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  • Billy Goat Tavern, established in 1934, is a burger institution in Chicago, known for its double cheeseburger made with thin, all-natural beef patties served on a kaiser-roll bun. The original restaurant - which was a tavern across from the Chicago Stadium - was born when a goat fell off a passing truck and wandered into Greek immigrant William Sianis' tavern. Sianis adopted the goat, grew a goatee, and was nicknamed Billy Goat. This quirky tavern, known for its Cheezborger, is no stranger to famous faces. Its walls are adorned with clips from the Chicago media and pictures from visiting politicians, and it was even parodied on "Saturday Night Live" in 1978.
    Insider visited Billy Goat Tavern in February 2020. You can still order Cheezborgers and more for pick-up, or you can order online. For more information, visit: www.billygoattavern.com/
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  • @InsiderFood
    @InsiderFood  Před 4 lety +470

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  • @GeneralKenobi69420
    @GeneralKenobi69420 Před 3 lety +12862

    What I learned from this channel: every damn fast food shop in Chicago and New York is "legendary" or "iconic"

    • @jc1202
      @jc1202 Před 3 lety +378

      Don't forget California

    • @sexyyeyo
      @sexyyeyo Před 3 lety +518

      @@jc1202 the only legendary things here in California is my local Burger place, the Taco trucks,and me.

    • @glowsquid9273
      @glowsquid9273 Před 3 lety +43

      @@sexyyeyo brother... so you got recommendations from CZcams too eh?

    • @sexyyeyo
      @sexyyeyo Před 3 lety +35

      @@glowsquid9273 yes.

    • @mikerichards2317
      @mikerichards2317 Před 3 lety +18

      @Buferin El mejor jealousy is cringe. You kind of sound jealous. open up your own shop if you think you can do better.

  • @slickricky769
    @slickricky769 Před 3 lety +7199

    If you're from Chicago, you know the only thing legendary about this place is how it manage to stay open this long.

    • @thehomelander1776
      @thehomelander1776 Před 3 lety +614

      Portillos has Chicago’s most legendary cheeseburger. Never heard of this place in my life

    • @garrettord
      @garrettord Před 3 lety +219

      @@thehomelander1776 portillos is average ngl

    • @agapheputrasusilo741
      @agapheputrasusilo741 Před 3 lety +16

      Bailout

    • @araa5184
      @araa5184 Před 3 lety +161

      Maybe because of the cost effective patty size and the high markup lol

    • @garrettord
      @garrettord Před 3 lety +95

      @Timothy Bryce tbh bruh the hotdogs are pretty good but there are better burger spots than portillos imo

  • @benjaminturpin2749
    @benjaminturpin2749 Před rokem +215

    I like how he's getting all scientific about the burgers😂 like bro you're just making a thin ass burger with a large amount of bread

    • @conanobrian8580
      @conanobrian8580 Před rokem

      @Richard Dimple 🤣🤣🤣

    • @holdingthebull
      @holdingthebull Před rokem

      No to mention that he said chuck is "lean"..... chuck is one of the fattiest cuts you can get.

  • @rs52594
    @rs52594 Před rokem +205

    Having lived in Chicago for 4 months in 2016 I ate here a couple of times and it's actually not bad. Nothing to write home about and yes the burgers are thin, but I always got the triple burger to satisfy my cravings and it's pretty good. What I liked most was the atmosphere, this sort of greasy spoon bar under the street in downtown. Just a nice place to relax and have a drink, a burger and no fries, chips.

    • @goofballjim6167
      @goofballjim6167 Před rokem +20

      Getting a triple here is the equivalent of getting a single at any other burger joint that gives you a normal sized patty

    • @TheSunIsMyDestroyer
      @TheSunIsMyDestroyer Před 11 měsíci +2

      only chips? man i cant eat burger without fries, feels wrong

  • @CarnivalDeezy
    @CarnivalDeezy Před 3 lety +3377

    I mean. Of course he would recommend the double. You get a single and it's no longer a burger, it's just bread.

    • @cloroxe8031
      @cloroxe8031 Před 3 lety +65

      Yea and the more money for them smh

    • @Marcus_405
      @Marcus_405 Před 3 lety +13

      @@cloroxe8031 otherwise why not recommend the triple

    • @thebasementbum4570
      @thebasementbum4570 Před 3 lety

      @@Marcus_405 cause even then people wouldnt get it enough to make the amount of the double

    • @gari7450
      @gari7450 Před 3 lety +18

      hahah yeah it paper thing pattys i don't know if it's funny or sad

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 Před 2 lety +4

      Good observation my friend.

