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  • Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
  • 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  3 года назад +469

    Want more from Chicago? Popcorn is Illinois' official snack food, and Garrett Popcorn has been serving some of the best handcrafted popcorn in the state since 1949: ruclips.net/video/VuY7uULf2Yk/видео.html

    • @borismcgillicutty3042
      @borismcgillicutty3042 3 года назад +10

      Illinois SUCKS

    • @jalenmatthew7796
      @jalenmatthew7796 3 года назад +6

      @@borismcgillicutty3042 Nah

    • @turtlehead2
      @turtlehead2 3 года назад +2

      I used to work at Garrett’s back in the day. Bad times.

    • @organicoregano
      @organicoregano 3 года назад +3

      Go to jimmys red hots for the best polish and hot dogs

    • @turtlehead2
      @turtlehead2 3 года назад +2

      Organic Oregano can’t say anything bad about Jimmys.

  • @GeneralKenobi69420
    @GeneralKenobi69420 3 года назад +12854

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

    • @jc1202
      @jc1202 3 года назад +377

      Don't forget California

    • @sexyyeyo
      @sexyyeyo 3 года назад +518

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

    • @glowsquid9273
      @glowsquid9273 3 года назад +43

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

    • @sexyyeyo
      @sexyyeyo 3 года назад +35

      @@glowsquid9273 yes.

    • @mikerichards2317
      @mikerichards2317 3 года назад +18

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

  • @CarnivalDeezy
    @CarnivalDeezy 3 года назад +3373

    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 3 года назад +65

      Yea and the more money for them smh

    • @Marcus_405
      @Marcus_405 3 года назад +13

      @@cloroxe8031 otherwise why not recommend the triple

    • @thebasementbum4570
      @thebasementbum4570 3 года назад

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

    • @gari7450
      @gari7450 3 года назад +18

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

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 2 года назад +4

      Good observation my friend.

  • @benjaminturpin2749
    @benjaminturpin2749 Год назад +210

    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 Год назад

      @Richard Dimple 🤣🤣🤣

    • @holdingthebull
      @holdingthebull Год назад

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

  • @rs52594
    @rs52594 Год назад +200

    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 Год назад +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 10 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @slickricky769
    @slickricky769 3 года назад +7197

    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 3 года назад +614

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

    • @garrettord
      @garrettord 3 года назад +218

      @@thehomelander1776 portillos is average ngl

    • @agapheputrasusilo741
      @agapheputrasusilo741 3 года назад +16

      Bailout

    • @araa5184
      @araa5184 3 года назад +161

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

    • @garrettord
      @garrettord 3 года назад +94

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

  • @_DrSPAM
    @_DrSPAM 3 года назад +6535

    Imagine ordering a single with that bread ratio 🤣

    • @acommunist1607
      @acommunist1607 3 года назад +214

      Might as well add just the bread in the menu

    • @cameronhowe1110
      @cameronhowe1110 3 года назад +33

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

    • @jesusisgod2953
      @jesusisgod2953 3 года назад +44

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    • @Ohthatbreezy
      @Ohthatbreezy 3 года назад +129

      @@jesusisgod2953 is your diaper stinky friend

    • @niklasfreericks5436
      @niklasfreericks5436 3 года назад +115

      @@jesusisgod2953 hail Satan

  • @howard120778
    @howard120778 2 года назад +103

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

    • @armondbishop9354
      @armondbishop9354 Год назад +4

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

    • @cocobearnoski
      @cocobearnoski 3 месяца назад +1

      What’s a better option

  • @truthdsw4895
    @truthdsw4895 Год назад +290

    Ah yes the bread burger.

    • @KyleEvra
      @KyleEvra Год назад +6

      😆

    • @nikosn.9932
      @nikosn.9932 Год назад +1

      @@KyleEvra 😳

    • @frankpaws
      @frankpaws Год назад

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

    • @frankpaws
      @frankpaws Год назад

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

    • @sootysoor
      @sootysoor Год назад

      @@KyleEvra disgusting transvestite

  • @bottim9728
    @bottim9728 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +518

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

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +189

      @@Jehowy666 because hipsters.

