Month: February 2020

Usually I go to the Hen House for lunch to get breakfast, which is usually great. I was always curious why they didn’t have chili on the menu so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the “turkey chili” on the daily special list.

When I thought turkey chili, in my head I was expecting something closer to a white chicken chili. You can see from the pic this was based more on a traditional red chili.

Not much great to say other than it was satisfactory. It tasted more like a vegetarian chili without that hearty meat and chili powder. I just tasted vegetables…

Overall taste – 4

Spice level – 3

Heat level – 2

IT Factor – 3

Value – 6.6

I was trying to remember the last time I had chili at Jack’s…. been a while.

The waitress asked if I wanted all the fixins and boy did it come with a lot. I would recommend not getting it as I had way too much sour cream.

I tried to mix around it to get at the raw chili and it was pretty solid. I got some smoky notes and good overall flavor. The cup was pretty good sized as well. It could have been a hair more spicy and bigger chunks of meat but not too shabby. I would get again for sure.

Overall taste – 7.1

Spice level – 6.1

Heat level – 3

IT Factor – 5

Value – 7

Been a while since I’ve been back to the old 5-8. I used to frequent this place when I lived close by although I really didn’t get the chili much back then.

It was a good sized cup and asked If I wanted cheese as that is how it comes. I assume this is “homemade” per their menu listing. Overall it was pretty solid, nothing jumps out at you, just good chili. I didn’t get a lot of heat, there were some larger tomato chunks that could have been a little smaller but other than nothing to complain about. This was more of a tomato based flavor and could have used a little more spice to it but I would definitely get again.

Overall taste – 8.6

Spice level – 5.8

Heat level – 3

IT Factor – 6

Value – 8 (4.99 for the large cup)

This was the XXX Bola Red (I’ll post the Lone Spur Mild later)

So I’ve been here in the past but just had wings…which are good too. There is a separate area on the menu just for chili so you have to deliver if you are touting it that much. I was told this would be a little spicy…and yes it was. In fact the hottest chili I’ve written about so far. Now I’m sure there are hotter ones and depends on your tolerance level. It did have nice hunks of brisket and a tomatoey sauce. I didn’t get a huge dose of chili powder or paprika taste so it was more of a meat/veg flavor. The heat was more immediate rather than on the backend. They do have some hot sauces on the menu so I’m thinking the heat came from the sauce vs any cayenne or peppers. It didn’t come with any cheese or sour cream. Maybe some of that could have cut the heat a little.

Overall taste – 6

Spice level – 3.4

Heat level – 10

IT Factor – 6.8

Value – 7 – I got the bowl for $12 which was decent sized and comes with tortilla chips and a nice slab of cornbread. So in that sense it could be your whole meal.