Jun 11, 2017 | Billy "Goat" Sianis, Michigan Avenue
Most days Billy “Goat” Sianis summons a favored few pals to his table in the V.I.P (Very Insecure People) Room. And, as old men do, he tells stories of the past, of his boyhood in Greece, and wild times on Madison Street.
These are stores those at the table know well. Most of then have told the stories in print: how one of Billy’s goats escapes into the city sewer system; how, when Billy is arrested for speeding, he so charms the cop that he isn’t given a ticket but rather a free lunch; how he is served with a draft notice when he is 70; about formally applying to NASA for the first liquor license on the moon; the time he gets hi shoes stolen while vacationing in Ireland; when he bails two midgets out of jail after the couple is charged with drunken driving after leaving the tavern.
Read about these stories and more in A Chicago Tavern a Goat, a Curse, and the American Dream by Rick Kogan. https://www.billygoattavern.com/product/book-a-chicago-tavern/
Jun 7, 2017 | Billy Goat Burgers, Cheezborger
Sam Sianis and the Billy Goat Team were at Jewel-Osco on Saturday, June 3rd! Thanks to everyone who came out and tried a Billy Goat Burger!
Sam signed boxes of the Billy Goat Burgers! Be on the look out for our next stop this summer!
Jun 1, 2017 | Jewel-Osco
Sam and Murphy the “Good Luck” Goat will be at the Southport Jewel in Wrigleyville this Saturday, June 3rd, from 11.30am to 1.30pm. Sam will sign boxes of the Billy Goat Burgers! Stop by on the way to the Cubs game!
Jewel
3630 N Southport
Chicago IL, 60613
Date: Saturday June 3rd, 2017
Signing Time: 11.30am to 1.30pm
Customers can buy a box of Billy Goat Burgers from Jewel and then can take a picture with Sam and the goat!
Meet Chicago’s #1 tavern owner- Sam Sianis!
Sam & Murphy at Billy Goat’s “Reverse the Curse” Party removing the Curse of the Billy Goat from the Chicago Cubs before their 2016 World Series Victory.
Our new Billy Goat Burgers are only available at Jewel!
May 25, 2017 | Navy Pier
Memorial Day is the “Unofficial” start of summer! But it’s the official start of Fireworks on Navy Pier. This Saturday, May 28th, the first show will happen at 10:15pm. Get the full schedule of the summer here.
While you’re waiting for the show to start, have dinner and a beer on the patio at Billy Goat Tavern at Navy Pier!
May 23, 2017 | Sam Sianis
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.”
