Jim Papakirk has big plans for Empress Chili

Adding an Empress Chili location in Cincinnati Marketplace, between Werk Road and Glenway Avenue in Green Township, is a step in the right direction.

Steve Newman, a longtime Re/Max real estate agent, will be the owner of the new location. Getting back into the chili business is something he’s been trying to do for a long time. His family had an Empress franchise back in the 1960s and ’70s.

The plan is to open the Empress restaurant between Pirate’s Den bar, which is owned by Newman’s sister and brother-in-law, and Champions.

Follow-up Note:
There are several other Empress Chili's//Here is an article written about one.


Business Courier - by Tom Demeropolis, Courier Staff Reporter

Owner wants city's oldest chain to claim bigger share of Cincinnati obsession
“We put Cincinnati-style chili on the map,” said Empress Chili owner Jim Papakirk.

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