  • @_DrSPAM
    @_DrSPAM Před 3 lety +6536

    Imagine ordering a single with that bread ratio 🤣

    • @acommunist1607
      @acommunist1607 Před 3 lety +214

      Might as well add just the bread in the menu

    • @cameronhowe1110
      @cameronhowe1110 Před 3 lety +33

      @D B actually he recommends the double but you can order a single .

    • @jesusisgod2953
      @jesusisgod2953 Před 3 lety +44

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    • @Ohthatbreezy
      @Ohthatbreezy Před 3 lety +128

      @@jesusisgod2953 is your diaper stinky friend

    • @niklasfreericks5436
      @niklasfreericks5436 Před 3 lety +115

      @@jesusisgod2953 hail Satan

  • @howard120778
    @howard120778 Před 2 lety +105

    as a chicagoan, this place is ALL HYPE. you can go for the nostalgia don't expect the taste

    • @armondbishop9354
      @armondbishop9354 Před rokem +4

      Don’t expect any taste when he said the sear was the flavor lol

    • @cocobearnoski
      @cocobearnoski Před 4 měsíci +1

      What’s a better option

  • @truthdsw4895
    @truthdsw4895 Před rokem +292

    Ah yes the bread burger.

    • @KyleEvra
      @KyleEvra Před rokem +6

      😆

    • @nikosn.9932
      @nikosn.9932 Před rokem +1

      @@KyleEvra 😳

    • @frankpaws
      @frankpaws Před rokem

      That's why they recommend the double. In reality the triple is where it is at.

    • @frankpaws
      @frankpaws Před rokem

      A fresh Kaiser roll thought can be very soft. Day old, not so much.

    • @sootysoor
      @sootysoor Před rokem

      @@KyleEvra disgusting transvestite

  • @pedrosalazar6310
    @pedrosalazar6310 Před 4 lety +1891

    Whenever I click on videos from this channel I dive straight into the comments so I can see what locals of the city have to say. These channels are notorious for trying to hype up random places in a city

    • @carpetsellerman4177
      @carpetsellerman4177 Před 4 lety +26

      Pedro Salazar facts

    • @ebk3604
      @ebk3604 Před 4 lety +63

      I live in Chicago and I didn't even know this place existed I'm gonna have to take a trip downtown

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF Před 4 lety +8

      Dude this is not a random place. Have you ever seen the SNL skit? Based on Belushi and Akryod's time in Chicago. They lived at this place.

    • @christianmccaffrey7113
      @christianmccaffrey7113 Před 3 lety +19

      Its doodoo for chicago food they do just hype this place up just because of the history.

    • @MrYouarethecancer
      @MrYouarethecancer Před 3 lety +48

      @@PapagenoMF as a person who has lived in Chicago his whole life, no one who lives here goes to the Billy goat more than once. It's a tourist trap.

  • @bottim9728
    @bottim9728 Před 3 lety +5878

    As someone who lives in Chicago and had the burgers many times. I can safely say that its barely any better than a McDonalds burger

    • @Jehowy666
      @Jehowy666 Před 3 lety +518

      McDonalds burgers are ten times better. Honestly, I don't know how they are still open.

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 Před 3 lety +381

      @@Jehowy666
      My guess because its history. But that's stupid because most places I've ate where there is history to said place,the food fills you up and it's delicious. This is basically a hot ham sandwich you would eat in grade school ☹

    • @550LMS
      @550LMS Před 3 lety +189

      @@Jehowy666 because hipsters.

    • @goldfingerhardcore
      @goldfingerhardcore Před 3 lety +83

      It looks like McDonald’s burger indeed. It did not entice me to visit to be honest

    • @RipRLeeErmey
      @RipRLeeErmey Před 3 lety +254

      So what have we learned here today, kids?
      _Just because a celebrity has eaten there, doesn't mean it's any good!_

  • @Ned88Man
    @Ned88Man Před 2 lety +7

    love the comments, locals coming in and completely putting this place in its proper place, i.e. its nothing to write home about..

  • @darknessgray
    @darknessgray Před 2 lety +57

    Honestly despite all the complaints about the burger/bun ratio, I dig the simplicity.

