Ain’t nothin’ better than a delicious Double Cheezborger straight from a sizzling grill - unless it’s a Triple Cheezborger, or a home run!

Ordering at the Billy Goat may go something like this: “Cheezborger! Cheezborger! You want doublecheez?!? Who’s next!?! WHO’S NEXT!?!” If you take more than one second to answer: “Don’t look at the menu, look at ME! I order for you - DOUBLECHEEZ!” If you only feel like a single: “No. DOUBLECHEEZ!!!” If it’s the end of the week: “It’s Friday, doublecheez for everybody! It’s payday! Triplecheez for the big guy!” Want French fries with that? “No fries - CHEEPS!” Thirsty? “No Pepsi - COKE!” To drink: “Coke or Diet?!”

Such rantings by the Billy Goat staff have gone on for almost 40 years and originated when Billy Goat Sianis and another Greek immigrant by the name of Bill Charuchas would entertain patrons by yelling out: “Try the double cheese! It’s the best! No fries, cheeps!” In the 1978, Sam Sianis and Charuchas were immortalized by Saturday Night Live’s John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Loraine Newman. The sketch was originally written by Don Novello (of Father Guido Sarducci fame) when he was an advertising copywriter in Chicago. John Belushi and Bill Murray knew the Billy Goat from their Second City days, and the rest is history. As a result, the Billy Goat Tavern achieved national infamy. When in Chicago, Don Novello and Bill Murray still come by and visit Sam and the Billy Goat staff and have their “Doublecheezborger”!

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“One night after a loss, we headed to the tavern to lick our wounds and gargle a few beers. After a while, Sam brought a goat in for a drink. The goat smelled pretty bad and Mike kept feeding the goat $1 bills. Then someone hands Mike a $10 bill and the goat eats it. Just a couple minutes later, the goat lets loose with a fusillade of pellets on Mike’s shoes. Seeing this, Sam yells from behind the bar, ‘Hey, Mike. He gave you change.'” - Tim Weigel from the book “A Chicago Tavern” -http://tinyurl.com/jsv7elt

We know goats have tremendous appetites. But over the years, Billy Goat Tavern owner Sam Sianis has shown his appetite takes the cake. The only question we have for Sam is, “How do you stay so thin?”

Chairborger! Chairborger! Chairborger!

A young Sam Sianis showing off his sweet tooth-er, teeth

The world famous chompers today.

The date is December 12th. The year is a little fuzzy. It’s Sam’s birthday—stop by and celebrate!

Around the time Billy Sianis opened the Billy Goat Inn, miles away his nephew, Sam Sianis, was born in a little village in Greece. He would grow to become a strong, dedicated, loyal, and hardworking adult. At 19 years old, he would take those attributes to pursue a life in America working with his Uncle at the Tavern. When Billy dies in October 1970, Sam would take over and become one of Chicago’s finest and a legend in his own right. Raised on goat’s milk….it must be in his blood.

Father’s Day Rule #1: The way to a dad’s heart is through his stomach.

Bring Dad to Billy Goat this Father’s Day. Or, you can buy him something he’ll never wear. Again.

“Cheezborger! Cheezborger! You want doublecheez?!? Who’s next!?! WHO’S NEXT!?! Don’t look at the menu, look at ME! I order for you - DOUBLECHEEZ!”

It was scenes like this one that inspired the famous Olympia Restaurant skit on SNL featuring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Loraine Newman and written by Don Novello.

The Cubs started the 1994 season horribly, losing twelve home games in a row. Their worst home start in history. In an effort to end this streak, Sam Sianis and his goat went to Wrigley Field only to be denied entrance yet again. Amidst the chant of “Let the Goat in!” amongst the Wrigley crowd, Hall of Famer, Ernie Banks helped by escorting Sam and his goat into Wrigley. The Cubs won the game 5-2, ending their worst home start ever. A lesson learned?

Our 80th Anniversary season is coming to a close, and we’re giving away some amazing prizes. Test your knowledge of the rich history of Chicago’s favorite tavern.

Prizes include the following!

FOUR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:

• 2 CUBS Tickets
• 2 SOX Tickets
• 2 Blackhawks Tickets
• 2 Bulls Tickets

TOP 10 SCORES will receive a PRIZE PACK that includes:

• 1 - 80th Anniversary T-shirt
• 1 - Billy Goat Hat
• 1 - Billy Goat Book - A Chicago Tavern
• 1 - 2015 Billy Goat Calendar

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Thank you to StubStop Chicago for their contribution. www.stubstop.com

OFFICIAL RULES:

• Contest Ends 1/9/2024 at 11:59 PM CST.
• Winners will be notified via the email addressed they used to enter the contest. Winners will have 7 days to respond and claim their prize.
• This promotion is not open to employees of Billy Goat Tavern or their families.