Football season is here! Kick-off the season with a cheezborger. And if you can’t go to the Goat for the game, bring the Goat to you. Stock up on boxes of Billy Goat Burgers from your local Jewel-Osco!
Hoof it over to Jewel for some delicious Billy Goat borgers! Don’t forget to print this coupon. https://www.billygoattavern.com/new-site/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BGT-Burger-Coupon.pdf
Chicago’s #1 tavern owner. Bar none.
Catch the Labor Day fireworks at Navy Pier this Saturday. In fact make a day of it. Come on down to the Pier for lunch. Grab a cheezborger at Billy Goat Tavern and enjoy the sights from the patio. Nothing says “It’s still summer” like the blue skies of the Chicago skyline and the blue waters of Lake Michigan.
Stroll around the and stop by A Retrospective View of the Pathway Copy at the Polk Bros Park public art display. Or catch some live tunes at Live on the Lake! featuring Town Pants and guests. Then swing back around to Billy Goat and grab a cold beer and wait for the Fireworks to start.
The perfect end to the perfect day on Navy Pier! Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Bill Sianis joined the crew at WGN Radio 720. He talked all things Billy Goat. From the breaking of The Curse and the G.O.A.T to the launch of the newest Billy Goat Burgers available at Jewel-Osco. And of course he brought some samples and some beers to share with the crew! Did you hear his live interview?
Billy Goat Tavern has always been a hangout for Chicago’s reporters. Every bar stool has a story. The original Billy Goat on Madison Street attracted reporters who covered events at the Chicago Stadium across the street.
When Billy Goat moved his tavern to its current location under Michigan Avenue, reports flocked to the new subterranean Goat because of its close proximity to the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times headquarters. If you’re not bellying up to the bar, have a seat at one of the red & white checkered tables near the bar or on the other side of the grill in the “Wall of Fame” section. This area features photographs of local celebrities and yellowed articles written by famous Chicago newspaper columnists from the nearby Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times like Dave Condon, Bill Granger, John Kass, Rick Kogan, Richard Roeper, Rick Telender and Irv Kupcinet. One of the largest “displays” is dedicated to the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning Trib columnist, Mike Royko, and is comprised of photos, columns, and a memorial written by Royko following the passing of Billy Goat Sianis himself. In it, Royko declares Sianis the “Greatest Innkeeper in Chicago.”
Royko was often found each day after work, holding court down at the Billy Goat. He would entertain crowds by espousing local politics as the “voice of the little guy.” Most of his reader and colleagues would say that he was “Mr. Chicago.” His columns would consist of stories that described the different events and characters that brought out the true Chicago. Sam and Billy Goat Sianis acknowledged Mike Royko as a part of their family and he treated the Billy Goat as his home. Royko wrote many articles about events that happened at the Billy Goat or about Sam and his adventures.
