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| Billy Goat Tavern | |
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 Billy Goat Tavern on Michigan Avenue | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1934 |
| Owner(s) | Sam Sianis |
| Previous owner(s) | William "Billy Goat" Sianis |
| Food type | North American cuisine |
| Street address | Lower, 430 Michigan Ave |
| City | Chicago |
| State | Illinois |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 60611 |
| Country | United States |
| Other locations | 7 other locations |
| Website | www |
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934[1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
The tavern has eight locations with seven in Chicago, including the oldest extant location on Lower Michigan Avenue, Navy Pier, the Merchandise Mart, O'Hare Airport, Midway Airport, on Lake Street (1⁄2 block west of Michigan Avenue), and in the West Loop on Madison Street (near the United Center); and one location in the suburban Yorktown Mall in Lombard, Illinois. They expanded to Washington, D.C. in 2005, the first location outside the Chicago metropolitan area; it is intended to appeal primarily to Chicago transplants, as well as students from the Georgetown University Law Center located across the street.[2]
- ^ Some sources say 1934.
- ^ "Restaurants" (PDF). Georgetown Law Continuing Legal Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.