Ben's Chili Bowl is a landmark restaurant in Washington, DC located on U Street in the Shaw neighborhood. It is historically known for its famous chili dogs, half-smokes, and milkshakes. Founded by Ben Ali, a Trinidadian immigrant, and his fiancee, Virginia Rollins on August 22, 1958. The restaurant emerged before the 1968 riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Although the riots devastated the U street corridor and many businesses, Ben's Chili Bowl was still kept open to feed police officers and protesters.
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