The Favorite Restaurants of 12 Famous Presidents

This is Dixon's Chili Parlor in Kansas City, Missouri. The menu is simple: chili. You can have that chili in a variety of ways and there are a few other alternative items to choose from. But since founder Vergne Dixon established it in 1919, people have flocked to to the dry chili cooked with beans. Dixon wanted no distractions for customers eating his chili, so he forbade smoking, ketchup, and newspapers in his restaurant.

Harry Truman was among Dixon's fans. He frequented it for decades and, in 1950, ate there while President. Truman and Dixon corresponded about the visit and, after Dixon's death, his family sent Truman a tub of chili every year for his birthday.

Dixon's Chili Parlor is 1 of 12 favorite restaurants of US Presidents listed by The Takeout. Other Presidents on the list include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter.


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I am familiar with both of Nixon’s choices. Nothing wrong with Olamendi, but I far prefer El Adobe. Neither of them hold a candle to the beat one in the county.
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