Gold Star Chili Prices: How much is Gold Star Chili?

Most Americans know chili as a Tex-Mex creation. But there’s also another type of chili known as Cincinnati chili, a different beast than its Tex-Mex counterpart so comparisons made between the two types is akin to apples-versus-oranges comparison. While the Tex-Mex chili con carne can be served on its own, the Cincinnati chili is usually used as a topping for hotdogs (coneys) and spaghetti (two-way). Below are the latest Gold Star Chili menu prices.

Item	Price
Most Popular
Vegetarian Three Way	$5.25
Deckers
Double Decker	$10.75
Single Decker	$7.63
Ways
Small 2-Way	$4.57
2-Way	$5.23
Small 3-Way	$5.49
Small 4-Way	$6.33
4-Way	$6.33
5-Way	$7.30
Small 5-Way	$5.95
Chili Spaghetti	$5.33
Regular 2-Way	$6.53
Regular 3-Way	$7.56
Regular 4-Way	$7.68
Regular 5-Way	$7.91
Super 2-Way	$8.83
Super 3-Way	$9.75
Super 4-Way	$10.03
Super 5-Way	$10.21
Meal Crates
Coney Crate	$27.28
Picked For You
Four Way	$5.59
Three Way	$5.36
Coney's and Ways
Habanero Ghost Pepper Cheese Coney	$2.58
Habanero Ghost Pepper Chili Cheese Sandwich	$2.58
Habanero Ghost Pepper Cheese Coney Crate	$25.70
Two Way	$4.44
Five Way	$5.82
Gorito
Gorito	$4.42
Chicken Sandwiches All southern-style fried chicken sandwiches served with crinkle cut fries.
Classic Chicken Sandwich	$8.00
Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich	$9.56
Burritos and Bowls
Chili Burrito	$7.30
Chili Burrito Deluxe	$8.34
Chicken Burrito	$7.30
Chicken Burrito Deluxe	$8.34
Loaded Fries
Cheese Fries	$5.21
Chicken Southern-style fried chicken breast sandwiches served with crinkle cut fries.
Classic Chicken Sandwich and Fries	$9.19
Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich and Fries	$11.37
Fries
Loaded Bacon Chili Cheese Fries	$8.26
Garlic Parmesan Fries	$5.76
Bacon Cheddar Ranch Fries	$6.32
Fries	$3.09
Chili Cheese Fries	$7.28
Burgers Before we were Gold Star, we were Hamburger Heaven, our founder’s first restaurant. Take a trip down memory lane with our 100% fresh American beef burgers, grilled-to-order and made with secret seasoning and topped with our house-made “heavenly” sauce. All burgers are served with our piping hot crinkle cut French fries.
Classic Burger	$6.86
Chili Burger and Fries	$9.97
Cheeseburger	$4.79
Classic Burger and Fries	$8.92
Bacon Cheeseburger	$9.45
Bacon Cheeseburger and Fries	$12.39
Cheeseburger and Fries	$10.24
Fries and Sides
Beans	$0.50
Coneys
Cheese Coney	$2.79
Coney	$2.60
Hot Dog	$1.94
Chili Cheese Sandwich	$2.75
Cheese Hot Dog	$2.25
Combo Meals Gold Star favorites paired together for your convenience!
Combo #4	$11.19
Combo #3	$12.11
Salads
Chili Salad	$6.15
Chili Salad Full	$8.04
Chili Salad Half	$5.74
Harvest Chicken Salad	$6.03
Harvest Pecan Chicken Salad	$6.64
BBQ Chicken Salad	$6.45
Harvest Chicken Salad Full	$8.04
Side Salad	$3.44
Harvest Chicken Salad Half	$5.74
Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad	$6.65
BBQ Chicken Salad Full	$8.04
BBQ Chicken Salad Half	$5.74
Shakes A portion of every milkshake purchase benefits Cincinnati Children's.
Vanilla Shake	$5.19
Chocolate Banana	$5.69
Banana Cream Pie	$5.22
Strawberry Shake	$5.19
Strawberry Banana	$5.69
Cookies and Cream	$5.68
Strawberry Chocolate	$5.72
Chocolate Shake	$5.19
Strawberry Shortcake	$5.27
Banana	$5.76
Sides
Side of Dressing	$0.51
French Fries	$3.04
Lays Chips	$1.44
Side of Dressing/ Sauce	$0.62
Chili	$4.70
Kid's Meals Come with drink - fountain soda, apple juice or milk and side - fries or applesauce.
Kid's Cheeseburger Meal	$6.59
Kids Meals Come with drink - fountain soda, apple juice or milk and side - fries or applesauce.
Kids 3-Way Meal	$6.50
Kids Three Way	$5.74
Kids Spaghetti and Cheese	$4.06
Kids Cheese Coney Meal	$4.99
Kids Hot Dog Meal	$3.55
Kids Chicken Fingers	$5.83
Kids' Meals For our lil' stars 12 and under. Served with your choice of milk or apple juice, and fries or apple sauce.
Kids Coney Meal	$4.60
Kids Spaghetti + Cheese	$3.63
Kid's Chicken Fingers Meal	$6.29
Kid's Cheese Hot Dog Meal	$4.08
Kid's Spaghetti and Cheese Meal	$4.96
Kids Hot Dog	$3.70
Kid's Plain Cheeseburger Meal	$7.49
Shakes - Original Flavors Hand-blended with 100% real ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
Chocolate	$4.75
Vanilla	$4.75
Strawberry	$4.75
Vegetarian Try our vegetarian chili on any of your chili favorites. It tastes just like our original family-recipe chili, is made in small batches using a plant-based BEYOND MEAT® product.
Vegetarian 5-Way	$7.93
Vegetarian Chili Cheese Sandwich	$3.36
Vegetarian Chili Cheese Fries	$8.56
Vegetarian Chili Salad	$10.39
Vegetarian 3-Way	$7.51
Vegetarian Gorito	$5.09
Shakes - Specialty Flavors Hand-blended with 100% real ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
Cookies + Cream	$4.75
Drinks Quench your thirst with your favorite drink.
Fountain Soda Medium	$2.71
Fountain Soda Large	$3.08
Large Tea	$3.67
Sweet Tea Regular	$2.70
Regular Fountain Drink	$3.20
Strawberry Banana Shake	$4.59
Sweet Tea Large	$3.08
Regular Tea	$3.37
Chocolate Banana Shake	$4.59
Iced Tea Regular	$2.70
Cookies and Cream Shake	$4.59
Iced Tea Large	$3.08
Strawberry Shortcake Shake	$4.59
Banana Cream Pie Shake	$4.59
Iced Tea	$2.42
Unsweet Iced Tea	$2.52
Sweet Tea	$2.42
Fountain Soda	$2.35
Most Ordered Quench your thirst with your favorite drink.
Large Fountain Drink	$3.67
3-Way	$6.78
Combo #2	$11.33
Desserts
Killer Brownie Chocolatier	$3.38
Killer Brownie Kitchen Sink	$3.49
York Peppermint Pattie	$0.30
Sides & Extras
Bowl of Chili	$6.35
Grippo's Regular Chips	$2.47
Sauce	$0.51
Side of Sour Cream	$0.49
Side of Onions	$0.50
Side of Cheese	$1.83
Side of Beans	$0.50
Side of Chili	$1.97

