
On The Eastern Kentucky Chili Bun Trail
It’s a century-old tradition with roots that stretch back to Corbin’s Lunch Queen, and Fad Pool Hall, and it’s not going away anytime soon.

Corner Market In Corbin, Kentucky Is On The Eastern Kentucky Chili Bun Trail
The Corner Market sits at the confluence of Robinson Creek Road and 1223 right down the road from Wally’s Pay Lake
It’s one of the prettiest parts of all of Kentucky.

A Chili Bun Is A Chili Dog Minus The Dog
The nice counter lady walks across the store to the itty-bitty kitchen and begins preparing my feast. I grab a bag of Grippos plain potato chips, pay my flat $2 and retire to a bench butted up against the gravel and mud parking lot.
Corner Market’s cook may have spent some time in Cincinnati as his chili has just a faint hint of the Christmas-style seasoning that defines that town’s product.

I Love Homespun Little Country Stores Like Corner Market
Ambiance is wonderful. It’s a clear, late Autumn day and off in the distance a few red and orange leaves are still clinging to the old growth Oak and Hickory trees that surround the nearby pastureland.

Corbin Kentucky
I’ve been reconnoitering the chili bun scene in the Corbin area since I was a kid in the 70s. The only thing that’s really changed is the price. Back then a bun would run you about .50c. Nowadays there are places charging over $2
4763 Highway 830
Corbin, Kentucky
606-523-1862
Previous stops on the chili bun trail

4763 Highway 830
Corbin, Kentucky