Dixon's Famous Chili | Our Story
A Kansas City legend since 1919
Dixon's Famous Chili started as a simple chili parlor in Independence, Missouri — and more than a hundred years later, it's still here. Same recipe. Same promise. Same bowl.
The beginning
Dixon's opened its doors in 1919, serving chili from a counter along a well-traveled highway in Independence, MO. What started as a neighborhood spot has now outlasted a century of change — and keeps outlasting it.
The recipe
Dixon's chili is tomato-free — a regional tradition that sets it apart from virtually every other bowl in the country. It's rich, deeply seasoned, and unmistakably its own.
One chili, many ways
The same chili tops everything — hot dogs, spaghetti, tacos, burgers. One recipe, endlessly versatile.
The people behind the bowl
The staff treats every guest like a neighbor — the same as always. Best of KC Award winner and named best chili in Missouri.