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About Gold Star Chili

Cincinnati chili is a Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce with ingredients that include ground beef, tomato paste, stock, and cinnamon as well as other Mediterranean spices, which are then cooked into a soup-like consistency. Chocolate may be added to the chili, which gives it a distinctive flavor profile than its Tex-Mex counterpart, while the toppings include onions, beans and cheese.

History

Fahhad, Basheer, Fahid, and Bishara Daoud, four brothers from Jordan, founded Gold Star Chili in 1965 with the first location in Mount Washington. The first restaurant was called Hamburger Heaven, a place with a hamburger-centric menu although chili was also available. The founders soon observed that the chili was more popular than the other menu items, especially after modifications to the original recipe has been made.

The restaurant’s name was soon changed to Gold Star Chili so that it focused on the brother’s original chili recipe. Many of the menu items that didn’t mesh well with the chili were also removed.

Today, the restaurant chain has its corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio while its restaurants – a total of 85 locations, both company-owned and franchised as of October 2016 – are spread across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. The chain and its Cincinnati chili is considered as the Cincinnati Bengals’ Official Chili.

What They’re Famous For

Of course, Gold Star Chili is famous, if not beloved by its loyal patrons, for its Cincinnati-style chili. The flavor profile is different than the Tex-Mex chili con carne – tangy from the tomato sauce concentrate, sweet from the dried onions, and flavorful from the Mediterranean spices, especially from the pepperonis with their secret ingredients.

The cooked chili is then placed as a topping over spaghetti and hotdogs. Keep in mind that the flavor and texture profile is significantly different from the classic chili con carne so Cincinnati chili isn’t its inferior cousin, far from it.

Why Eat Here

The famous Cincinnati chili is your best reason to come and eat at a Gold Star Chili restaurant near your neighborhood – or wherever you find yourself within the radius of the chain’s restaurants, for that matter. The unique chili is a great topping on spaghetti served in three ways, namely:

• 3-way with piping hot al dente spaghetti topped by the delicious chili and freshly-grated cheddar cheese
• 4-way with the same basic ingredients of generous heaping of spaghetti, chili and cheddar cheese with either beans or onions as an added ingredient
• 5-way, the same as the 4-way with added beans and onions

The Gold Star Chili is the colorful paint to the spaghetti’s blank canvas, to use an analogy. But when it’s placed as topping over hotdogs, it’s a different story – the chili complements the meatiness of the hotdog, an American classic taken to another culinary level.  There are a few savory options to the coneys, too, including the:

• Cheese Coney, a premium meaty hotdog served between a Klosterman bun with Gold Star’s chili, cheese and onions as well as hint of mustard widely considered as a Cincinnati tradition
• Coney, the same hotdog served inside a steamed bun with chili, chopped onions and mustard as toppings
• Chili Cheese Sandwich, a steamed Klosterman bun topped with the signature chili, chopped onions, cheddar cheese, and mustard.

If you have a big appetite or you want to share the coneys with others, your best bet is the 10-unit Coney Crate.  Both the two-ways and the coneys are must-order items for regular customers but there are also other options, such as the sandwiches (Double Deckers), Chili Salad with fresh vegetables, and Spring Harvest Salad with mandarin oranges.  Fries, nachos and cheese dips as well as the famous ice cream milkshakes in flavors like vanilla, strawberry shortcake, and banana cream pie are also available.

The famous Gold Star Chili Cincinnati-style chili is produced in a central commissary and delivered to the restaurants. According to a press release, the chili is made of melted suet, dried white onions, and pepperonis as well as water and tomato sauce, which are boiled for three hours until it has achieved the right consistency.  With such an intensive preparation and premium ingredients, it is little wonder that the chili put Cincinnati into the culinary map – and the award is just one of many proofs of it.

The chain usually doesn’t take reservations and accept delivery and catering orders but it provides takeout services. The restaurants are kid-friendly and group-friendly with many offering free Wi-Fi.  The casual ambiance means that enjoying your coneys and two-ways in a somewhat messy manner is acceptable.

To learn more about Gold Star Chili or to find a location near you, visit their website at www.goldstarchili.com.

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