There was no food served at the original Billy Goat tavern on Madison Street, but on the day the Goat opens on Hubbard Street its most popular menu item is one that is referred to as a “double-hamburger-on-toasted-roll-with-chopped-onions-and-relish.”
But with Sam working the grill, the place begins to echo with his distinctive pitch to customers walking down the stairs: “Cheezborger, Cheezborger! No fries, chips! No Pepsi, Coke!
The date is December 12th. The year is a little fuzzy. Stop by and wish the old goat happy birthday!
Chicago’s #1 tavern owner. Bar none.
A new exhibit is open at the Museum of Broadcast Communications featuring Saturday Night Live. Described as a once in a lifetime experience, walk through a week at SNL and feel like you’re in the studio for a filming! Bill and Sam were on hand to check it out for themselves! They were invited by museum chairman, Larry Wert, as special guests with a unique connection to the show. “Cheezborger, Cheezborger” was immortalized by John Belushi in the Olympia Restaurant skit. Check out the exhibit at The Museum of Broadcast Communications at 306 N. State Street in Chicago!
If you’re gonna suck up to the boss, do it right. Take ’em to Billy Goat for Boss’s Day!
Doesn’t the person who signs your checks deserve a cheezborger and beer?
Here’s to the best boss in Chicago!
Chicago’s #1 tavern owner. Bar none.
One day Sam says this pointing to his head: “I always tell my kids, you go to school. You get something in here. You get something in here and you can do anything. You can go into business ’cause anytime you got something in here, nobody’s ever going to be able to take it away from you. You can go into business and lose, but up in here [he taps his fingers to his head again] nobody can take it away.”