  • @chingeej88
    @chingeej88 Před 3 lety +1462

    I'll take a quarter pound burger...
    So that will be 19 patties

  • @jlclassicalguitar961
    @jlclassicalguitar961 Před 3 lety +3746

    The onions are thicker than the patty 💀

  • @geordiejones2
    @geordiejones2 Před 6 měsíci

    loved this x

  • @Jorg05111980
    @Jorg05111980 Před rokem

    I'm happy to finally see something on youtube I can/already make myself as of my first grad year

  • @saikikusuo6905
    @saikikusuo6905 Před 3 lety +543

    Bro the place is so legendary that its mostly empty.

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 Před 2 lety +9

      I have never been there when it was crowded.

    • @jiyoungkim7321
      @jiyoungkim7321 Před 2 lety

      Q

    • @__silver__
      @__silver__ Před 2 lety +47

      It's an overhype old establishment with average food that got hyped a lot because some public figure apparently ate there once.. you can easily find a better burger joint elsewhere that will never be covered here because no one famous ever eat there

    • @blownonfuel
      @blownonfuel Před 2 lety +3

      @@ellisjames7192 It was dead when I went as well. It was cool though, I recommend it though.

    • @javierbustos7670
      @javierbustos7670 Před 2 lety +1

      @@blownonfuel was it that same old guy yelling cheezborger, cheezborger, chez burger?

  • @jincjin8700
    @jincjin8700 Před 2 lety +957

    What a legend, a store managed to stay open serving tightass portions for decades.

  • @FeeSpeech
    @FeeSpeech Před 9 měsíci

    These look perfect!

  • @AlexMarkTravel
    @AlexMarkTravel Před rokem +2

    Amazingly clean griddle where they cook the burgers, huge respect for the Billy Goat.

  • @Sum_Guy
    @Sum_Guy Před 4 lety +3492

    Sometimes the food isn't that great... Just that there is history

  • @florinm8584
    @florinm8584 Před 3 lety +838

    “Two slices of cheddar cheese”
    Then continues to put just one slice

  • @robertmacintosh8265
    @robertmacintosh8265 Před 2 lety

    Billy goat tavern was my first stop after bootcamp in 1985. My favorite place in chicago still.

  • @MLUE444
    @MLUE444 Před 2 lety +2

    Sometimes it feels wrong watching such content 🍔🔥

  • @trevonmcentee3029
    @trevonmcentee3029 Před 4 lety +1857

    The burger looks like the sausage you get at McDonald’s breakfast

  • @Tom-hk2ep
    @Tom-hk2ep Před 3 lety +1590

    This looks like a place that is on the waiting list for Kitchen Nightmares, and the owner would refuse to change because his food has been the same for years

  • @MRawesom100
    @MRawesom100 Před 2 lety +1

    it looks very fresh and clean

  • @julioibarra7156
    @julioibarra7156 Před rokem +1

    It's really good. Bun is soft and chewy and middle stuff is hearty, not fussy. Jalapeño topped is really spicy 🥵

  • @ryg1943
    @ryg1943 Před 3 lety +514

    ”Give me a burger with 90% bread”

  • @jigsaw3334
    @jigsaw3334 Před 3 lety +403

    The only thing thinner than that patty is my patience for this channel..

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 Před 3 lety +14

      Yet you continue to watch their content.
      You're contradicting yourself.

    • @mateuszodrzywoek8658
      @mateuszodrzywoek8658 Před 3 lety +22

      @@vladimir-savage72 he is waiting for the chance to kidnap all the employees and put them in traps that cannot be escaped

    • @69elchupacabra69
      @69elchupacabra69 Před 2 lety +1

      @@vladimir-savage72 His patience is thin, not non-existent. Learn the difference.

  • @jorgesaenz8986
    @jorgesaenz8986 Před 2 lety +1

    That bread to meat ratio is nothing to cry about. Legendary my ass 😆

  • @thecyclingbean6806
    @thecyclingbean6806 Před rokem

    Those patties look amazing

  • @vereinfacht8967
    @vereinfacht8967 Před 3 lety +449

    Everyone is roasting the burgers so hard that it’s just become charcoal

  • @mukkaar
    @mukkaar Před 3 lety +437

    What seems to be legendary is the bread ratio.

    • @monkeydude9192
      @monkeydude9192 Před 3 lety +3

      Reminds me of In-N-Out

    • @akiraman26
      @akiraman26 Před 3 lety +1

      @@monkeydude9192 yes

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 Před 3 lety +13

      @@monkeydude9192
      Oh please In-N-out burgers have more meat on them than these guys,I'm not even defending In-N-out,since I find their food barely decent to say the least. Frankly if I had to choose between In-N-out or Wendy's. I'd go Wendy's 10/10 that Baconator is goood!

