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{{Short description|Restaurant chain in the U.S. state of Kentucky}}
{{more footnotes|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox company
| logo = Dixie-logo.png
| name = Dixie Chili and Deli
| parent =
| type = Private chain
| foundation = 1929 in [[Newport, Kentucky]], [[United States|USA]]
| location = 733 Monmouth Street,<br />[[Newport, Kentucky]] 41071
| key_people = Spiros Sarakatsannis, CEO; Nicholas Sarakatsannis, Founder
| industry = [[Restaurant]]
| num_employees =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| products = [[Cincinnati chili]], [[Delicatessen|deli]]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.dixiechili.com/}}
}}
'''Dixie Chili and Deli''', originally '''Dixie Chili''', is a chain of three [[Cincinnati chili]] restaurants located in the [[Northern Kentucky]] area of [[Cincinnati metropolitan area|Greater Cincinnati]]. Dixie Chili is famous for their chili, coneys, and sandwiches.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wolfe|first=J. Kevin|title=Dixie Chili|url=http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/diningarticles/2012/03/01/fine-diving-dixie-chili|magazine=Cincinnati Magazine|date=1 March 2012|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> [[Greece|Greek]] [[immigrant]] Nicholas Sarakatsannis founded the first location in 1929 in [[Newport, Kentucky]], just across the [[Ohio River]] from the city of [[Cincinnati]]. Today the company also has locations in [[Erlanger, Kentucky|Erlanger]] and [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], additionally distributing a canned version of their chili product in [[supermarkets]] in the Cincinnati and Kentucky area, as well as in some [[Kroger]] stores in the [[Dayton, Ohio]] area.

==History==

Nicholas Sarakatsannis immigrated to the United States from [[Greece]] in 1912 at the age of 15 in order to escape hostilities between the Greeks and the [[Turkey|Turks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dixie Chili History|url=http://www.dixiechili.com/history.php|accessdate=11 April 2014}}</ref> He landed a series of jobs in restaurants and the food industry, eventually arriving in Cincinnati. In 1928, he began working for Empress Chili, the original Cincinnati-style chili parlor. His first day on the job he made nine gallons of chili.

He soon became convinced he could develop his own recipe and open his own chili parlor. Searching the region on buses between split shifts for a location that would not be in competition with Empress, Sarakatsannis found a location in [[Newport, Kentucky]] on Monmouth Street, the city's primary business district. The first Dixie Chili restaurant opened its doors in 1929, the year the [[Great Depression]] began in the [[United States]] and is still a family-owned company.

==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
* [[Skyline Chili]]
* [[Gold Star Chili]]
* [[Camp Washington Chili]]
* [[List of delicatessens]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.dixiechili.com/history.php The History of Dixie Chili]
*Polly Campbell. [http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/dining/reviews/021800_dixie.html Cincinnati Enquirer: Dixie Choices Change Chili Purists' Parlor] 18 February 2000

==External links==
*[http://www.dixiechili.com/index.php Dixie Chili Official Website]

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