Empress Chili 7934 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria, KY 41001

"The OG of Cincinnati chili. Gotta show respect and I love that they’re still alive after 102 years but man, the restaurant feels like a 90s Taco Bell and the chili is good but not great."

"Legend. Nothing else needs to be said. Empress started the entire Cincinnati chili genre and they're still the best cheese coney there is. Empress #1 and then the pretenders. Raised on it, raising my kids on it. Love Empress!"

"I love Cincinnati style chili. There are a lot of chili parlors close to my house. I choose to drive 30 minutes to the only remaining Empress Chili. I think most of the chili parlors taste similar. As does this one. The portion on my four-way was a bit larger here though. The prices are definitely better here than it's competitors. So, what you get for your money is definitely more here. The staff was wonderful. You absolutely need to drive here to try this food. 8/1/2023 we ate there again. Just wow. The portions were humongous. This is some of the best tasting food I've ever had. I absolutely love this place."

"Had an absolutely horrible experience. My daughter was so excited about getting a chili pizza and the dough was so raw it was sticking to my fingers and the plate. I asked them to remake it and they came out with it not even a minute later and said “it’s cooked” it was absolutely not cooked. Still very raw. I then just asked for a refund and Evan said he would not give me a refund because it was cooked. I ended up just leaving the pizza on the table. Me and my family have gone to this restaurant for years and travel almost an hour drive to get there every time. We will not be going back after this experience."

"Back on the Coney Trail! Eight down with three to go. I believe Empress is the original Cincinnati chili brand. 101 years old. Please correct me if I’ve got that wrong. This was a good but not great experience. The chili was good but not real flavorful. (I prefer something a bit spicy like Dixie). The 3 way was very big for a regular portion and the chili cheese sandwich w mustard and onion was served on a nice steamed bun. The dining room was a little pedestrian and I think their self serve soda fountain needed tuning. Both our drinks were a tad watery. We didn’t try the Spagoney. Only place I’ve see that one! (Bun, spaghetti, chili, cheese, mustard and onion)"