    • @monkeydude9192
      @monkeydude9192 Před 3 lety +3

      @@vladimir-savage72 At least we can agree that Wendy’s is preferable

    • @mr.obamium8074
      @mr.obamium8074 Před 3 lety +1

      @@monkeydude9192 bruh

  • @tm-te9mh
    @tm-te9mh Před rokem +2

    I ate at this spot a couple years a go as a tourist. The place was mostly empty at 1 pm, weird but interesting location (basically under the foundation of the city), food was mcdonalds tier if not below it (definitely not worth the cost), the bar seemed like a nice spot for games though.

  • @rossellagiovanardi9154
    @rossellagiovanardi9154 Před rokem +6

    I'm quite sure it tastes delicious 😊😊😊.
    I like these easy made burgers so much.
    Better than too complicated burgers.
    I think the quality of the meat is important.

  • @ao2415
    @ao2415 Před 4 lety +804

    The patty is as thin as my self esteem

  • @kajuanblanks9542
    @kajuanblanks9542 Před 2 lety

    Love this place

  • @miorioff
    @miorioff Před 2 lety +1

    No tomato - no joy. Maybe it's for goats but it is GOAT

  • @gavinsayles1752
    @gavinsayles1752 Před 3 lety +365

    That bun to burger ratio just aint it

    • @net343
      @net343 Před 3 lety +5

      I tried them and the bread is really good so i think its worth it

    • @onexlifeonly132
      @onexlifeonly132 Před 3 lety

      Been operating since 1960 so I'd say that ratio is there

    • @andygonzalez3939
      @andygonzalez3939 Před 2 lety +1

      @@net343 They don't even bake the bread themselves which is the sad part

    • @peterrogers7800
      @peterrogers7800 Před 2 lety

      @@andygonzalez3939 behave lmao

    • @paleo704
      @paleo704 Před rokem

      @@andygonzalez3939 they bake it yes

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před 4 lety +1704

    But the Krabby Patty has one ingredient that burger doesn't have: Love

  • @paulseale8409
    @paulseale8409 Před rokem

    Looks so good! So yummy! So decadent!! When in Chicago here to go for a good burger .

  • @micheleondeck5373
    @micheleondeck5373 Před 2 lety

    looks great

  • @MihadAlzayat
    @MihadAlzayat Před 4 lety +862

    Why do we say “all natural beef.” Like were we ever serving non natural beef from Chernobyl?

    • @NotoriousBIP
      @NotoriousBIP Před 4 lety +58

      That’s a good point. Natural in the food industry means the product doesn’t contain any filler, flavoring, colors, chemicals, or preservatives, and that it’s only minimally processed. It’s possible to have meat that has some of these things and that would not be able to be called “natural” meat.

    • @johnblaze21519
      @johnblaze21519 Před 4 lety +33

      If you look at frozen burgers in the grocery store all of them are not 100% beef. They mix the beef with soy. Read the ingredients next time you there

    • @drpickledude
      @drpickledude Před 3 lety +12

      I don’t remember the ratio but McDonald’s burgers are like 15% beef

    • @rozchambers
      @rozchambers Před 3 lety +6

      Sebastian Doutt yes, there are soy proteins in Macdonald’s burgers to thicken and fill them out.

    • @bahamut149
      @bahamut149 Před 3 lety

      ok. I kind of want that Brahmin

  • @boleying3674
    @boleying3674 Před 4 lety +594

    Damn, that moment the bun to meat ratio is like 4:1

    • @DctorSkillz1
      @DctorSkillz1 Před 4 lety +27

      Awful, isn't it?

    • @gaeb-hd4lf
      @gaeb-hd4lf Před 4 lety +8

      @@DctorSkillz1 Yeah wtf that a rookie mistake lol

    • @dq7853
      @dq7853 Před 4 lety +11

      It’s what you get when the Mafia owns a restaurant

    • @landonhill7672
      @landonhill7672 Před 4 lety +1

      @Gee Tar mafia is world wide the middle east to russia , Serbia etc.. No 1 cares about sammy the bull

    • @vshah1010
      @vshah1010 Před 4 lety +10

      The bread is definitely too big for the amount of cheeseburger meat. You would feel like you are biting into mostly bread.

