We hope you only get hungry for chili only once a week because that’s how often Hop Saint serves it. Orders start coming out of the kitchen on Sunday at noon, and it lasts until it’s gone. On rare occasions, they have some left over which they serve on Monday but don’t count on it. This is so good, the long-simmered stew accented by smoky shreds and chunks of the burnt ends of meat from their barbecue. It’s served in a hot skillet topped with chopped purple onion, a dollop of sour cream and decorative cilantro leaf. On the side is the best, corniest cornbread you’ve ever had. It’s worth putting a recurring reminder in your phone’s calendar that tells you to head to Hop Saint on Sunday for the best chili this side of Texas – and maybe there.
HopSaint Brewing Company
5160 W. 190th St., Torrance
(310) 214-4677
hopsaint.com
Runner-up: Good Stuff
1286 The Strand, Hermosa Beach
(310) 374-2334
1617 S. Pacific Coast Hwy. Ste. 102 Redondo Beach
(310) 316-0262
131 W. Grand Ave., C, El Segundo
(310) 647-9997
Promenade On The Peninsula,
550 Deep Valley Dr., #151, Rolling Hills Estates
(310) 544-8000
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