Milwaukee's 11th annual Chili Bowl returns Sunday, January 29, 2017 (the Sunday before the Super Bowl)
View 2016 Golden Ladle winner and more here!


Save $4/ticket! To commemorate our 11th anniversary we will be holding a $11 advance sale for 11 days August 1-11,2016.
  • Advance tickets will be $15 each starting August 12,2016
  • Door price: $17 - General Admission Tickets (12p-5p)
  • VIP Early Entry Tickets:$35 Enter event at 11am, an hour before general admission.
  • VIP Ticket also includes a complimentary 11th anniversary t-shirt courtesy of Gruber Law Offices.

Milwaukee's 11th annual Chili Bowl, returns to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino's spacious Event Center Sunday, January 29,2017.
VIP Early Entry 11am-5pm
​General admission: 12pm-5pm

Milwaukee's top chefs and restaurants will compete for Milwaukee's best, sampling more than 60 varieties of chili, but only one will leave with the Golden Ladle award.

Reserve your tasting ticket and you'll be able to sample traditional and spicy chili, along with specialty chili like chicken, lamb, brisket, sweet potato, bratwurst, and vegetarian chili.

So, whether your temptation is spicy, vegetarian, or traditional chili, there is something for everyone.

What can you expect at Wisconsin's largest chili cook-off?

Check out the 2016 Participating Restaurants & Chili Menus below ...

* Please note the chili menus and restaurant listed below are from 10th annual, 2016 event. We will start announcing a list of our 2017 vendors in October, 2016. .
  • Karma Bar and Grill: Black Bean and Beef Chili plus a Green Chorizo Chicken Chili with Roasted Poblano Peppers
  • School Yard Bar and Grill: Traditional beef and pork chili slow cooked to perfection with secret spices. Guajillo chiles de arbol, sweet peppers, fresh sweet tomatoes, and of course black beans, dark kidney beans, and more. Topped with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.
  • St. Francis Brewery and Restaurant: The Wrath of Chili: Indulge in a beef and pork chili made with St. Francis Brewery’s very own Wrath Amber Ale from the seven deadly sins beer line. Also offering a Veggie chili.
  • O'Lydia's: Fiery chipotle brisket chili: Spicy chipotle brisket shredded with hints of other chili peppers and hominy topped with nappa cabbage and a squeeze of lime. Also serving a Chicken parmesan chili - Creamy style chicken chili with roasted garlic, mild chili's and parmesan topped with toasted parmesan chips.
  • Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub: 3-meat chili with filet, ground chuck and andouille sausage, topped with cheese curds, onions and sour cream. Also offering a Veggie chili.​
  • Mulligans Irish Pub and Grill: Award-winning traditional beef and pork loin chili and it's Vegetarian: Award-winning smoked Poblano and white bean vegetarian chili.
  • Trysting Place Pub: Traditional ground beef chili in three different types of heat. Mild, spicy, and OH MY GOD!
  • The Villa at Heaven City: Award-winning Classic Texas style grilled STEAK chili made with guajillo and pasilla peppers & USDA Choice beef TENDERLOIN & RIBEYE. Garnished with FRESH avocado-tomatillo relish and crumbled queso fresco. Also serving Heaven City's VEGETARIAN Tuscan Corn Chili with white truffle, tri-colored peppers, tomatoes, cream & fresh herbs. Garnished with Italian parsley & FRESH grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Showtime Sports Bar: Our White Chili has Chicken, Cream Based, Pasta, Celery, Peppers, and Array of Spices. Our Spicy Chili has Hamburger, Tenderloin, Beef Sausage, Celery, Tomatoes, Peppers, and Array of Spices.
  • Hidden Kitchen MKE: Unik Chili (Beef, Pulled pork, roasted Poblano peppers, garnished with crema and orange zest)
  • Mikey's: Smokepot Chili: House smoked brisket, pork shoulder, ribs, chicken and sausage will all be found in our award winning chili. Also offering a Veggie chili.
  • Fire Pit Sports Bar: AWARD WINNING POBLANO ROASTED GARLIC BISON CHILI TOPPED WITH SHREDDED CHEESE, ONIONS AND SOUR CREAM
  • Menomonee Valley Food Court: 10 pepper Beer, Bacon, Beef and Bean Chili – A Spicy Traditional Red Chili with an Assortment of Peppers, Smoked Brisket, Steak, Ground Beef, Bacon and Pinto, Black and Kidney Beans. Topped with Cheese, Crispy Tortillas and Serrano Peppers.
  • Point Burger Bar: Point Black Onyx Ale Turducken Red Chili. Also offering a Veggie chili.
  • Bootz Saloon and Grill: Traditional, beef, brisket and pork, and Spicy, Habanero Chili also with beef, brisket and pork.
  • Jack Rabbit Slims: Smoked Brisket Chili with cheese and sweet cornbread.
  • Swig's Pub and Grill: Traditional Chili
  • Bottoms Up: BOTTOMS TAILGATE CHILI: Turkey, Hot Italian sausage, Jimmy Luvs sneaky hot bloody mix
  • Milwaukee Burger Company: Traditional chili with a beef and assorted pepper chili.
  • Café 1919 (The Goodwill Culinary Institute): Smoked corn & 3 bean chili w/queso fresco & poblano cream sauce. (Vegan without cheese & sauce), Also serving a Chipotle glazed, cranberry-bbq pulled pork chili & cheese stuffed doughnut. (1200 portions
  • Ugly's: Spicy Steak Chili
  • Chef Thomas Schultz, Superior Equipment and Supply: Spicy Meatball Chili
  • Beer Belly's: Traditional chili
  • The Pasta Tree Restaurant & Wine Bar
  • Lighthouse Hospitality: (Traditional) The Don: A traditional recipe with all the classic flavors of the chili you grew up loving. This is one chili you can't refuse. (Spiciest) Tickle Monster: A fiery collection of some of Satan's favorite foods, with a hint of sweetness to reward your taste buds for subjecting themselves to delicious torture.
  • Brewtown Eatery Bar & Restaurant: Traditional Chili is made up of fresh ground beef, fresh ground pork. Red kidney beans, black beans. Red and green peppers. Onions, garlic, celery. A Winter Lager Beer. With smoked chipotle and of course chili powder.
  • McBob's: Beer-Cheese, Bacon Brat Chile: A taste of Wisconsin from the beer, the cheese to the brats and who doesn't love bacon. Also offering a Veggie chili.
  • Smoke Shack: Heirloom smoked meats (sausage, ham, pork ribs, grassfed beef) 3 beans (northern white, kidney, black) blended chili peppers (pasilla, ancho +) roasted tomatoes, roasted peppers, topped with fried chick peas, cilantro sour cream and chives.
  • Supper: We will be serving a smoked wild boar, chile braised beef, and venison sausage chili.
  • Miller Park: House Bratcho Chili: Wisconsin Bratwurst, All Natural Beef, Chorizo, Three Beans, Chili Blend, Garnished with : Chili Lime Corn Nuts, Cheddar Cheese​
  • Milwaukee Center for Independence (Chef Darryl Anderson and Chef Nick Nicklosovich) Traditional Beef & Bean Chili with a Local Twist featuring Beer & Chocolate!
  • Comiskey’s Burgers


