(otherwise known as Chili)
Chili is a popular menu item in Springfield, but here it is more commonly spelled chilli, not chili. The first chilli restaurant in Springfield, and the first to call it “chilli”, was the Dew Chilli Parlor which opened in 1909 and is now open again at 1216 S. Fifth. Dew Chilli Parlor was the winner of the 2017 Illinois Times Best of Springfield, Best Chili award. Another local favorite, which was established by Joe Rogers in 1945 as the Den Chili Parlor, is now called The Chili Parlor, located at 820 S. Ninth Street. If you eat a bowl of Firebrand chili at The Chili Parlor, your name will be memorialized on the wall.