Dish

Chili

Where it shows up on confirmed Upstate menus.

On confirmed menus

Every restaurant whose confirmed menu lists it, with each item’s confirmed date. No prices.

4 places in 4 towns: Indian Lake, Syracuse, Oneonta, Owego
Regions: Southern Tier (2), Central NY (1), North Country/Adirondacks (1)
Menu sections it’s listed under: Appetizers (1), Sides & Salads (1), Soup (1), starters (1)

Based on 4 confirmed menus out of 20 restaurants whose menus we’ve confirmed, among the 379 places listed on this site. Other places may well serve it; their menus aren’t confirmed yet, so they aren’t listed here.

Fresh: confirmed on the official menu within 30 days (7 days for specials). Aging: up to twice that. Stale: older. Status updates in your browser from the confirmed date.

Indian Lake Restaurant & Tavern · Indian Lake · North Country/Adirondacks · Confirmed menu
- Chili with Beans Fresh confirmed on the official menu Oct 11, 2026
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que · Syracuse · Central NY · Confirmed menu
- chili nachos Fresh confirmed on the official menu Oct 11, 2026
Brooks’ House of BBQ · Oneonta · Southern Tier · Confirmed menu
- Chicken Chili Fresh confirmed on the official menu Oct 11, 2026
The Owego Kitchen · Owego · Southern Tier · Confirmed menu
- Brewery Chili Fresh confirmed on the official menu Oct 11, 2026

What it is

From the upstate.lol menu taxonomy.

Cuisine: American
Kind of dish: soup
Also listed as: a k chili, bowl chili, bowl of chili, brewery chili, chicken chili, chili and beans, chili and eggs, chili bowl burgers

On old menus

From historical menus indexed for this guide (NYPL What’s on the Menu? and the CIA menu collection).

In the New York Public Library menu collection overall, it first shows up in the 1880s and appears through the 2010s.

Earliest among the menus indexed, not the dish’s first appearance anywhere.

Related dishes

Same kind of dish in the taxonomy, on confirmed menus.