    • @goldfingerhardcore
      @goldfingerhardcore 3 года назад +83

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

    • @RipRLeeErmey
      @RipRLeeErmey 3 года назад +254

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

  • @pedrosalazar6310
    @pedrosalazar6310 4 года назад +1890

    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 4 года назад +26

      Pedro Salazar facts

    • @ebk3604
      @ebk3604 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +7

      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 3 года назад +19

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

    • @MrYouarethecancer
      @MrYouarethecancer 3 года назад +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.

  • @darknessgray
    @darknessgray 2 года назад +56

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

  • @Ned88Man
    @Ned88Man Год назад +6

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

  • @chingeej88
    @chingeej88 3 года назад +1460

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

    • @johnnyboone3406
      @johnnyboone3406 3 года назад +9

      Lmao

    • @lunatrics
      @lunatrics 3 года назад +1

      Hahaaaah got me

    • @physicalruler321
      @physicalruler321 3 года назад +3

      Repent. Jesus IS coming

    • @Metal_F0X
      @Metal_F0X 3 года назад +10

      Seriously. Those patties are about as thin as a bologna slice. And not even deli bologna at that.

    • @m.rizqihudaya8288
      @m.rizqihudaya8288 3 года назад +3

      @@Metal_F0X the patties are as thick as the onion lol

  • @saikikusuo6905
    @saikikusuo6905 3 года назад +543

    Bro the place is so legendary that its mostly empty.

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 2 года назад +9

      I have never been there when it was crowded.

    • @jiyoungkim7321
      @jiyoungkim7321 2 года назад

      Q

    • @__silver__
      @__silver__ 2 года назад +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 2 года назад +3

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

    • @javierbustos7670
      @javierbustos7670 2 года назад +1

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

  • @FeeSpeech
    @FeeSpeech 8 месяцев назад

    These look perfect!

  • @robertmacintosh8265
    @robertmacintosh8265 2 года назад

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

  • @Sum_Guy
    @Sum_Guy 4 года назад +3492

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

    • @christopherkeroro723
      @christopherkeroro723 4 года назад +96

      That is the truth.

    • @cv2633
      @cv2633 4 года назад +156

      Yeah but celebrities have eaten there! So it has to be the best, right ?!

    • @gravlaxie
      @gravlaxie 4 года назад +117

      But celebrities are also humans. Let's just say, it will depend on our tastebuds.

    • @lockkeythetrickstar5359
      @lockkeythetrickstar5359 4 года назад +26

      @@cv2633 no

    • @TheHilltopperNation
      @TheHilltopperNation 4 года назад +46

      Yep, they don’t even season their burgers

  • @jlclassicalguitar961
    @jlclassicalguitar961 3 года назад +3746

    The onions are thicker than the patty 💀

  • @AlexMarkTravel
    @AlexMarkTravel Год назад +2

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

  • @geordiejones2
    @geordiejones2 5 месяцев назад

    loved this x

  • @jincjin8700
    @jincjin8700 2 года назад +957

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

  • @vereinfacht8967
    @vereinfacht8967 3 года назад +449

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

    • @GamingWithMus
      @GamingWithMus 2 года назад +1

      @ItsWalker fr

    • @fhsh531
      @fhsh531 2 года назад

      @your dad dad?

    • @loganstarr6839
      @loganstarr6839 2 года назад

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFL LOL TROLOLOLOL

    • @loganstarr6839
      @loganstarr6839 2 года назад

      XD

    • @loganstarr6839
      @loganstarr6839 2 года назад

      :P

  • @julioibarra7156
    @julioibarra7156 Год назад +1

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

  • @Jorg05111980
    @Jorg05111980 Год назад

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

  • @ryg1943
    @ryg1943 3 года назад +514

    ”Give me a burger with 90% bread”

  • @florinm8584
    @florinm8584 3 года назад +838

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

    • @ciderfan823
      @ciderfan823 3 года назад +12

      There's a slice on the bread before they put the meat on top.

    • @edwardfitzgerald3877
      @edwardfitzgerald3877 3 года назад +2

      They stack them

    • @florinm8584
      @florinm8584 3 года назад +58

      @@edwardfitzgerald3877 Too late I called the police already

    • @kayleeemantsal358
      @kayleeemantsal358 3 года назад +4

      6 burgers had cheese, he flipped them onto each other cheese to cheese

    • @tellodoroteos5976
      @tellodoroteos5976 3 года назад

      One split into 2..lol

  • @tm-te9mh
    @tm-te9mh Год назад +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 Год назад +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.

