Billy Goat Tavern

Billy Goat Tavern & Grill offers food and drinks.

Know Before You Go: No credit cards are accepted here, so unless you want to wash dishes with the guys in back, bring the green stuff.

Those "longing for good old grease" hit these "classic" Chicago "hamburger joints" to relive the famous SNL skit over "cheezborgers" and "no fries, chips" served with the "expected rude service"; many gripe they're "tired" and "overhyped", but concede the "underground" original on Lower Michigan Avenue is an "institution" that's "worth the trip."

This is one of Chicago's most famous and colorful (burger) bars. It's a funky, no-frills kind of place and a living museum of Chicago journalism. Blowups of columns and bylines of famous writers from days past fill the place. The food is… Read More

Billy Goat Tavern & Grill Restaurant Review: This is one of Chicago's most famous and colorful (burger) bars. It’s a funky, no-frills kind of place and a living museum of Chicago journalism. Blowups of columns and bylines of famous writers from days past fill the place. The food is quick, cheap and burger centered (they make a good one, and it’s topped with tasty pickles you’ll want to pile on...

Viewers of the original Saturday Night Live will remember the classic routine "Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger," with John Belushi as a crabby Greek short-order cook. The comic got his material from the Billy Goat Tavern, located under North Michigan Avenue near the bridge that leads to the Loop (walk down the steps across the street from the Chicago Tribune building). This is a classic dive: dark,...

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