The Closet Thing to Detroit Chili [National Coney Island Chili Review]

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Rick Da Don reviews National Coney Island's famous chili sauce.

The History:
National Coney Island is a Coney Island-style restaurant based in Michigan that specializes in Greek-American cuisine. It is a corporation that has more than 20 National Coney Island locations in the Metro Detroit area.

The first establishment opened in Macomb Mall in Roseville, Michigan. James Giftos, a Greek immigrant, was the founder of National Coney Island in 1965. At that point, the menu was very limited, only including Coney Island hot dogs, Coney Island style loose hamburgers, a few sandwiches, potato chips, and soda pop. The item selection was hand-painted on wooden menu boards, advertising a 35 cents hot dog.[3] In the late sixties, shoppers traveled from a great distance to patronize regional malls, therefore National Coney started implementing new locations in those areas. Giftos was able to open two new stores in St. Clair Shores (1969) and Detroit (1971), due to the success of the Macomb location. Years later, Giftos thought to expand his menu (which was the same for all three locations). He wanted to make his restaurants more family oriented, as well as updating the decor to set his chain apart from other Coney Island style restaurants in the area.[4] In following this new change, the expansion of this Coney Island chain did not explode until the mid-1980s to early 1990s. This is when the chain really grew to eleven locations, each with unique interior, some implementing drive-thrus, and others offering beer and wine.

President: Tom Giftos
Founder: James Giftos
Date founded: 1965

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