Nick's may not be the same windowless beerhole it used to be—the ceiling's raised, the lights bright, the bartender friendlier than family—but the chili recipe hasn't been fiddled with since 1935. So whether you're slopping through an ample Single Coney ($6.75) or the insanely mammoth Home Run ($15), it's the same all-meat chili and dogs they fed to those myriad politicians and sportsmen whose signed mugshots pad the walls. It's history on a bun.
WWeek 2015