Cathy B. wrote: >I wanna say its Bar J or something...that sounds familiar. Yup, Bar-J is its name. It is down in Lorton, a good ways south of Ft. Belvoir but still in Fairfax County. Sits pretty much by itself on the East side of the highway. They have a bitter rivalry with the Hard Time Cafe who regularly bests them in chili competitions. I prefer the Bar-J to the HTC myself, it is a more authentic Southwestern recipe and tastier. I am not a fan of Cincinatti (which started this thread), I prefer the Texas style so YMMV.
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In article [email removed] (Frank Young) writes: >Several years ago, I visited a grungy-looking chili place on US 1, down >by Fort Belvoir. The chili was outstanding, and famous locally at the >time -- friends from Reston took me there. The interior looked as if it >had not changed much since about 1937. If you mean the Bar-J, yes it's still there. It's on the left, going south, after Belvoir, attached to a feed store I think. They have another one in Woodbridge behind where Lowes used to be. They are also branching out into steak houses (US 1 in Woodbridge where Ground Round - slowest service on the planet used to be) but it's not too good. ..Ed
In article , [email removed] (Glen Foster) wrote: > Cathy B. wrote: > >I wanna say its Bar J or something...that sounds familiar. > > Yup, Bar-J is its name. It is down in Lorton, a good ways south of Ft. > Belvoir but still in Fairfax County. Sits pretty much by itself on the > East side of the highway. > > They have a bitter rivalry with the Hard Time Cafe who regularly bests > them in chili competitions. I prefer the Bar-J to the HTC myself, it is > a more authentic Southwestern recipe and tastier. I am not a fan of > Cincinatti (which started this thread), I prefer the Texas style so > YMMV. > -- > Glen Foster The Bar-J is just south of the Occoquan, in a little strip mall that has mostly closed stores. J chili is better than Hard Times, J chili gets the spicing right every time-Hard Times seems random, some days good, some bad. When we sold our house in Lake Ridge, we left a packet of info including menus from the local restaurants- the Bar-J was our top recommendation for good cheap eats.