Save $4/ticket! To commemorate our 11th anniversary we will be holding a $11 advance sale for 11 days August 1-11,2016.
  • Advance tickets will be $15 each starting August 12,2016
  • Door price: $17 - General Admission Tickets (12p-5p)
  • VIP Early Entry Tickets:$35 Enter event at 11am, an hour before general admission.
  • VIP Ticket also includes a complimentary 11th anniversary t-shirt courtesy of Gruber Law Offices.

What's included
with ticket?
Each Chili Bowl ticket includes EIGHT (8) 3oz chili cup samples ... that's about 1.5 lb. of chili, bread rolls from Angelic Bakehouse + a $10 Potawatomi Fire Keepers Reward Play certificate.

WANT TWO MORE CHILI SAMPLES?
Donate two non-perishable canned goods to the Hunger Task Force and we'll award you with two more cups of chili goodness. Maximum TWO free additional samples per event ticket.

Food Drive For:

Last year with the support of the restaurants and attendees we were able to collect over 2,500 pounds of food for the Hunger Task Force.
​ This generosity will put healthy and nutritious food on the table for local families facing hunger this winter 

Presented by:

Official Hot Sauce
​for 11Years!
Media Partners:

Wellness Sponsor

2016 Restaurant Sponsors:

Event Details:
11th annual MKE Chili Bowl
Sunday, January 29,2017
General Admission: 12pm-5pm
​VIP Early Entry 11am-5pm

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
1721 West Canal Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233 (Map)
  • Chili tasting halls open to general public at 12pm and 11am for VIP early entry
  • Will Call booth opens at 11:30am
  • Free Parking
  • Non-smoking in the event area.
  • Children 17 and younger are welcome at the Chili Bowl with legal guardian present. Must be 21 or older to enter casino floor.

Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: 
Please contact  MilwaukeeFood.com, Inc. by phone at 414-687-5365, or e-mail for more information about becoming a chili vendor or sponsor. 

Questions?
Please e-mail or call us at 414-687-5365