  • @professoroak1920
    @professoroak1920 Před 2 lety

    the double cheese with pickles and onion. *chef kiss*

  • @qcdoomqc
    @qcdoomqc Před 3 lety +474

    "It’s gotta have a nice seer, that’s what gives it the flavor"
    *shows literally the most non-existent crust I’ve ever seen*

    • @Cody-sk2dr
      @Cody-sk2dr Před 2 lety +3

      Common common les go, You want a cheebuga?

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 Před 2 lety

      Sear, but seer is ok, I mean, you might as well call in a psychic to jazz the experience of the nothing burger.

  • @whywelovefilm7079
    @whywelovefilm7079 Před 3 lety +336

    I love how he’s actually trying to explain what a Double and Triple is like they’re the ones who made it up…

  • @RichardGarcia93
    @RichardGarcia93 Před 9 měsíci

    Everything on this channel is like “Xxxx city’s most legendary xxxx!”

  • @Dr.BodyMassage
    @Dr.BodyMassage Před 2 lety

    Killer smile Billy!

  • @mist6190
    @mist6190 Před 3 lety +429

    I've lived in Chicago my whole life and never heard of this place.

  • @mushu657
    @mushu657 Před 3 lety +193

    I did not realize that every single restaurant in the entirety of Chicago is legendary

  • @nevertv357
    @nevertv357 Před 2 lety +1

    "The GOAT 🐐 MJ of Chicago Bulls And Billy Goat 🐐 Tavern Cheeseburger or 'Liberty Steak' are Iconic in CHICAGO." 👍

  • @lisabudd5979
    @lisabudd5979 Před 2 lety +2

    I like there logic to the preperation .made with care freash not sloppy...nicely done .id give this a try for sure .🇦🇺

  • @JDrach30
    @JDrach30 Před 2 lety +564

    "It's hard to find these mom and pop shops." As he's drinking from Starbucks lol

    • @thatguyulove2hate632
      @thatguyulove2hate632 Před 2 lety +5

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @amarreezlan7131
      @amarreezlan7131 Před 2 lety +36

      the point still stands, it is hard to find those kind of shops nowadays. having said that word doesn’t mean he have to forced himself eating and drinking only at classical place. i’m sorry you develop a hatred towards modern coffee place, hopes you’re doing better.

    • @jordynwalker359
      @jordynwalker359 Před 2 lety

      😂

    • @SuWoopSparrow
      @SuWoopSparrow Před 2 lety +5

      @@amarreezlan7131 I agree with you, but calling Starbucks coffee is a lie. They serve sugar

    • @amarreezlan7131
      @amarreezlan7131 Před 2 lety +11

      @@SuWoopSparrow one day you’ll know you can ask for less sugar

  • @siddharth2025
    @siddharth2025 Před 3 lety +277

    That patty is almost as thin as a salami slice and they call it legendary cheese burger.

  • @mbovb006
    @mbovb006 Před rokem

    "The goat ate all those" love it

  • @tomj528
    @tomj528 Před 2 lety

    I'm so old I remember seeing the skit on SNL!

  • @InvisibleMinority
    @InvisibleMinority Před 3 lety +747

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these videos that made me so profoundly indifferent about the place they were profiling. It looks like an unexceptional, cheap cheeseburger on a too-big bun. The lengths they go to sell this place as worthy of bring profiled are comic. The beef is “all-natural”! Wow, since there is no such thing as artificial beef that’s a real accomplishment.

    • @chrisl9934
      @chrisl9934 Před 2 lety +27

      The label "all-natural" means that there is no filler meat. Some places uses patties that are a mix of beef and something else and hence are not "all-natural".

    • @angeesteiner8493
      @angeesteiner8493 Před 2 lety +6

      @invisible minority Go back to being invisible

    • @AlkalineGamingHD
      @AlkalineGamingHD Před 2 lety +23

      @@chrisl9934 Very weak selling point in this day.
      ALL NATURAL USDA CHOICE ANGUS BEEEF
      every burger place these days

    • @defy2598
      @defy2598 Před 2 lety +2

      @@chrisl9934 say no filler then

    • @chrisl9934
      @chrisl9934 Před 2 lety +1

      @@defy2598 They could say that but I'm replying in regards to OP's misconception about the "all-natural" label.

  • @suntimes9465
    @suntimes9465 Před 2 lety

    Sweet Home Chicago!!

  • @blampfno
    @blampfno Před rokem +2

    This is an unremarkable burger, cooked in unremarkable fashion, served in unremarkable presentation that the customer dresses themselves.
    Legendary.

  • @oliverchristophergomez4642
    @oliverchristophergomez4642 Před 3 lety +754

    "...a juicy thin slab of fresh all natural beef."
    My dude, as opposed to what exactly, plastic beef?

