# Your Favourite Diner Meals

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [July 19, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-diner-meals/987241 "2023-07-19T07:32:50Z")\
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> [@Oly](#):
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> As another aside, despite the gajillion chili burgs I’ve ordered over the years, I’ve _never_ run across the term _chili size_.

It’s an LA name for an open-face chili burger, topped with shredded cheddar and onions.

[![](https://i2.wp.com/thelosangelesbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chili-size-platter-2-e1420170164660.jpg?fit=640%2C440&ssl=1) ](https://i2.wp.com/thelosangelesbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Chili-size-platter-2-e1420170164660.jpg?fit=640%2C440&ssl=1)

> [@Chili size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-size/532207):
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> Do you know what a chili size is?

> [@Chili size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-size/335769):
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> Why’s it called that? A burger with chili is a chiliburger. But serve it open-faced, and it’s a ‘chili size’. ‘Size’ seems to mean ‘open-faced sandwich’ in this case. But we don’t say ‘turkey size’. (Unless it has chili on it?) So what does ‘size’ mean, and why is it called a ‘chili size’? confused

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