Billy Goat Tavern

In 1940, William "Billy Goat" Sianis bought the Lincoln Tavern with a rubber check for $206. He changed the name to the Billy Goat Tavern & hung a "No Republicans Allowed" sign in his window for the Billy Goat's first weekend of business. That weekend Chicago happened to be hosting the Republican National Convention. The bar was full of angry thirsty Republicans all weekend long. Billy had no problem making good on his $206 commitment.



The tavern was made famous by John Belushi's "Cheezborger Cheezborger Cheezborger. No fries. Cheep. No Pepsi. Coke." character on NBC's Saturday Night Live.

One TV for sox, one TV for Cubs; the Tavern hasn't seemed to change much over the past 67 years. They have haus light and haus dark on draught, and the whole family ate for under $10.




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Demolition
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