‘Tis the Season for frigid temps, teeth-chattering wind, and unpredictable snowstorms here in Chicago. Warm up your buns with a Cheezborger and hot cup of Joe at one of our nine locations in and around Chicago – from O’Hare airport and Yorktown mall to the United Center and Navy Pier, we have you covered!
What are you waiting for? Better get inside before hell freezes over, too.
https://billygoattavern.com/locations/
A Forecast of Family Fun at Navy Pier!
Find thrills without the chills inside the 15th annual PNC Bank Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier! From December 5 through January 10, this family favorite features 170,000 square feet of Chicago Blackhawks Ice Skating and over 24 exciting rides including an indoor Ferris wheel (50 feet tall, to be exact!), Arctic Plunge inflatable slide, Candy Cane Lighthouse, Frosty the Snowman bounce house and so much more.
https://navypier.com/pnc-bank-winter-wonderfest/
Now through January 10, Chicago’s “coolest” ice rink returns in Snow Much Fun – Chicago Children’s Museum’s much-loved winter tradition. Lose your shoes and take to the “ice” to swirl, slide and spin on the rockin’ rink designed for sock-footed skaters of all ages. And yes – it is SNOW much fun!
http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/index.php/experience/snow-much-fun
Who said that all Frosties are made of snow? After visiting Frosty the Snowmam at WonderFest, be sure to treat yourself to a Frosty of your own at Billy Goat Tavern while the family indulges in Cheezborgers and Cheeps! It’s a win-win, and definitely a tradition worth keeping each and every year. See you there!
Wondering about Winter WonderFest? Check it out here!
It’s National Cheeseburger Day—get your buns in here!
This just in! Billy Goat Tavern will be a food vendor at Riot Fest and Carnival in Douglas Park September 11 – 13th. The schedule includes fan favorites like No Doubt, Iggy Pop, Faith No More and Snoop Dogg to name a few. You can check out all the info at chicago.riotfest.org
We’re very happy to have been included in Rick Kogan’s list of the 10 most historic taverns in Chicago.
“I like taverns with some history, whether that comes in photos on the walls or the echo of past customers’ conversations — places with ghosts, if you will.”
Check out the article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-chicago-tavern-history-series-08192015-column.html
If you are a fan of Chicago history or Rick Kogan, you need to read “A Chicago Tavern. A Goat, A Curse, and the American Dream.” by Rick Kogan. It’s a complete history of the legendary Billy Goat Tavern. Buy it now in our online store! https://www.billygoattavern.com/souvenirs/index.php/all-products/book-a-chicago-tavern.html
The following is an excerpt from Rick Kogan’s book “A Chicago Tavern. A Goat, a Curse, and the American Dream.”
Bill Murray is hungry and that is why we are walking toward one of the Goat’s red-and-white-checkered tables. He is here in June 1999 to promote a book he has written, Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf. Waiter Tito Chacon recognizes him immediately.
“Billy Murray,” he says. “You are the funniest.”
“The funniest what?” Says Murray.
Sam sees Murray and walks over. The two men hug.
“How’s your oldest boy?” asks Sam.
“He’s huge,” says Murray, whose two grown sons have been coming to the Goat since they were kids. “He could swallow both of us. All he needs is a couple of tattoos.”
The two men talk for a while. A couple of pictures are taken.
“I saw that new place of yours over by the United Center,” Murray says. “For a minute I thought they’d run you out of here.”
“No, no,” says Sam. “I always will have this place.”
“Sam, you’re the most successful Greek in the world,” Murray says.
“You help make that happen,” says Sam.
“Don’t blame me,” says Murray.
Check out the book “A Chicago Tavern.” You’ll find the most complete set of Billy Goat Tavern stories available. Buy it now in our online store! https://www.billygoattavern.com/souvenirs/index.php/all-products/book-a-chicago-tavern.html
