Ben’s Chili Bowl approved for coronavirus aid

Ben’s Chili Bowl has been approved for a relief loan that will help the restaurant keep their workforce employed during the coronavirus crisis.

WASHINGTON - Ben's Chili Bowl, a U Street institution in Washington, D.C., has been approved for a relief loan that will help the restaurant keep their workforce employed during the coronavirus crisis.

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Vida Ali, whose family founded the restaurant in the 1950s, spoke with FOX 5 and told us that all Ben's Chili Bowl locations have been approved for loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.

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Paycheck Protection Program loans are forgiven if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities.

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