    • @tierrarice4757
      @tierrarice4757 Год назад +4

      It’s horrible I just went two days ago

  • @Tom-hk2ep
    @Tom-hk2ep 3 года назад +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

    • @professionalshooter1
      @professionalshooter1 3 года назад +65

      That guy at the counter looks like the owner of that pizza place where the pizza was like 20inches thick from kitchen nightmares

    • @ayhamshaheed7740
      @ayhamshaheed7740 3 года назад +28

      @@professionalshooter1 LOL YES he looks identical to the owner of Pantaleones

    • @ventilatedairconditioner4375
      @ventilatedairconditioner4375 3 года назад

      Big guy

    • @crystalriley9671
      @crystalriley9671 2 года назад +3

      I love this place! Old fashioned owner that takes no mess, but the burgers are good!

    • @ishouldfindadecentusername6746
      @ishouldfindadecentusername6746 2 года назад +5

      @tree Free and this guy cant even make a proper burger so what’s your point

  • @jigsaw3334
    @jigsaw3334 3 года назад +402

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

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 3 года назад +14

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

    • @mateuszodrzywoek8658
      @mateuszodrzywoek8658 3 года назад +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 2 года назад +1

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

  • @nevertv357
    @nevertv357 2 года назад +1

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

  • @MLUE444
    @MLUE444 2 года назад +2

    Sometimes it feels wrong watching such content 🍔🔥

  • @trevonmcentee3029
    @trevonmcentee3029 4 года назад +1857

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

  • @jorgesaenz8986
    @jorgesaenz8986 2 года назад +1

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

  • @MRawesom100
    @MRawesom100 2 года назад +1

    it looks very fresh and clean

  • @mukkaar
    @mukkaar 3 года назад +437

    What seems to be legendary is the bread ratio.

    • @monkeydude9192
      @monkeydude9192 3 года назад +3

      Reminds me of In-N-Out

    • @akiraman26
      @akiraman26 3 года назад +1

      @@monkeydude9192 yes

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +3

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

    • @mr.obamium8074
      @mr.obamium8074 3 года назад +1

      @@monkeydude9192 bruh

  • @ao2415
    @ao2415 4 года назад +805

    The patty is as thin as my self esteem

    • @bonitaflor957
      @bonitaflor957 3 года назад +11

      Lmaoooo. Painfully relatable

    • @Merino33
      @Merino33 3 года назад +18

      Weeb trash

    • @ceecee5098
      @ceecee5098 3 года назад +1

      Damn 💀😂

    • @meme__juice
      @meme__juice 3 года назад

      arent u that pyro in 2fort that had furry binds for literally everything

    • @RagingInsomniac
      @RagingInsomniac 3 года назад +5

      Hahahaha mental health funny

  • @blampfno
    @blampfno Год назад +2

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

  • @professoroak1920
    @professoroak1920 2 года назад

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

  • @whywelovefilm7079
    @whywelovefilm7079 3 года назад +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…

  • @qcdoomqc
    @qcdoomqc 3 года назад +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 2 года назад +3

      Common common les go, You want a cheebuga?

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

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

  • @thecyclingbean6806
    @thecyclingbean6806 Год назад

    Those patties look amazing

  • @lisabudd5979
    @lisabudd5979 2 года назад +2

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

  • @gavinsayles1752
    @gavinsayles1752 3 года назад +364

    That bun to burger ratio just aint it

    • @net343
      @net343 3 года назад +5

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

    • @onexlifeonly132
      @onexlifeonly132 3 года назад

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

    • @andygonzalez3939
      @andygonzalez3939 2 года назад +1

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

    • @peterrogers7800
      @peterrogers7800 2 года назад

      @@andygonzalez3939 behave lmao

    • @paleo704
      @paleo704 Год назад

      @@andygonzalez3939 they bake it yes

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +1704

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

    • @Celia-wg6tj
      @Celia-wg6tj 4 года назад +33

      Avery the Cuban-American no it’s ... crab 🦀

    • @bruh-zn8ju
      @bruh-zn8ju 4 года назад +5

      it's better than love

    • @biggie6286
      @biggie6286 4 года назад +32

      I think you misspelled squidwards testicles wrong

    • @minipiedmonte
      @minipiedmonte 4 года назад

      Are you sure?????