  • @IcuJustKon
    @IcuJustKon Před 3 lety +157

    There once was a wise man who said "tradition is just peer pressure from dead people"

  • @jimpikoulis6726
    @jimpikoulis6726 Před rokem

    Outsider Food thanks!!!

  • @04dcd
    @04dcd Před rokem

    Went to Billy Goat's when I was 14 back in '99 and got to hear Sam. A good memory. No Pepsi, coke!

  • @tracylf5409
    @tracylf5409 Před 3 lety +229

    2:18 That frozen meat is "FRESH" - lol.

    • @phifediggy9659
      @phifediggy9659 Před 3 lety +30

      It's fresh frozen 😉

    • @rizkyramadhan7230
      @rizkyramadhan7230 Před 3 lety +1

      Fresh frozen out of a can

    • @nitesan2814
      @nitesan2814 Před 3 lety +1

      They said its fresh and they prepare then every morning

    • @NGBRADLEY1991
      @NGBRADLEY1991 Před 3 lety

      And isn’t aged beef supposed to be nicer than fresh beef? The bacteria breaks it down over time or somthing so it’s more tender and falls apart rather than fresh meat which still has its elasticity

    • @armine6766
      @armine6766 Před 3 lety +1

      There is a difference between fresh and refrigerated food, frozen food is completely fine if they freeze them immediately as they do, even gordon buys meat from a supermarket or something they won't just kill a cow behind the restaurant

  • @leonardlongoria1891
    @leonardlongoria1891 Před 3 lety +87

    The beef patty is about as thick as a communion wafer. We call the triple a slider here in Texas.

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 Před 2 lety +7

      Seriously folks. They even tell you it is a thin patty. That is why they say get the double.

    • @thephilosopher5799
      @thephilosopher5799 Před 2 lety +7

      @@ellisjames7192 they just trying to make you pay more tho. The patty needs to be thicker

  • @andrerone8208
    @andrerone8208 Před rokem

    That was always my favorite sketch from Saturday Night Live and now that I know that exists truly in real life I know where I'm going thanks cheeseburger cheeseburger cheeseburger no Pepsi only Coke thanks.

  • @bahumatneo
    @bahumatneo Před 4 lety +70

    That burger is like hiding a meatball in a loaf of bread

  • @michaelkaszynski7658
    @michaelkaszynski7658 Před 3 lety +121

    The Billy Goat Tavern was great because of the bar where you could find iconic Chicago reporters from both the Tribune and Sun-Times hanging out and arguing about everything. That was what made the place iconic. The food was made famous by SNL but the food is nothing special. It's all about what has now become a tourist trap restaurant. However, if you sit and drink at the bar like a regular, odds are you'll meet some actual Chicago personalities.

    • @marcospinelli6367
      @marcospinelli6367 Před 2 lety +7

      Maybe 40 or 50 years ago you would

    • @1rjbrjb
      @1rjbrjb Před rokem +3

      There are no more Chicago personalities. Studs and Royko are pining for the fjords. There's like a Roeper guy, Royko bullied him and he needed years of therapy. I don't think he eats burgers.
      The burger is OK. You can load up on pickles and onions. You can get Berghoff's dark at the bar, or at least you could when I went there for lunch in the early aughts. It wasn't a bad combination. Iconic? Legendary? Nah. A fairly tasty burger with a lot of pickles and onions and a nice dark beer. Not overpriced for the neighborhood. No celebrities, no personalities.
      It's not the worst experience you will have in your life, especially if you live in Chi.

    • @Digger-Nick
      @Digger-Nick Před rokem +5

      "Chicago personalities" lmao. What is this, the 70's?

    • @salahaldinazari6244
      @salahaldinazari6244 Před rokem

      @@marcospinelli6367 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @chrisnewby5713
    @chrisnewby5713 Před 2 lety

    Institutions like these are way way wayyyy more important than any of us ever really take the time to appreciate anymore.

  • @chewie1644
    @chewie1644 Před rokem

    Triple is a must, loaded with toppings

  • @lilclooney9167
    @lilclooney9167 Před 3 lety +42

    I'm choking on the bread just by looking at it

  • @joelkosinski5094
    @joelkosinski5094 Před 3 lety +482

    You’d think a “legendary” cheeseburger would be a little more exciting than what you can get from Macdonalds

    • @jasoneverett
      @jasoneverett Před 3 lety +5

      you aint gettin nothin like that from mcdonalds gimme a break

    • @ChimpScape
      @ChimpScape Před 3 lety +64

      @@jasoneverett Yeah Maccies is more generous and probably cheaper too 😂

    • @joelkosinski5094
      @joelkosinski5094 Před 3 lety +11

      @@ChimpScape right!

