2025 Centurion Award winner

Ike's Chili

Best Chili in Tulsa · Tulsa, OK

Restaurant · Tulsa, OK · Since 1908

The overview

Oklahoma chili since 1908

Ike's Chili is Tulsa's oldest restaurant, serving the same simple, old-fashioned chili since 1908 from a recipe passed down through four generations. Order it as a bowl, over spaghetti as a 'three-way,' or on a Coney — the plain, beanless, deeply savory chili that made the name.

A Route 66-era Tulsa institution once frequented by native son Will Rogers, Ike's has kept its recipe and its regulars for well over a century.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Ike's Chili cleared every one.

  • Years in operation. Operating in Tulsa since 1908 — 117 years of continuous business.
  • Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Tulsa.
  • Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Tulsa has kept Ike's Chili busy for 117 years.
  • Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Tulsa regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
  • Recognition in the local community. Named best chili in Tulsa for 2025 for more than a century of the Economou family recipe that Tulsa calls its own.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Chili in Tulsa Tulsa, OK · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Visit Ike's Chili

Location1503 E 11th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
In business since1908
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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about Ike's Chili — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name
Ike's Chili
Category
Restaurant
Founded
1908, Tulsa, OK
Location
Tulsa, OK
Centurion Award
Best Chili in Tulsa — 2025
Record last verified
July 2026

A signal you can check.

This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after Ike's Chili cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. For everything else — hours, bookings, live reviews — go straight to the business itself.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Ike's Chili?

Founded by Ikaros Economou in 1908, Ike's has simmered its family recipe in Tulsa for over a century, making it one of Oklahoma's oldest restaurants.

Is Ike's Chili award-winning?

Yes — Ike's Chili is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Chili in Tulsa, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best chili in Tulsa for 2025 for more than a century of the Economou family recipe that Tulsa calls its own.

Where is Ike's Chili?

Ike's Chili is in Tulsa, OK.

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