"there were some other chili-palors on my wishlist before empress, but we had to get gas, and the tank where we stopped was right next door an imperial. I took that as a sign. I still wanted to try it sometime because empress is very important in the history of cincinnati chili.. on the one hand, empress is often credited with the first Cincinnati style chili. two brothers created it and began to serve it at their hot dog stand in 1922 before they opened their first salon in the inner city of cincinnati (because this situation is no longer open). Moreover, the people who started dixie chili and skyline were first with empress. When we moved to the parking lot and found it almost completely, I took it as a good sign. certainly this place seems to have its tags. I ordered a simple chili again. I enjoyed the taste of the taste when the bark base contrasts with the expected cinnamon taste. it seemed less sweet on my palette than skyline. I thought dixie was a little deeper. but I also enjoyed this chili. 4s for this trip were my opinions: "