Billy Goat Tavern makes a mean breakfast sandwich and I'm glad I decided to spend money on airport priced food. I went with the steak breakfast sandwich and added cheddar cheese. Super simple and to the point and if you want to dress it with anything, you have the option to. Next time I'm in the A gates, I'm going to visit this spot and try more stuff on the menu. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Steak Breakfast Sandwich - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Fun place to get a bite to eat while you're in midway airport. If you haven't fulfilled your craving for an Italian beef before leaving Chicago, you can get it here. Of course, there's always the classic cheezborger, just pay attention, and don't order the Home run accidentally, and be surprised by four patties. Fries are below average and feel free to skip them. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Italian beef with both peppers - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

One of 2 restaurants that was open during the Covid-19 social distancing period. Very quick service. The peppers were not spread evenly throughout the sandwich and fell off as if they had been added last. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Italian beef sandwich - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I chose to hit this place during my long layover mostly because it looked affordable. Prices are some of the best for what you get, line was expedient, and you can watch them cook while you wait. I kind of wish they called orders by numbers and not by what you ordered. They seem to have confusion managed by calling out the orders in order though, so it seems to work. I had the home run without cheese but with fries. It was a four patty (1/2lb) delightfully greasy monstrosity. The bun was toasted just enough that it kept its texture despite the grease. Condiments were up to me, and I kept it too simple, putting just ketchup on. I'd recommend adding more condiments than that. Fries were soft and starchy. Good, but not the most appealing. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - This place seems to always have a line. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great, quick, friendly service. The staff is so witty and fun! Great time. The fresh ingredients to top the burger was a nice touch. Order extra onion, you won't be sorry........haha read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Extra onion, please. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is amazing. Best airport value I have ever seen. They didn't skimp on meat for the Italian beef sandwich. They used a real slab of beef for the ribeye, Greek salad was decently fresh. They run out of food at the end of the evening so you know it's decently fresh. For the bad, cook made a mistake and had to recook my order, nearly missed my flight. Fries were not that fresh and were dry and felt like they were sitting there for a while. Nearly everyone ordered fries so I was expecting fresher fries. Chili was very salty. They don't have lettuce or tomatoes, all the condiments available are what you can see and self-serve. The burger patties are pretty small definitely need more than a single. Still I am willing to overlook some of these flaws for a gem. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Lines can be long but well worth it - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Ordered the Italian beef. Good price, generous portions. Not as good as al's Italian beef though but still enjoyed. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Italian beef - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Good burger priced well especially considering airport prices. They also seems to patronized by airport employees.

Excuse me Miss may I get 2 5's for a 10? NOW YOU WANT 2 FRY?!! Yikes and Double Yikes! The Angriest Crew at Midway. I ordered a Greek Salad at 9:15 in the am. Hadn't slept so it sounded like a good idea. And it was good- just cut into large chunks which is difficult to cut or eat with plastic. And I did order a Fry Crispy please, She yells Fry (nothing bout crispiness) - so Greasy the bag is dripping. Just an all around unhappy group of employees that are outwardly mean to the 6 customers while I was there. Fortunately there are so many options to choose from. read more

