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Pat's Hubba Hubba, now known simply as "Hubba's", is a late-night greasy spoon chili restaurant located at 24 North Main Street in the village of Port Chester in Westchester County, New York. Near the New York-Connecticut border, Hubba's caters to the local bar scene by staying open until 5:00am on the weekends, and at least 3:00am on weeknights.HistoryThe restaurant was originally known as "Texas Quick Lunch", and was owned by Edna Kaplan and operated by Mildred Meade. Pat Carta bought the storefront location of the former Texas Quick Lunch in 1989 and changed the name to "Pat's Hubba Hubba", the same as his original restaurant in the "Chickahominy" section of Greenwich, Connecticut. He expanded the menu from simple chili and chili dogs (known locally as "Texas hots") to variants including the popular chili cheese fries.By the early to mid-1990s, Carta opened a second location at 820 Cove Road, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. A third location followed, also in Stamford, at 189 Bedford Street, in the heart of the downtown bar district, now Capriccio Cafe. The restaurant in Port Chester is now owned by Carlos Magan and was renamed to simply "Hubba's".MenuThe main ingredient in most of Hubba's dishes is chili, which is made with ground beef, hot chili peppers, and little else. Hubba's chili contains no beans, tomatoes, or vegetables of any kind.<ref name="http://food.lohudblogs.com/2010/05/14/in-search-of-chili-dogs-part-two/"> Meals are served with "Hubba Water", tap water with a bit of Hawaiian Punch added in.