slip up often for a bowl of chili or order of fries, don't we? At least often enough to keep Ben's in business anyway :)Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568090556772960446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-10991178603875622052008-02-15T04:13:00.000+01:002008-02-15T04:13:00.000+01:00NWDC: I'm thinking next weekend is going to featur...NWDC: I'm thinking next weekend is going to feature a trip to the States for breakfast...<BR/><BR/>Fenix: A half-smoke is a kind of sausage. I'm not sure what's in it or how it got its name, but it sure is yummy!Janet Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-33334459451338687692008-02-14T17:15:00.000+01:002008-02-14T17:15:00.000+01:00Yum, I'd like to try one of those (half smoke?) ch...Yum, I'd like to try one of those (half smoke?) chili cheese dogs!Fénix - Bostonscapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656859345629639973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-86997745753005892292008-02-14T15:05:00.000+01:002008-02-14T15:05:00.000+01:00Bob and Edith's is no Bens, but it's still amazing...Bob and Edith's is no Bens, but it's still amazing and worth the trip over the Potomac. There is no better greasy spoon diner and the breakfast is outstanding. That's it, I'm going there this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-64041526136027607282008-02-14T12:52:00.000+01:002008-02-14T12:52:00.000+01:00Lara: I love Ben's Chili Bowl for exactly that rea...Lara: I love Ben's Chili Bowl for exactly that reason!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Isadora: Welcome! I've never heard of Bob & Edith's, but yes, I'd be willing to go over to Columbia Pike and give them a try. Really good food is worth waiting in line. I'll look it up today. How do you like Budapest? I use to live in Vienna and loved it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Lisa: I hope Ben's is open for many, many more years, too! Especially given how heart un-healthy their food is! People still flocks to it in droves, though. The day I was there, the line was almost out the door and it's that way every day at all hours!Janet Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-60756241179057763972008-02-14T09:14:00.000+01:002008-02-14T09:14:00.000+01:00Great pic and super story. I just love a over-came...Great pic and super story. I just love a over-came-the-odds and won story. Sounds like the business has had good leadership and is a fantastic physical heritage. I hope it stays open for many, many more years.Lucky Dip Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-83009826689568123052008-02-14T08:55:00.000+01:002008-02-14T08:55:00.000+01:00:) I don't suppose you would be willing to go to ...:) I don't suppose you would be willing to go to Bob & Edith's on Columbia Pike one of these days. I remember Ben's but it was Bob & Edith's that I stood in line at on week-ends with a newspaper under my arm along with the other patrons - waiting for our table for breakfast.Isadorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503636172821725779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2229381101096636687.post-49319209451056974312008-02-13T20:56:00.000+01:002008-02-13T20:56:00.000+01:00a wonderful story about how good things do not get...a wonderful story about how good things do not get washed away by time and politics!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389922868709027304noreply@blogger.com