“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 someone hands Mike a $10 bill and the goat eats it. Just a couple minutes later, the goat lets loose with a fusillade of pellets on Mike’s shoes. Seeing this, Sam yells from behind the bar, ‘Hey, Mike. He gave you change.’” – Tim Weigel from the book “A Chicago Tavern”
Baseball’s always in season at Billy Goat! Come grab a Curse Breaker Cheezborger at Billy Goat after the Cubs Convention – it’s the best off-season move a Cubs fan can make!
Take a short walk on a long Pier. Stop by for a cheezborger during WinterFest at Navy Pier!
Winter WonderFest features 170,000 square feet of attractions, including indoor ice skating, a festive carousel, inflatable rides, and so much more! It runs from December 6th 2019 until January 20th 202 in Festival Hall.
Many people ask about the rainbow goats painted on the walls outside of The Billy Goat Tavern. They were painted in 1970 by Sachio Yamashita, known as Sachi. He appealed to Billy Goat Sianis “The top of Michigan Avenue is the most beautiful street in the world. But every day I walk down here with all this filth and all the pigeons and it is most depressing.” Billy made a deal with Sachi. Every day after Sachi and his helpers finish their work, beer and borgers are free! Unfortunately Billy Goat Sianis passed away on October 22, 1970 just days before the painting were complete.