    • @neerajgogate491
      @neerajgogate491 4 года назад +2

      @@biggie6286 That's not a secret

  • @RichardGarcia93
    @RichardGarcia93 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @04dcd
    @04dcd Год назад

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

  • @mist6190
    @mist6190 3 года назад +429

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

    • @mystummyhurt2115
      @mystummyhurt2115 3 года назад +13

      Cus you’re from the suburbs

    • @JesusKing436
      @JesusKing436 3 года назад +1

      Yup

    • @damianc669
      @damianc669 3 года назад +4

      Yeah probably because you don't get out much.

    • @bobdylan1968
      @bobdylan1968 3 года назад +4

      You do not live in the city then.

    • @akidnamedryan4758
      @akidnamedryan4758 3 года назад +2

      Ya prolly live in Evanston anyways and be like meh Chicago

  • @MihadAlzayat
    @MihadAlzayat 4 года назад +862

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

    • @NotoriousBIP
      @NotoriousBIP 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 3 года назад +12

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

    • @rozchambers
      @rozchambers 3 года назад +6

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

    • @bahamut149
      @bahamut149 3 года назад

      ok. I kind of want that Brahmin

  • @paulseale8409
    @paulseale8409 Год назад

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

  • @andrerone8208
    @andrerone8208 Год назад

    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.

  • @mushu657
    @mushu657 3 года назад +193

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

  • @boleying3674
    @boleying3674 4 года назад +594

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

    • @DctorSkillz1
      @DctorSkillz1 4 года назад +27

      Awful, isn't it?

    • @gaeb-hd4lf
      @gaeb-hd4lf 4 года назад +8

      @@DctorSkillz1 Yeah wtf that a rookie mistake lol

    • @dq7853
      @dq7853 4 года назад +11

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

    • @landonhill7672
      @landonhill7672 4 года назад +1

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

    • @vshah1010
      @vshah1010 4 года назад +10

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

  • @micheleondeck5373
    @micheleondeck5373 2 года назад

    looks great

  • @InvisibleMinority
    @InvisibleMinority 3 года назад +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 2 года назад +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 2 года назад +6

      @invisible minority Go back to being invisible

    • @AlkalineGamingHD
      @AlkalineGamingHD 2 года назад +23

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

    • @defy2598
      @defy2598 2 года назад +2

      @@chrisl9934 say no filler then

    • @chrisl9934
      @chrisl9934 2 года назад +1

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

  • @JDrach30
    @JDrach30 2 года назад +564

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

    • @thatguyulove2hate632
      @thatguyulove2hate632 2 года назад +5

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @amarreezlan7131
      @amarreezlan7131 2 года назад +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 2 года назад

      😂

    • @SuWoopSparrow
      @SuWoopSparrow 2 года назад +5

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

    • @amarreezlan7131
      @amarreezlan7131 2 года назад +11

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

  • @kajuanblanks9542
    @kajuanblanks9542 2 года назад

    Love this place

  • @chewie1644
    @chewie1644 Год назад

    Triple is a must, loaded with toppings

  • @siddharth2025
    @siddharth2025 3 года назад +277

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

  • @michaelkaszynski7658
    @michaelkaszynski7658 3 года назад +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 2 года назад +7

      Maybe 40 or 50 years ago you would

    • @1rjbrjb
      @1rjbrjb Год назад +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 Год назад +5

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

    • @salahaldinazari6244
      @salahaldinazari6244 Год назад

      @@marcospinelli6367 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Dr.BodyMassage
    @Dr.BodyMassage 2 года назад

    Killer smile Billy!

  • @suntimes9465
    @suntimes9465 2 года назад

    Sweet Home Chicago!!

