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Ben's Chili Bowl co-founder Virginia Ali, right, often known as "Mom," speaks with Dawn Flythe Moore, wife of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, during a ceremony celebrating the reopening of the iconic restaurant that's been open since 1958, after months of restoration, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Mystics to donate WNBA Commissioner’s Cup proceeds to Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Ben's Chili Bowl and, next door to it, the restored Lincoln Theatre are landmarks in the U Street Northwest corridor. (Charlie Mars-Mahlau/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Half-smokes, go-go music and a ribbon cutting: Iconic Ben’s Chili Bowl throws a grand reopening

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (left), councilmember Jack Evans and councilmember Brianne Nadeau presented Ben's Chili Bowl co-founder Virginia Ali with a ceremonial resolution declaring Aug. 22 as "Ben's Chili Bowl Day" in the District. (Julia Airey/THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

D.C. block party pays tribute to Ben’s Chili Bowl

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

A crowd gathers outside Ben's Chili Bowl in Arlington, Va., Thursday, march 6, 2014, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the restaurant. Ben's, a District of Columbia landmark is expanding across the Potomac. Ben's Chili Bowl opened its first location in Virginia on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Arlington. Comedian Bill Cosby, the restaurant's most famous cheerleader, cut the ribbon and entertained a crowd of several hundred that turned out to get one of Ben's signature chili half-smokes. (AP Photo/Matt Barakat)

DC institution Ben’s Chili Bowl crosses into Va.

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press