Chili John's

A horseshoe counter ringed by two dozen orange swivel stools is the whole dining room, facing a wall-length mural of lakes and mountains painted by Ernie Isaac, who brought his father's Green Bay chili recipe to Burbank. The beef chili takes more than a day to make and goes over spaghetti or rice, onto hot dogs and burgers, or into a Messy Marv, an open-faced bun with onions and oyster crackers. Lemon icebox pie is the dessert. The counter is in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Twin Peaks, and a bar next door, the Taproom, opened in 2025.