Crazy Folks just Crazy about this Place. Food is the Best in the Concourse and Prices are just right too. Now I'm talking the Italian Beef OMG!!! So Good it should be a Crime to make it!!! So look for this place and You will be forever thankful you did!!! read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Midway Airport - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Not bad at all considering its a junior version of the real Billy Goat tavern. To be honest for being in the airport it's a good venue. Something a little different for those who appreciate the nostalgia of Saturday Night Live and their rendition of "Cheeeeseberger Cheeeeeseberger". But not here, you won't find them screaming the famous lines but what you will find is that their burgers are still high quality and just as made to perfection as the original Billy Goat Tavern, just with no screaming bells and whistles. In the airport waiting for our flight to take off, we decided, hey why not? And we were pleasantly surprised at not only the freshness of our meal, but of the speed it was prepared. I guess you have to keep up here with the long lines right? Still not a bad set up in the least. The staff were on point and very pleasant so of course that made the meal taste even better, if that's possible. If you want a salad, here is also the place you can get it from, just make sure you know what you want before clogging up the lines and having folks give you the evil eye! read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Greek salad with hamburger patty - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Why the bad reviews? Get the double cheeseburger with mushrooms. The bread is pillowy soft and buttery. The meat looks skinny, but it's so flavorful. The grilled cheese sandwich is less than $4 and ugly but mmmm I ate it in 2 bites. The 2 guys working here were also friendly and nice. This was quite lovely for airport food- very well priced. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Get the double cheeseburger with mushrooms is less than $8. The grilled cheese sandwich is less than $4. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Who'd of thought that this is the only place in all of Midway Airport that's NOT trying to rip you off. For $12 dollars I got a hot dog, Fries and a drink.... Would of cost $9 in the city, $6 in the suburbs or $13. 99 in LA. Staff here was cool and I was offered free refills on my water! Take that Midway Airport and your $6.99 Fiji water from your stores! read more

Big fan of the original Billy Goat and I believe this location is fairly new to Midway Airport. The kid got a "kid's" cheezborger and it was exactly--EXACTLY--the same size as the adult borger. The burger patty was small compared to the enormous roll which normally would have bothered me except that the enormous roll was incredibly fresh and delicious. Workers were very friendly although it took forever to get the burger. As far as I could tell, they are all cooked to order, so that's a plus. Not the best burger ever but fresh and very good tasting. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - The patty is tiny compared to the bun but the bun was outrageously good. So there you have it. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

After a few hours of flying and a few more to go, I decided to grab some food during my layover here. For some reason, a lot of the food options weren't open while I was there, but Billy Goat Tavern was! The line wasn't too long either, so I hopped on line to get a quick meal in. I ordered the Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwich (~$8) with both Sweet/Spicy Peppers (60¢) added. I also got a side of Fries (~$3) to go with it. The sandwich was decently sized and loaded with beef and peppers. The bread was surprisingly soft and held together well. The beef wasn't too flavorful and the peppers were only okay. The flavors contrasted so much and the textures were off. They weren't just peppers, by the way. The sandwich was also super greasy! Like yes, it's already not a healthy meal but the oil was just a bit much. The Fries were actually really good and the portion was pretty solid. All in all, for an airport meal, it's decent and not too expensive. It did keep me full for the duration of my layover and flight, but the quality isn't great and the greasiness was a bit much for me. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwich (~$8) with Sweet/Spicy Peppers (60¢) & Fries (~$3). - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Located in the "A" concourse, near gates A-4 and A-6. The service is quick and friendly. There's not a lot of fluff to this place, just burgers, hot dogs, and salads. I was really surprised that they didn't have a true "Chicago Dog. That's really why I stopped in. I ended up ordering the Polish sausage. It was tasty, but not very big. But for an airport joint, $4.39 plus tax isn't that bad. They split the sausage and throw it on the flattop before adding it the bun. The bun was just ok, nothing special. It was soft and fresh, though. Grilled onions are extra $$ for some reason. When you get your order, they have a mini-condiment bar to add stuffs to your order. The sweet relish is normal, but the sliced pickles are yummy. I loaded my dog up with them. The condiment bar is small to it can get dicey when multiple paleo ole are at it all at once. read more

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Could it be, a passably good dining option at Midway airport? The line at the bagel store across the hall was unbearably long so I took a risk on breakfast here. I got decent coffee, and an old fashioned bodega-style egg/bacon/cheese sandwich on a roll. It was tasty, satisfying, quick, and not nauseating, which makes it one of the best things I've had at Midway in years. read more

