Billy Goat Tavern

The skinny burgers get a nice sear on the hot griddle, and you can top them with as many of the wonderful pickles as you want. You can't order fries , but the chips help bulk this out to a fine meal.

An underground gem in the heart of Chicago. Double double is the way to go. Be ready to order quickly, but don't be turned off by the staff 's rough facade--they just really like the double double.

Double cheeseburger is the best! Great and lively atmosphere full of old time locals and friendly staff !

Lots of nostalgia here, good cheeseburgers , a couple of decent beers on tap . Nothing fancy but cool to drop by for a burger and cold beer .

The stories are true—this subterranean tavern is still the best spot to get a made-to-order “cheezborger” with a side of shtick. Read more

Classic dive bar popular with journalists from the Chicago Tribune. Only two types of beer . Feels like you've traveled back in time. Get a double cheeseburger , of course.

Great historic venue with a lot of Chicago history. Great to visit right after the Cubs Word Series win. Curse broken!!

It's not five star but it's that famous neighborhood place you have to experience. Friendly staff , great cheeseburgers and more. While you're there-pick up a T-Shirt too!

It's not five star but it's that famous neighborhood place you have to experience. Friendly staff , great cheezborgers and more. While you're there-pick up a T-Shirt too!

The ‘cheezborger’ gets incessant airplay to this day; but it has evolved to good craftbeers on offer, & its house drafts are a superb value for the money. And it will turn on the soccer game.

A single cheezeborger is a great afternoon snack after walking the mag mile. A double is more appropriately a meal.

This is must-do at least once in your time in Chicago, whether you're born and bred or a tourist like me. Remember the cheezeburger SNL classic skit?

The source for the idea of the SNL skit Olympia Cafe and the curse that haunts the Cubs to this day, stop in here to get away from the shopping on upper Michigan Ave and enjoy a real piece of Chicago

Decent burgers and fun place to visit. Order a double cheese with chips and leave the poor waitstaff alone!

The billy goat dark beer is $3.50 a mug.. well worth it. Try it. Also, get a double if you want any meat. Thin patties and lots of bread . A triple is more balanced.

Only $6.99 and it tastes way better than the burger from the diner downstairs at my work! Awwwww Chicago I love you~

1st time at the Billy Goat Tavern. I know it's an institution in Chicago so I want to give it a try. Maybe it was the time, but is was Ok for me. Nothing really stands out, but maybe that's the charm.

Friendly atmosphere , good burgers , and great beer

New development on the site of the building where the Billy Goat Tavern exists may displace the iconic restaurant . Get there while you still can!

This i art of history, you simply must get a double cheeseborger, cheeseborger, cheeseborger here!

Gotta get the double if you want a burger with substance. Classic Chicago joint that shouldn't be missed.

The burgers are their popular item. Lot of Chicago history. Beer selection is poor. Old Style in the bottle.

Get a double cheesborgie. Schlitz on tap ! A classic dive with history on the walls. Surprisingly clean bathroom .

Subterranean 'cheezborger' joint made famous by a 1978 SNL skit, it's an only-in-Chicago place to eat. Request a souvenir paper hat. – Green Guide Editor

If you try to eat 5 triple cheeseburgers in an hour, don't buy them all at the same time. Order the next one as you finish the last or the fifth one will be ice cold when you bite into it.

The best hamburguer in town , i hope return, but i dont know becouse i dont have a lot of money???? remember forever thank youu

Their hot dogs are great! And by "hotdogs ", I mean "hamburgers ", and by "hamburgers ", I mean "Double!"

Cheeseburgers are great, love that you have pickles on the side just wish they had fries

Triple cheese borger is good but not the best , the place is part of American burger history

Get a double cheezborger and remember "chips no fries ." Don't miss the pickle and onion bar to the right of the counter.

Try the Cheezborger Cheezborger - Another Chicago icon checked off the list. Cheezborger! No Pepsi , Coke ! (via @Foodspotting)

Had a double cheezborger and I was not disappointed. The place has a lived-in, always-midnight feel to it.

Daytime bartenderJeff Magill is one of the best you'll find in the city . Pleasant, efficient, and always smiling. He's been there since the early 1980s.

If you want a real dive experience & a fun place to eat you gotta try the legendary Billy Goat . You won't be sorry.

I like how it's historic and in a location not easy to find. Staff wasn't the friendliest when I was there.

The food is good, but the best is the place!

Damn shame Billy Goat is know for some silky SNL skit, rather than for Chicago columnist Mike Royko who haunted it and wrote about it for decades

The Double was actually much better than expected. Lots of history here!

Loved it! Great prices and good food! And it's a ton of fun if you know the history!

Regale the kids with tales of the classic SNL sketch so they'll know a "cheezborger" is what to order in the dim, storied landmark .

Put it on the top of your list !! great people great place great staff

Sit in the left side, beside the wall, theres a lot to read and you'll get a view of the whole place.

If they run out if the double cheeseburger , just get the triple cheeseburger !

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great food and service but hard to get a pickup if using rideshare

A mysterious, hidden and great underground place.

U better know what u want by the time it's ur turn to order. Get the double cheezborger ! Not the greatest, but hey, it's the Billy Goat !

What a delicious little dive. Cannot comment on the food, but the atmosphere is great.

Double Cheese is the best and remember you need to wait at the counter for your food.

It's a must for fans of SNL. Other than that, skip. Get the double or triple cheezeborger . Slices of burger are paper thin and over-cooked.