CINCINNATI – Cincinnati chili fans – rejoice! CityBeat’s inaugural Cincinnati Chili Week is nearly here but Gold Star plans to celebrate Cincinnati chili all year round. That’s why during Cincinnati Chili Week, February 19-25, Gold Star is giving 100 lucky winners FREE CHILI for a YEAR! Winners will be able to enjoy their choice of eligible chili entrees, including Chili Cheese Fries, Chili Burger & Fries, Regular or Vegetarian 3-Way, 2 Cheese Coneys, Gorito and Chili Salad. (approximate retail value $500).
But that’s not all.
We follow our own recipe and invite you to do the same. So, for one week only Gold Star is offering three delicious deals for every member of the family. Like Cheese Coneys? It’s just $5 for a pair. More of a Way person? Grab a regular 3-, 4- or 5-Way for $6. Prefer to live on the wild side? $7 is all you need for a mouthwatering Single Chili Burger plus our piping hot, crinkle cut Fries. Be sure to ask for a side of Gold Star’s famous Heavenly Sauce to dip them in – trust us on this.
Local chili lovers looking to win FREE CHILI for a year can simply visit their nearest Gold Star restaurant during Cincinnati Chili Week, order one of the special $5, $6 or $7 meals and share a photo of their Gold Star meal on Facebook®, Instagram®, X® or TikTok® with the hashtags #GoldStarChiliContest and #CincinnatiChiliWeek while mentioning or tagging Gold Star between Monday, Feb. 19–Friday, Feb. 25 to automatically be entered to win a free chili entrée every week for an entire year .
On National Chili Day (Thursday, Feb. 22), specifically, 25 additional lucky chili fans will be awarded FREE CHILI for an entire year through special “Surprise and Delight” opportunities at various participating Cincinnati Gold Star locations. Gold Star’s President and CEO, Roger David, will distribute these EXTRA special gifts throughout the day in honor of a holiday that is uniquely Cincinnati.
“We are proud to be a part of the region’s first Cincinnati Chili Week to celebrate Cincinnati’s most iconic dish,” David said. “Chili will always be the heart of Gold Star. We invite all our fellow chili loving friends and family old and new to join us in this wonderful celebration of culture, cuisine and of course, Cincinnati.”
Gold Star hours for Cincinnati Chili Week vary by location; participating Gold Star restaurants will make the deal available for both lunch and dinner. The deal will be available via dine-in, drive-thru and carryout, where applicable. To find a Gold Star serving up the Cincinnati Chili Week deal near you, visit www.goldstarchili.com/ChiliWeek.
To stay up to date with the latest National Chili Week news from Gold Star, visit www.goldstarchili.com/cincinnatichiliweek.
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ABOUT GOLD STAR
At Gold Star, we’ve been serving our guests delicious Cincinnati-style Chili since 1965 when the Daoud brothers bought a restaurant in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mt. Washington. They wanted to make chili the right way: always fresh, never frozen and made in small batches to ensure quality. Crafted from our founders’ secret family recipe of 13 perfectly blended spices to make Cincinnati’s classic chili favorites
the Cheese Coney, and 3-, 4- and 5-Way Chili Spaghetti. Our menu offers something to make everyone happy from fresh grilled-to-order burgers, southern-style chicken sandwiches, vegetarian chili, double-decker deli sandwiches to loaded French fries, hand-tossed salads and 100% real ice cream shakes. It may not be what you would expect from a neighborhood chili parlor, but we’re not big on labels anyway. We invite all of our guests to come as you are, like what you like, and follow your own recipe.
Today, Gold Star has 65 corporate- and franchise-owned locations throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and is actively developing new franchise opportunities in the region. For more information, visit www.goldstarchili.com. Gold Star is hiring for all positions with competitive pay and benefits; apply to join our team at: https://www.goldstarchili.com/careers.
