After a tough day at work, you can’t beat a hot burger, a cold beer, and a great bartender.

Folks have been stopping here after work even when there wasn’t any.

Billy Goat. Chicago’s after-work tavern since 1934.

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.

Celebrate 50 years of The Grateful Dead with Billy Goat! If you are going to the concerts on July 3rd, 4th or 5th, stop by Billy Goat first. You can’t dance on an empty stomach!

We’ll even play some Uncle John’s Baaaaaand!

The first time Billy Goat appears in print is on June 19, 1938, in the Tribune: “One great personality in Our Town is a goat.” It isn’t much, just a couple of paragraphs, the first item in a column called “Our Town.” It tells of the tavern and details Billy’s trouble getting a copy of his U.S. citizenship papers because the photo he sent to Washington no longer resembles the 22-year-old, whiskerless picture that has been on file since 1916. “Billy could solve it right away with a shave, but he just can’t bring himself to do it,” the anonymous columnist writes.

That the columnist has no byline is not unusual. That’s the way it is in these days, when bylines have to be earned, sometimes over years of writing stories. But the writer is well-acquainted with Billy and his tavern. That’s the way it is in these days, too. Newspapers and booze have been joined at the hip for at least a couple of centuries, and few places ever provided as comforting a home for the press as the Billy Goat.

A Chicago Tavern: A Goat, a Curse, and the American Dream - By Rick Kogan
http://thebillygoattavern.com/souvenirs/index.php/all-products/book-a-chicago-tavern.html

Congratulations Blackhawks on bringing the Stanley Cup back home to Chicago!

Three championships in six years! What could be more satisfying? Well, good things do come in threes!

Would you like to watch the Chicago Blackhawks play for the Cup? Then join Silvy from ESPN Radio on this pub crawl Tuesday, June 9^th and you have a chance to win! Billy Goat Tavern at 1535 W. Madison is one of the stops on the pub crawl!

The more bars you attend, the better your chances to see the Blackhawks LIVE!

The event runs from 7-9pm at select West Loop bars.

The stops on the pub crawl include:

7:00p-7:30p: Third Rail, 1133 W. Madison

7:45p-8:15p: The Billy Goat Tavern, 1535 W. Madison

8:30p-9:00p: The Ogden, 1659 W Ogden

For more details, check out their Facebook page!

Catch all the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup Finals games at Billy Goat!

Six locations in Chicago: http://thebillygoattavern.com/locations/

• Michigan Ave. (Lower-level)
• Madison St.
• Lake St.
• Navy Pier
• Wells St.
• Yorktown Center

Playoff hockey should never be watched on an empty stomach.

Cheezborger! Cheezborger! Cheezborger! We call that a Hat Trick.

Pregame at the ORIGINAL Blackhawks Bar - Billy Goat Tavern at 1535 W. Madison. We’ve got free shuttles to all the games-your feet.

The Blackhawks. Cold Beer. Cheezborgers. Now that’s a hat trick.

Can you pick better than The Goat? Join our brackets here: http://bit.ly/1MG3CwD

We’re giving away T-shirts & other prizes to the winners!

Nothing goes better with a green beer than a great borger!