April 7th is National Beer Day!
Or as our customers call it: “April 7th.” It’s like New Year’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day rolled into one. As if you needed another reason to visit Billy Goat.
Celebrate the Big Game with Billy Goat!
The big game is this weekend! And, no matter who you are rooting for, make Billy Goat a part of your celebration.
If you can’t go to the Goat, bring the Goat to you. Billy Goat Burgers make a great game day meal! Pair your home-cooked cheezborger with our newly released IPA and Pilsner Beers. Find them both exclusively at Jewel-Osco.
Or, if you’re feeling like heading out, we’ve saved you a seat! Join us at Madison or Navy Pier and enjoy a beer while watching the game!
The Original Cheezborger
There was no food served at the original Billy Goat tavern on Madison Street, but on the day the Goat opens on Hubbard Street its most popular menu item is one that is referred to as a “double-hamburger-on-toasted-roll-with-chopped-onions-and-relish.”
But with Sam working the grill, the place begins to echo with his distinctive pitch to customers walking down the stairs: “Cheezborger, Cheezborger! No fries, chips! No Pepsi, Coke!
Happy National Boss Day!
If you’re gonna suck up to the boss, do it right. Take ’em to Billy Goat for Boss’s Day!
Doesn’t the person who signs your checks deserve a cheezborger and beer?
Here’s to the best boss in Chicago!
Meet Author Rich Cohen at Billy Goat Tavern!
When: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Where: 430 N. Michigan Ave at Lower Level
Chicago, IL 60611
Time: 5-7pm
FROM HIS WEBSITE:
A captivating blend of reportage and memoir exploring the history of the Chicago Cubs.
When Rich Cohen was eight years old, his father took him to see a Cubs game. On the way out of the park, his father asked him to make a promise. “Promise me you will never be a Cubs fan. The Cubs do not win,” he explained, “and because of that, a Cubs fan will have a diminished life determined by low expectations. That team will screw up your life.” As a result, Cohen became not just a Cubs fan but one of the biggest Cubs fans in the world.
About Rich Cohen
Rich Cohen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Tough Jews, The Avengers, Monsters, and (with Jerry Weintraub) When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead. He is a co-creator of the HBO series Vinyl and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone and has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Harper’s Magazine, among others. Cohen has won the Great Lakes Book Award, the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award, and the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for outstanding coverage of music. His stories have been included in The Best American Essays and The Best American Travel Writing. He lives in Connecticut.