This place is terrible!! Wondering if I could give a 0 star. First of all, the service at this place is terrible. This is my first time here and was looking for a recommendation. The lady said everything is good on the menu which didn't help much but she was nice. After ordering my food, another lady start yelling at me because I did not response to my order when there were several other ppl in front of me. (How can you not have a number system). Also, how am I suppose to know that I'm the only one who ordered "Italian hot" At the very end, she was throwing a bunch of pickle and slammed the bag in front of me. I am just wondering if they are being sexist or racist. I did not see them treating other customers like this. I felt attacked by this restaurant. The food was very disappointed as well. Opened the packaged, looked very unappetizing. The meat inside wasn't even well cooked. They barely grilled the meat. read more

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Flying through Midway and decided to give it a go, I would say 100% the best bargain in the airport with quality, price, and speed. Will return again! read more

Very fast service. Terminal A. Much cheaper than many other options. I ate breakfast here and had an egg sandwich, which is extra to add meat or cheese. The bun is oversized and so fluffy and it comes straight off the grill with enough extra bacon to be worth the 2 dollar charge. This is classic chicago billy goat greasy spoon food. Yes, you will need to add all the extras yourself. That's why they are in a huge self serve window and there is a big list of add on items like mushrooms and peppers. Yes, Yelling at you is part of the aesthetic. That's why there's an SNL skit about it. A lot of the other reviews complain about the lack of full service, if you are looking for that stroll like 30 more feet down the terminal to Harry carrays and leave this joint for the rest of us to enjoy! read more

I don't understand how there can be anything less than a 5 Star review with this place. They serve up a DELICIOUS Italian beef sandwich on a small submarine roll. Make sure you get it made with sweet and hot peppers, you won't be sorry. PLEASE NOTE: They are doing whatever they can to keep you safe during this COVID-19 pandemic by wearing masks and gloves. I would've taken a picture of my sandwich...but I devoured it...lol. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Concourse A (Chicago/Midway) next to Neapolitan Pizzeria. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Solid, affordable option in the A terminal. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, drinks at a reasonable price (less than $5 for a hot dog, $7 for a double burger). You add your own fixings at the counter. read more

Layover in the Midway airport and so happy to get my Italian beef fix. Portillo's is much better but hey, they're not in the airport. This place is famous for the old Cheezborger cheezborger, cheezborger skit. But this is the airport and not the original location so they have none of that here. I still hope to make it to the original place one day. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Italian beef - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Dirty, dusty. Don't order the fries how hard is it too cook fries? They tasted like freezer burn and dirty oil. Go literally anywhere else. Go to the trash can of the pizza place next door and eat old pizza crust out of the trash. I guarantee you'll have a better more cleanly experience sifting garbage from the Southwest terminals. I only hope this review found you in time. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Worst customer service ever!!!! After waiting in line for over 10 minutes at 10:00 employee said I'm not taking any more orders! There were actually 6 more customers in line including myself and they adamantly refused to take our order. I'm disgusted with the way they handled the situation....accommodate the customers who've been waiting in line or determine a cut off time so customers such as myself Don't Waste Their Time!!! read more

Ggis sub definitely taste better than it looks. Its airport food so the bar is a bit lower but with that in mind I still was underwhelmed by the basic looking sub (peppers were extra fir some reason). Took the first bite and then the line in front of the store all of a sudden made sense. I then couldn't help but wonder..."should I have gotten the peppers?". If you're ever at the airport getting a sub, just get the peppers read more

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Similar to the Billy Goat downtown but you can order fries here. Burgers are very similar and their breakfast sandwiches are the best option in Midway. Even if your flight is in the B concourse it's worth the walk to the A concourse. read more

This place is very basic but still a good hit ! Something simple but it goes a long way .you can have a horrible burger but this place has one of the best ones . read more

In my heart of hearts, I'm just a burgers and fries regular type of guy. Came across this icon of Chicago while doing my city research on YouTube. And I'm glad I did. We had one that was literally next door to the hotel we were staying at. Oh it's on. A tasty meal, in a no frills neighborhood grill that won't cost you a million bills. Come check it out. read more

This place is really only good for two reasons: 1) It is the cheapest place in the entire airport 2) It gets the job done of not making you hungry anymore. Billy Goat has a lot of promise but does not live up to it. The quality of the Italian Sausage and Double Burger are mediocre is all I will say. 4/10 would choose both spicy and sweet peppers again read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Nice staff, but the hot dogs are terrible. Not Chicago dogs, not tasty, please avoid at all costs.

