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Billy Goat Tavern: Restaurant Reviews


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#467 of 4,517 restaurants in Chicago
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  • Cuisines: American
  • Price range*: €1-13 ($1-20)
  • Address: 430 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
  • Tel:  (312) 222-1525

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Good breakfast

Billy Goat Tavern

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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 hungry again until really late in the afternoon! The cook , an older man, was very nice and such a character. Just a note--there are two small bathrooms which are unisex, no "mens" or "ladies" written on the door, so use either one. There are lots of funny newspaper articles taped to the wall if you want something to read, and the decor has to be seen to be believed. We really like this unique place under Michigan Avenue and it's become part of our Chicago early morning routine when we're visiting.

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good for a greasy burger...

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2 of 5 stars
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Sep 20, 2008

good for a greasy burger and fries

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Famous for the name, not the food

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3 of 5 stars
hjeldon   30 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!

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a cheesburger is a...

Billy Goat Tavern

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4 of 5 stars
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Jul 13, 2008

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

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one of the coolest...

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4 of 5 stars
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Jul 11, 2008

one of the coolest places in america

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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.