  • @IcuJustKon
    @IcuJustKon 3 года назад +157

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

  • @oliverchristophergomez4642
    @oliverchristophergomez4642 3 года назад +754

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

  • @Yfchuck3
    @Yfchuck3 Год назад

    this is great

  • @tomj528
    @tomj528 2 года назад

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

  • @lilclooney9167
    @lilclooney9167 3 года назад +42

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

  • @bahumatneo
    @bahumatneo 4 года назад +70

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

  • @mbovb006
    @mbovb006 Год назад

    "The goat ate all those" love it

  • @pheddupp
    @pheddupp 2 года назад

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

  • @sofiavitug5922
    @sofiavitug5922 3 года назад +3010

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

    • @notsoawesomeone
      @notsoawesomeone 3 года назад +35

      How

    • @shyroseshrestha3325
      @shyroseshrestha3325 3 года назад +45

      😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 im dead..

    • @raymondgarcia8266
      @raymondgarcia8266 3 года назад +186

      @@notsoawesomeone because there is more onions and bread than burger

    • @notsoawesomeone
      @notsoawesomeone 3 года назад +31

      @Paul Thats why you're supposed to get more than one patty..

    • @notsoawesomeone
      @notsoawesomeone 3 года назад +5

      @Paul Whats the difference?

  • @tracylf5409
    @tracylf5409 3 года назад +229

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

    • @phifediggy9659
      @phifediggy9659 3 года назад +30

      It's fresh frozen 😉

    • @rizkyramadhan7230
      @rizkyramadhan7230 3 года назад +1

      Fresh frozen out of a can

    • @nitesan2814
      @nitesan2814 3 года назад +1

      They said its fresh and they prepare then every morning

    • @NGBRADLEY1991
      @NGBRADLEY1991 3 года назад

      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 3 года назад +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

  • @user-lk6kl9kq2p
    @user-lk6kl9kq2p Год назад

    I agree with the people that say nothing to write home about but nice atmosphere to enjoy your burger and drink and yes you should get the double and the history behind the tavern was interesting enough to get me to stop in and I am from Georgia

  • @AaronSpielman
    @AaronSpielman Год назад

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

  • @leonardlongoria1891
    @leonardlongoria1891 3 года назад +87

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

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 2 года назад +7

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

    • @thephilosopher5799
      @thephilosopher5799 2 года назад +7

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

  • @arnewaizo
    @arnewaizo 3 года назад +183

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

    • @professionalfangster1510
      @professionalfangster1510 3 года назад +3

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

    • @arnewaizo
      @arnewaizo 3 года назад +12

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

    • @2kmichaeljordan438
      @2kmichaeljordan438 3 года назад

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

    • @koda1326
      @koda1326 2 года назад +18

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

    • @koda1326
      @koda1326 2 года назад +1

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

  • @GaryBleck
    @GaryBleck Год назад

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

  • @chrisnewby5713
    @chrisnewby5713 2 года назад

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

  • @hassibadjerboua2196
    @hassibadjerboua2196 4 года назад +196

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

    • @glorymanheretosleep
      @glorymanheretosleep 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +25

      @@glorymanheretosleep OK BOOMER.

    • @dippitydab8270
      @dippitydab8270 4 года назад +2

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

    • @TheDocPlatypus
      @TheDocPlatypus 4 года назад +3

      @@glorymanheretosleep great story dad but nobody remember asking

  • @jimpikoulis6726
    @jimpikoulis6726 Год назад

    Outsider Food thanks!!!

  • @rockman8by7cut
    @rockman8by7cut 2 года назад

    Born here and live close. Paradise pup in desplaines and superdawg are best cheeseburgers you will ever eat . Mark my words. Delicious 😋 and enjoy.

  • @jr13227
    @jr13227 4 года назад +2287

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

    • @Fan_Made_Videos
      @Fan_Made_Videos 4 года назад +439

      These RUclips 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 4 года назад +42

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

    • @foxesamu
      @foxesamu 4 года назад +158

      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 4 года назад +8

      foxesamu char cheddar burger with Merkts is the way to go

    • @chicagonigga1313
      @chicagonigga1313 4 года назад +17

      lmfao deadass bro i ain ever hear bout dis shit

  • @katylicious9561
    @katylicious9561 4 года назад +317

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

    • @AM-hs4nk
      @AM-hs4nk 4 года назад +5

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

    • @allenbranch5335
      @allenbranch5335 4 года назад +5

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

    • @sauravkakar1816
      @sauravkakar1816 4 года назад +2

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

    • @mr_evil3779
      @mr_evil3779 4 года назад +1

      K
      Cool

    • @AlPootis
      @AlPootis 4 года назад +2

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

  • @AllenHanPR
    @AllenHanPR Год назад +1

    "It's hard to find these Mom and Pop locations"
    Meanwhile drinking a Starbucks and Billy Goat has 16 locations.

