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Billy Goat Tavern


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#336 of 4,449 restaurants in Chicago
  • Cuisines: American
  • Price range*: $1-$20
  • Address: 430 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
  • Phone:  (312) 222-1525
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jun 7, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

Overrated. For "double cheese burger", "double" does not refer to cheese... more

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3 of 5 stars
SCOUTFROMTHENORTH 30 contributions
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
May 5, 2009

Don't go to the Billy Goat expecting 4 star service....Do order the double cheese since that it what you may get,,,,,,The prices for their beer is not that bad compared to other Loop bars . Even though it has been there forever it still attracts tourists and locals . No trip to downtown is complete without stopping by . They... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 1, 2009
1/3 found this review helpful

brian's fav. is the horney goat. more

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1 of 5 stars
OhioDerf 9 contributions
Cleveland, OH
Feb 22, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Was greatly disappointed in this overrated Chicago burger joint. Double burger was mostly bun and short on taste. Probably should have tried a triple! However, pickle chips were very good and beer prices reasonable for downtown Chicago. Billy Goat is basically a corner bar with a grill that unfortunately has lost whatever old school ambience it had. If you are... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 21, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

fab burgers! more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 31, 2009

A classic Chicago hamburger place hidden below Michigan Avenue. more

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5 of 5 stars
Mermaid929 8 contributions
Indianapolis
Jan 11, 2009

My daughter and I came here for breakfast and it was delicious. The coffee is only 50 cents! You tell the guy at the grill how you like it (cream, sugar, etc) and that's exactly the way you get it. We ordered eggs and bacon, which come on a roll, sandwich style. Really tasty and only $3.75 each. We weren't... more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Sep 20, 2008

good for a greasy burger and fries more

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3 of 5 stars
hjeldon 21 contributions
Ludington
Aug 18, 2008

Atmosphere was fun, but the burgers were nothing special. The bun was cold (I like mine warm) and it was too big for the burger, the bun was all I could taste. I guess I was expecting a good greasy burger and I think I would have found better at McDonalds! more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 13, 2008

a cheesburger is a cheeseburger...unless you eat their cheezeborger chips no fries more

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Billy Goat Tavern Address

430 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 222-1525
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.