Cincy's Downtown Restaurant - How to Experience Greensboro Right

Cincy's Downtown Greensboro

For almost a quarter of century, Cincy's, a Cincinnati chili inspired restaurant has been serving up plates of spaghetti topped with Greek inspired goodness in downtown Greensboro. It's tucked away on a side street (February One Place), in a little restaurant with a very tall sign reminiscent of an era when the downtown was a bustling area robust with businessmen. (think Clark Kent, Manhattan, 1930s) Today it's a secret locale almost directly across from the News & Record. You can almost imagine a 1930's journalist walking out the doors of the newsroom and going go up the street for some chili at Cincy's. Of course in reality the restaurant, at least on the inside is a fairly modern one. (Though it looks like they robbed it from a Puerto Rican selling chairs in a Miami back alley.) A small kitchen, and a small dining room with a typical modern arrangement of tables and chairs. It's packed, and loud. Southerners are just generally loud anyways, but put them in a small confined place and it's deafening. It's a price worth paying though since Cincy's is only open 3 hours a day from 11am to 2pm.

Cincinnati Chili 

One of the things I loved about Cincy's is that their chili is low-fat. They mix lean ground beef and turkey to get was has got to be the healthiest food downtown, but then, it's chili and it's a comfort food: that's an amazing paradox.

The prices are great, and the service was quick and prompt. The best part though was the fact that I got my fill of Cincinnati chili-mac without having to board a crowded Delta flight to Kentucky. (Factoid: The Cincinnati, OH airport is in KY.) For an ex-Ohioan... this is a dream come true. The chili was spot on too. Just the right amount of tang, texture, and flavor. The onions were chopped fine and the cheese shredded to perfection. It is for a better lack of words, "almost perfect". I love the location, and love the food. I like that it's tucked away and hidden, and I love that they serve non-native, regional comfort foods from my home state. For everything that's wrong in the city of Greensboro, this is one thing that's right. It's tradition, it's culture, it's the answer you need when asking yourself, "How do I do experience Greensboro right?" You go to Cincy's Downtown.

Cincy's Downtown

115 East February One Place
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 378-9774