RIP: Chili Company

Boo. One of our freelancers was slated to take his kids up to the Chili Company in White Oak for a Yum! write-up in the Enquirer's Weekend section. He kept calling, trying different numbers, and never got a living soul. So this just in: there's a sign on the door that says "CLOSED FOR NOW." Bummer. I guess business never took off. I know they spent a lot of money making over the place before they opened earlier this year. But now you can buy fresh corn from Burwinkel's farm in the parking lot of the Chili Company, which is a nice perk for those nearby. (They usually set up outside Reister's Tavern down the street, but the construction on Hubble Road, I think, is keeping them away.)