Chili John's is a restaurant that originated in

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, opening in 1913. A second restaurant was opened in

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, in 1946. The Green Bay location closed in 2020. Lithuanian immigrant John Isaac began serving Southwestern chili at his Green Bay bar in 1900. Thirteen years later, the chili grew so popular that he renamed the establishment Chili John's. The chili is most commonly served over spaghetti with oyster crackers and/or shredded cheese, though it can be ordered in a number of other ways as well. His son Ernie moved to

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and launched Chili John's of California in 1946, installing the U-shaped counter and, since he was an avid fisherman, painted the mountain lake mural. For the past 20 years, the Loguercio family has owned Chili John's. The former owner Gene died in April 2009, and his wife Debbie has carried on with their sons Anthony and Alec. Location was used in the TV series ''I Am the Night'' Episode 3, ''The Rookie'' Season 1 - Episode 3, ''Big Love'' Season 2, Episode 8 (''Kingdom Come''), and ''

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''. In 2021, Chili John's was featured in the first episode of Restaurant Recovery, hosted by Todd Graves and featuring

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. The episode has Graves helping Chili John's come back from the "brink of collapse" as a result of the

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in Southern California.

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