Quick and friendly service. Great breakfast food for an airport. A little greasy spoon spot on the terminal A side.

airport food always disappoints. billy goat tavern didn't! i was presently surprised that i could get an order of cheese fries for less than $5. i asked for pickles and the guy working just loaded me up! i saw him accommodate the wishes of the people ordering ahead of me too. good place to stop if you want a quick bite :) read more

TRASH! Rude little kid working here. Sign says they're open til 9. Tried to order a beef at 8:40 and the little kid threw a fit. Do better.

Ordered the cheese omelet,ham, and white toast. The toast was tough and hard like it was made last week. The omelet smelled and tasted like they hadn't cleaned the grill in a while. Unacceptable, waist of money. Never again. read more

Of course this airport out-post does not have the ambience (or lack there-of... ha!) of the downtown restaurant... but my double cheeseburger lived up to expectations. Served on a slightly buttered and toasted roll, and topped with my choices of condiments from the toppings bar (onions, pickles, and ketchup for me) it was mighty tasty. The fries, however, we disappointing. Barely warm and rather tasteless... they were a distraction rather than an enhancement to my airport dinner. read more

I ordered a ribeye with no bun when the guy handed it too me on the bun and I told him that's not how I ordered it he got mad grabbed the sandwich and slammed it down on the grill like a kid throwing a fit. The fries are subpar they are so soggy they could be mashed potatoes. This was the location inside the Chicago airport when I come back through next time I will take my business elsewhere. read more

Great service! Great food! Great price! $14 gets you a double cheeseburger, a grilled cheese sandwich, and fries. Compared to other restaurant/fast food places here in the airport, that is a bargain. Burgers are not your typical burger; you get just a choice of pickles, onions, ketchup, mustard, and mayo; it's whatever I guess it's part of the brand. The buns were soooo good, and the burger was just the perfect size for a quick airport bite. You also get plenty of fries, one order of fries was enough for two adults. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - Double cheeseburger with pickles, mustard, mayo & ketchup. Also half the fries. We were starving so I forgot to take a before picture. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Booty bad for airport food. Soon and I had a three hour layover before flying to Philadelphia and we were hungry. Saw those place and thought, "why not?". Ordered the Italian beef with hot and sweet peppers (a Chicago must). Son had a hot dog. I was expecting a hefty bill since we were at three airport and surprisingly, it was priced fairly reasonably. More surprisingly, the food came out fast and got! Even better, it tasted pretty good! Big win and will definitely seek this place out again if I'm ever at this terminal. read more

This place is pretty solid for an airport restaurant. The staff was spot on with the accuracy. They cooked the patties to order, and gave it to me pretty quickly. The staff member at the register saw that my burger was a little messy when I was adding condiments, and offered to help me out. The "Triple" is a decent amount of food, and I couldn't finish it nor the fries. As for the flavor, the jalapeños had a bite to them, so to speak. That was a huge perk in my book. The bun was different, but good. The hamburger itself was a little flavorless though. I added pickles and ketchup, and that seemed to help (I would have added lettuce, but it was neither stocked, nor did they offer it). They fries were the run of the mill "potato-y" thick style fry. Not my style, but I won't hold it against them. For the "Triple" with jalapeños, an order of fries, and a "large" coke, the meal cost $14.80. Given my usual experience with airport restaurants, I decided to give them a 3.5-4 star. read more

Billy Goat Tavern - The "Triple" burger - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois