what can replace RAMOVA'S CHILI????

i miss ramova's chili SO MUCH. what can even come close to the taste of ramova's? does anyone have any suggestions? in preparation for the closure 3 years ago, i had a basement freezer with 4 quarts of their chili waiting for me. when i made it down to the basement, i discovered my freezer had broken down at some point, and then gone back on. i could see that all the food had refrozen. it was incredibly hard to do, but i threw away all the chili as i didnt know if it was safe to eat. this remains an awful memory. i need some ramova style chili, and i need it soon!!! (FYI: i don't want 'better' chili; i don't want 'different' chili--- i want ramova-style chili). thanks

Chili is one of the easiest foods to make and to adjust to your taste. If you've never made chili before, I suggest trying it, starting with a recipe that sounds good to you. Make a record of how it came out and what you would change next time to make it even closer to what you would prefer, then make those changes next time.

You could also try sending a message to their Facebook page to ask for the recipe. Maybe someone from there is still retrieving messages and would respond to you.

justjoan wrote:i miss ramova's chili SO MUCH. what can even come close to the taste of ramova's? does anyone have any suggestions? in preparation for the closure 3 years ago, i had a basement freezer with 4 quarts of their chili waiting for me. when i made it down to the basement, i discovered my freezer had broken down at some point, and then gone back on. i could see that all the food had refrozen. it was incredibly hard to do, but i threw away all the chili as i didnt know if it was safe to eat. this remains an awful memory. i need some ramova style chili, and i need it soon!!! (FYI: i don't want 'better' chili; i don't want 'different' chili--- i want ramova-style chili). thanks

IMHO, Lindy's comes closest. It doesn't have quite the same greasiness, but it works for me.

stevez wrote:

justjoan wrote:i miss ramova's chili SO MUCH. what can even come close to the taste of ramova's? does anyone have any suggestions? in preparation for the closure 3 years ago, i had a basement freezer with 4 quarts of their chili waiting for me. when i made it down to the basement, i discovered my freezer had broken down at some point, and then gone back on. i could see that all the food had refrozen. it was incredibly hard to do, but i threw away all the chili as i didnt know if it was safe to eat. this remains an awful memory. i need some ramova style chili, and i need it soon!!! (FYI: i don't want 'better' chili; i don't want 'different' chili--- i want ramova-style chili). thanks

IMHO, Lindy's comes closest. It doesn't have quite the same greasiness, but it works for me.

funny you mention lindy's- as it was while reading the latest posts in that thread that i got such a fierce craving for ramova's chili. i've had lindy's and it's ok, but it won't satisfy my craving for chili... thanks, and i will need to have a repeat visit, as it's been years...

justjoan wrote:

stevez wrote:

justjoan wrote:i miss ramova's chili SO MUCH. what can even come close to the taste of ramova's? does anyone have any suggestions? in preparation for the closure 3 years ago, i had a basement freezer with 4 quarts of their chili waiting for me. when i made it down to the basement, i discovered my freezer had broken down at some point, and then gone back on. i could see that all the food had refrozen. it was incredibly hard to do, but i threw away all the chili as i didnt know if it was safe to eat. this remains an awful memory. i need some ramova style chili, and i need it soon!!! (FYI: i don't want 'better' chili; i don't want 'different' chili--- i want ramova-style chili). thanks

IMHO, Lindy's comes closest. It doesn't have quite the same greasiness, but it works for me.

funny you mention lindy's- as it was while reading the latest posts in that thread that i got such a fierce craving for ramova's chili. i've had lindy's and it's ok, but it won't satisfy my craving for chili... thanks, and i will need to have a repeat visit, as it's been years...

Lake I said, "closest", but certainly not the same. Be sure to get the no beans version.

First of all, what a sad story

As to the chili, maybe what you need is to find some place with genuine wooden booths instead. Frannie's? Or if you want to get in the car, maybe Beernsen's in Manitowoc or Lagomarcino's in the Quad Cities.

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It's Francies's, the place on Clark I'm thinking of, not the hot dog stand on river road

Vital Information wrote:First of all, what a sad story :!: :shock: :cry:

As to the chili, maybe what you need is to find some place with genuine wooden booths instead. Frannie's? Or if you want to get in the car, maybe Beernsen's in Manitowoc or Lagomarcino's in the Quad Cities.

if you'll take a road trip me, i'm in.....

nsxtasy wrote:Chili is one of the easiest foods to make and to adjust to your taste. If you've never made chili before, I suggest trying it, starting with a recipe that sounds good to you. Make a record of how it came out and what you would change next time to make it even closer to what you would prefer, then make those changes next time.

You could also try sending a message to their Facebook page to ask for the recipe. Maybe someone from there is still retrieving messages and would respond to you.

thanks, but their facebook page is closed. and i doubt if they'd give out the recipe. i keep hoping the son, bill, will open a chili parlor again some day. i hear he's off driving big rigs.....