April is Stress Awareness Month. Get a Grip.
After a tough day, you can’t beat a hot burger, a cold beer, and a great bartender.
Are you doing the Shuffle?
Continue the St. Patrick’s Day celebration and kick off the running season in Chicago at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K. The 8K (4.97-mile) run is a Chicago tradition with a course that weaves its way through downtown Chicago, starting and finishing in Grant Park. Billy Goat Tavern on lower Michigan Ave is right in the middle of the course!! So tell your friends and relatives to meet you at the Goat after the race for a celebratory drink!
If you haven’t registered yet, it’s not too late! When you register, you are eligible to receive some great race swag!
You’re final prize is a cheezborger and a beer for a job well done!! See you at the Goat!
St. Patrick’s Day and Billy Goat Tavern
Traditions mean a lot at Billy Goat Tavern and the whole city of Chicago for that matter. One of those traditions is the dying of the Chicago River. Head down to see the river dyed green this Saturday.
Then, before the parade starts, head on over to Billy Goat Tavern UNDER Michigan Avenue to fill up on our breakfast. Or grab a cheezborger to go!
Chicago Magazine’s “Why We Love Chicago”
Mink is out. Goat is in.
We’re excited to be featured at #63 in Chicago Magazine’s “Why We Love Chicago!” Their series of spring fashion specials —“Diners, Dresses, & Dives” features a video with Bill Kurtis and photos of what happens when high fashion meets a The Goat. Check out the article. http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2017/Why-We-Love-Chicago/Billy-Goat-Tavern/
President Bush Visits Billy Goat
“It was a big day,” says Sam. “I come in early that morning and I see two guys in suits just looking around the place.I ask if they need help and they say no so I just do what I always do and then go ti a lunch meeting. I’m there and I get a call and they say Bush is coming. I am shocked and I hurry back and they are all getting ready for the president. When he gets there he eats and sits with me and four regular customers and talks about family and politics. He wants to know the history of Billy Goat and he wants to know about Mike.”
Mike Royko and the Dollar Bill Eating Goat.
This story is from the book “A Chicago Tavern” and was told by Tim Weigel:
“One night after a loss, we headed to the tavern to lick our wounds and gargle a few beers. After a while Sam brought a goat in for a drink. The goat smelled pretty bad and Mike kept feeding the goat $1 bills. Then some one hands Mike a $10 bill and the goat eats it. Just a couple of minutes later the goat lets loose with a fusilade of pellets on Mike’s shoes. Seeing this, Sam yells from behind the bar, ‘Hey Mike. He gave you change.”