  • @falahfalah948
    @falahfalah948 4 года назад +253

    "Thin slice" lmao thats paper slice lady

  • @codycoyote545
    @codycoyote545 3 года назад +83

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

    • @codycoyote545
      @codycoyote545 3 года назад +3

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

  • @thisguy73
    @thisguy73 Год назад

    Yelp 3.0!! LEGENDARY!

  • @twistedaxles9126
    @twistedaxles9126 Год назад

    0:46
    "Step inside Billy Goat Tavern"
    The sign: _ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK_

  • @mikewhite8848
    @mikewhite8848 4 года назад +42

    This burger looks like, when you run out of ground beef, after making several patties and simply just don't want to let that small amount of left over beef go to waste. And I'm from Chicago. Small cheval, Kuma's corner, and Jeffs red hots by the 6 corners are some of the best burgers I had.

    • @datmunanski8690
      @datmunanski8690 Год назад +2

      Then you don’t have any buns so you find a Kaiser roll in the back of the pantry

  • @mandeepsandha73
    @mandeepsandha73 3 года назад +59

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

  • @kevinsweeney4106
    @kevinsweeney4106 Год назад

    The Goat was in the basement of the building where I worked. I don’t know how many burgers and cocktails I had there but my banker surely does.
    Fun fact. When I was going there the locals knew not to get pickles from the public condiment area as they were just outside the bathrooms. People coming out of the bathrooms would invariably stick their unwashed hands into the pickles for a snack.
    Suck a great place. Mike Ryko hung out there. The phone would ring and he would bellow out “I’m not here!”

  • @jimhatfield9274
    @jimhatfield9274 Год назад

    Delicious.

  • @joelkosinski5094
    @joelkosinski5094 3 года назад +482

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

    • @jasoneverett
      @jasoneverett 3 года назад +5

      you aint gettin nothin like that from mcdonalds gimme a break

    • @ChimpScape
      @ChimpScape 3 года назад +64

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

    • @joelkosinski5094
      @joelkosinski5094 3 года назад +11

      @@ChimpScape right!

    • @davidhoffman1278
      @davidhoffman1278 3 года назад

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

    • @hellothere1yearago377
      @hellothere1yearago377 3 года назад +16

      @@davidhoffman1278 but you can get a thick patty 👍

  • @boleying3674
    @boleying3674 4 года назад +217

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

  • @joeshmoe7450
    @joeshmoe7450 Год назад

    I would drop by the Billy goat on the way to court in the morning and have breakfast and a beer, I never knew if it was gonna be my last of freedom. ⚖️😆

  • @markmower6507
    @markmower6507 Год назад

    What I miss now that I live down south is a proper Chicago Style Hot Dog and Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches!!!

  • @joeyclemenza7339
    @joeyclemenza7339 3 года назад +39

    the goat was also attributed to the Cub's famous curse - "the curse of the billy goat." story goes that Sianis (famous for taking his goat everywhere, as the video says) was kicked out of Wrigley during game 4 of the 1945 World Series because he refused to "leave his goat outside," as it was bothering other fans. As such, when leaving the park yelled "THE CUBS AIN'T EVER WINNING AGAIN!!!"
    the curse lasted all the way up to 2016, after those Cub's vanquished the Cleveland Indians... though not before Rajai Davis hit a game tying 3 run shot in the 8th inning to tie the cubbies in game 7... believe it or not, Cubs fans thought "the goat was real" until the last minute. lol
    This place and the goat have A LOT of lore in the Windy City.

  • @stufoo
    @stufoo 4 года назад +455

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

    • @TerminatorZXY
      @TerminatorZXY 4 года назад +6

      Bingo

    • @ellisjames7192
      @ellisjames7192 4 года назад +15

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

    • @mescobar1118
      @mescobar1118 3 года назад +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 3 года назад +12

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

    • @treyronie
      @treyronie 3 года назад +9

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

  • @LXNESTRRR
    @LXNESTRRR 2 года назад

    im boutta go there after school rn lets get it