GOLD STAR CHILI
Tower Place
28 West 4th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
3.5 out of 5
We are probably the wrong people to review Gold Star because we just aren't fans of Cincinnati style chili and its sweet, gray sauce. But we are fans of chili dogs so we had to give it a go. And other than our bias against sweet chili, the rest of the dog was excellent. Buns were actually good. Firm. Deli quality. Quite the opposite of the thin, fall apart in your hands, messy Michigan Coney buns we are used to. The cheese was piled on, and hell yes, we are fans of cheese. All cheese. Any cheese. This was a delicious shredded cheddar. It almost masked the flavor of the chili entirely (again, quite the opposite of its chili bombed Michigan counterpart), which for us was okay, but if you are a fan of the sweetness, you may have been disappointed, but we were not. Also, not sure what's up with the size. The dogs were about half the normal length of a hot dog. Not sure what's up with that. Really really aren't fans of places that raise prices, yet reduce the portion size. So a big time boo for that, but otherwise, it's worth the experience if you're in town. Otherwise, stick to your hometown chili dog. Nothing lost. Nothing gained.