    • @davidhoffman1278
      @davidhoffman1278 Před 3 lety

      You cannot get a kaiser roll at a McDonald's.

    • @hellothere1yearago377
      @hellothere1yearago377 Před 3 lety +16

      @@davidhoffman1278 but you can get a thick patty 👍

  • @panama-canada
    @panama-canada Před rokem

    I feel hungry now!

  • @AaronSpielman
    @AaronSpielman Před rokem

    I love this place, but it's been a few years since I've been to Chicago.

  • @mandeepsandha73
    @mandeepsandha73 Před 3 lety +59

    They have overused the terms 'iconic' and 'legendary' so much that it no longer has an impact🤷

  • @hassibadjerboua2196
    @hassibadjerboua2196 Před 4 lety +196

    Miss these old days where i was able to eat where ever I want

    • @glorymanheretosleep
      @glorymanheretosleep Před 4 lety +14

      You poor child you! You know you're entitled when you can't do something simple, that sacrifices so little to help stop the spread of something. It isn't like you are being sent overseas to fight a war for YEARS.

    • @emilybonsu2573
      @emilybonsu2573 Před 4 lety +57

      glorymanheretosleep chill out, they’re not saying it’s the most difficult thing in the world. All they’re saying is that they miss eating out, which is understandable

    • @phucanhtran1980
      @phucanhtran1980 Před 4 lety +25

      @@glorymanheretosleep OK BOOMER.

    • @dippitydab8270
      @dippitydab8270 Před 4 lety +2

      Its been like 4 months lol but i feel you safety first

    • @TheDocPlatypus
      @TheDocPlatypus Před 4 lety +3

      @@glorymanheretosleep great story dad but nobody remember asking

  • @LXNESTRRR
    @LXNESTRRR Před 2 lety

    im boutta go there after school rn lets get it

  • @pheddupp
    @pheddupp Před 2 lety

    Well, I'll be damned. I did not know the origin of one of the best Original SNL skits until now.

  • @arnewaizo
    @arnewaizo Před 3 lety +183

    This is one of those occasions where "its the same as its always been" isnt a positive thing..

    • @professionalfangster1510
      @professionalfangster1510 Před 3 lety +3

      Not so sure about that. That looks pretty good in my opinion.

    • @arnewaizo
      @arnewaizo Před 3 lety +12

      @@professionalfangster1510 raise ur standars mate. Ur worth it 😘

    • @2kmichaeljordan438
      @2kmichaeljordan438 Před 3 lety

      @@arnewaizo make your literacy better mate. It’ll make you easier to understand

    • @koda1326
      @koda1326 Před 3 lety +18

      @@2kmichaeljordan438 if you can't understand that comment your literacy is probably a lot worse

    • @koda1326
      @koda1326 Před 3 lety +1

      @@2kmichaeljordan438 and yes i did reply to you 3 months later

  • @jr13227
    @jr13227 Před 4 lety +2295

    If you’re from Chicago y’all know this place isn’t legendary lol

    • @Fan_Made_Videos
      @Fan_Made_Videos Před 4 lety +444

      These CZcams Channels seem to be making shit up to sound hip. They do the same thing in NY and LA by handpicking a place and claiming it has some cultural legacy tied to the city when in fact most places didn't open up until 5 years ago.

    • @jr13227
      @jr13227 Před 4 lety +44

      Nice One I feel like it’s just deemed legendary by the media so it suddenly is

    • @foxesamu
      @foxesamu Před 4 lety +159

      I’m from the burbs and live in the city now. It’s definitely good, and locally iconic, but far from the best burger in town. Clearly too much bread for that.

    • @jr13227
      @jr13227 Před 4 lety +8

      foxesamu char cheddar burger with Merkts is the way to go

    • @chicagonigga1313
      @chicagonigga1313 Před 4 lety +17

      lmfao deadass bro i ain ever hear bout dis shit

  • @MM-lo8dn
    @MM-lo8dn Před 2 lety +1

    That is a nice bread sandwich!

  • @melodeev5487
    @melodeev5487 Před rokem +1

    Wow, those are some really thin patties!

