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Happy International Beer Day!

August 4th is International Beer Day! Isn’t that every day? Stop by Billy Goat and choose from our international selection of 2 beers.     What goes best with a Billy Goat Lager or Billy Goat Dark? A Cheezborger and chips!  

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Billy Goat is at Wicker Park Fest!

Be sure to catch this act. Billy Goat is at Wicker Park Fest this weekend! Saturday, July 29th, Noon - 10 p.m. Sunday, July 30th, Noon - 10 p.m. On Milwaukee Ave., from North Ave. to Paulina St. Try the award-winning "Curse-breaker" Burger at Wicker Park Fest this...

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Catch Billy Goat at Pokemon Go Fest!

Going to Pokemon Go Fest? Catch the Ultra Rare Cheezborger pokemon at #PokemonGoFest. We are flipping burgers at Grant Park so catch em all! CLICK HERE for all the details!  

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The Wall of Fame

In 1967, three years after opening on Hubbard Street, Billy expands into an adjoining space that used to be a parking ramp. He hires workmen to put up wood paneling on the walls, and for one day at least, as Sun-Times columnist Tom Fitzpatrick describes it, the place...

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Your Goat-to place when the weather get hot.

When it’s hotter than melted cheez on a borger in Chicago, get your buns over to Billy Goat Tavern! Nothing beats a breeze off the lake and a ‘borger off the grill from our Navy Pier location. Or, EAT. DRINK. THINK. at Wise Guy's Corner in our Michigan Avenue...

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The 1994 Cubs, Ernie Banks and Billy Goat

The 1994 season begins badly. The Cubs lose 12 home games in a row, the worst start in team history. In an effort to end the streak, Same takes his goat to Wrigley Field only to be denied entrance. Amidst the chant of "Let the Goat in!" from the crowd, Hall-of-Famer...

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Grab a Cheezborger at Taste of Chicago and Burger Fest

It's Summer in Chicago and Billy Goat Tavern will be back at both Taste of Chicago and Burger Fest! The 37th Annual Taste of Chicago is July 5-9 in Grant Park. Admission is free and festival hours are 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Saturday...

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