  • @falahfalah948
    @falahfalah948 Před 4 lety +253

    "Thin slice" lmao thats paper slice lady

  • @boleying3674
    @boleying3674 Před 4 lety +217

    Lmao 3 of those patties make up the average patty you would get.

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 Před rokem

    Damn, hungry again!

  • @thisguy73
    @thisguy73 Před rokem

    Yelp 3.0!! LEGENDARY!

  • @somethingtojenga
    @somethingtojenga Před 4 lety +79

    1:11 What I'm hearing her say vs. what I'm seeing is completely different. She says there's one patty and two slices of cheese--I'm looking at 2 patties and one slice of cheese. How do you get what's in the cheeseburger wrong???

  • @stufoo
    @stufoo Před 4 lety +455

    Looks average. Just because somethings old doesn’t make it good

    • @TerminatorZXY
      @TerminatorZXY Před 4 lety +6

      Bingo

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 Před 4 lety +15

      May even be below average. There is nothing great about this burger.

    • @mescobar1118
      @mescobar1118 Před 3 lety +8

      I mean if you count a shit ton of people saying it’s good and it’s been been on tv and multiple celebrities have been interviewed on tv saying it’s good then it’s probably good

    • @siddhanthbhat6136
      @siddhanthbhat6136 Před 3 lety +12

      Old resturaunst almost always serve good food. Because if the food sucked the place wouldn't have survived so long.

    • @treyronie
      @treyronie Před 3 lety +9

      Billy goat burgers are my favorite type of burgers, I don’t know why people in the comments don’t like them.

  • @GaryBleck
    @GaryBleck Před rokem

    They still have a location next to the United Center. Great spot for a late night burger after a Hawks game.

  • @jimhatfield9274
    @jimhatfield9274 Před rokem

    Delicious.

  • @sofiavitug5922
    @sofiavitug5922 Před 3 lety +3010

    That’s one of the saddest looking burger I’ve ever seen.

  • @780d4
    @780d4 Před 3 lety +568

    "These kids these days will never understand hard work.." *purchases shop for $205*

    • @kmdewhurst
      @kmdewhurst Před 3 lety +78

      Adjusting for inflation, it's not even $4,000.

    • @Evili555
      @Evili555 Před 3 lety +6

      I mean tbh, I’m a kid and the kids at my school are lazy af, no wonder kids these days don’t know hard work. I’m not even old enough to drive and I’m legit wealthier than like 50% of Americans

    • @780d4
      @780d4 Před 3 lety +87

      @@Evili555 Obvioisly you don't work because you're at school so i assume by "wealth" you're talking about mommy and daddy? You might think you're wealthy but your attitude is poor my dude.

    • @Evili555
      @Evili555 Před 3 lety +10

      @@780d4 I legit worked at Burger King for a 4 months and used that money to invest. It’s honestly not hard. And don’t use that “kids can’t invest”, u can with a minor account if you are not woke.

    • @780d4
      @780d4 Před 3 lety +71

      @@Evili555 You got that "i saved my first $1000!" teenager energy 😂

  • @journeyman6752
    @journeyman6752 Před 2 lety

    I love these greasy wops and the burgers are great too!

  • @paulkowalik9604
    @paulkowalik9604 Před 14 dny

    My next place to visit.

  • @codycoyote545
    @codycoyote545 Před 3 lety +83

    Food insider: This joint is legendary
    Actual locals: Well yes but no

    • @codycoyote545
      @codycoyote545 Před 3 lety +3

      @Chrix I see, I won't deny that people are like that.

  • @katylicious9561
    @katylicious9561 Před 4 lety +317

    Me: Lets go on a diet today
    Food Insider: uploads Legendary Eats
    Me: Ok ill start on Monday

    • @AM-hs4nk
      @AM-hs4nk Před 4 lety +5

      The key is to binge watch stuff like this instead of eating it. That's what I'm doing 😄

    • @allenbranch5335
      @allenbranch5335 Před 4 lety +5

      lean ground beef, whole wheat bread, veggies. You can still eat burgers bro.

    • @sauravkakar1816
      @sauravkakar1816 Před 4 lety +2

      @@AM-hs4nk Makes me want to eat more😢

    • @mr_evil3779
      @mr_evil3779 Před 4 lety +1

      K
      Cool

    • @AlPootis
      @AlPootis Před 4 lety +2

      @@sauravkakar1816 For me it's like eating, but you don't gain weight.

  • @coltonwilkie241
    @coltonwilkie241 Před 2 lety

    Wow a bread burger. Legendary!